Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1927.

Shannon News, 2 September 1927, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1927.

On Tuesday evening last the Rev. R. Williamson, of Shannon, conducted the second Church service at Mangaore.

The death occurred on Sunday at Christchurch, of Albert, son of the late Mr J. R. Stansell, who at one time was a resident of Shannon.

At the Musical and Elocutionary Competitions which are now being held at Wellington, Mr R. R. Bishop, of Vance Street, was second iii the Scottish Song (folk or traditional').

A final reminder is given that the People’s Picnic dance will be held in the Parish Hall on Saturday evening. Everything has been done by the committee to give patrons a pleasant evening’s dancing.

The annual meeting of members of the Shannon Tennis Club will be held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening at 7.30 p.m. All members and intending members are requested to attend.

At the Women’s Institute’s euchre tourney on Tuesday evening there was a fair attendance and a pleasant evening was spent. The winners were Miss Molly Butt and Mr F. Buckman. The cake competition was won by Mrs Lionel Richardson. At the conclusion supper was handed around. /

The Railway Department’s signal gang have completed installing ground frame lever points in the local railway yard. This installation will be of great assistance regarding the crossings of trains. Previous to this improvement it was necessary for a member to personally hold the levers, bur now they are interlocked.

The following will represent the Mangaore Debating Society in an interclub debate with the Mangal.ao Club on Saturday evening next: Messrs F. Goldsmith (loader), J. R. Rojjinson (seconder), A. R. Blackwood, W. H. Wood, J. S. Burgis and A. S. Coates (supporters). The subject for debate is “Is the world’s Press of to-day beneficial or detrimental?’’

On Wednesday evening, the second series of card tournaments was held by the Mangaore Card and Social Club. Owing to the small attendance, euchre was played only. In a play-off, Mr J. Gagliardi won the gentlemen’s prize, and Mr D. Jamieson (booby). The ladies’ prizes resulted in Miss A. Gagliardi winning first prize and Mrs Owen (booby). Sumptuous supper was served by the ladies.

Last evening the retiring president (Mr J. T. Bovis) of the Shannon Athletic Club, on behalf of the members of the Club, made a presentation of a gold watch •chain to Mr’ T. Kohilca, the Club’s popular secretary, as a small token of their appreciation of the valuable services he has rendered to the club as secretary during the past three years. The hope was expressed that he would be able to carry out the. duties for many years to come. Mr Kohika suitably replied.

At a sneeial meeting of the Shannon Amateur Athletic Club held last evening, a letter was received from Mr A. T. White, regretting that he would be unable to fill the position of president of the Club, but that he would be quite willing to act on any committee. - Regret was expressed by members that he could not accept the position of president, and he was then appointed to act on the general committee. Mr B. Brann was appointed president and Mr D. McLaggan, vice-president.

A mishap occurred on Wednesday evening, which might easily have had serious consequences, to a party consisting of Mr and Mrs T. Dalzell, of Makerua, and Mesdames Birchall and. S. Mitchell, of Shannon, who were returning by car from Palmerston North. When approaching the bridge over the Otauru stream, the driver, Mr Dalzell, in trying to avoid a cyclist coming towards him, who was followed by a motor car, became dazzled by the lights of the car, and drove his car too near to the side of the road with the result that it rolled over the bank along with its occupants into the stream below, a drop of about eight feet. Fortunately the stream was not carrying its usual. volume of water, although there was a depth of about three feet of water. The occupants' to release themselves from their awkward predicament had to break their way through the hood of the car. Mrs Birchall received facial injuries and like the other members of the party received a good drenching. Assistance was soon at hand and the car was hauled back on to the road. The damage to the car consisting of a smashed wheel and a damaged hood.

With the approach of Spring it makes one think of renovating the home. Howard Andrew, Ltd., have a splendid range of oil cloths, beautiful rugs, and mats to select from. An inspection is invited.

Oil Tuesday morning the erection of the fire hell was completed. The bell has been erected in Plimmer Terrace, nearly opposite the Bank of New Zealand premises.

By his batting against Kent, the New Zealander Dempster has passed the 2000 mark in respect of runs scored during the British tour, this brilliant batsman having now compiled 2013.

