Shannon News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1928.

Shannon News, 21 February 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1928.

The funeral of the late Mrs Duschenski took place at the Shannon cemetery on Sunday afternoon, the remains being followed to their last resting place by a large gathering of friends. Father McDermott conducting the service at the church and graveside.

At Shannon on Sunday morning there was every indication of rain, but as the day wore on the skies cleared, only a few light showers'falling, these having no effect on the parched ground. Along the ranges black clouds could be seen passing, over, but Mangaliao fared no better than Shannon, the registered rain fall at the former place being .55 inch.

A fire at Hunterville on Thursday morning destroyed the Argyle stables and picture hall, which are leased by Messrs C. C. Franks and W. Smith, of Shannon; also two shops adjoining. Several cars were removed from the -stables safely, but a motor truck and an old model car wore destroyed. The hall, stables and shop were owned by Mr. 11. J. D. MeManawav and insured for £IOOO. There is also a cover oti the cinema material in the hall. The total damage is estimated at £3OOO.

“It cannot be, denied that newspaper advertising is vital. Other advertising pays, but newspaper advertising pays better. ’ * These remarks were made by a bank manager in Morrinsville during a discussion on advertising methods.

At a meeting of the College Street (Palmerstdn) School Committee, members removed their coats and conducted business in their shirt sleeves. “I have ordered a few gallons of —er —disinfectant,” stated the chairman amid a chorus of disappointed protest from members.

“The Savings Bank scheme is again in operation,” reported the headmaster (Mr A. W. Thompson) to the Terrace End School Committee. There were now 101 accounts with £2l 10s lcl in the Bank.’ One pupil had already saved £l, Last week’s total of £4 17s jkl was the highest yet. —Mauawatu Times.

In its efforts last year to fittingly celebrate the opening of a new post office and, at a later date, entertain the Governor-General, Sir Charles FergussOn, the Paeroa Borough Council exceeded its unauthorised expenditure by £ls 18s 9d. This amount the Audit Office lias requested the' councillors to refund to the council’s district fund account.

In a certain Haw Ices Bay district theie is appaiently a very obliging guardian of the law. During the hearing of a case in the Supreme Court at Palmerston Noith it was mentioned that certain sheep had been shorn by Mr . “Who is ho?’’ asked counsel. Witness: “Constable . He does a bit. of shearing when we are stuck for help.”

A well-known native, Hori Paki, was engaged in ejecting bees from his house at Ohuki, near Matapihi, on Wednesday, when the bees attacked and stung him badly about the head and neck. Paki went outside, called his wife and then 1 collapsed and died immediately. An inquest was held and the medical evidence was that Paki died of heart failure chiefly due to excitement as the result of bee stings. The coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

The College Street (Palmerston N.) School Committee passed the following resolution at its meeting on Tuesday evening: “That this committee, after an experience covering the summer months and, realising that the benefit to the children is a very real one, for the principal reason that the school day is concluded before the most trying part of the day occurs, records its hearty endorsement of the Summertime Act and conveys to Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., its appreciation of his successful efforts in placing the measure upon the Statute Book.”

It is probable that the Waiopeliu hut will be completed this week as several workers are going up on Saturday. There is a quantity of canvas, ridging, spouting, etc., to be carried and the President would be grateful to all club members or others who could, go along and give a helping hand. One car will leave the Post Office at 7 a.m. on Saturday and another at 1 p.m. Anyone wishing to make arrangements to go on Sunday should notify the secretary as so far no car accommodation has been arranged for that day. If the hut is completed this week-end the committee will meet immediately and arrange for the official opening. *

“The secret of success in America is that men are brave enough to scrap out-of-date machinery,” said Mr E. J. Howard the other night, (reports the Lyttelton Times). “It. is a pitiful sight to see fairly good engines going to waste, but it pays in the end.

The Foxton Borough Council lias taken a lease of the Royal Theatre for a period of seven years, thereby eliminating competition in the picture business. The local population is not large enough to justify the profitable iuniting of two picture houses and the Council will have the field to itself with the municipal theatre.

