Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1927.

Shannon News, 22 March 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1927.

The People's Picnic Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday at 7.30 p.m., in the Council Chambers. Ladies are specially invited.

Tenders are invited in this issue by the Buckley Drainage Board for cleaning approximately 100 chains of the Board's drains. Tenders to close on April Ist.

A cribbage and euchre party will re held upstairs in Carter's Buildings tomorrow evening- at 7.30 p.m,. The proceeds are in aid of the newly formed Women's Institute.

During the gale which raged ovar the week-end a number of. fences wer? blown down. On the Levin road, the Chinese whare was levelled Vto the ground, also a number of old sheds in different parts of the Borough.

Owing to the wet and .boisterous weather which prevailed' on , Saturday, the visit of the local bowling rinks I 1) Palmerston North and Pahiatua were postponed. Also the visit of three rinks from the Terrace End Club to Shannon.

During their absence on Sunday evening, the resider.ee of Mr. and Mrs C. Tasker, in Graham Street, was burglar ised and<a quantity of food and a small amount of money taken. The intruders were evidently after food and money as a valuable gold watch and chain was left untouched.

On Saturday morning Mr. A. E. Hyde received the sad news that his eldest brother had died suddenly that morning at Waitoa, near Te Aroha, where he had been engaged in farming for the. past twenty odd years* Mr Hyde left for the North by the Limited on Saturday evening.

After an illness of five weeks the death occured at the Palmerston Nor-;h Hospital on Thursday last of Barbara, the two-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Sandeson, of Grey Street, Shannon. The bereaved parents will, have the, sincere sympathy of a large.circle of friends in the sad loss that as befallen them. The interment took" place at Shannon on Saturday afternoon^

The Methodist Church Harvest Thanksgiving sale of goods will be held on Saturday in the shop lately occupied by Mrs J. 3. Spencer,_ in Ballance St. For some time past the" members of the Ladies' Guiid have been holding sewing bees and some very fine articles of children's clothing and fancywork have been made. These will be included in the list of goods to be disposed of and as the quality and price is right they should meet with a ready sale. They will be on view for a day or two before the sale. A fine lot of produce will be offered, while there will be bran tubs, competitions, etc. Luncheon can be procured, also morning and afternoon tea.

Mr J. W. Murray, secretary to the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co)., ha.* tendered his resignation with the company, to take over the management of the Wairarapa Tradiag Co.'s store at Featherston. Mr Murray has been a resident of Shannon for the past 20 years, eleven of which he has been secretary of the Dairy Co. During his residence he hs,.s taken an active part in the interests of .the town, having served for two terms as a boroughcouncillor, chairman of the Shanro/i School eight years, and as secretary of the Presbyterian Church for seven years, also as president of the Bowlir,; Club, besides acting as honorary secretary in the past for different clubs. Mr Murray's departure from ths district is to be ragretted, but he and his family will carry with them the best wishes of a large circle of friends. Mr ' Murray takes over his new duties rn May Ist. , r ;.. , tl

The farewell pocial to be tendr-ivd | the Rev. and Mrs A. F. Stewart will ' be held in the Presbyterian Churr-h on j. Thursday evening. Friends of all denordinations are cordially invited. I

Mr Brann, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, who wit 1 .. Mrs iiraun, has been on a five weeks' motor tour, has returned home. Mr Win Stanley, Avho has been relieving Mr Brann, lei; Shannon yesterday.

A st-nior and a junior tcn.m have l.epit tmercd f >i the l'ootluVll cr.jipMitiois by the Mirnnui" Club. It is r»:jxnted that Cliff Hunt, wh> repiesoi.ted Horowhenua-Marawa'u laft season, will be playing for Miranui Seniors this season

The initial practice of the Shannon Choral Society will be held in the Parish Hall on Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m. All members and intending men. bers will be heartily welcomed. The rograinme is a very attractive one for the first concert and the new music ha arrived.

