Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1928.

Shannon News, 3 February 1928, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1928.

Mr. Chas, Young, of Ballance Street, was removed to the Palmerston North Hospital- on Tuesday, suffering from pneumonia, and pleurisy. All will join in wishing him a speedy recovery.

Nurse Norris, the Plunkct nurse, reports that during the month of December, 90 adults and 'children visited the room at Shannon and during January this number was increased to 10.1 visits. '

Further arrangements for the annual school picnic at Plimmerston on Saturday, February 18th, were dealt with by the Committee on Wednesday evening, when it was decided to send out lists for" donations to help defray the cost. It was also arranged to have tickets on sale with Mr. J. V. Burns a few days before the picnic.

By advertisement appearing in this issue, Mr. W. Cochrane is offering for sale a latest model 6 cylinder llupmobile Sedan, nearly new; also a 1926 model 4 cylinder Hupinobile touring car in excellent mechanical order and a Chalmers C cylinder 15 ewt. truck in good running order. All the vehicles are being offered at a ridiculously low figure and those is search of a good car should get in touch with Mr Cochrane.

There is a big chance of economising for the residents of Shannon just now at Howard Andrew's Ltd. In addition to the drastic reductions in all frocks of this season's buying and all millinery to be cleared at half price, linoleums 6 ft wide are being sold at 0s Od per yard to make room for new season 's goods, bath room mats at Is 3d, black and white linos at 6s 6d per yard, (>r't wide strong kitchen, hearth rugs are going at 6s lid. In fact there are bargains in every department.*

On Tuesday a fire broke out in the Miranui swamp between the main drain and the Tokomaru stream. The mill hands were called -out and after a strenuous fight the fire was checked during the evening. The fire . swept over about H acres of standing flax and six acres of newly cut flax. The block is trenched all round and there is a good supply of water. A strict watch is being kept, but it is not expected that there will be further outbreaks.

I A deputation consisting of Messrs E. Law, J. 11. Rolston and S. Bowker, representing parents residing at Ihakara, waited on the Shannon School Committee on Wednesday evening, in reI ferenee to the conveyance of children from that locality to the Shannon school. They asked that the school bus, which now goes to the 13ueklcy road corner, should go to the top of the Ihakara hill, a further distance of If miles. It was pointed out that there were quite a number of children ready to commence school and that they had the names of eleven who would travel by the bus. In reply the chairman and headmaster would do all they could to get the service extended as they wanted to.increase the attendance at the school and at the same time to assist the parents in the district. It was decided to find out what extra charge the contractor requires to go { the additional distance and to then approach the Board.

Miss Greta Jones, of the Wellington Hospital nursing staff, is at present on three weeks leave, which she is spending with her parents, Mr. and Mrs H. Clifford-Jones.

.Reporting to the School Committee on the attendance on the opening day, the headmaster (Mr. A. TV White) said this, had been quite satisfactory, although a few were absent, one or two owing to illness and he did not know if others were returning or not. There were 30 admissions, most of whom were infants, the attendance being 334.

January, in Christehurch, was the driest month for years, says a Press message. Rain fell only on five days, and the total was 0.489 inches.

The rainfall in Palmerston North for January was two points, the lowest for January since records have been taken during the past fifteen years, the- next lowest January being in 1922, when 120 points were registered.

"Although you are divorced you are still liable for the maintainanee of your children," the Magistrate (Mr. J. L. Stout), informed a defendant in the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court on Monday.

"Fined £5. This has got to stop," observed Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., at the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court on Monday when George William Carter was charged with riding an unusually noisy motor-cycle.

Thirty Tongan boys, members of a choir touring Australia, arrived at Auckland by the Aorangi, en route to Australia. They are expected to give New Zealand concerts on their return. The party is in charge of the Rev. A. 11. Wood, of the Methodist Mission, and includes the Crown Prince of Tonga, aged 9, Taufua Ahura, he being the youngest member. —Press Association.

The circulation of a petition praying that "Sidey time" be adhered to throughout the'year has been mooted by several farmers in South Taranaki. The object is, the informant announced with a twinkle in his eye, to give the farmers a laugh at their town cousins, who would have to arise early on the cold winter mornings while the farmers could enjoy the extra time in bed.

As an indication of the extent of the tobacco industry in the district., the quantity of tobacco shipped from the port of" Motuokn during 10,27 totalled (572 bales and 7 0 eases, compared with 23S cases in 1026. A considerable area is down this season, bin 'he weather lias not been altogether favourable to obtain the best re.Miits. At the same time there are some part'eularly good crops to be seen.

The third consignment of pigs for export this season by the Leva (.Vopor- : j .tive DaJi-y Co. was sec away by rail to We/Iin.HOH yesterday. The number was 9S, made up of'fine quality baconcis and porker?. This is the largest consignment from Levin since the sea son's operations stalled, and it .V- the iiist to come under the Government's bounty scheme, whereby a subsidy o. ?,d per lb is provided as a guarantee against loss. -The toial sent aw£y foi grading is now 203.

