Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1927.

Shannon News, 3 May 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1927.

The annu&l meeting of parishioners of Ven, Bede's ChuT;'.h wilt, take place ..n. the Parish Hall' tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. ■'"'%'

At the Council Chambers this evening the newly elected Mayor and. coiir? ciliors will be sworn in and committees set up for the ensuing term. V

Mr. H. C. Jones (postmaster) who has been spending his annual leave at the Bay of Islands has returned after spending an, enjoyable holiday, curing -vhich he indulged in some deep sea fishing; having the'satisfaction of landing a 1801 b. hammerhead shark.

The first of the winter series of card tourneys conducted by the committee of the Shannon Boyling Club was held on Thursday evening, there being a fair attendance, an enjoyable time being spent. The winners were:—Crib (ladies), Mrs Butler;; (gents) Mr Pritchard; euchre, Mrs B; Snencer.

.Some weeks ' ago : the'Public Works Department ceased carrying out protection work on the banks of the Otauru stream and also the maintenance of tht.' drains which run into the ;stream at the end •of Sheehan street. < On i: 'Fri-: day afternoon Messrs.Furkert, Kissel, Johnston' and • Eobin'son, engineers of the Department, met the settlers whoso properties are likely .to; be affected, anl discussed the .matter,of continuing the above work, with the Sresuft we under jstand, that the'Public'Works will continue the work for*; a; 'further period, of two years.

At the Magistrate's Court at Palmerston North yesterday, in delivering judgment in the case fin which Annie Croxton (Mr Jones) : sought a separation order from Walter John Croxton (Mr Ongley), carpehtef, of Mangahao, on the grounds of persistent -cruelty and drunkenness, his Worship stated that he had considered t}ie evidence carefully and could not find that th. allegations had been proved. The caust of the trouble between the parties, was in his opinion, due to the conduct of the witness Wildbore.

The Shannon Choral Society, is making good progress for the next concert to be held shortly and is now aspiring to the "Hallelujah" Chorus, making a very good attempt at it ?»t the last practice. The choir' now npmbers 50 and is a very good acquisition to the town. One encouraging part of it is the increase of male members. It has been suggested that at half time in the. practices a solo shoriidi be given by different members to add interest. Last week Mr Lister was tire soloist and eang in good foim. 1 -. ■ '..••■

Several ladies interested in the local Women's Institute met on Saturday evening to. discuss;, holding a street start in order to start a "piano'fund.?' A suitable meeting o-ftom, at■■:a low al had been secured but' rwith no piano, and as an instrument of some sort helps so much with the social life of the Institute at was.; thought : worth while to make an effort towards procuring a piano. Second-hand instruments seem, fairly plentiful just now, and the ladies thought one-or two-stalls should form quite .a. substantial fund. It tvas decided to hold one. next Saturday, and promises, of- valuable articles for competition, etc were given, Avhiie all members and friends are to be asked, to assist, It is hoped to get-the local branch of this world-wide move ment firmly established as soon as possible so that members may have, the use of all the various benefits to be derived from the Institute. - • ■

A very important part of a drapery store is the furnishing department Howard Andrew, Ltd., cater for this

section and have just opened up a very fine selection of carpet rugs, hearth rugs, etc., which as advertised would set off any room to advantage. An inspection is invited.* ,

Eesidents of Shannon will be interested to learn that Mr. R. A. Billows, who is practising the Violet Eay treatment in Levin and Otaki intends, (should sufficient inducement be offered) to open a branch practise here. The Violet Ray treatment known for the relief of Rheumatism, Neuritis, Lumbago, Sciatica, nervous disorders, Neurasthinia, Goitre, deafness, falling hair, dandruff and all scalp disorders. To bring this new treatment to' : the notice of local sufferers, Mr. Billiows intends holding two free demonstrations in the Council Chambers on Wednesday afternoon, May 4th, at. 3 p.m. and evening at 7.30 p.m. AH interested are cordially invited to attend. The Violet Ray is a painless treatment and is is impossible to receive a shock. Come and see how former martyrs to dread diseases have been restored to health.*

Mrs W. H. Gunning, senn, who has been on a visit to Rotorua, has returned home again much improved in health.