A motor 3ar collision occurred in Palmerston North on Sunday 'between two cars at the intersection of Fitzhevbcrt Avenue and Park Road, both being damaged and two passergeis receiving injuries. One of the vehicles was driven by Mr H Read, of Masterton, and contained tux passengers, while the other was in charge of Mr J. Wilkinson, of Shannon, who had three others in his cav. On the collision occurring a lady in the less crowded car was thrown against the windscreen and received slight ' facial injuries, while a lady in the other vehicle—Miss Wadham, of Rangitikei Street —was thrown and sustained broken ribs and other injuries that necessitated her removal to hospital.

At a civic reception at Christchurch the Bishop of London said: "The most rickety railway I have even been on is the one from Wellington to Auckland.'"

"In the Stales the average sevenioomed dwelling has 40 lighting and heating points," said the resident en gineer, at the meeting of the Taranaki Electric Power Board at Eltham last week, "It may be all right for bank managers, but it's no good for th? cow cocky,'' said Mr. W. H. Hare.

It is rumoured in dairy circles that one of the largest* dairy companies ir. South Taranaki is in communication with the Prime Minister asking that Parliament should be convened at the earliest possible date with a view t • taking steps to repeal the compulsory provisions of the Dairy Control Act.

The matter of telephone charges was discussed by the executive of the Southern Hawkes Bay Farmers' Unipn today, it being contended that country residents Avere unfairly treated compared with those in the towns. It was decided to make representations to the Post and Telegraph Department to have the charges to users 1 of telephones in the country, particularly those residing in the back blocks, reduced.

For the first time in the history of the coalmining township, the residents of Brunner can now witness the screening of pictures without having to travel beyond the boundaries of. their own borough). This was made possible by the opening of the new public hall, in which pictures are now being screened twice weekly under the direction of the Grey "Valley Mineis' Union.

The proprietors of tin; Evening Post have signed a contract for a new sevenstory building in Willis Street, Wellington, to replace the present building in which the commercial side of the paper has been carried on for the past thirty years. The contract price is over '53,000. This is in addition to the up-to-date printing house just completed, which cost over £50,000.

The Duke of York's wish for a game of tennis on Sunday on the Wilding Courts at Christchurch met with a rebuff, reports a correspondent. Play on Sundays is against the Canterbury Tennis Association's rules, and when, on Sunday morning, the Duke's wish was communicated to the president that official stood firm andcould not see his way to make an exception .even for so august a visitor. No. difficulty was experienced in getting private courts placed at the' disposal of his' Eoyal Highness for the game he desired

A striking example of the working of the railway family concession ticket scheme was given in Ashburton the other day when a woman and nine children travelled to Christchurch and back for 345, the amount of three ordinary fares. Such is the scope of the schema that the father of the family could have, travelled with them without any further expense. Had it been excursion time, the tickets would have cost 24s only.

At the meeting of the Wanganui Education Board this week, the chairman (Mr W. A. Collins) paid a tribute to the work of Mr J. Aitken. a member of the board, in the catering for the children during the Eoyal visit to Wanganui Mr Aitken, he said, had done splendid work, although he did get run off the grounds by a policeman. The policeman grabbed him and took him off the grounds because he took a photograph of the Duke. The policeman evidently thought he was using an infernal machine.

The statement published in a Wellington paper that the Duke was refused permission to play tennis at Wilding Park in Chrietchurch on Sunday "is all wrong and grossly untrue," says Mr. Seay, the President of the Tennis Assoaiation. The Park was offered for play on -Monday or Tuesday, the Association undertaking to make it absolutely private, 'but the reception f-ommittee selected ".private cou-is. "As far as Sunday play is concerned,'* said Mr Seay, "there was never any such application, but if there;had been it would have been granted without The association has never discussed Sunday play. Personally, I am not against it, and members of my family play, regularly on Sundays on private courts." We would "have been delighted to welcome the Duke to ;he Park on Sunday or any other day."

A geographer estimates that if! Australia could be placed in the Atlantic Ocean, it would fill up all the space between America and the British Isles.

The use of electric and steam singleunit railwav carriages is being watched by the Government and at the piesent time certain recommendations are before the Railway Beard, said Mr Coates, when asked as to the success of the electric carriage at present running on the Little River line in Canterbury.

