Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927.

Shannon News, 23 September 1927, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927.

A reminder is given of the People s Picnic Dance to lie held in the Parish Hall to-morrow evening. A good time is assured all who attend.

In this issue appears a list of homemade cakes, pastry, scones, fiuit and meat pies, etc., which can he puich.io ed at the I.X.L. Cakeshop, Ba'llance Street.

An invitation has been received by the Shannon Borough Council to attend at the ceremony of laying of the foundation stone of the Palmerston North District Maternity Home, which will be performed by the Hon. J.'A, Young, M.P., on Monday, 26th September.

There was a good attendance at the Bowling Club’s crib tourney last evening all present having an enjoyable time. The prizes for the most games during the evening were won by Mrs Merwood and Mr Bert Merwood.

A very successful card tourney was held by the committee of the Women’s Institute oil Tuesday evening. The prize winners for most games Avon were Mrs Bowler and Mr. F. Buekman. The “booby” prizes were awarded to Mrs Terry and Mr. 11. Tremewan. The cake competition was won by Mr. o>. Patton.

Whether singing and nprsing have a connecting link or not, the fact remains that three members of the Shannon Choral Society have already joined the ranks of the Wellington Hospital nursing staff and now Miss A. Gag-, liardi, another enthusiastic member of the Society, has- been accepted for the profession. The society will wish her every success.

The question was asked at the Shannon Council meeting on Tuesday evening if the Borough was entitled to a share of the material from the old Manawatu bridge. The Mayor said they had not been a contributing body, therefore they would not have any claim, but the Town Clerk pointed out that the Borough contributed £3 per year towards the loan, which did not expire until 1942. Cr. Curran, jun., said when the bridge was erected the Borough was under the jurisdiction of the Horowhenua County Council and as the Council had taken over their responsibilities lie thought they should be entitled to a share.

According to the enthusiasm displayed at the last Committee meeting of the Shannon Choral Society held o.n Tuesday evening in Mr. Moody’s office, the Society is a very lively and energetic one. Final and full arrangements were made for the greatest musical event ever held in Shannon when the Society will render “Merrie England.” The date is Thursday, October 13th, in the Maoriland Theatre. Arrangements were made as to advertising, a social after the concert, and a full' rehearsal in the Theatre on the Tuesday prior to the concert. It was also decided to hold a sacred concert, after the evening Church services, on the first Sunday in December.

The usual monthly meeting of the Women’s Institute was held in the Plunkct room on Wednesday afternoon. There was a large attendance of members. present, the President (Mrs Butt) occupying the chair. A considerable amount of business was dealt wdth. A vote of thanks to Mrs Bell for her work as secretary up to date was carried, and much regret at her resignation was expressed. -It was resolved that the committee do their utmost to promote a Magazine Library under the conditions suggested, and after considerable discussion on the merits of certain pianos under offer it was decided to procure one on the time payment system at once. The judging of the sponge sandwich competition, for which there were six entries, was done on the “popular vote” system and resulted in a win for Mrs Wiggins by a fairly wide majority. Exhibitions and explanations of various branches of raffia work, by Mesdames Aim, Watterston and Miss Taylor, were much enjoyed by members, while afternoon tea and a roll call of humorous stories proved a fitting ending to a most enjoyable afternoon. The next meeting is to be held on the third Wednesday in September,' when the competition will be “Basket Work Trays,’’ and a demonstration of raffia work is to be giveiubv a lady from Levin.

“The testator had an idea that, if lie died without making a will, the Government would take his estate,” said a witness in the Hamilton Supreme Court. “We have not reached that stage yet,” remarked Mr Justice Herdman. “There is a widespread impression that such is the ease,” counsel said.

An employee of the Havelock North Town Board, Walter Leicester, while, working at the top of an electric light pole, came into contact with a livj wire, receiving a shock which threw him from the pole (states a Press telegram from Hastings). Fortunately his mate was at the bottom’of the ladder, and broke fall. His injuries necessitated medical attention, and he. is now confined to bed.

A woman who was arrested and spent a few days in Wanganui Gaol, remarked that the institution was not up-to-date, and that it had no wireless plant. She did not mind Point Halswcll Gaol for the wireless could be heard in every room. She considered that the old chaps in Wanganui Gaol should be provided with radio to cheer them up in the declining years of their lives.