After the results of the Municipal election had been announced on Wednesday evening) a large number of Mr. Butt's supporters called on Mr. and Mrs Bute, at their residence, Newtown, to offer th3ir congratulations on Mr Butt's return at the head of the poll for the Mayoralty. A social evening followed and J most enjoyable /time was spent by all. '•

A total of ;124 estates were-.accepted by the Public Trustee for administration during the month of March, 1927.

In answer to the inquiry of a reader, Halley's comet made its last appearance in 1910, reaching its maximum in April of that year. It was discovered by Edmund Halley in 1682, and he correctly predicted its' return 76 years later. It was then found that the comet had been appearing at intervals of 76 years since the earliest records of history. 'The visitation of 1010 was remarkable because the earth passed through the attenuated tail of the comet.

Holding that Ihe Proprietary Article:Trade Association is a combination detrimental to efficiency in distribution, likely to unduly encourage the credit system, dangerous to public interest and generally retrogressive, the majority of the committee of Inquiry Commission appointed by the Minister of Industrie and Commerce" (the Hon. A. D. MeLeed) recommends the Government tc srrange if. necessary for the making_o'J regulations I^ to prevent the Association from operating in New Zealand.

Nearly a, million surplus on the work ing of the Post and Telegraph Department for the year just concluded was announced by the Hon. Mr Nosworthy yesterday. This was the best year since its inception. The total receipt, of the Department were £3,220.666, and the payments were £2,346,270, the surplus being £874,396. During the past two years the revenue has increased bv £320,000 and the expenditure has decreased by £70,000.

At the meeting of the Power Board Tuesday, Mr-T. G. Vincent asked if the engineer could give members any idea how the new arrangement at Paraparaumu was working, under which a fee of 2/6 was charged for attending to minor faults; it seemed to him that the cost at Paraparaumu was out of proportion to that at other places. The chairman (Mr Monk) stated that the Board's egent there reported that the system was working very satisfactorily. The-chairman thought it was cheaper to do the work from Paraparaumu than from Otaki for a genuine complaint.: that was the idea when the new system was established. Mr Seifert pointed out that if the man was being called out to attend to trifling things, the Board could have a check by getting a return showing the nature of the trouble. He remarked that the only tinre hjis firm (the flfaxdressing. company) called on the Board's staff was wher there was something, 'wrong, with • the transformers; otherwise'they: dealt with faults by using the services of ■ their own experts. The Board's : engineer (Mr J. A. Smith) explained that it was a great convenience to have a man stationed at Paraparaumu to■"; attend to complaints from a scattered district, and the Board was paving, money by have him there. ,*,.

: Attention was called by -"Mt. T... G. Vincent, at" the meeting of the Power Board Tuesday, to breakdowns which happen about 7 a.m., causing inconvenience to those who are running milking and separating plants. With one of these sudden stoppages of pewter, he said, it was quite an easy matter for the separator bowl to be hurled through the roof of s a shed. The chairman (Mr Monk): "I would not call it easy." Mr Vincent: "It is, Mr Chairman. I know of one instance where the separator went through the roof and gave the man a very .nasty crack. Ke did.not have electric pow er, though. ". The Chairman said that in his experience, if the belt did not come off," the spring in the clutch broke. "The firm was charging 9s each for the "springs," he. added, "but we overcame that by manufacturing our own." The engineer (Mr J. A. Smith) stated that the stoppages, weie due to the power being "kicked off;'' either at Shannon or Mangahao and the Board could hot prevent this. ;Mr Vincent added that certain separators, a few y ears ago, often '' went "through the iobf;" The chairman said he wouid suggest that Mr Smith try to have the matter discussed; it might apply to other forms of machinery as well. Mr Seifert said the Thames Powjr Board might be written to, as it had a considerable number of dairies in its area, and had probably found a remedy for the trouble. The engineer was directed to make suitable inquiries.