Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1927.

Shannon News, 16 September 1927, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1927.

Mr. W. Quarrie, of Napier, is in .Shannon visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs G. Quarrie, of Grey Street.

The Tennis Club dance will be hold in the Druids' Hall this evening. " The committee have spared no effort to

make the dance a success, and .patrons can lie assured of an-enjoyable evening's dancing.

It is expected that a goodly number of the Shannon Choral Society will journey to Levin to hear "A Tale of Old Japan," on September 2(5. Tlie reciprocated help from both societies is much appreciated and beneficial to both.

The card tourney held on Tuesday evening by the committee of the Women's Institute was well attended, patrons having an. enjoyable time. The euchre, prizes were won by Mrs Ellwood and Mr. F. Buckman .and the award in the cake competition was won bv Mrs Mei»\vood.

Nominations to fill the vacancy on the directorate of the Shannon Co-op-erative Dairy Co., caused by the death of Mr. P. W. Brown, will-'be received at the registered office of the Company at Shannon, up' to 5 p.m. on. Monday, September 20th Nomination papers must be signed by two shareholders of the Company and d-uly agreed to by the nominee. ■ ;

A meeting of the committee of the Women's Institute was held yesterday afternoon, when the syllabus for the general meetings for the next three months was drawn up, copies of which will be distributed, among members. Mesdames Bishop and Dorset and Miss Hill were elected members, while the resignations of Mrs Speirs and Mrs Bell as secretary were accepted with regret. A number of offers of pianos for sale were dealt with, but none were fouiu 1 suitable.

The takings at the gate and grandstand at the Manawhenua-Otago football match in Levin on Wednesday totalled £6O 18s 3d. '

The Shannon Choral Society had h most successful practice last night with the orchestra arranged, by Miss JNTeale, when there was a large choir present and splendid work was done, the conductor being 'very pleased. Mr C. Shaw, chairman of the Levin Choral Society, together with Mrs and Miss Shaw, were present as was also Mr C. 11. James, a member of the Palmerston Choral Society. Mr. James will assist in the bass section of the Society, as he will be residing in Shannon for a row months, having a contract at Mangaore. 'Next Thursday will be the.: first rehearsal with the soloists and orchestra, when it is hoped every member will bo present. The date of the concert is October 13.

Miss Berta Dewe, of Feilding, who is taking the dual parts of "Jill-all-alone" and "Queen Elizabeth" in the opera""Merrie England," to be given by the Shannon Choral Society in the Maorilaud Theatre on Thursday, Oct 13, was a very successful competitor at the Wellington Competitions, which are now drawing to a close. Miss Dewe came first in a test in her class, second in another test, and third in the sacred solo against all comers. The judge passed some very complimentary remarks as to the quality of her voice. Miss Dewe is a pupil of Mr Garde Grimshaw, of Palmerston, who is taking the tenor role in the opera. Shannon residents may look forward to a rich treat at this coining great musical event.

During the four months April-July inclusive, the new mortgages registered in 'Paranald totalled £529,632, while in the same period mortgages to the amount of £523,482 were discharged.

| "Oh, # we must accept that admission of the superiority of the male sex," said Mr E. I). -Moslcy, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch, when Viola Macmillan Brown was charged with having left a motor-car in Cashel Street for a longer period than twenty' minutes. The defendant did not appear, but the'Chief Traffic Inspector read the following explanation from her:—"Regarding sticker left on my car, which was left in Cashel Street from 11.10 a.m. to midday. I understood that cars, left in Cashel Street, that being a' street without any tramlines, should be left at an angle of 45 degrees. As to the other offence, taking into consideration the intellectual inferiority of the average female, and bearing in mind that I, being one of these, requested another of my kind to fiddle with the car, and she neglected to perform this office, I beg that you will accept my assurance that I will not offend again." A fine of 10s was imposed.

'.Recently a man at Waipukurau acted as best man at a wedding at 8.30 a.m. Two hours later he attended another wedding in the capacity of bridegroom.

Over 200,000 feet of film, which had cost originally about £IO,OOO was burnt by the management, of the Majestic Theatre, on a beach at Auckland on Saturday. Comedy-drama pictures from France, the United States, Italy and England went out in one red burial.. All that was saved was the silver used in making of the films.

"I cannot take the fact that a man has a wife and children into much consideration in reducing a sentence 'on him for the commission of a crime," commented His Honour, Mr Justice Ostler, in the Napier Supreme Court in addressing a married prisoner. His Honour said that if that principle were adopted, ..married men could commit crimes with impunity.

Although Nelson will be producing many hundreds of acres of tobacco next year, city dwellers will be unwise to entertain hones of presents of tobacco from friend? in the country (says the Mail). The Customs Department has a close eye on the industry, and is not unmindful of its revenue. The grower can suppiy those under his own roof with free smokes, but no others. The leaf has to go holus bolus to the recognised dealers, who are known, of course, (o the Department.

It was the "old time" dance on Monday night (says the Foxton "Herald). The music struck up for the mazurka. The floor space was vacant for a time.' Presently one, whose head was crowned with the snow of many winters, stepped out with his partner and led off in the old time (lance with a grace and dignity that pur the modem jazz shuffle to shame. Other couples followed and for a time the old dance held pride of. place.