At the song and organ recital to be given in the Levin Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening, Mr Jess White will play, amongst other things, the impressive "March Funcbrc" from Beethoven's op. 26; a fanfare by Ashford and the famous "Gloria" from Mozart's 12th Mass. .The "vocal items will include the quaint eld "Easter Hymn" of Wagemaiiii, which Frank Biidge has set to music in the modern idiom, while retaining the spirit of the early 17th Century, and Sir George Henschol's '' Monrhig Hymn."

In speaking to a representative of the Standard regarding the gathering which took place at the. Eatana p*:i in connection with the dedication of fhe I\i:,taijA Temple, a native visitor from Wanganui stated that the -Methodist ministers now stationed at the Maori settlement had taken over Hie health and education administration of the pa. He thought the idea was a good one, for he understood that the authorities at Eatana were haphazard in their education and health methods, and it did not do to neglect, the education of Maori children to-dav.

Crawling up the bole of a. mighty kauri until he looked like a fly on the side of a house, an expert tree-climber fitted with spiked boots gave a remarkable exhibition of agility and skill in the Waipoua kauri forest, north of Auckland, during the holidays. This tjee, the largest seen by a party of Auckland naturalists, who visited the forest, was about IS feet in diameter and if to wo red up to a great height, although the impression of size was slightly spoilt by the fact that the tiisc branch, was only 40 feet from the ground.

There is a motorist living in Surrey

(England) who has a 23-year-old car which ho F.I ill uses almost daily for business purposes. No record lias been kept of (he total mileage covered by

bis veteran car, but it has been driven

in all weathers, over cverv condition of road, and. like "Charley's Aunt," is ".still running." It is the custom of the owner of this 1004 Sunbeam to

drive it up to OH-miva each year during the period of the motor show, an occasion when it never fails to create extraordinary interest. It is, apparently, as reliable as when it origiuaHy left the works, and will keep up a steady 28 to HO m.p.h. for hours on elid. It is ehnin.-driven, still fitted with its original grilled tube radiator, and has the heavy type of open high-seated body which was in vogue a quarter of a century ago. But 'its old-fashioned appearance is the only thing against it, and though its owner has often considered the purchase of an up-to-date motor, he is still loth to part with his old car.

The prize for the most brilliant game played at the recent Chess Congress has been awarded to the late Mr A. W. 0. Davies for his game against the Rev. N. Friberg, states a Christehurch message. The adjudicator (Mr W. 8. King) states, "The game was of a high order, with admirable finesse."

The Manawatu-Oroua Power Board is taking immediate steps to assist Mangahao with the heavy load it lias to carry at the present time when the water supply is fast dwindling. It is proposed ro re-commission the Feilding generating plant which is capable of producing about 2000 units per day and Mr. W. A. Waters, engineer, spent yesterday preparing for the re-opening of the station.

All kinds of queer ideas have been prevalent as to the races of people inhabiting the interior of New Guinea, but there is one less of them to re eeive credence now. The, Lieut.-Gov-ernor, in his annual report, says that he has spent a day among the allegedly web-footed people of Agaiambo Swamp. They are not web-footed, and do not differ in any way from the surrounding natives, except that their leg muscles are less well developed than those of their fellows who run about in the bush, for these swamp dwellers travel in canoes and rarely touch dry land.

Evidently the tropics contain a great variety of fruits that are not familiar even by name to dwellers in the temperate zones. Some of our readers may have heard of, or even sampled, the iitchi, the avocado, the mangosteen, and the durian, but in addition to thest the Papuan Annual Report contains the following in a list of fresh friuts which were admitted to the Commonwealth duty free: Chicomamey,. longan. akee, pulasan, rambutan. sapote, sapodiila, abiu, star-apple, langsat jmbu, ilama, jabotieaba, grumichama, kao pan seedless pummelo, and jakfruit.

According to an exchange, trouble has been experienced at Gisborne by young men indulging their love for the sea finding themselves suffering from a painful 'affliction caused by wafer passing through the nose into a passage under the eye, creating a blockage, and sometimes an abscess. A well known young Gisborne resi'dent is. at present suffering from the trouble, and in a recent Wellington' ease the patient (who hails from Gisborne) wa3 compelled to undergo a serious operation, in which /the ear drum was pierced. A medical man, when referred to on the subject, stated that the trouble was specially dangerous to those suffering from adenoids or subject to colds.'

"I see that you consider croquet is a combination of chess and billiards, Sir Francis," said Mr Aldndge, Mayer of Devonport, at the welcoming function to the English croquet champions. •''l am glad to hear it so described, l'v. my ignorance I thought if combined the virtues of hockey and 'kick-stone-tinny,' golf and egg-in-the cap, or houp-la and roll-down. Still, if it is what you say, I hope that you never strike a stalemate or an unlucky cannon break. One thing is certain, you wil;. never be 'rooked' in Devonport." Sir Francis Wemyss laughingly responded that he weuld have great pleasure in demonstrating the 'moves' of the gnroe. .