Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1927.

Shannon News, 5 April 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1927.

The roadmen have made a start repairing the asph&lt footpaths in the Borough. The new tar boiler and sprayer is being us<;d and splendid results are being obtained.

A working bee to put Ven. Bede's church grounds in order has been ar iar..ged for Saturday, when it is. hoped the men associated with the church will mate an effort to' assist, as trimrred hedges and neat naths around .public institutions have a good effect on visi--lors to the town.

A dance to entertain the visiting meiTibers of th<! Western United Football team will be held by the Shannon Football Club in the Druid's Hall on Saturday evening. As the charge for admission is low it is anticipated there -will-be a large attendance of the public.

At the annual meeting of the Shannon Golf Club it was decided to forward a letter according a hearty vote of thanks to Dr Mackereth for his past services to the Club, also expressing members' sympathy with him in his illness and wishing him a speedy recovery.

The members of the Manakau Croquet Club will play a return match with Shannon on the local green on Wednesday. Play will commence in the morning and lunch will be served on the green. This will be the last gam-.-played on the local green this season as the Club closes their season at thr conclusion of the day's play.

We regret to record the death of Mr Cecil James (Laddie) Goodwin, late of Shannon, eldest son of Mr J. P. and the late Mrs Goodwin, "Ardlui," Woodville, which occurred at his father's residence on Sunday, after an illness extending over nine months. The deceased contracted a serious complaint and entered Pukeora sanatorium for treatment. All the care and attention he received proved of no avail and two months ago he returned to Woidville in a s"ad way. He bore his long sufferings with remarkable fortitude and the end was a happy release. Very much sympathy will be extended to thi sorrowing relatives in this their second bereavement within the year.

The street stall held on Saturday by the Ladies' Guild cf Ven. Ecde's Church proved a success. The effort was put forth to raise funds to purchase materials for sewing. The Guild have aheady commenced their fortnightly meetings which will run through the winter when articles will be made for the annual bazaar tc be held in the spring. The following are the winners of the various competitions held throughout the day:—Cushion, Mr T. C. Thwaites; iced cake, 51b' Messrs L. Merwood and C. Hook each guessed 51b 12ozs; name of dressed doll, "Elizabeth," Mrs F. G. Wilson (Christchurch); man's woollen shirt, length of tape 16yds Ift 2£inj Mr J. H. Roberts, 16yds 2ft;. ladyfs outfit, Miss F. Camp: pair of bantams, T. Watterston. !

The winter time makes you think of rain coats and it is well to have one on hand. Howard Andrew, Ltd., have 2 special lines just opened up. A silk rubber coat for the ladies at 22/6 and there are only a few more left. For the men a guaranteed canvas coat, well-finished, for 39/6. .

Apportionment of the amounts payable to various acclimatisation > societies in the Dominion for opossums taken in their districts is defined in an Order-in-Council issued recently. The sum involved is £4825 7s 10d, representing the amounts received by way of fines, together with half the net revenue derived from fees and opossum royalties. The share of the Wellington district which heads the list, is £1822 10s; Otago receives £728, North Canterbury gets £299 Is 9d, South Canterbury >, is given £23 Is 9d, while Auckland Is share is £42 7s 3d. Other distributions-include: Hawera, £23 Is; Nelson, £304 14s 6d; Rotorua, £174 Os lOd; Stratford, £lB 16s 3d; Taranaki, £IBO 16s 9d; Wanganui, £205 19s 6d.

T. Oakley, of Masterton, won the one-mile, two-mile and three-mile cycling handicaps at the Sandon amateur sports meeting on Saturday.

Two Wanganui unemployed men have been devoting their spare time to picking mushrooms and some good results have been achieved. One day this week their picking realised 365.

"I'm a police station constabled at Auckland," said a constable at the Police Court recently, when giving evidence. Almdst everybody laughed. Then the witness corrected himself and the case went on.

A eurious position arose in the Carterton Magistrate's Court in a case where a motor car driver's license was cancelled for three months. When the Magistrate announced his decision counsel, for defendant rose and asked if the order could be dated as from the day following, as he had come up from G-reytown in defendant's car, and still had to get home. The Magistrate smiled broadly as he amended the order to suit counsel's requirements. —News.

There has been a report in circulation that members of the Eailway Board had resigned and that the chairman had been offered and had accepted an important po-ition Seen by a Post representative in regard to the rumour, the chairman of Ihe Board, Mr Jones, stated that .it was the first be had heard of this, and that it was ab solutely incorrect—Press Association telegram.

