Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1927.

Shannon News, 10 May 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1927.

Sportsmen in this district are not meeting with very good results among the ducks this season, the bags reported in most cases being very small.

During the week an employee at Dalziell's mill named Shaw who was engaged in tramming flax met with a painful accident having one of his fingers jammed between two trucks. The digit was badly injured and there is a likelihood that it will have to be amputated.

A big slip occurred at 1.15 p.m. on Friday on the road to Mangahao at a poiut known as Butler's Bluff, which is situated on the Shannon side of the old wharf at the Mangahao dam. Al! traffic to and from the top dam is obstructed. A gang of about sixty men were immediately put on to remove tht debris and by working all night they were successful in having the road passable on Saturday afternoon. The slip was estimated to be about a ehah and a half wide. It was Sunday morning before the road was open to traffic.

, On Saturday a stall was conducted in Pliuvmer Terrace, by the ladies of the Women's Institute,with a view to aug menting their funds; and as a result the Institute will benefit to the extent of nearly ten pounds. A committee consisting of Mesdames Butt, Taylor, Bowler, Cole, Allen, Bovis and Spencer, assisted by several others had charge of the.stall. During the day a number of competitions were held, but only one was drawn, viz., the dinner, which was won by Miss M. Butler. The remainder will be drawn at a latei date. •:.'■•

The- Shannon Choral Society have fijee'd their first concert for Thursday, June 16th, and they have been most successful in securing Mr. Dug Stark, Scotch comedian, for their,, programme, who has been delighting Palmei'ston and Levin audiences with his clever mirth. Miss Ivy Middlemiss, a star elocutionist, is also assisting. This lady is a gold medalist for elocution. The Society is putting on some good items. They are also holding a social on Friday, May 3rd, 1927, in the Druids' Hall.

At the meeting of the management committee of the Shannon Football Club a motion of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr Bewi Moynihan was carried in silence. Mr A. Birchall, in paying a tribute to the memory 01 the deceased, said that by his deatl the Club had sustained a severe loss, not only* as a player, but the support he had accorded the Club, this being extended over a long period of years. This would be the first season since 1907 that the Club has not been represented by a member of the Moynihan family.

Two . demonstrations were given last Wednesday in the Council Chambers by Mr. E. A. Billows of the Violet Bay treatment. The demonstrator showing how the Bay was generated and passed through the body; also explaining the effect the treatment has on the body in the different cases. To show the strength of the Bay a vacuum tube held 12 inches away was illuminated by the Bay which passed through the body, the current therefrom being dispersed to the air. At the conclusion of each demonstration quite a number of persons made appointments for treatment. The demonstrations proved very interesting and Mr. Billows was accorded ;a vote of thanks. ,

A special window- display of bedding is being sfooAvn at Howard Andrew's window this week and beautiful dowr quilts are being shown from 45/- iiv very pretty designs. Kapoc guilts from 29/6. Also displayed blankets and sheeting.*

Several of Shannon's best known residents have already commenced a course of Violet Bay' treatment. Mr. Billows can now be consulted at his rooms in Mrs Vaughan's residence, next to the Presbyterian church. Without obligation to continue, any person suffering from Goitre will be treated free for one week if they apply before May 11th. The Violet Bay treatment is painless and free from shocks, in fact it is impossible to receive a shock. It is used principally for the relief of rheumatism, neuritis, lumbago, sciatica, nervous disorders, neurasthenia, etc. Mr Billows also makes a speciality of hair and scalp treatments. For falling hair, premature baldness, etc., there is nothing better. Warts and moles are also rapidly removed. Don't be a martyr to your dread disease any longer, make flit appointment at "once. Consultation is free. Hours 9 a.m. ..to 1.30 p.m.*

A welcome will be tendered Rev. and Mrs Williamson in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening. All aro covdially invited.

Mr W. Ewirig, representative of the Taranaki News, at Stratford, ' accompanied by Mrs Ewing, and Miss Anthonv, 19 visiting Shannon. They are the guests of Mr and Mrs J. T. Bovis,

There were large congregations present at both the morning and evening anniversary services of the Methodist Church on Sunday, Rev. R. J. Liddell, of Otaki, occupying the pulpit at both services.

At a meeting of the Shannon Amateur Athletic Club, matters in connection with the widening and asphalting of the cycle track were discussed, when it was resolved to leave the asphalting until later in the year, but the widening will be continued and should be finished in a fortnights It was also decided to hold a public meeting, when it is hoped arrangements will be made to hold.a three nights' carnival to raise money to carry out the programme the Athle'tic Club has in mind.

The anniversary social of the Methodist Church, held last" evening in the Church, was well attended, every seat in the church, being occupied. Apologies for absence were received from Eevs, Farnell and Williamson. An enoyable programme was submitted and was much appreciated. Those who rendered items were Mr Howard Andrew, Mrs Riches, Rev. Peryman, Miss Quar-i-ie Mr Boyle, Rev. R. J. Liddell, and Miss Swindlehurst. At the conclusion of the concert, supper -vvas.handed round and an enjoyable evening was brought to a close.

The Wellington Rugby Union has decided to revert to a sole selector for rep. teams in place of three, and haa appointed Mr J. N. Millard to the position.

So far 120 pioneers have accepter! invitations to be present at Jubilee celebrations next weak and more are expected, enquiries having been received even from Australia.

Blackberry, states Mr Deem, agricultural instructor, can be eradicated in two years if the ground is worßed severely. After ploughing two crops must'be taken off in one year, and oats and tares in the autumn. The ground must be knocked about in the autumi-.

