Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1928.

Shannon News, 20 March 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1928.

The fortnightly meeting of the Bor ough Council >vill be held in the Ooun cil Chambers this evening.

A street stall will be held by the ladies of the Methodist Church on Saturday, March 31st.

Miss J, Hindmarsh, Wellington, spent the week-end at Shannon with her sister, Mrs Thurston.

Despite the continued spell of dry weather the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. ‘ are' still manufacturing about 90 boxes of .butter daily.

Footballers and all interested are reminded that the annual meeting of the Shannon Football Club will be held in the Council Chambers to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at V. 30 p.m.

Miss Mona Ingley left Shannon by the Napier express yesterday afternoon for Christchurch, where she will complete her musical education under Miss Mona Neale. Migs Ingley was tendered a “farewell’ * last week oj a large number of her friends.

Tenders are invited in this issue by the Wellington Education Board for the erection of a School at Opihi. Plans and specifications can be. seen at Mr H. V. Hudson’s residence, Shannon. Tenders close at noon of Thursday, 29th March.

Ven. Bede’s Sunday School passed the century mark on Sunday last. There are now 105 scholars on the roll. The average attendance is very encouraging indeed. The barometer chart of attendance, put into use this year indicates at a glance the rise or fall in the total number of children present each Sunday. In addition the Church’s clock of its seasons has been put into use, and besides being interesting, is also useful for instruction. .

The balance sheet of Die Shannon School Committee forwarded to ;thc Wellington Education Board for auditing; has been returned with only one tag attached viz “ That the committee are to be complimented on the excellent manner in which the books have been kept.” This must be very pleasing to the committee, also to their energetic and capable secretary, Mi\ J. V. Burns.

Both services of Ven. Bede’s Harvest Thanksgiving Festival on Sunday were very well attended. The Churchlooked very pretty indeed with its greenery and offerings of abundance of vegetables and fruit. The Vicar (Rev. A. J. Farnell) preached at the morning service from “Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.”' In the evening the Vicar of Levin, the Rev. J. C. DavieS preached to a well-filled church on “Labour not for the meat that perisheth.” The vegetables and fruit from the service, together with home produce, will be offered for sale at a street stall to be held on Saturday.

With the approach of Easter, with an autumn tinge in the air, it makes one think of frocks and millinery suitable for the season. Howard Andrew, Ltd., have great pleasure in announcing their unique autumn show on Thursday next and following days, when the latest in millinery, coats, frocks, etc., will be displayed. Ladies are especially invited. See. advertisement.

, The death took place on Saturday o J Mrs Abbigail Jane Hartley, wife o JVlr Henry Hartley, at her residence Manavvatu Heads. The late Mrs Hmt ley, who was 58 years of age, had a

serious illness some two years ago, bithad en joyed comparatively good health since. On Friday morning, however she had a seizure which ended fatally Since her residence at the seaside, the late Mrs Hartley had endeared herself to all with whom she came into eon tact by her happy and generous dis pos tion. She leaves a husband and large family to mourn their loss.

Messrs M. and A. Griffin, of Wellington, have just completed a long bicy cie ride, having covered 1016 mile* within a fortnight, and visited most of the scenic spots of the North Island. The two young men set out from Wellington on March 3rd, and after crossing over the Akatarawas proceeded to Palmerston North via Shannon, and made Wanganui by Sunday night. The journey was made by easy stages to Auckland, Rotorua, Taupo, Napier, back to Palmerston North, and thence via Foxton to Wellington, at which destination they arrived on Saturday morning. “Mark” and “Albert” were one-time residents of Foxton (says the Herald) and spent Thursday night in Foxton renewing old acquaintances. Mark is now employed on the mechanical staff of the P. ad T. Department, Wellington, and Albert is in the head office of the Union Steamship Co.

A case of scarlet fever from Otaki was taken to the Palmerston North hospital on Thursday.

The Christchurch Municipal Concert Hall was opened bv the Mayor (Mr. Archer) on Saturday evening. It cost £35,000, and will seat 1300 people.

Notice of appeal has been withdrawn in the case wherein Mr Justice Herdman upheld the speed limit of 25 miles on all roads in the Waipa County.

The cricket match between the Australians and Wanganui finished on Saturday in favour of the visiting team, who made a total of 42(5 and sent Wanganui in for a second strike. The local men, whose first innings had only yielded 83, showed some improvement, but were all dismissed for 132, the visitors thus winning by an innings and 213 runs.