There were a good many new members at the opening of the golf season on a certain golf links not a hundred miles from Masterton. "Glad to see you've made a start at the game," said an old-timer to a new member at the end of the day. "It's a real game," responded the novice. "I'm all for it. I did it in forty." "Forty," said the old-timer in amazement. "You'll be a champion soon. " "Yes," he said proudly, "I'm going to try the second hole next Sunday."

According to a Wanganui man. who in the past has found that benzine tins answer his purposes in a score of ways, these handy receptacles axe now becoming quite scarce owii g to the everincreasing predilection fcr adopting bulk oil facilities. He states that where at one time he could get the tins practically given to him. he now has to negotiate before he can obtain a supply. "Like everything else," he said, "you never know how much you can value things until you find you're going to be deprived of them.

"The place bristles with Imperial Army officers. There are majors and colonels in every launch," said a Wellington motorist who stopped in Wanga nui on Monday, on his return from a trip to the fishing grounds at the Bay of Islands. He said the popularity of the sport was extending over an everwidening civcle. Wealthy men from all parts of the world were in camp at "the various fishing places. Although the fishing this season had not been nearly so good as last, many of the fishermen had promised to return next year.

That splendid isolation which once made a Public Works camp in the bush a haven for these who found no delight in the hubbub of the city is fast becoming a thing of the past. Wireless is bringing tho bush camp next door to the main street. Keeping abreast with the onward march of progress, the Auckland City Council has decided to instal wireless receiving sets in the construction camps at the Huai Valley and the Waitakere waterworks and in the course of a few days the men will be able to tune in to Auckland city or wander further over the air to Australia and perhaps America. Books and magazines to beguile the evening hours are also sent to the men.

Eye-witneses state that the motor car which knocked down and killed Daniel Neale in Grey Street, Auckland, on Saturday night, drove on with its lights out,'despite calls of "Stop that car." Inquiries are being made by the police in*an effort to trace the motorist. Neale was an old man, 70 years of age, and practically blind. He was engaged by the Auckland City Council as caretaker of Grey Street public lavatory, and had lived in Grey Street for the past 16 months. After the accident Neale was picked up in the middle of the Street. An eye-witness stated that the motorcar approached from Queen Street, and was on its correct side. It is thought that Neale did not hear the car approaching. After the collision the car pulled up for a few minutes, but it is reported that the lights went off and the car disappeared in the darkness. Those in the vicinity called out, "Stop that car," but the driver did not take any notice. Neale died in the street a few minutes before the arrival of the ambulance to take him to hospital.

From all parts of the province have been gathered, during the last few days, a very large assemblage of Maoris at the Ketemarae Pa, near Normanby (says the Hawera Star). It is necessary, in order to explain the reason for the gathering to recall that, in the days of Tohu and Te Whiti, March 18 was a great day in the year when Maoris from White Cliffs down to Waitara foregathered at Parihaka, which was their outstanding stronghold. At the meeting an opportunity was given to discuss numerous matters whicli might be for the advantage of the people, and each year since those days the anniversary has been celebrated by a big korero. For some years this meeting has been held at Ketemarae pa, the reason probably being that this location is found to be very central, and enabling visitors to reach it more easily. This year chiefs and representatives were present from all parts of the province. The business part of the gathering, which dealt largely with land questions, such as is occupying tho special commission set up by the Government, and also the prevention of alienation of land, occupied the minds of the people present, and led to serious and keen discussions. On Saturday the meeting commenced to dissolve, and on that day and also on Monday tho Maoris from other districts left on their return to their hoxnee.

The Government is making arrangements to stock the Te Wera property, recently acquired in the Gisborne district for land settlement, pending the final disposal of the sections.

Two hundred new houses of a total value of £183,411 were built in Palmerston North last year. The building permits issuod were a record in value, the aggregate for the year being £329,760.

The visit to Wellington which was te have been made yesterday by the deputation relative to the Weraroa post office changes has been postponed until Tuesday next, owing to the PostmasterGeneral (Hon. W. G. Noswortln) being in the South Island.

A few days ago a settler of Marybank, in the Wanganui district, came across a skeleton of a large moa and a smaller one that had been buried in sand, and now had been uncovered by wind. Unfortunately, as'«oon as an attempt was made to remove the bones, they crumpled to dust, and so two good specimens were lost to museums.

The position of secretary to any club or institution is generally pretty hard to fill, and there was no exception to the.rule at the annual meeting of the Pahiatua Football Club recently. Any excuse would bo offered by the nominees but one in particular brought roars of laughter: "I'll have to decline, Mr Chairman, being a married man with t-.'o children. My hand has got too haky rocking the cradle." (Laughter) .

There Avas a good fall of snow during the week on Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. On Euapehu the fresh snow mantle reached down lower than the scoria flat, the well-known ski-ing ground. This is the first fall since January. The snow line on Euapehu has been higher this summer than usual. Since the recent wet period, however, the weather has been much colder, and the prospects of ski-ing at Easter are now more hopeful.