“Some of them bank blokes is pretty slick with their fingers,” said Sam Sattiday, when he came back from his great visit to the city. “See a feller down in the Bank o’ New Zealand, and blow me if ’e didn’t ’ave to keep a wet sponge alongside ’im to stop ’is fingers from gittin ’ red *ot. , ’E tol ’ me so hisself. ”

The Wellington City engineer reported to the City and Suburban Highways Board on Thursday that total cost of removing the slip on the Hutt Road last winter was £5130 2s 4d. This amount, however, had been reduced to £3986 2s 4d by the rebate of £1144 10s paid by the Railway Department for spoil deposited in the Thorndon reclamation.

“To see the orderliness and tidiness of the people in New Zealand has been the greatest pleasure to me,” said Dr. A. W. Hill, director of Kew Gardens, speaking at the Auckland University Hall. “Here in the City of Auckland I find gardens planted right to the edge of the footpath, with no fear of people taking anything. It will be very nice to hold you up as an object lesson to the people at Home. Oui public is not as well behaved as the New Zealand public,” he said, referring to the fact that parts of Kew Gardens were open only to those engaged in research. ..

The golden wedding of Mr iiid Mrs James Entwisle, who wore married on January 30th, 1878, at Havelock, Marlborough, was celebrated at Werarpa, and provided the setting for an enthusiastic reunion of relatives and old friends. After residing in Marlborough and Canterbury, Mr En.whisle nod his wife, who was formerly Miss Hartnell,* came to the Lcv.ui district. 20 years ago, and engaged in fanning. During the succeeding time they have become widely known an 1 gem rally inspected, and they were honoured with many presents on the jubilee of ’hair marriage. The family now living consists of ten sons and daughters, who are all grown-up and married and who reside in various parts of New Zealand.

Carelessness in leaving a motor truck on the road at the foot of an incline and round a bend was responsible for an accident between lhakara and Shannon yesterday. The Paraparaumu Fish Supply’s van was returning to Levin, following behind one of Messrs Hotclien and Watts’ motor buses. There was barely room for the bus to pass the stationary truck, but it got safely through. The fish van was not so fortunate, vision being obscured by the dust, and it went over the-bank, falling eight or ten feet on to its side, fortunately at a place where there was a thick growth of fern and scrub. The driver and a boy with him were unhurt, but they had a very narrow escape.

Roaming at largo over tlie wilder section of the hill country in the neighbourhood of the Pahiatua track, a young bull has assumed the duties of king of the range and thereby threatens to become a distinct menace to travellers if the incidents which befell two users of-that route recently are to ho taken as a criterion of his activities. One traveller, who was mounted on horseback, had found it necessary to ride for safety in the morning and, on returning over the same route later in the day, he took the precaution to enquire of another passerby the whereabouts ,of the bull. The second traveller had not observed the marauder, but that happy state of affairs was fated to be short lived for at almost the identical moment the bull emerged from the bush to jump the fence and come charging down. Fortunately the animal directed his immediate attentions to a dog, and under cover of that divergence the two travellers, believing that discretion was the better part of valour, made a hurried if not altogether dignified escape from the immediate locality.

Foxton is taking a great deal of interest in the auxiliary scow which Mr 11. Osborne has purchased to trade to Wellington. The “Portland” reached the Foxton wharf at 10 o’clock: yesterday morning, when there was a large number of local residents and business people in attendance to witness the arrival of the vessel on its first trip to Foxton. The* scow crossed the bar at a little after 9 o’clock on Thursday, having left Wellington at 6 p.m. on Wednesday', and was piloted up the liver by Captain C. Larsen (pilot). The tide at the time was three hours past fall with about six feet of water on the bar and the scow, with 50 to 60 tons of benzine and general, was drawing only three feet. Captain Williams is in charge of the vessel and. is assisted by a crew of four. The “ Portland” is equipped rvith two Keighley 30 h.p. Deisel engines, with blow-pipe ignition and compressed air start. The boat is electrically lit throughout. Besides the auxiliary power the vessel has a spread of 500 feet of canvas. The winch is motor driven. The trip up from Wellington was made practically under engine power, owing- to the absence of a breeze. Captain Williams intends to make two to three trips to Wellington per week.