The danger which lies in the practice of schoolboys carrying pens and pencils in their stocking tops was indicated v at ■ Wanganui when Pat Marchant, a 14-year-old lad. met with an accident while joining in a friendly rough-and-tumble m the Technical College grounds. The pen was forced into the fiesli of his leg. for a distance of about three inches, and when extracted it was found that the two points of the nib remained in the wound. The lad was taken to the hospital and the metal was located by means of X-ray photographs.

The Duke and Duchess of York arc really puzzled to know what to do with the enormous number of souvenirs they took home with them after their recent tour. The native canoe presented to them at Fiji is likely to find a home in the South Kensington Museum. Other presentations may be housed in some of the Royal residences. Princess . Elizabeth’s presents alone are enough tfl fill several rooms. It has been estimated that the Renown.carried about three tons of toys of every description for the Royal baby."

The residents of the Maugahao settlement are a very contented and happy people. This is no doubt due to the fine community spirit there, assisted by the social side of the Y.M.C.A., Social Union Committees, and Debating Club. Any outside help displayed towards the residents is fully appreciated a ; s is shown by the notice of thanks inserted in this "issue to the Levin Methodist Church members and friends who forwarded a gift of. six lovely boxes of beautiful flowers, which were conveyed to the settlement by Mj- C. C. Franks free of charge. The fragrance of these lovely flowers brought cheer and happiness to all at Maugahao.

A London cable says Sir Henry Coward, the famous conductor, at tin Sheffield Rotary Club, made a sensational attack upon jazz. He said: “L: makes the trombone bray like an ass and guffaw like a village idiot, while Ihe silver-toned trumpet is made to produce sounds like the tearing of calico or the wailing of the nocturnal tomcat. They cannot make jazz anything but the essence of vulgarity. It debases both music and instruments, making both farcical and always putting the emphasis’ upon the grotesque. -Tne popularisation of jazz and the attendant immodest dances has led t 6 a lowering of the prestige of white races. Let the Americans embrace jazz if they choose. ~ But we must taboo it in every shape and form lest we awaken the dormant activities of long-for-gotten pre dispositions.”

Over 1000 people besieged the Mount ■filbert Borough Council Chambers during the Council meeting on Tuesday night and clamoured in vain for an audience -with the Mayor, Mr Rhodes, with the intention of demanding a reason for the dismissal of the engineer, Mr Cook, or, failing that, the resignation of the Council. The Council declined, and following a long discussion in the street and the arrival of two policemen the crowd dispersed. The Council decided to invite applications for the position of resident engineer. The trouble has arisen through the Council declining to give special reasons for the engineer’s dismissal, though the latter, in fairness to himself, demanded that he be acquainted with the complaints against him.

Although the conquest of the Tasman Sea l>y aeroplane remains to be accomplished, if has been crossed on the wing on many occasions (says the Auckland Star). Sixty years ago a strange bird appeared at the north end of fhe South Island, and the Maoris gave it the name tauliou, which means, appropriately enoujgh, the stranger. The bird spread all over the Dominion, and is now familiarly known in many Auckland suburban gardens as the waxeye, or blightbird. For many years the black swan has crossed the Tasman Sea from Australia. There are times of the year, in the vicinity of Kaipara Harbour, when at-sunset or soon after sunrise they may be seen flying towards the land in Y formation with their long necks stretched and their wings avvhirr. But the honour of the record flight goes to the godwit, which spends a holiday season in Siberia each year, and then makes a return hop of a few thousand miles to New Zealand.

The opportunities presented in a democratic country like New Zealand were stressed by Captain Bradney in a chat with an Auckland Star representative. As a lad, before he ran away to sea, the captain was apprenticed to the baking trade at Canning's, in Queen Street, a firm that will be well remembered bv old Aucklanders. “When I was there,” said Captain Bradney, “the foreman was James McGowan. On the occasion of the visit to Auckland of the Duke of Edinburgh about 1867 or 1868, Mr McGowan fixed up everything for the banquet tendered to his Royal Highness at Government House. Years rolled on, and when our present King came here as the Duke of York there Avas another banquet. Sitting near the Duke was my old foreman, the Hon. Jaimjs McGowan, Minister of Justice, and his runaway apprentice was also present by virtue of being a member of the House of Representatives.”