Shannon News TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1927.

Shannon News, 14 June 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1927.

The death took place on Sunday of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. Cochrane. .

The payment for butterfat supplied to the/Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. for the month of May will be 1/4 per lb 1 .

Mr. E. A. 11. Osborne, who was taken seriously ill on Saturday, and was removed to his ■ son’s residence. at Foxton, was reported to be much improved yesterday.

A fine of £2 and costs 12s was imposed on Percy Heaton of Makerua, at the Magistrate's Court at Palmerston North yesterday, for being found on licensed premises, the Club Hotel/ Shannon.' on May 16th.

The death occurred at the Masterton Hospital last week of a very old and respected resident of Carterton, .Mrs Menvood, senr., aged 75 years, mother of Mr Alfred Merwood of Shannon. Deceased, who was predeceased by her husband many years, is survived by a large family of sons and daughters. There are also many grand-chiidren and a number of great grand-children. Mr Stanley Merwood, of Otaki, is one of the deceased’s lady’s sons.

The Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. were very successful with their butter exhibits at the Winter Show at Pal merston North, which opened to-day. They Avon the New Zealand Championship* Cup out of 28 entries, representative of the leading factories in the; minion, besides securing two secdnds and a third. The company won t the championship last year and by winning tAA r o years in succession they are ! debarred from competing for it/ in j the future. The manager, Mr J'. Aim, is to be congratulated on his successes.;

At the annual meeting of the Manawatu Licensing Committee, held at Foxton on Friday, a new license waß granted to Mr. E. H. Jones (Levin Hotel, Levin), and a transfer from Mi* J. Bebbington to Mr. W. Noad (Grand Hotel, Levin). A wholesale license was granted to Mesrs W. Bull, Ltd., Levin. Renewals were granted to Mr. T.IP. Moynihan (Manawatu Club Hotel, Shannon), and Mr. J. Curran (Albion Hotel, Shannon). The Chairman (Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M.), on behalf of the Bench, congratulated the licensees .on the good police reports presented, but also gave warning, similar to that given in other centres, about the encouragement of betting in hotels.

As I am opening a branch practice in the Wairarapa I have definitely decided to accept no more patients after Saturday next, 18th June. This will oe your last opportunity of having the wonderful Violet Ray treatment. Do you want to suffer pain all this winter? Of course you don’t. Well don’t lea re it later than next Saturday to make an appointment. There will be no extension of time. I will U* remaining in Shannon long enough to relieve all patients of their dread complaints. I also wish to notify that I have a laige stock of Violet Ray instruments for sale. There are models for professional ase for hairdressing and toilet saloons, and* models for home use. Purchasers will be taught thoroughly how to operate. Don’t forget Saturday next is the last day.—R. A. Billows, next Presbyterian Church.

A special meeting of the Horowhenua County Council was held at noon on Sal unlay, when u resolution was passed authorising the raising of a loan of £450, at 51 per cent., for 36J years, in the Waihau special rating district, to form and metal a portion of the Waihau road.

“Eve is dog-tired of the modern of woman with her lipstick and camouflage,” said the Rev. Mr GauuIry, a London Wesleyan, speaking ar Nuneaton on Eve. “Recently in Bond Street I saw a seemingly young person with the edge of her skirt where the garters ought to be. When I got alongside I nearly had a seizure. She was more like 57 than 17.”—London Press cable:

“They look on our work as the foremost of this class of work in the Dominion, and this body is making greater progress than any local body of a similar nature.” So said Mr G. A. Monk, chairman of the Horowhenua County Council, at the monthly meeting on Saturday, when referring to the attitude of the Main Highways Board to the main road work in this county. He added- “I get the tip sometimes, ‘What is it you are doing in Horowhenua that is being held up to us to copy?’ It will -be very gratifying if we can maintain that standard,”

How several rainbow trout, be imprisoned for life in the surge chamber at the Mangahao hydro-electric works was related at a meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. The secretary (Mr C. I. Dasent) said that the fish had evidently swam through the mile long tunnel from the open stream. They could not get out because the force of the water was too great for them. .

