Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928.

Shannon News, 10 January 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928.

Mv Dawson, Chief. Postmaster, of Palmerston North, was a visitor to Shannon yesterday.

The Mayor (Mr E. Butt) left for Wellington this morning to attend the funeral of his biothor-in-law.

The first meeting in the New Year of the Shannon Borough Council wib be held in the" Council Chambers this evening.

Mr Lockhart, of the staff of the local Post Office, is on his annual leave which he is spending in Waipukur.au He is accompanied by Mrs 'Lockhart.

The friends of Mrs Saxon, of Buck ley, who is an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital, will be pleased to learn that her 'condition was much improved yesterday.

An old resident of Shannon in the person of Mr. T. Watterston, who has been in business here for the past eighteen years, leaves this week, for the Lower .Hutt, where he is entering into business. Mrs Watterston and family will be joining him at the end of the month.

A. meeting is to be held at an early date of representatives of local sports bodies and others to consider the/piostion of erecting a grandstand on the Domain. Such a building is badly needed and if suitable ways and means of raising the money to do the work can'be found, such a movement will he a step in the right direction.

Miss Evelyn Davis, who is to be married on Wednesday, was tendered a gift party by the Ladies' Guild of Ven. Bedc's at the 'Vicarage*on Friday afternoon, when she was the "0cipient of a large number of useful and valuable gifts. The Rev. Mr Farnell, on behalf of the scholars of the Sunday School, in presenting her with a .set of stainless carvers, wished her every happiness in her married life. He also expressed his thanks for the valuable services she had rendered to the Sunday School, particularly eongrtdulating her on the success of the kindergarten classes in her charge. Afternoon, tea was served in the garden and a most pleasant time was spent by all. Mesdames Faniell and llallam were the hostesses.

Many are the attractions of January month, especially the beach and riverside, but one of the greatest attractions in Shannon now is the frock department of Howard Andrew's, Ltd., who are making special prices for January. Those are advertised in this issue.

The poll on the Parapnraumu water supply proposal, conducted by the Bui 1 County Council, resulted h: 54 voting in favour of.the scheme and 5 against it. There are 118 ratepayers on the roll, with 127 votes.

The London Gazette contains a notice winding up the famous Besses of the Barn Band, states a cable message received at 8.30 a.m. to-day. The "Besses" toured New Zealand about 24 years ago.

Albatrosses and mollyhawks come inside the entrance of the Harbour occasionally when fbh are being cleaned on board inward-bound fish ing boats. A few days ago two al batrosses were swimming about the Lower Harbour, and each bird had a broken wing. They were presumably victims of the pea rifle. The fishoT men are ind'gnant at whal they term such contemptible "sport," for the albatro=ses arc so friendly that they come close to tho fishing boats and ofton feed from the hand.

, The profits of the Waratahs' tour have, alrea.ly surpassed the profits made bv the AH Blacks, The amount is expected to reach £30,000. The expenses will total £14,000. The gates have realised so far £40,000. The advance sales for the match against England on January 7th are already over 10,000. This will be the last match of the tour.

Hauraki Plains farmers literally "broke the bank" at Ngatea one day last week, writes a Ngatea correspondent. Following on a favourable season's dairying the demand for cash withdrawals at the Ngatea brand) of the Bank of New Zealand exceeded the supply of coin .brought from Thames for the purpose. The bank was forced to declare its inability at the time to satisfy its clients owing to a temporary shortage of funds.

Wool production in the Cisborne district this year is estimated at close on 50,000 bales, slates a Press telegram. Over 20,000 bales of Gisborne avool is sent each season to the Napier sales. The transport of the wool by motor cost £IO,OOO. which would be saved if the sales were held in Gisborue. Further strong representations are about to be made to the New Zealand Wool Buyers' Association concerning this point.

The really happy man of to-day never laughs, declares Professor P. Aveling, University of London psy ehologist. Laughter is au ugly mask iiKiu'ged in only by the "superior'' or discontented man, according to the professor. "Smiles," the professor sajj'S, "-'we beautiful as mark* of human .sympathy and understanding in a heart that is at peace with itself and all the world."

Deer are regarded as vermin by the State Forest Service, and as there is now no protection of them in State plantations, including those in Canterbury, everv means is being used to get ■rid* of them (states the Christchurch Sun). The campaign inaugurated by the Forest Service includes offering a bounty of two shillings a tail. Poisoning evperiments are also being conducted. Salt licks have been established to attract the deer to places where they may be poisoned or shot, and considerable numbers have been; killed during the past season.