Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1927.

Shannon News, 12 April 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1927.

Owing to Good Friday being a holiday the next publication of the News .will be on Thursday.

Holders of all Borough licenses are reminded that all licenses expired on the 31st March and must be renewed not later than the 20th hist.

From enquiries made last evening it was learned thire was no improvement in the condition of Mr Rewi Moynihan, who is lying seriously ill in the Palmerston' North Hospital.

The election of members . for the School Committee will be held on Monday, May 2nd. Nominations will close on' April 25th, and forms can be obtained from The clVairniaii,-,Mr-3t: !L. .-Tippier.

The Shannon Choral Society which has made great progiess since its inception, now has an active membership of fifty. The weekly practice will beheld this evening owing to Thursday coming "so close to the Easter holidays.

The condition of Mr and Mrs J. Gray's daughter, who is seriously ill in the Palmerston North Hospital, f-hows little improvement. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Conway, who underwent a 33rious operation last week is progressing satisfactory.

At the conclusion of the football match on Saturday the members of the Western United team were entertained at dinner at the Club Hotel by the local club. They were also their guests f.t a dance held in the Druids Hall ir. the evening.

With a view tc absorbing local unemployed, Cr. Thwaites has forwarded the following motion to be placed on the agenda paper for next Borough Council meetings:—"That the contractors for the bridge and road construe tion at Shannon be written to requesting that as far as is practicable they will give preference to local unemployed. " He suggests that men desiring work leave their names and particulars with the Town Clerk for the information of the contractors. ' j

L. Canruchaol and Co., Auctioneers of Levin advertise that they are cash buyers' of household furniture. Auction sales will also be conducted in any part of the district.

To be smartly dressed at Eastertide is the theme of Howard Andrew's advt. on page 2, where they also announce their Eastertide holidays and hours. Open all day Wednesday and a latenight on Thursday night; re-open on Tuesday, April 19.

The Levin Co-operative Dairy Company's pay-out for butter-fat supplied during the month of March has been fixed at Is 2d a pound. Production has increased considerably this season,, the output for last month being six tons iu excess of that of March, 1926.

Correspondence was nce'ved l.y the Horowhenua County Council on Satur day, from the Otaki Borough Council, stating that they had appointed Mr J. P. Brandon (Mayor) and Crs. T. O'Eourke and W. B. Smith to attend a conference relative to an agreement on the alteration of the borough boundaries, and other matters; and asking the County Council to appoint representatives and suggest a date for the meeting. The chairman (Cr. Monk) explained that a readjustment was necessary owing to certain lands being restored to the County. It would be possible to adjust the claims o£ the two bodies in that respect; but another question cropped up, and that was, the maintenance of a road which was still left with the Otaki borough, but which went through County property. The County would have to assume' some liability, though the road would serve the borough much more than the county. It was resolved that the chairman, Cr. Ryder, the Clerk and the Engineer be the County representatives to meet the Otaki delegates.

"What about the Ranger's report? It is very often missing. Who is responsible?" asked Cv. Catley, at the Horowhemia County Council meeting o i Saturday. "I am responsible" replied the Engineer (Mr W. N. "but it did not come in for this meeting."

No less than 115 applications have been received for the position of stores manager for the Shannon Dairy .Co,, Ltd. The committee held a meeting vesterday and have narrowed the list clown to a few of the most likely but the final decision will not be made for a few days.

Mr. Gaisford, the .well-known horseowner, has decided to have his horses trained in Otaki, and their arrival is txpected any day.

In accordance with the wish of the Duke and Duchess of York, cabled to the Governor-General, every school m New Zealand U to have an extra day '3 holiday at Easter to commemorate tlu-? Royal visit.

The fact that the Government Statistical Office i 3 ascertaining from farmers this year, for the first time, the aria of land they have top-dressed, is another indication of the importance that is now being attached to this par ticular farming operation.

Travelling arrangements for the -New Zealand cricket team have now been completed. A slight deviation of the route overland from San'Franc .-co has been arranged, en ibling the team to have a day "at Niagara Falls and a day at Toronto before proceeding tr New York to connect ' with the M'ljutic. The return journey has teen looked by the Otra-nto, leaving London on September 17th, via Suez

Butter is still selling freely on the London market.* For the period from March 18th to the 26th 101,604 boxes were disposed of at an average price of 148 s, and 58.296 crates of cheese averaged 765, The full weekly quota for the week ending'April 2nd was sold at an average price if 150 s for butter and 76s for cheese. Gradings up to approximately the first week in December have been sold on the London market at 158 s per cwt., approximately Is 3d per lb f.o.b.

A coincidence in having similar initials, surname and business caused an Auckland man to be served with a summons not intended for him. It was merely the difference between James and John that caused the trouble, and as the initial "J" was on the summons, there was nothing to show the bailiff it was the wrong man. The proper course would have been for the man who got the summons to file a defence that he was not the person intended. Later he did go to the court and found that judgment had been entered against him by default. The case came again before Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court, when Mr L. G. Simpson got the judgment set aside, !ii)d was-allowed one guinea costs. Mr Cutten remarked that, in the event of the wrong man getting a summons, the court should at once be notified.-

In a recent bankrupt case air Auckland D.O.A. remarked that the withdrawal of a Arm's advertising was usually the sign of a dacadeut business. The remark emanated from a challenge by a creditor of an item of £2OO per annum for advertising. An investigation showed that in proportion to the turnover this cost did not exceed 3$ per cent., and was exceptionally low for such a business. Comparisons among the creditors, some of whom represented highly successful firms, brought forth the information that the average allocation to advertising by their firms was well over 5 per cent, on the turnover, and this was considered cheap for the business it produced. One creditor/ remarked that a good saleswoman was worth £2OO pe.year, but her services were praclical'y useless without the help of advertising The lack of live advertising contributed to the failure of the business.