At a hare drive organised in Coldstream (Canterbury) to raise funds for the school prize fund, about 20 guns took part and between 70 and 80 hares, in addition to several rabbits, were shot.

"Never, never, never!” cried the women delegates when the chairman of the Drapers’ Chamber of Trade, Sir Herbert Ormond, told a drapers’ conference that long skirts might yet return. —London cable.

A Wanganui resident who had 50 eggs hatching in an incubator, found, after the series of earthquakes last week, that the eggs on the top layer were cracked and 14 chickens had suffered what might be termed a prenatal demise.

The Unique sight of a barrister crossexamining a witness without his robes was seen in the Supreme Court at Wanganui. The barrister, however, was one of the defendants in an action,, and therefore was entitled to appear without wig and gown.

Some 68 sacks of wheat were taken from the goodshed at Waihao Porks (Canterbury) railway station recently, where a farmer had left them overnight with the intention of loading them into trucks the following morning.

A sleep of two days’ duration, in which efforts to arouse him were of no avail, was the experience of a youth, aged 18, employed on a farm at Ngatea. The youth went to sleep on Monday afternoon last and as lie continued to sleep through the next day, he was removed to the Thames Hospital. He regained consciousness, on Wednesday afternoon. No cause can be ascertained for his deep sleep.

A resident in St. Albans has every reason to be grateful to the black feathered inhabitants of Ilagley Park, states a Christchurch exchange. During the last few years a portion of the lawn has been attacked by the grass grub, but, thanks to the rooks, thcgrub has been exterminated each year, They certainly left many bare patches, i.ut'this was quickly rectified by a sprinkling of lawn grass.

The penalty of waving to a young woman in the next carriage befel a well-known Wanganui Rugby representative who was travelling, by train through the Manawatu Gorge. He was wearing what is colloquially known as a "bun,” but a playful gust of wind —playful even for the Manawatu Gorge—robbed him 'of his headgear. Later the same player was voted the most popular footballer at a dance held in Masterton. '

The Stuart Wilson Cup, open for competition in mangel-growing to members of boys and girls’ school clubs throughout New Zealand, has for the second year in succession come to Manawatu. The winner is Noel Prebble, of Glen Oroua, whose plot yield worked out at the fine result of 133 tons, 5 cwt. to the acre. Last year’s winner was Harold Dorn, of Kelvin Grove, whose return Avas 139 tons to the acre. The judges were Mr Large, the Education Department’s agricultural instructor, and Mr J. G. Gibbs, of the, instructional staff of the Agricultural Department.

A fine tOAver, over 100 ft; high, Avill rise above the neAv Opera House at present being built for John Fuller and Sons, Limited, in Auckland (says the Herald). The tower Avill be a hand some structure in renaissance style, and will be built over the main entrance to the theatre from Queen Street. It should present a most imposing facade Avhen the theatre is completed by Easter of next year. ' The neAv theatre Avill seat 2000 people, and will cost £70.000.

The strawberry growers of suburban Auckland are looking fonvardi to a good crop during the coming season, but it is a somcAvhat uncertain industry, and much Avill depend upon the Aveatlier during the next feAv months (says the Star). At present the plants are lloavering. If favourable weather is experienced the crop Avill begin to materialise in the late spring, and continue through the Christmas holidays. The Auckland growers have a number of disabilities to contend with, one being the red snider, a.small insect capable of doing Avidespread damage.

Something quite unique in evangelism as far as Palmerston North is concerned, is being attempted by the local churches during the next ten days. This is a series of continuous meetings to be held —at one and the same time in most of the leading churches. The denominations taking part are Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational. The preachers, Avho are to conduct the special services, are all leading men in their oavh denominations and have been carefully selected because of their experience, Avisdom and general attractiveness as speakers.