Infantile paralysis in a mild form has broken out at College House, one of the hostels for the Canterbury College, and 48 University students are in quarantine. One patient has been taken to hospital. There are two more suspect cases. Students have been reassembled only a week, and those at College House will be unable to attend lectures the quarantine ends. If there are no more cases this will be one week.

The statistics of deaths for the past year are more encouraging than are those of births. Only 11,611 deaths were registered during 1927, as com : pared with 11,819 for the previous year. This figure, while not as low as some recorded in recent years, is nevertheless sufficient to maintain the deathrate on the same satisfactory low level as has been established since 1924. The death-rates per 1,000 of mean population for the years 1926 and 1927. were 8.74 and 8.60 respectively.

Mr H. 11. Hornblow, who lias officiated as stationmaster •at Foxton for the past five years, and who has been appointed to the position of chief clerk at Nelson, was entertained at a smoke concert on Wednesday night, by the local Chamber of Commerce, Returned Soldiers’ Association, Bailway and Harbour Board representatives and citizens. He received a presentation of a pipe from well-wishers generally, and of a leather travelling bag from the railway staff, wharf employees and transport workers; and a lady’s travelling bag was handed to him for Mrs Hornblow.

The Palmerston to Wellington walk by Mr H. S. Alpe, the veteran pedesa'ian, in aid of the Olympic fund, ended at. the Basin Reserve at 8 35 p.m on Saturday. Mr-Alpe, who had left 'Palmerston at 2.30 a.in., reached Levis via Foxton at 9.15 and was at Glak for dinner at 1 p.m. He continued his journey via PaekaKariki, Porirua and Jdhnsonville, and struck the Huff road just as heavy rain .commenced to fai ; early in the evening. Mr Alpe, who i - 5d /ears of age, intends to undertake .a walk from Napier to Wellington, one day and collecting in towns en route the next, in aid of the Moncrieff-Hood fund.

. - The death is reported from Palmerston of Mr James Dawber, head of the Dawber Motors firm; aged 49. He was taken ill with pneumonia a week ago having previously been in the best of health. Mr Dawber came to New Zealand 17 years ago from Wigan, Lancashire, and entered the motor cycle business, being an expert in their construction and sale. He established many motor cycling records for the grass track, carrying off many . prizes for these races, and for reliability tests. Mr Dawber was instrumental in introducing Percy Coleman to the track, besides other well-known performers. ,A iyidow, a son and a married daughter are left to mourn their loss. The son Mr Clifford Dawber, is now on his way over from Melbourne. Mrs B. Marsack, of Palmerston North, is the only daughter.

A case of interest to farmers and

stock firms was heard at Pahiatua on Saturday,' when a number of stock

agents .were charged with W'ork : ng on Sunday drafting sheep at the saleyards. Before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., Andrew' McEw'cn Mason was charged that on February 12th, at Pahiatua, being a stock agent, he did work on a Sunday at his calling in the Pahiatua salevard* in view of a public place, in that he did draft sheep in preparation for a sale. Similar charges were preferred against George Saxton and Arthur Cleghoru, both stock agents. The defendants, who pleaded not guilty, were represented by Mr G. Harold Smith After hearing the evidence, the Magistrate said that a town 'that really relied on the farming community should not object to a certain amount of sheep.

drafting on a Sunday, when the work was a necessity. Being an annual occurrence, with the very large numbei of s.heep, tire Magistrate agreed, taking the ease on its merits, the work quite possibly could not have been done in time on the Monday morning. Accordingly he dismissed the charges.

“If my wife were in Apia or the

backblocks of Samoa I would not experience the slightest anxiety for her safety.” This is the opinion which Colonel R. Logan, former Administrator of Samoa, and now' visiting Auckland, entertains for the Samoan people, “The Samoans are gentlemen stra girt out,” the Colonel said on Friday morning, “and I notice with great regret that there has been some concern expressed about the safety of white women in the Islands.” Colonel Logan who arrived in New Zealand from England on Monday last would npt discuss the present trouble in the mandated territory because he had not been in touch w’ith the situation since lie relinquished the position of Adm u-strator in 1919. He is in New' Zealand to transact private business at Buckland. After this he will return to Devonshire, where he has lived for the past eight years.