Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1927.

Shannon News, 13 September 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1927.

Mr and Mrs Eric, Butler, of Woodville, were visitors to Shannon , during the week-end, being the guests of Mr and Mrs G. Nalikies. • * .

•At the Bowling Club’s crib tourney on Thursday evening there was a good attendance, patrons having a good evening’s amusement. The winners were Mrs A. Mason and Mr C. Pritchard.

As the last dance held by the People’s Picnic Committee was such a success, it has been decided to hold another dance in the Parish Hall on Saturday evening, Sept. 24th. ,

At the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court, Arthur Richards was fined 10s and 10s costs for using a motor lorry at Shannon with the nuinber plate obscured. :

An advance payment of Is 6d per lb for butterfat supplied to the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. during the month of August is being made. Compared with the corresponding month of last year the production of butter showed an increase. . . ; ; -

Local residents who were listeiiing-in to the wireless concert broadcasted from Wellington on Saturday evening had the pleasure of hearing three vocal items by Shannon’s well-known.vocal-ist, Mr R. Bishop, each ‘item being received very distinctly. Mr Bishop has been in Wellington competing in, the musical competitions. . ,

The Shop Day held on Saturday by. the Methodist Church Ladies;’ .Guild was most successful, practically, all. the stock offered being disposed ; pf. A good supply of cakes, produce, etc., was sent along to. the shop and...met} with a ready sale. The committee' wisli to thank all who helped and gave so liberally. The two competitions held during the day resulted in Mr Jack Swindlehurst winning the set of lingerie and Mrs Pettitt, the painted cushion.

The hazardous task of removing the No. 2 dipper dredge, which has been engaged in the banking work carried cut'by the Makerua Drainage Board, from the Tokomaru stream to the Otauru, has been successfully carried out without a mishap of any kind, .ueaving the Tokomaru stream at Walls bridge at midnight, the dredge in charge of Mr McEachen, the .dredgemaster, was floated down with the fresh to Peacock V Camp where the Manawatu river was joined-, the journey taking about two hours. A staij't .was made during the night to enable getting" through the transmission lines which cross this spot. After a wait for a, day or so, the journey was continued down to the Otauru stream, this occupying a day. The dredge anchored there and at once commenced the work of deepening and widening the stream. Three small bridges had to be passed through and to enable this three spans had to be lifted oft each. There was a varying depth of water to traverse,, the dredge failing in places to touch bottom while in other spots the water was quite shallow. . ;;

A well-known resident of Shannon in the person of Mr W. Barker, completed 21 years’ constant service last week for A. and L. Seifert, Ltd., of Miranui. Starting about 12 months before the big mill was built, stumping and sowing down the various fibre paddocks, roading, draining, and fencing, forming upper and lower dam, laying the concrete foundations for the gas engines and various other works necessary to starting the big mill. Hail, rain, or shine, he could be relied On to be on the job, and still going strong.' Previous to coming to Shannon die served ten years in Marlborough for the Lower Wairau River Board, and in .charge of the banking of both sides of .the overflow relief channel, under the Engineer, Mr Douglas DobsonJ C.E., wheel scoop being used and an 8-horse plough elevator and eight 3-horse dump waggons. Also in charge of a road repairing gang from Blenheim through Wairau Valley, Hillersden, Birch Hill to Top House, a distance of some 55 miles, for the Wairau Road Board, and constructing the private telephone line from Blenheim to Avondale, linking up the residences of the farmers en route, including Mr Boyce and' Mr Richardson, of Fairhall, Mr Redwood G,oulter, of Timaru, and Mr Charles Goulter, of Hawkesbury, Mr W. Pollard, of Delta, Mrs Dillon, of Leafield, and Mr C. de Vere Teschmaker, of Avondale. He has been a' great believer in walking exercise and during one job in Marlborough, walked to and fro 3£ miles each way night and morning, and for 13 years of the time at Miranui he. walked three miles each way,' so he has, therefore, topped well over the 30,000 mile mark. Surely a good record of long service, and long walking, and on leaving Blenheim his employers told him that he would stick to his next job for ten years and he has now more than doubled that prediction. If there is a man in the Manawatu to beat this double, for walking and working, , it would be interesting to hear of him.