With their tails hoptlessly knotted tc gether a bunch of nine rats fell from the rafters to the floor of one of the sheds on the Dunedin waterfront the other day, where a delivery clerk killed eight of them with a stick. It was found that the rats had a sticky substance like treacle on their tails, and when the latter were enmeshed it prevented, them from' being froed.

Offence was taken by American torn* ists who visited Australia and New Zealand )n the liners Franconia an.l Carinthia at the criticism they received in tlie columns.of the piess. Whether as a result of this or not, tlu> organisers of the tours have decided to omit the Dominion and the Commonwealth from their itineraries of future tours.

All the local bodiss throughout the Manawatu electorate and county have passad resolutions objecting to the pro posal by the Palmer3ton Chamber of Commerce to change the name of Palmerston North to Manawatu. The County has lodged an objection with the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Probably the most expensive fowling piece imported to the Dominion was on view in Hamilton for a couple of hours recently. It was indented for a Waikato resident at a cost of £220. The weapon, which was of English manufacture, had detachable Jocks, single trigger mechanism, and was engraved. It was specially bored for "closer shooting.

The problem of how eight rafs with tails knotted together, delivered themselves into the hands of a Harbour Board employee on Friday is unsolved (says the Otago Daily Times). The suggestion that the strange happening was brought about by a sailor with a liking for a practical joke has found favour, but an examination of the knot made by the tails of the eight rats that were killed and the three that escaped shows that human hand? are incapable of such handiwork. At present the bodies of the rodents are at the museum,, but their ultimate fate id yet indefinite

Says Christchurch Star: —"Spine! correction is the latest craze of wpriien health faddists. They pay periodical visits to chiropractors for the inspection and, correction of thejr spines, just as many people pay periodical visits to the dentist. It is claimed that influenza and appendicitis, -liability to colds or headache's, and„a. hundred and one ills, may be cured by correction of the spine. So popular has this new art of healing become that in America chiropractors are numbered by the thousand, have colleges of their own, and are protected by law. There is one principle acknowledged, as sound by many of the most eminent doctors. It is that connection between the brain and every organ is made by means of nerves. If there is anything wrong with an organ it is just as likely that it has been caused by interference with the communication between the brain and that organ as by the entrance into the organ of a foreign substance. The only" place where such interference could take place is the only place where nerve passes between two movable bones—the spine. The slightest displacement of the spine, which may easily take place through lack of exercise, by sitting continually with a bent back, or by many minor happenings, may cause pressure on a nerve, whieh will cause disease in 'the organ with which it communicates."

Tauranga is to erect a new library milding at a cost of £SOOO.

The vital statistics for F.oxton for April are as follow (the figufes for the corresponding period of 1926 being given in parentheses):—Births 11 (6), deaths 2 (10), marriages 1 (0).

Mr. Hope Gibbons incidentally mentioned at the council gathering at Wanganui on Wednesday evening that the first year he was in office cost him £IOOO, and for subsequent years n.ot less than £SOO per annum.

An indication of the growth of the Hutt Valley may be obtained from the fact that the Government intends to proceed with the erection of five additional rooms to the Hutt High School, which was built about two years ago. Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P., for the district, claimed there was no district advancing with greater rapidity than Hutt Valley.

"Within six months Melbourne's population will reach the million mark, according to the estimate of the Assistant Victorian Statistician. Just 20,000 more people are needed. Melbourne will be the seventh city in the Empire, the 23rd in the world, and the second in Australia to reach the million mark, and it will have done it in the shortest time of all. Sydney, which reached 1,000,000 in 1924, took 130 vears to attain the distinction.

While sowing grass seed on Durville Island last week, three sons of Mr $\ Wells observed a cave on a roeky ridge,. writes a Nelson correspondent On entering it they were amazed to discover an almost complete skeleton of a moa. They carefully collected the bone.s and carried them home. The neck bones when joined up measured seven feet, and it is estimated that the total height of the moa was about 11 feet. The cave is situated almost' directly opposite the French Pass, and less than a mile from the beach.

When a witness was giving evidence in the Blenheim Magistrate's Court Jast week he stated that he had on two occatiiens paid an employee his wag;??, in the bar of an hotel. Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M., pulled' him up sharply "Though the fact is not generally known,", observed the magistrate, ''it is an offence to pay wages on licensed premises, and you have made yourself liable to a fine of £lO for doing so.' The witness hastened to assure the Court that he was not aware of the law in this connection, arfd the magis trate admitted that very few peoplewere.

In the course of an address on Maj Dav in Christehurch, the Mayor (the Rev. J". K. Archer) said that iu spite of Hs defects he believed that the British Empire was the .best in the world. ''-It would be the best one could possibly imagine—if the right people were at the head, of it! Why do the Chinese look upon the whites and the British Empii'!.' ir. particular as their enemies 1 ? It is because we have got in London a crowd .of men with no', international instinct. I do not blame them. I say they cannot help it. They can no more understand it than a blind man can sae light.. If we had Labour men at the head of affairs, things would be different." Look at what is going on in the House of Commons," the Mayor went on. "iThink of the Trades Union Bill It is steeped in injustice! . . . The Empire is all right; the people arc all right; but we have got a -—." There was a pause. Then Mr Archer continued:. "I was going to say will ave got a devil of a Government, but I won't. I'll say we have got a bad Government. I would say the other U\ I were not a parson!" (Laughter). The masses of the people, he added, would have to co-operate and push aside the people who were at present at the head of things, for what Avas wanted was sound, sensible, democratic leadership. • . - ■t*§!lJlH