Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927.

Shannon News, 4 March 1927, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927.

In another coloumn of this issue Mr A. E. Burling expresses his sincere thanks to all who rjndered assistance at the recent fire on Mr Bryant's property..

The annual picnic and prize-giving Venerable Bede's Sunday School will take place at the Vicarage grounds, Stout Street, to-morrow. A cordial invitation is extended to parents and friends.

Tenders are invited in this issue by the Makerua jprainage Board for the filling in of excavation in Mr Wall's property at the river on the Okuku road. Tenders will close on Friday, Mareh 11th, at noon, at the Board's Office, Rangitikei Street, Pal merston North.

While the question of permanently surfacing the main highway through the Borough was being discussed at the special meeting of the Borough Council, it was stated by the Town Clerk that the length of road to Le treated from boundary to boundary was 93 chains.

The daath occuired on Tuesday of Mrs Emma Ashwin, wife, of Mr L Ashwin, of Ballance Street, after an il ness extending over three weeks. The deceased lady, who was 62 years of age, camu with her husband fourteen years ago to reside in Shannon, during which time she made numerous friends. The sincere sympathy of all will be extended to Mr Ashwin in the loss he has sustained.

The class for home-made beer at tie recent Kaponga show drew several entries, one of which, however, wu« scarcely the genuine article. Thinking to play a joke, one exhibitor secured a bottle of beer, made by a local brew ery, and, after erasing the label, add ing a few currants to.the liquor and tying the cord down in the approved fashion, entered it in the class; for "home-made" beer. His hopes were not realised, however, for his entry won neither first, second nor third place.

A Dunedin telegram says William H. C. Dixon, a farmer at Romohapa, met with a horrible death on Monday morning as the result of being attacked by a bull. The body when found was frightfully mangled; the clothes were almost ripped off, and the man's back was broken. Miss Dixon, a daughter cf deceased, carried word of ,the tragedy to neighbouring farmers, who made their way to the spot, only to be driven off by the bull. Later on the men took up the pursuit armed with .303 rifles and accompanied by dogs, and succeeded in killing the animal,

In the Wanganui Supreme Court, when evidence was given regarding the Eatana Temple, a building contractor stated that he had erected some six churches, and he had never see a anything like* the Eatana Temple. When he first saw it, it reminded him of a music sail or hippodrome, and it was a very common design. "The Temple as it stands now would survive neither a storm nor an earthquake," said the witness. Information was. later gleaned that the temple had been erected by a Maori who knew nothing at all of architecture.

A stack of hay on the Kingston road, Shannon, the property of Messrs A. and L. Seifert, of Miranui, was destroyed by file on Wednesday evening. About 8.45 p.m. Messrs L. H. Best and J. A. Eeid were motoring past and when approaching the spot they observed what appeared to them a match to be struck and the flames to immediately run up the side of the stack, which was situated close to the road. They drove on and telephoned to Mr Seifert and neighbours nearby. Men from the mill, with the aid of -i nose and pump at once got to work to extinguished the fire> and after some hours were successful, although the hay was considerably damaged by water and smoke. Constable Blaikie was notified and proceeded out to investigate. It is believed to be a case of incendiarism.

At the Maroubra Speedway, Australia, last week, Spencer Stratton, tha Levin motor-cyclist, broke the track lap record covering the distance in 29 3-ssecs., equal to 103.8 miles per hour. The previous record was 103.1 miles per hour.

The Mnnawatu bar has been in a bad state for some weeks past and during the present low tides there is a depth of only a little aver five feet there at high water. In consequence of this, it is impossible for the s.s. Kennedy, to work the port until next spring tides.

The February number of the Bulletin of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture is of much- interest to gardeners. It contains articles by experts on "Rose Cultivation," "Flowering Trees and Shrubs," "Sub-tro-pical Fruit Culture," and "Forest Nomenclature," also a report of a discussion on a national garden project for the preservation of native flora.

The Ayrshire parish of Ochiltree boasts of its inhabitants' longevity. The chairman at the schjool-f ellows' annual reunion proudly mentioned that a local farmer had attended all the reunions since 1875. The farmer, responding, said it was quite true. "And what's mair," he added, "ah'm wearing the nicht the same troosers, I was wearing fifty-twa years ago."

During the last three months, 88,069 sheep have been landed at Lyttelton from the North Island. The totals for each month are as follows: —December 3SIO, January 11,280, February 73,269. The sheep mostly came from Gisborne, Napier, Waikokopu, Tokomaru Bay and Hick's Bay, the heaviest consignments being from Napier and Gisborne.

The Chairman of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce considers the unemployment position might be relieved if young fellows could be induced to form teams to take contracts for top-dressing. With the price of basic super so low, he is sure farmers would do a lot of top-dressing if they could let it on contract. It was decided to bring the matter under the notice of the Minister of Labour.

A fire of unknown origin which, broke out in a haystack on the Bryant Estate, on the Shannon-Foxton road, at 5 o'clock last evening resulted in the destruction of three stacks of meadow hay, estimated to contain between 30 and 40 tons, the product of an aiea of area of 23 acres. The manager, Mr A. E. Burling, and workmen, being unable to save the stacks, devoted their energies to protecting the woolshed, which was alongside, and in this they were successful. The hay was a complete loss, there being no insurance on it.

As in other paits of New Zealand, all trains crossing the route of the Royal train when it runs on Canterbury metals must give way to it, and as the result many services will be in l terfered with. Some of the trainj will be delayed for periods up to an hour, and two services will be absolutely interrupted. On Saturday, March 12, when the Duke and Duchess come from Greymouth to Christchurch, there will be no passenger service to or from the Coast," though the express will run on the Friday before to compensate. When the Royal party goes south on March 16, the 8.50„,a.m. Christchurch-Invercargill train \will not run, while the corresponding train from the South will also be cut out.

A Wanganui motorist who recently started to patronise a new petrol pump was delighted to find that the change of spirit effected remarkable economies in his running costs (says the Chronicle). With all sincerity he was able to compliment the proprietors of the pump on the quality of their petrol, which allowed him to get 35 miles per gallon from his car, instead of the previous 23, But all good things must come to an end and this motorist's period of cheap running ceased when the proprietors discovered that the pump was inaccurate*. For every four gallons ordered, it was delivering, seven into the petrol tanks of its gratified patrons. .