Miss Eason, of Te Kuiti, who for some time was infant mistress at the local school, was in Shannon on Saturday visiting friends.

Mr H. Kidson, of Levin and formerly of Wanganui, who is in the front rank °f Rugby referees in New Zealand, has been appointed .to take control of the first of the 1927 All Black trial matches —Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay versus Wairarapa and Bush, to be rdayed at Napier on Wednesday.

The request by a number of Maori residents for the changiug of the nama of Muhunoa Road West to Royal (or Roera) Road, which came before the Horowlienua County Council for the first time on June 11th, was disposed of on Saturday, when Cr. Catley moved that no action be taken in the mater, and this was agreed to..

A car containing four young men, which had come from the direction of Levin, collided with an electric trammission post at the Otaki railway crossing yesterday and was badly damaged. One of the occupants was cut about the hand, but the others were not injured. The car was a Chevrolet and the number 69.671.

The muddy condition of the road in front of the Levin saleyards was referred to by Cr. Bryant at the County Council. meeting on Saturday, and he asked that something should be done to enable visitors to the yards to park their cars. The matter was referred to the Engineer and the councillors for the Wirokino Riding, with power to act. -

An interesting story of a doctor’s heroism comes from New York. When Lucy Campbell, a 7-year-old Negro child, was dressing she put a safetypin in her mouth, and it slipped and struck fast in her throat. The girl was taken to the New York Emergency Hospital, where Dr. William Cantrell made several vain attempts to dislodge the pin with instruments. At last, realising that the child’s life was in grave danger, and regardless of the pain and risk to himself, the doctor forced the point of the pin into his own finger, and in this way succeeded in drawing it out.

The danger which threatens motorists through loose wire lying by the roadside was mentioned by the secretary of the Wellington Automobile Club in a letter to the Horowlienua County Council on Saturday, stating that an accident recently happened to a motorist between Levin and Eoxton through loose wire becoming entangled with the front wheels of his car. The result was the capsize of the motor, which was badly damaged, while the driver escaped with a severe shaking. The writer said he understood that wire ivas used for fastening sand-banks in parts of the County; but the Club had no definite information that the wire in this case Avas left on the road by County Avorkmen. The chairman (Mu,G. A. Monk) stated that the County Engineor- had had this matter attended to, aaid any Avire in the locality had been removed. Cr. Kilsby said that sometimes Avire' Avas hung on the fences, and stock pulled it across the road. The Engineer stated that where there Avas any loose Avire on the fences he had had it taken off. It was de:cided to inform the Club that its representatiions Avould be given attention.

The Rotorua paper, the Hot Lakes Chronicle, severely criticises the Government Tourist Department for its lack of enterprise and business management of affairs, in connection with Rotorua, and urges that a “spring cleaning” should be resorted to. The oaper writes:—“For over a decade the obsolescence of certain bathing struc : tures has been the subject of strictures by public and press. Grandiose schemes have been talked about, plans alleged to have been prepared, sums voted and not spent —and nothing done. The old bathhouses, rat-ridden, sulphur-racked, steam-soaked ruins, are still'allowed to function by the grace of God and the limitations of the laws of gravity. The Blue Bath is hopelessly inadequate and out-of-date. Spring is here, and whatever is determined upon, it is too late to bring any work to the utility production point this season. Utter lack of vision seems to be the outstanding defect of the Tourist Department —a threepenny outlook on a sovereign producing scheme seems to dominate the Wellington departmental administration. What private enterprise would have accomplished a quarter of a century ago yet to be done. Under the somewhat spacious pretence of conserving the rights of the people the stagnation stage has been reached and an analysis, as provided by one o„f the Government’s own officers, shows that no progress has been made in attracting visitors from overseas.’ ’