Strange coincidence and a wonderful example of the sagacity of a clog were associated Avitli an accident Avhich occurred at the Maungaroa Gorge, betAveen JloAvick and Whitford, on Tuesday evening, Avhen (says an Auckland paper), Mr C. Dando, a Whitford farmer, Avas throAvn from a sulky and injured. The accident occurred close to

the spot where his five-year-old son Avas killed last night by a similar accident. On Tuesday night Mr C. Henson reached the particular part of the gorge in a motor car, Avhen a dog rushed in front, barking furiously. The dog next rushed to the side of the road, and cvheh Mr Henson investigated he found Mr Dando lying at the foot of the bank in a semi-conscious state. The injured man was taken to hospital 'where an X-ray examination disclosed that he had a fracture of the jaw. -

Expert poultrymen do not like the bird that lays the double yolked egg,’ for it generally breaks down (says a southern paper). The double yolked egg comes as an occasional surprise in most flocks; but a Wyndham hen recently went one better by enclosing three yolks in one shell. This is certainly a rarity.

Mr S. C. Raymond, K.C., who is now in London, will represent the New Zealand Government at the International Copyright Conference in Rome jn October, states a Wellington Press Association message. One of the matters to be discussed is the revision of the law enabling the Australian Performing Rights Association to demand a fee for public performance of British copyright music.

‘Mahommad! Mahommad! ” was the name thundered forth by the court crier in the Invercargill Magistrate’s Court. Solicitors smiled-and waited for tlie judgment debtor to appear. Most of those present looked . towards the door, but there were several whose eyes were upturned towards the ceiling. The Magistrate unconsciously added to the humour of the situation by inquiring if the summons had been properly served. "I’ve seen Mahommad,” said the court crier. "He is .a bottle dealer.”

Wanganui (according to the Chronicle) is earning a reputation for its severity with posters advcitising entertainments, and an actor who recently went there with a play that was tropical in more senses than one was very offended when the city authorities censored his posters. A poster in Ridgway Street advertising a motion picture has now been treated in a like fashion, and a lady depicted thereon has been given a skirt of paper, which has been pasted over a portion of the design.

A certain Australian artist who recently returned to Sydney from abroad, where she had been studying hard and consistently for a number of years to arrive at her present state of proficiency, was forced to pay the iniquitous sum of £163 in duty on her paintings, plus £8 8s to an expert for a valuation, making a total cost of £l7l Bs, the duty being 10 per cent, of pictures painted in Britain and 20 per cent, on those painted abroad. As the work was done in Paris she had to pay the higher rates.

The Prince of "Wales’s recent remark that "no one need ever envy me my life.” is certainly justified. When he received Colonel Lindbergh lie was out of Welsh Guards’ uniform and into mufti almost as quickly as the quickchange artists we used to know. The other day the Prince had to make five complete changes in a few hours. He has everything laid out ready for him in the order in which the clothes are to be put on, but however rushed he may be he is always absolutely correctly dressed. . . , .

Rather more than 200 years ago Aeneas Mackay, head of the clan of that name, settled in Holland. He had been a soldier of fortune and made a good thing out of other people’s wars. He became a Dutch subject. About the middle of the last century Mackay crossed to England, rvas naturalised., filled many public offices, and was made a peer with the title of Lord Rea'y, which his family held already in the peerage of Scotland. He died, and the title went to a Dutch relative, and now it has passed to a young man brought up in Holland as a Dutchman. He has gone to England to be a British subject, and to be chief of the clan Mackay.

Proposals for the establishment of a Parliamentary League of Nations Committee Averc placed before a largely attended meeting of members of the Legislature by speakers on behalf of the Dominion Council of the Union, at Parliament House this morning. The Prime Minister, members of Cabinet, and the Speakers of both Chambers Avcre present. Sir James Allen introduced the speakers, and stressed the Avorthiness of the objects iinmlvcd. After Professor Grant and Dr. Gibb had addressed the meeting, Sir James Allen suggested that a meeting of members of the Legislature might be held to consider the formation of a committee. A hearty Amte of thanks Avas accorded the speakers, on the motion of the Hon. F. J. Rolleston.

Speaking in Wellington recently Avith regard to his contest Avith the late Hon. R. F. Bollard in the Raglan electorate in 1911, Colonel Allen Bell, member for the Bay of Islands, recalled an incident which shoAved the character of the late gentleman. By some mistake on the part- of the hall caretaker at Tuakau, the hall Avas booked for Mr Bollard and Colonel Bell for the same evening. Neither knetv of rvhat had occurred until tliqy both arrived at Tuakau and Mr Bollard had the earlier booking. “What aa\us to be done?” “We Avill hold a combined meeting,” said “Dick,” “you take the chair for me and I Avill take it for you.” This Avas done and the result Avas a most interesting and harmonious nVeeting, one of the best in that memorable niid exciting campaign.

