Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1927.

Shannon News, 15 March 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1927.

The sheep guessing competition at the Athletic Club’s sports on Saturday was won by D. Richards', who guessed Ihe correct weight, 73ilbs.

An old offender named John Kinley, on a charge of drunkenness, appeared yesterday morning before Messrs Gunning and Spencer, J. ’sP., and was fined £2 and costs.

As showing the suitability of Shannon soil and climate for growing flowers, a local nursery firm have forward:l to Wellington during the past six weeks 30,<000 cut blooms?.

Mr and Mrs H. Bnght and family, who have been residents of Shannon for many years, left yesterday • for Wellington en route to Adelaide, where they will reside in future.

A letter pointing out that there i« still an acute shortage of houses in Shannon, has been forwarded by the secretary of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce to the Stationmaster, asking him to bring the fact under the notice of his department and ask them to consider building houses for their railAvay employees in Shannon, thereby relieving the shortage referred to. Owing to the unsatisfactory state of Mrs Stewart's health, A. /F. Stewart, who for the past six - yea'rs, has been in charge of the Shannon Presbyterian Church, has accepted a call to Bulls. He will preach his farewell sermon on Sunday, March 27th. Rev. W. Willianson, of Coromandel, succeeds Rev. R. F. Stewart at Shannon. A meeting of the committee of the newly formed branch of the Shannon Women's Institute was held by the kind permission of Mrs J. T. Bovis, at her residence, Stout street on Saturday evening. The Mayoress (Mrs E. Butt) presided. Many new ideas were discussed for the future of the Institute. It was decided to hold a card party in Mr Carter's building, to which all will he welcome. The proceeds from this will be utilised in providing funds for iie expenses of lecturers.

The secretary of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce, has written to the Postmaster, bringing under the notice of his department, that at present several cpmloyees are stationed at Levin for the purpose of attending to telephones in this district. When the services of these men are required in Shannon to attend to telephones faults, considerable delay and inconvenience to subscribers has been experienced in the past in waiting for the employees to visit Shannon. The Chamber suggests that the desirability of having one o' ! the men permanently stationed in Shannon be impressed upon the Department. A reply has been received that the request will receive due consideration.

Gorgeous sunsets and beautiful variegated tints on the trees remind us that the aulumn season has arrived once again and with it the demand for autumn goods. A splendid selection of autumn goods is to be seen at Howard Andrew's, Ltd., and the firm extend t. cordial invitation to visit the showroom.*

Crushed under a goods lift which descended suddenly while he was overhauling the mechanism beneath, John Terrance Thompson, a married man with a family of three, received fatal injuries in Christchurch shortly after two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Employed by the Lyttelton Times Company, Mr. Thompson, who lived in Armagh Street, was working on the lift in the firm's storehouse in Gloucester Street when the accident occurred. The lift descended without warning, and struck the man with terrific force on the head. He died within a few mim utes of the mishap. The accident ap'parently was due to the grippers on which Mr. Thompson was working becoming loose.

No infectious diseases were reported in the Horowhenua County for the month of February.

The nett financial result of the 1027 show of the Horowhenua A, and P. Association is a credit balance of £36.

“During the last six months we liavj removed 40 South London clergymen to the entire satisfaction of all concerned,” wrote gi firm to a South London clergyman when offering to tender for the removal of his furniture.

It was reported to the Palmerston Hospital Board yesterday that a Sister had slipped in one of the wards and broken her arm t . “This was a result of too much polishing of the floors up there,” commented Mr J. 11. Viucent, “and I hope the practice will be discontinued. ”

“I don’t think there are any natural gas outflows in this county —I don’t know of any,” said the chairman (Cr. G. A. Monk), at the monthly m eting of the Horowhenua County Council on Saturday, when a request was received from Prof. Farr, of Canterbury College, for information on this point. “There are some outflows of gas in this chamber,” observed Cr. Kilsby, to which the chairman retorted, “Some of that is unnatural gas at times.”

Before H.M.S. Renown left Auckland for Wellington, i Star represents tive was discussing the probability of future trips of the warship with some of the officers, “What. will., happen when you get Home again?” was asked. “Well, you nerer know in the navy,” was the reply' of one officer, “but we understand that our next job is to take the Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister to Canada.”

“If there is one thing more than another which annoys the American people it is to travel round the world and'find the British' flag flying almost everywhere,” remarked Mr I. Stephenson, in relating some of his experiences in the United States The American: could not understand England’s great colonisation, and were envious of her might, he added.

A surprise for a Wanganui wool classer preparing a back-country clip for the sale was a gold ring which fell from a fleece. Apparently it had slipped from the finger of a busy shearer. A parallel case, perhaps still more curious, occurred some time ago when in a bale opened for examination a pair of shears was found. But in the cata logue of queer experiences in that particular wool store all was eclipsed by the unheralded. arrival of a sack containing two hams and a side of bacon. Whence they came, and why, are stil. matters for perplexity.

“I have been warned that, in- the wonderful autumn weather of New Zealand it is very difficult to feel as ‘Lenten’ as in the rigours of an English spring,” writes Bishop West-Watson, of Christchurch, in his monthly letter to the Church News'. “There is no doubt,” he adds, “that atmospheric conditions have a great deal to do even with spiritual feelings, and I suppose t hat the' incidence of Lent .in this hemisphere will not be quite that of England, whare it closes a long winter oi work and sometimes of poor health. Here we gather after our holidays to face the winter and its work in a spirit of hope.”

Messrs D., W, and T. Rowland, of Tiakitahuna, have presented a very handsome Cup for competition between the winners of the Junior Rugby competition in the Manawatu and Horowhenua District Councils respectively. These gentlemen (says the annual report of the Manawatu District Council) are ever ready to assist in fostering our national "winter pastime and the committee takes this opportunity of thanking the donors for their valuable gift. The Feilding Old Boys’ Club have the honour of being the lirst club to have their name engraved on this trophy.

‘•The pay sheet to-day is by far the of any in the history of thL'ouncil,’’ said the chairman (Or. G A. Monk) at the momhly meeliiig of he Horowhe mi a County Council on Saturday; “but we have to take into

■ moderation that the redemption o; Jebentuies and payment of sinking fund are included. It is a matter ot paying off loans and nrineioal, and not all interest.” Payments of ae- • ounts an ounting to £4019 14s Fd.w? m confirmed and farther accounts amounting to £6183 13s Id were passed for payment. The total for the month wa< .-hits' £10,203 7s 9d, ; The chairman said there was £2265 to be paid on the Main Highways account and £7932 on the County fund Account. A considerable amount of interest, and sinking fund had to be paid, including n payment on the machinery loan; and there vvas a debenture to be lifted for the antecedent liability loan. The Council also had the quarterly levy to meet on die hospital account, £834.