Notwithstanding the depression that existed in the building industry in Chiistchurch towards the dose of last vear and in the early part of 1927, the value of new structures authorised by the Citv Council for the financial year ended on March 31, established a new record compared with the'previous year. The value was greater by £96,033, but it was, however, only £9361 in excess of the amount for the year ended March 31, 1925, when the previous record was made. •

At the dispersal sale of the Holly Oak Jersey herd, Mr C. E. Eobertson, as the judge appointed to decide the winner of the Holly Oak Gold Cup competition, said it was his pleasure to announce the winner as Mr L. A. Mcdonald, of Manakau. This breeder's two-year-old heifer, Holly Oak Queen : ie, had produced as a junior two-year-old 102601 b of milk and 5881 b of buttofat. Mr McDonald would have the option of accepting" a gold cup, or its equivalent, £75 in cash.

Mr M-. Larsen, a dairy machinery manufacturer, of Silkeborg, Denmark, who is visiting New Zealand, told a Palmerston Standard reporter, that, "The price at which Danish butter is sold wholesale in England is fixed weekly in Copenhagen by an executive committee. That price is revised every week, and the revision to a great extent i 3 guided by the London market prices. This committee always aims at unloading stocks in England —Denmark's greatest customer —with a celerity that makes for freshness and ready sale. The committee practically always s\ieceeds.''

The fame of the Wanganui Technical College has spread far and wide, and in the South Sea isles, it is one of the best known of the New Zealand secondary schools, says the Herald. In Fiji, the Wanganui Technical College has been widely advertised from time to time by the return of young natives who have been educated here. Eecently two young Hindus arrived in Wanganui from Fiji for a term of education at the Technical College. They will board at the hostel, where there are also four native Fijian boys, who are making names for themselves in the realms of study and sport.

Employment has been found for the barque Guy C. Goss, which has been idle in the Auckland harbour for nearly a year. The vessel, which was purchased by Carr, Pountney and Company, will be towed to Wharekawa, in the Firth of Thames, and there she will be used in connection with the shingle business of her present owners. The Guy C. Goss was built in Bath, Maine, in 1878, spent a number of years in the American timber trade, and was later used as a store ship in the Alaskan salmon fishing industry. She had been laid up for some time in Vancouver Harbour before she commenced her voyage to New Zealand, the last voyage she made.

The method of charging for power for milking motors is to be changed from April by the Taranaki Electric Power Board. The present charges are on a basis of 10s per h.p. per month plus 2d per unit. The new charge does away with the horse-power charge substituting a rate of 4§d per unit. The chairman stated at the meeting on Monday that the horse-power charge had proved very unpopular and, although the alteration would mean a slight reduction in the total revenue of £IOO in £3OOO, he thought that the removal of the horse-power charge would cause a number of n?w consumers to join up who would not do so before. Mr Knuckkley advocated an increase in the lighting charge and a reduction in the proposed motor charge. The chairman pointed out that the proposed alteration was not an increase, but actually a decrease, and opposed any alteration in the charges at present, either by increasing or decreasing. An increase would mean dissatisfied consumers, and a dissatisfied consumer was a bad advertiser, while a decrease meant less revenue, and the board wanted all the revenue it could obtain. The motion was carried, Mr. Knuckey voting agaiust. « ,

" I find New Zealand . a beautiful country, but, being more interested in the dairying industry, let me hasten _to add that I am amazed at the dairy factories I have seen in the Dominion; they are in tip-top condition with regard to buildings and machinery, and they have very capable men in charge of them," said Mr M. Larsen, dairy machinery manufacturer, of Silkeborg, Denmark". "Grtat eare is taken of the cattle in Denmark," stated Mr Larsen. "When you take in+o consideration that our cattle have to be housed and fed for eight months of th-j year, you will understand the work -ittached to the industry. We have t<. exercise great care. The competition is so keen. " Explaining the procedure adopted in fixing the Auckland market priees for butter, Mr. Aiekin, acting-chairman of the Auckland Butter Factories' Local Marketing Association, said the basis was'the f.0.b,. equivalent of the London quotations. The price paid by the public was the f.o.b. equivalent, plus ?4d per lb. for packing the butter in cartons or pats, and the retailers' profit of 2id per lb. The current price of Is 7d per lb. for superfine butter was based on a London parity of 160 s per cwt. This quotation was equivalent to Is 3.29 d per lb. on board ship at Aucki land, and with the packing charges and retailers' profit added, the total was Is 7}d per lb., the public receiving the benefit of the fraction. -