The whole of the 1168 consumers within the Central Hawkes Bay Power Di3trict have paid their accounts for the two months forming part of the last reading of meters, which is claimed by the Waipuk.urau Press as a great tribute to the financial stability of Central Hawke '.j Bay..

There are at ths present time in Wanganui 113 persons contributing to orders made either on behalf of maintenance of their wives and families or in regard to affiliations. On the court lists are a good many non-paying defendants, against whom orders have been made and who cannot be found.

"We were all guilty of that when we were of the same age," said Mr J. W. Bawden (chairman of the Ashburton High School) when the matter of pupils carving their names on the top.s of desks at the school was mentionol. The board, he added, could not look upon the carving Avith any severity, but it might have to consider the erection of a carving pole in-the grounds it the practice did net cease.

"It is not generally known, but it is right and legal for any Christian to perform the baptismal service if a priest or deacon cannot be obtained, said Bishop Ch.errington in the course of a lecture on the Prayer BooxC services in St. Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton. "Lay baptism had always been recognised as legal by the Church of England."

It was announced in the Roman Catholic Church throughout New Zealand yesterday that the next Eucharists Congress will be held in Sydney in September, 3928. This will probably bring together the greatest gathering of people ever held in Australasia). The Congress held in Chicago last year was visited by.over a million pilgrims from all parts of the world. As was done on that occasion, special shipping arrangements will be made to enable the great' number of visitors to attend the Congress without dislocating the ordinary transport services.

Christchurch Traffic-Inspectcr E. 0. Cross stepped out and hailed a cyclist asking him to stop and explain w..a his lamp was not lit, but the guilty one pushed-harder on the pedals ana was soon panting and perspiring in an endeavour to make a clean: getaway. 'However, the inspector had a motor cycle-and the chase—a rather one-sided one—ended .' in Fitzgerald avenue ''Why did you not stop when 1 requested you-to before?" queried.• tW inspector. : Panting from his exertion? the cvclist replied: "I thought you were a Salvation Army Officer! '

A cable from London yesterday referred to the Duke and Duchess ot York's baby as follows: "These are for the baby to bite. She insists or. trying to bite my necklace// declared Queen Mary when ordering a short string of coloured oorcelain beads from the ex-servicemen's exhibition. The Queen, taking a tape measure, said that she did not want a neekklace, but "simply a short string threaded with strcng white with which little Elizabeth can play." _ The Queen's affection for her only grand-daughter, who is universally known as* Princess Betty, is apparent on every shopping tour. Aftar making sure that the string of beads would be delivered becauu "she puts everything in her mouth, you know,"" and nas a particular affection for granny's necklace," she went to another stall and bought a ' soft rag doll, a sun bonnet and wooden toys representing Bed Biding Hood arid Bide a Cock Horse of the nursery rhyme.

"It has been brought to my notice," said Mr E. L. Hills at a meeting of the unemployed at Christchurch, "that one of the large warehouses—in fact, one of the largest —asked for a man for six weeks' work. One of oui number took that job, but in two days he informed the manager that he thought he would leave and try to get a better position. He was sick ot his present employment. He did leave, but was unsuccessful in getting another job and went back to try to obtain the old one. That is what we have to avoid and stamp out," continued Mr Hills, vehemently. "When you get a job stick to it like glue! If you do not, you not merely spoil your own chances, but you leave a stigma on all the rest of the unemployed who are willing to do an honest day's work. I hope such cases that I have just told you will be few and far between."

Why should the members of a society, whose roll exceeds the million mark, be termed Oddfellows? The idea seems ludicrous. Nevertheless such is the case (remarks an exchange). The Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (Wellington district) held their annval conference in Levin this week. How the-name "Oddfellows" arose is uncertain, Setting aside explanations which, if ingenious, are somewhat far-fetched, the most likely origin of the word is that advanced by an historian of the order who thinks that the society grew out of freemasonry, by masons forming other societies conducted on somewhat similar lines, and that the term '' odd,'' instead of, as now, indicating something grotesque, meant something remarkable. He quotes the rule of a veiy old lodge in which the Deity is referred to as "our Great Odd Master," Thus "Oddfellows" would be "Gcd's Fellows.'"Another authority says that the Oddfellows are revivals of the old trade guilds, destroyed at the Eefcrmation, and that as the Masonic Order maintained the traditions of the masons' craft guild,, the: Oddfellows were those whoi not being, mercers, masons, dyers, smiths, were unable to carry on a distinctive club or society, and thus came together as "odd" fellows —those left out, as it were. «Bfe ----