A proposa 1 was made by Cr. Catley, at the County Council meeting on Saturday. to advertise in several issues for a surfaceman for the Wirokino riding; but the chairman, although he did not offer to bet on it, told him that, if he advertised once he would receive about 300 applications. “Every man that is unemployed will have a shot at it, and I am not joking about it,” he added. Cr. Catley remarked that the. job was not a sinecure, and if the man who was to be appointed did not give satisfaction he would have to move on. It was decided to advertise the position in August.

“The Levin Borough Council is doing away, with, the pound. What effect will”it have on us?” asked Cr. Kilsby at the Horowhenua County Council meeting on Saturday. The Engineer (Mr Anderson): “They will have to take the stock to Shannon or Manakau.” Cr. Kilsby: “Have we not a pound of our own here?” The chairman (Cr. Monk): “No. Pounds are antiquated things, and belong to a dark age, really. Wc will have to cL; without one here now.” Cr. Ryder said -it would be awkward if stock had to be taken to outside places; and the Engineer remarked that if animals were taken to the' Manakau pound, which was the nearest, it.would cost the owners 7s. Cr. Kilsby: “Wliat is the alternative?” The “Build a pound, I suppose.'” The Engineer: “Then the Borough would use the pound.” (Laughter). The Chairman added that the County Council had not contributed anything to the upkeep of the pound, and had only got wliat it deserved. The first thing that was done in a settlement in the early days was to build a pound, and after that a school. ■

There is in evidence dn the part of the Works Committee of the Horowhenua County Council a desire to impose a more stringent oversight of all the business coming within its purview, with a view to economy, the need for which was stressed by the County Chairman (Mr Monk) in his annua' report. At the meeting of the Council on. Saturday, Cr. Jensen said that the Committee in the past had perhaps not functioned as well as they might have doiie. He pointed out that in many cases the reports of the committee after being adopted by the Council may have been overlooked; and he suggested, that any of their recommendations confirm ed by the Council be referred back to the committee to see that they are caiv ried out. This, he said, might encourage the committee to carry on and see that the work they were endeavouring ,to do was put on a better footing. The 'chairman remarked that there was a £ood“deat in what Cr.’Jensen had said, land thd Council'might give effect to if hy resolution. It was then 9 resolved, on the motion of Cr. Jensen, seconded by Cr. Ryder, that such recommendations as are confirmed be referred back to the Works Committee to see that they are carried out. In consequence- of this action, any matters which are not disposed of will be placed on the order paper until they have been finally attended to. .

Ci. Kilsby, at the Horowhenua Countv Council meeting on Saturday, called attention to the repoited statement by No. 9 Highways Council that there was insufficient money to allocate in the district. He asked if this would affect this Council’s work and loan money. The chairman (Mr Monk) said that last year they had estimates of £IOO,OOO and £70,000 to spend, in this district. The Council got through, but the Highways Board owed them seven or eight thousand pounds. The trouble was a little more accentuated this time. The Board had only £64,000, while the estimates were still over £IOO,OOO. He had had a promise from the head of the Department, Mr Furkert, that this county’s "scheme should go through —this was promised when the sc-heme first went in and afterwards at a conference in Wellington. He did pot think the work in this county would be seriously cut down. There were only two local bodies in No. 9 district doing work of any magnitude —namely, Ilutt and Horowhenua. The Council was asking the Board to make provision for about £26,000 this year, and he did not anticipate any great difficulty.

A ease of damage to a ear was brought to the notice of the* Horowlienua County Council to-day in a letter from Mrs M. Ashdown of Te Horo r who stated that on April 12th, about 7.45 p.m., when motoring from Otaki to Te Horo and turning the corner neai Mr V. Cottle’s house, her car was con siderably damaged through a collision with a motor lorry filled with stone, which was proceeding in the direction of the stone crusher. She alleged that the collision was caused solely by the lorvy, which, she contended, was insufficiently lighted. The writer further stated that the lorry carried only one small oil light in front, which made it look like a bicycle approaching. The damage done to the car was about £l9 12s Gd and slip expected the Council to pay this. The number of the lorry was E 1498. She understood that the Council was responsible for the lorry. When the letter was read, the chairman (Mr Monk) said it was not a small oil lamp that was on the lorry, but a gas light, carried on the driver's side. The matter was referred to the company holding the Council’s insurance policy.