Since the announcement of the death of “The Shiner,” a Avell-knoAvn identity in the South, stories of his nomadic pranks have begun to pour in thick and fast, says the Oamarp correspondend of the Otago Daily Times. One of the best is an attempt he made to secure a jar of Avhisky from a local hotelkeeper in the days of license. The jar was filled, but as lie could not find (lie cash required the Avhisky Avas poured back into the quarter cask. “The Shiner” left the bar, Avith the jar under his arm, muttering imprecations against the heartless publican. When ho Avas next seen he Avas squeezing a sponge, from Avhich he extracted a couple of good stiff nips. He had placed •he sponge in the jar before entering the hotel. On another' occasion he Avent to a hotel and Avith a theodolite he had borrowed, and pretended to make an official survey of the frontage. He then confided to the publican that his building Avas 2ft on the road line. He AA r as lavishly “treated,” and given a handsome sum of money on condition that he “hit the trail” and said no more about it. y . i ! '* .. ■ >- - ■ ■ J _Li l-iIELK r .lL* !

"You’d think you had been dragged through a flour bag,” remarked a member at a meeting of the committee of the Waikato Trotting Club in referring to the fate of patrons after leaning against the picket fences at racing and trotting courses.

Speaking at the weekly luncheon of the Wanganui Rotary Club, Sir Alexander Roberts, of Wellington, appealed to Rotarians to give public service to their community. "Most of us are too busy trying to make an extra dollar or two,” he said.

In order to conform to international custom, also for financial and economic reasons, Turkey has adopted Sunday as a day of rest. Hitherto, in conjunction with the other Moslem countries, Friday has been reserved for worship. Henceforth Sunday will Ire re-named Friday.—Cable news.

A Wanganui lady walked home from an auction sale the other day with a painting by a New Zealand artist tucked under her arm. it had cost her a few shillings (says the Herald). After it had been cleaned the picture was recognised as an original of- extreme rareness. Subsequently the lady was offered the sum of £4OO for the picture by a collector. The lady has decided to retain the painting until its full value can be appraised. No . doubt it would command a larger figure in England.

Rabbi Van Staveren, of .Wellington, has just completed three months’ winter residence in Whangarei. To a Northern Advocate interviewer lie said: "Before I visited Whangarei, friends told me that the climate was much bettor than Queensland, or, in fact, any' part of Australia. I found this statement correct. The climate is such as lo call many wealc-lunged people up here. Asthma troubles me, but my cought almost disappears when I air. in Whangarei.”

The practice of stealing petrol from motor ears is growing in Christchurch (states the Sun). Several motorists cbmplain that their tanks have been emptied, preference being shown for cars with the vacqum feed. The tank at the rear is more accessible. Tackling the tank of the gravity fed engine means lifting the bonnet. Has the time arrived when some form of lock must be provided for tank-caps?

In his address at the opening of the Wangaehu River Bridge at Kauangaroa Mr W-. S. Glenn, M.P., on Saturday made ironical reference to the Summer Time Bill. "I spoke eleven times in the House on Thursday night trying to get you farmers a little more daylight, ’ ’ lie said. "You are getting so fat and lazy' that it would do you good to 'Work on hour or so more—and, anyway, the bowlers and the hockey plavcrs want it.” • *

"Defendant sold a copy of the paper to Sergeant Power not recognising who be was,” stated Senior-Sergeant O’Grady at the Police Court, Palmerston North, on Monday, when William Patrick Casey was charged with Sunday trading—the selling of a Wellington weekly publication on August 7. The papers, the senior-sergeant proceeded, were delivered in Palmerston North by service car on a Sunday and defendant was in the habit of selling them on the street, a crowd of 20 to 100 frequently awaiting the arrival of the car. Casey pleaded ignorance of the law. A fine of £2 was imposed, with costs 10s.