"The courtesies received from service car drivers are all that could be desired," remarked Mr W. Jenson, who has just returned to Levin from a motor trip through Taranaki and the King Country. " "Where the roads were narrow they gave us right of way even vrhen they were travelling up-hill, and when there was plenty of room the horn was always sounded before the car passed us. On one occasion I was a bit doubtful of the road on meeting one of these big cars, but the driver came down and drove my car round, remarking that he va3 used to the load, "having to drive over it every dav. We received more consideration from the drivers of service ears than from, private owners."

A recent arrival from Scotland now working in Wanganui, gave the Herald some comparisons. "I am now buying my home, a chance that coula not be o-ot at Home. After doing this I have ill 20s more wages left over than I could earn at Home altogether. The food prices here, on the whole, _ are cheaper than at Home. Butter is 8(1 and 9d per lb. less than at Home, cheese 4'd'and 6d, a tin of syrup '6d. With butcher's meat there is no comparison. It is just about half price compared, with Home. Clothes and boots are iust about the same as at Home. Bread and oatmeal are a bit dearer nere. iho , house.wife's Saturday basket that would I cost 20s at Home would run from los I to 16s here."

The New Zealand Honey Control Board is sending its chairman (Mr J. Rentoul, of Auckland) to England next month in order that he might make investigations into the marketing arrangements at Home. It is stated that the difference between the price that the English consumer pays (about l/o per lb.) and the return that the grower gets (average 5d per lb.) is too great and could be reduced, to the beneht of the New Zealand apiarist*. It is worthy of note that the New Zealand Honey Control Board spends mere on advertising in the Old Country than aU the other New Zealand organisations cf a similar nature, put together. \ isitors to the Dominion have mentioned that in all the larger shop windows New Zealand honey is well-. displayed, but not one word about butter and chease.

It is one of the pleasant ways of the Ngapuhis in the north for pretty kotiros tc kiss distinguished visitors (says, the Auckland Star). The kotiros are mostly hefty, the typical lip salutation is in manner cf a long-drawn caress, and the fortunate ones who have experienced it .say that it is a great improvement on the chaste peek so characteristic of pakehas. After a welcome at Rawene. the Maoris Avere marching past and shaking hands with the Gov-ernor-General and Lady Alice Ferguson "May I kiss you?" said one handsome girl to his Excellency in Maori. "1 cannot understand you. * aid Sir Charles, "please say it it* English." The request was repeated. Oh, not to-day thank you," said Sir Charles, "my wife is here," and the crowd roared. "Is your wife here too, Colonel?" said the danuel to the member for Bay of Islands. "No! I shall give you a jolly good kiss after the function is over," said Colonel Bell.

A letter of Wordsworth seems to refer to the Verse xcix of the third Canto of "Don Juan," published in 1820, when Wordsworth was travelling abroad. It is addressed to the Et. Hon-, ourable Lord Byron, and is dated January 17, 1821:—"My Lord,—l do not read your poetry, but a friend has assured me that in a poem of yours recently published which describes the errant and immoral adventures of a Spanish Hidalgo, you have described me as a 'blockhead/ I am told that although you repudiate in a preface the suggestion that this profligate foreigner is none other than yourself, yet the portrait is in truth unmistakable, and that the Spanish visor but thinly and ineffectually veils the familar features of your Lordship. Certainly, I should myself hesitate to associate ill manners with the fine courage of the Spanish nobility, and am therefore forcibly constrained to assign solely to your Lordship language better suited to the immaturity of the schoolboy than the restraint of a gentleman. I deem it a misfortune that you should thus degrade the high calling of the poet. — I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's obedient humble servant, William Wordsworth."