Interest was created by the arrival at Whakatane from the Urewera County of the wellknown chief, Te Pairi Otcrangi, who, the “Poverty Bay Herald” states, is the living image of the ledoubtablc Te Kooti, with his fierce, pieicing eyes and pointed black beard The old chief is one of the few* real old-time Rangatiras left in the country, and the fact that he was going to take part in a film caused considerable trouble among the elders of his tribe, who look upon these things as “child’s play” and not befitting a man of his rank and age. Four meeting were held at Waimana and strenuous efforts were made to influence the old man from the idea of appearing in the film, but like a true Rangatira his only answer to the elders of his tribe was: “I have given my word to the pakehas—l must go.” So the old man came down to Whakatane and suffered the indignity of having his grey hairs clipped and dyed to such a faithful representation of Te Kooti, that it staitles those who knc-w Maoridom’s greatest warrior ans strategist. Te Pairi Oterangi is 72 years of age, and is as active and nimble as a man of 50. Strangely enough he followed Te Kooti as a boy of 12 carrying ammunition, and he knows Te Kooti’s every mannerism and habit, and at a rehearsal startled the onlookers with his magnificent acting. He is also the nephew of Te Whiu, Te Kooti’s second, in command and greatest friend, who was so like him in appearance that he was known as Te Kooti’s double.

The certified average net daily sale of the London Daily Mail during last month Avas 1,823,292 copies—representing the largest daily neAvspaper circulation in the Avorld.

“Were you ever in trouble before?’’ said the Magistrate sternly to a modest young man avlio was up for pillion-rid-ing. “Well,” he said nervously, “I suppose I ought to tell you that once, long ago, I kept a library book too long and \\ T as lined twopence.”

A novelty in facetious wedding placards Avas seen in the Avenue, Wanganui, the other day. The bridal car in the little procession was innocent of any embarrassing adornment, but the next car, carrying the bridesmaids, best man and grooniHinun, had a largo placard fastened to II: “We Are Next.”

A young imuf was telling a young lady the other night that 1)0 believed he should u doctor about the liquor question. “Loot night,” ho explained, “when I walked Into my room 1 saw Iwo rats over in u corner fighting,” “But,” nbe soothed him, “there's no thing strange about fleeing two rnt« fighting.” “No,” he said, “but these had boxing gloves on.”

In order to assist women passengers to prevc'nt their hats from being spoiled by dust the RaiLvay Department has decided to supply large paper bags in whieh hats may be placed during a journey. The bags will be supplied free of charge at the stations, and will also be obtainable from the guards of trains during a journey.: The innovation Avill be commenced 'shortly.

Two brothers named Jackman living at Slough (Buckinghamshire) fancying a sea bath, fleAv 50 miles in their re-(ently-acquired Moth to Littlehampton (Sussex'), alighted on the beach, enjoyed their dip, and returned home in tittie for breakfast. The pilot says the trip took-half-an-hour each way, and the cost was 4s. “We intend to have many more, if the Aveather is fine,” he added, “and will often fly to Paris.” —London cable. ,

The opinion of a merchant fisherman, that schnapper can be caught in unlimited quantities in the Hauraki Gulf when a northerly breeze is 'bloAving, Avas borne out on Wednesday evening when a creAV of four men put to sea in a northerly wind and returned Avith a record catch of nearly 400 dozen fish. Other boats secured hauls of 200 dozen and 150 dozen. A feature of the hauls has been the splendid condition of the fish.

A French Presidential decree will enable descendants of Marshal Focli to bear his illustrious name. The marshal had three children. His only son, Lieutenant Foeh, Avas killed in action during the Avar, and his tAVo daughters' are both married. One of the daughters, the Avife of Colonel Fournier, has three children, Avhose father applied to the Minister of Justice for permission to add the name of Foeh to their own. The Council of State reported favourably on the request, so that the marshal’s grandchildren Avill henceforth bear the name of Fournier-Foeh.

“Ncvev change your occupation .or embark on a new enterprise at a boom period,” said the Rev. John Paterson, M.A., in hi 3 address “What is Success?” delivered at the Wanganui Rotary Club. “The man Avho changes bis occupation as near the loAvest point of depression as possible is bound to succeed as he sAveeps up on the boom,” he said. “He learns confidence, hope, courage, and enterprise in the times of depression; and booms teach him steadiness, prudence, caution, vigilance, and service. If this rule had been realised in NeAV Zealand some years ago much trouble Avould have been avoided.”