A Chi istchurch cycle rider who apparently was too tired to pedal, "whipped behind" a motor truck the other day (says the Sun). Everything went well until a dangling hook swung out and caught the cyclist's clothing. So cyclist and cycle were dragged along, the rider holding on to his machine grimly. The cycle was not running on its tyres. It was dragged and scraped along the road, machine and rider sampling the potholes. The man's cries for help resulted in the lony coming to a standstill.

The suggestion that rosemary will grow only in the garden where "missus is master" has its counterpart in a Sus sex saying that mint grows only in the garden where "the missus wears the breeches." The Sussex saying about rosemary is to the effect that if you plant a bush of it at your gate you will never lack friends, in Hampshire and some Dorset, villages parsley is said to grow only in gardens of henpecked husbands. In Yorkshire they say that "parsley seed goes nine times to the devil," or that it must be sown nine times, for the devil takes all but the last sowing.

A woman avlio sought the advice of Mr Sharp, the Magistrate at Old Street, London, complained that -she borrowed £3 from money-lenders, and had been paying 5s a week interest' since June of last year. - Mr Sharp: Then you have paid £l3. Mr Whaite, the Court. missionary: Her point is that the debt still remains unpaid. Mr Sharp: Some part of that os should go to .the reduction of the debt. Say to them: "I have paid enough,) and. I won't pay any more," and let them sue you in the County- ;Court.

An animal feat which many people would have thought impossible, was witnessed by two persons, a drover and an onlooker, recently, when a mob of cattle from FeUding was being taken to Ngahauranga. A, black polled bullock broke away from the mob at the Ohau railway siding, passed through the yards, along the line and over the bridge, rejoining the mob at the level crossing. To negotiate a bridge without any decking, and Only the sleepers to provide a foothold, avohld be a creditable performance for a goat; in the case of a bullock it verges on the marvellous.

j A mute but eloquent relic of Auckland's pre-pakolui d-ays is treasured by a "shack" resident 'of iiangitoto (states the Auckland Star). When preparing the site for his summer cotrage, lie unearthed the obvious remains of an old Maori "hangi," or stone oven, the carefully arranged circular waterworn stones being still in place. Around it were heaps of pipi and oyster shells, the remains of tribal feasts. From strictly utilitarian motives the prospective occupier of ( this ancient feasting ground sifted some of the shell to provide sand for a concrete mixture he had in hand. To his astonishment, among the larger particles left, on the sieve their appeared a sixpence and some old bone buttons. The coin bore the image of King George JIT., and the plain date 120 years ago, long before the first pioneer pitched his tent on the Waitemata shores.

For the past seven years a diminutive bantam rooster has made the Auckland citv markets his -home. His

name is "Jucy" and he is well-known to those who frequent the poultry section of the markets. The bantam was taken to the markets in 1920 by Mr H. Turner because it was a trouble maker in a pen at his home. The bantam soon became acquainted with his ne.v surroundings, and has ever since en-

joyed unrestrained freedom in the large luilding. When he was more active han he is at present "Joey" amused limself by fighting the fowls which

had been taken to the markets for sale. He still struts somewhat proudly and displays his well preserved plumage. The seven years at the markets have

not been uneventful for the bantam. ! About three years ago it adopted three | chickens a day or two after they were i hatched and reared them until they were almost as big as himself. He has also had the honour of appearing an Auckland audience as part of a conjuring act in a city theatre.

Mr P. A. C. Bates, assisted by scientists at the Sydney Universiy, has perfected an invention for the derivation of power from the waves of the sea, which, if commercialised, may revolutionise industry (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph and News Pictorial). Describing his invention, Mr Bates, who is a native of Sydney, says that the waves are guided into channels, or a number of channels, having wide entrances. The. water surges in and out, moving floats or pontoons, which operate powerful pumps, forcing water at a high pressure into accumulators specially designed for the purpose. From the accumulators the water passes at a regular pressure through nozzles to water turbines, from which machinery may be driven direct, or the turbines may be coupled to electric generators to produce power or light.

An old lady of 95 living in a quiet square in crowded Southwark, has run an orphanage there for over sixty years without once advertising for subscriptions or getting into debt. "Money has been given to me simply in answer to prayer," she says. The orphanage, which cost £25,000 to build, began almost by aeeident. Miss Sharman kept a little school in the house of her parents in this Southwark Square, and undertook the charge of two small girls who would otherwise have had to go to the workhouse. Neighbours persuaded her to take others. Now there are 200 and the orphanage has several branches. Most of the children become domesticservants, and several have kept* the same places for thirty, years. Miss Sharman has been kept to her bed recently, but the girls visit her, and when they are to go out to work she gives them a farewell talk of loving sympathy and advice.

From among a number of applicants, a meeting of the joint committee'of the Ilorowhenua A. and P. Association and the Levin Racing Club yesterday selected Mr F. A. Nicholson, of Levin, for the position of secretary of the two bodies and of the joint finance committee which controls the showgrounds and racecourse. Mr Nicholson, who will take up his duties about the beginning of October, recently retired from the managemest of the Levin branch of Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., which position he had held from 1912. He has been a steward of the Racing Club for some years, and, having taken an active interest in the management of its race meetings, is well acquainted with the requirements of the position, as well as being in touch with the work of the A. and P. Association.