Shannon News TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1927.

Shannon News, 15 November 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1927.

Mi\ Alf Thompson had the, misfortune to fracture his arm while cranking a motor car on Saturday hist.

under treatment in the Palmerston North Hospital for injuries received in a cycle accident, has returned to his home.

The Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co., (Ltd.) pay-out for butterfat supplied during the month of October will be Is ssd per lb. .

\Vork has been commenced on the re-erection of the swing bridge in Sheehan Street that was,washed away by the recent flood.

Without, exception there has not been a month in which there have not been connections with the electric light i» Shannon, since its inception.

"An Affair of the Follies," with Lewis and Billic Dove, to be screened at the Maoriland Theatre on Wednesday, - promises to be a picture of outstanding merit and should not be missed. ■'-.,'

The output of the Shannon Dairy Factory continues to increase and this year promises to be a record. At present over four' tons of butter are being manufactured daily and with a fair price for butterfat and an abundance of feed dairy fanners are smiling-

Yen. Bede's Bazaar, which takes place in the Druids' Hall on Friday and Saturday next, will be opened I>\ Mr. Alfred Seiferfc at 2.30 p.m. on the first day. The Ladies' Guild have been busy for winter months making supplies for the various stalls and have a plentiful assortment of beautiful a;ul useful garments. Various competitions have been arranged, among them being shooting gallery, hat-trimming, quoits, aunt sally and others for which attractive prizes are offered.

Most dairy farmers were on Monday morning'an hour behind thb rest of the community in their daily operations. — Grey-town Standard. '

The Mayer of Featherston (Mr. J. W. Card) had an unpleasant experience on Sunday when he was out for a drive with the members of his family on Western Lake Road. The members of the party had left their car and were standing by the roadside when a bullet struck Mr. Card in the knee. It is supposed that Mr. Card was hit by a ricochet bullet. A number of week-end campers, it is stated, wera firing at a target in the vicinity. Mr. Card was taken to a private hospital in Featherston and an operation for the extraction of the bullet was performed last evening.

"Life in New Zealand," the Christmas number of "The Weekly Press" contains far less than the usual supply of scenic view's, the bulk of the space being given to s attr active illustrations of the actual life of New Zealanders. The Duke of York's slogan, "Take care of the children and the country will take care of itself," is featured on a very striking cover, and the pictures of child life distributed through the pages are very happy t There are two stories by- prominent New Zealand writers, Mona Tracy and Kathcrins Merecr, and the coloured supplement is a fine production of a harvest painting by the late W:'ljiam Greene. Technically the whole production fully maintains the of the Christehurch Preas Company Limited." „ ,

After one week's trial of commencing their programmes half an hour later because of Daylight Saving, all the Punedin picture theatres have reverted to the pre-Summer Time hour.

In reporting to the Palmerston North'-Hospital Board at ' Thursday's meeting, the' bacteriologist (Mr. L. H. Cooper) stated that during the month 516 swabs" had been examined for indications of diphtheria. "It seems to be far too prevalent in Palmerston North yet," commented the chairman (Sir Jas. Wilson).

The question of holding compulsory inquests into the?,-cause, of fires was discussed at a .meeting'.of the Wellington Fire Board, yesterday. The chairman, Mr D. E.'Wilkie, said there was a growing fire loss ratio throughout New Zealand. In Queensland, he understood, an inquiry was held into every fire. The Superintendent said that investigations .were made into suspicious eases. It was decided to obtain particulars from Queensland. —Press mssage.

An unusual .claim was made on the Clifton County Counc-il a,t its meeting last week when the Post and Telegraph Department sent in a bill for £1 9s, the cost of repairs to telephone wires on the corner of Onaero Eoad broken as the result of blasting operations by the county's workmen. The engineer said that about six wires were severed by fragments from the explosion. "The department should have taken the corner with a sweep, instead of laying the wires across the corner, and it is a question whether we are; liable," he said. Tt was decided to disclaim liability. . '

Not a little trepidation was caused to pedestrians who had to cross tlie footbridge from Claudelanda to Hamilton on Saturday last, when a hostile swarm of bees settled on the rail about midway across the narrow passageway and took command of the situation. The outcome of their obstinate desire to remain there was that those who had occasion to pass the swarm on their way to work were quite perturbed when they considered the prospects of being stung. There were some obdurate refusals at first to. accept.the only alternative to going round to the other bridge, and for a long time v the bees "kept the bridge" va successfully as Horatius in the days of. old.—rWaikato, Independent. ~ '

Grass culture is now being studied the world over more earnestly than at any further period, and in view of that fact it is highly' satisfactoiy to learn something about New Zealand grasses that came'to.light'at the Dunedin offices of I he Agricultural Department during the course- of inquiry about other matters. It is said that authorities on pasture plants in the Old Country are advocating the use of New Zealand cocksfoot and New Zealand white clover in preference to Danish cocksfoot and Dutch white clover. In years past (says the Duiiedin Star), the Danes controlled the cocksfoot market and, buoyed by their success, they went into seed production with great energy, sowing in drills as turnips are sown, and adopting mi tensive methods of all sorts. But they lost sight of the fact that the principal re-, quirement in' cocksfoot) is abundant foliage, and by selecting for seed production they produced plants that throw more veed than foliage. Hence the present preference for New Zealand cocksfoot. Another important fact unearthed at the same time is that New Zealand white clover is found to be equal to the w.ld Kentish clover that is so justly .prized in Britain. What thisdiscovery means can hardly be guessed, for the Kentish white clover sells up to 20s per lb, whilst the New Zealand white clover is sold -.here at Is <3d per lb.

A Cure at Last! —Every stock breder realises to his sorrow the curse of vaginitis. A man's most valued cow fails to hold, and the loss, to the stockman cannot be reckoned in £.s.d. It must be plain that,' a guaranteed cure of this surse must undoubtedly save New Zealand millions of pounds. "Bovisan," not only claims, but guarantees a cure. This is not a wild statement, but has been proved conclusively by probably the best known stockmen in Now Zealand, Mr E. Alexander, Government stock inspector, qf Hamilton, whose report praises and recommends this cue, which.has never known failure. Dairymen-should write for further particulars to Mr L. V. Rowe, 17 Ghelwood Street, Palmerston North.