Some idea of the current rates for accommodation ,can fie gained from perusal of instruments registered as recorded in the Mercantile Gazette for last Aveek. Rates of interest, on loans secured on sheep and cattle are shoA\ r n at 7 per cent, to 10 per cent. Five per cent, is the rate charged in several cases by “His Majesty the King,” 7 per cent, on billiard tables, 6 per cent, to 10 per cent, on furniture, 5 per cent, to 6| per cent, on crops, 10 per cent, on tools of trade, 8 per cent, on dairy coavs, 8 per cent, on coavs and pigs. First mortgage rates are 6| per cent, to 7 per cent. Bank overdraft, minimum rate 7 per cent.

A Maori boy from a way-back district was prevailed upon a* few days ago to enter the Whangarei Hospital to undergo an operation for removal of adenoids (says the Northern Advcy cate). He was not a willing patient. When the doctor put a cloth over his face and said: “Now then, boy, you take long breaths,” the Maori laughed to himself and showed, by obeying the order to the full extent of his pulmonary ability, that he was not afraid of being smothered.. When lie had sufficiently recovered from the result, he said, “Py korvy, te doctor he bloomin’ well beat me. He make me sleep in te daytime. No more smell te handkerchief in te ’ospital for me. ”

An inquiry from a customer as to whether our store sold the materials for playing “house” brought memories (says a Sydney correspondent). Most A.I.F. men know that it wasn’t much of a game, but it helped to make English war-time beer taste a little less like dishwater. With a keeper that knew how to roll out his numbers one had to be sophisticated to follow the thing. “Kelly’s eye” (1), “medicine and duty” (£>), “legs—eleven,” “thir-teen—-the Devil’s own,” “twenty-two —all.twos,” right up to “ninety”— the top of the Wazir,” interspersed with the information that “the old man dips again,” made the game, which was generally for a “penny single line” or “twopenny fujl house”: that made the odds about 30 to 1, or sometimes better, according to the number of players and whether the “old man” kept within the prescribed percentage of profit. Compared with crown and anchor, “under and over” and a few others, “house” was pretty woeful, but one could enjoy it in the canteen with the eojnfort of a fire and be within the law. The crown-and-anchor joints were practised on the “outer,” as it were.

All the great pianists have practised hard. It is the only way to xA T in success, and no amount of gift absolves the student from steady and frequent avoilc at the keyboard. Rubinstein xvas a tremendous worker. Paderewski has confessed to seven hours a day, and a good deal of his practice consisted of scales and five-finger exercises. Pach _ maim, Hofmamn, Rosenthal —all the eminent players—speak with one view on this subject. There is no royal road to efficiency as a pianist. But practice need not he dull work. On the contrary, the obvious progress made as a result of it sho ays the student lioav. valuable those technical exercises are. Besides which, they soon come to be into resting in themselves.

The contributions made by the different branches of anthropology to the l tudy of tlu* Maori race were dealt with by Mr. Gilbert Archoy, curator of the Auckland Museum, in an address to the anthropological section of the Auckland Institute (reports the “New Zealand Herald”). Mr. Archey said that in order to decide what race the Maori belonged to his physical characteristics, such as hair, skull, and features had to be studied. These indicated that lie was chiefly Caucasian, with sonic Melanesian and Mongolian characteristic. 'Questions to be solved Avere how ho got these traces, where he came from and by what Toute. The last stage of his journeyings Avas adequately covered, and to go further back less direct evidence had to be taken —the evidence of language, daterial culture, decorative art, and social organisation. Mr. Archey suggested the poetry, songs, high personal courage, and chivalry of the Maori should be studied by the European for his own benefit, and in order that the two races might live - together in accordance with the ideals of both.

According to an exchange some American business men! have found an easy and profitable way of disposing of old sailing ships. The four-inasted schooner Aneiura has just, been disposed of in Melbourne, and there was the case of the Guy C. Goss at Auckland last year. Briefly, the method is this: A small syndicate buys a. vessel, loads her Avith lumber: and aAvay she goes. The oAvners collect the freight money and apparently forget that they ever oAvned the vessel. When she reaches her port of discharge the ercAA' claim their Avages, and, there Tieing no response from the OAvners, the vessel is sold to meet the claims. In American ports at the present time there are hundreds of sailing ships of all rigs, many of Avhich Avere built to meet the shortage during the war. As they are not Avorth the cost of breaking up, it has been the practice to make them into rafts of from ten to vessels and toAV them out to sea, Avhere they are burnt. Here is evidently one solution of the problem of getting rid of junk at a good profit.