Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928.

Shannon News, 23 March 1928, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928.

With a view to augmenting their funds, the Shannon Football Club intend to hold a shop day as soon as possible. . Mr 11. Jones, our local postmaster, who has been spending his . annual leave at the Bay of Islands, returned to Shannon this morning.

Dr. Bakewcll, of the Education. Department, is ,at present engaged in a medical inspection 'of the children at the local school.

Advice from the Palmerston -North Hospital yesterday afternoon states that Mrs Heney, who was admitted from Shannon on Saturday suffering from effects of poison, is still seriously ill. ' -

At the Town Clerk’s conference held at Nelson last week Mr. J. T. Bovis was re-elected a member of the executive of the Association for a second term.

At the annual meeting of the Shannon Football Club, a vote of condolence was passed to the late secretary, Mr T. Kohika, in his illness, and a letter is to be forwarded to him thanking him for his past services and wishing him a speedy recovery of good health.

An apology for absence was received from Cr. W. H. Gunning, who is at present in Nelson, by the Borough Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening. Cr. Gunning’s health has been far from satisfactory of late, and the Council decided to grant him three months’ leave of absence.

Air William Roberts, who was seriously injured at the hydro-electric works at Tuai on Saturday, when he fell 20 feet from a scaffolding on to a sharp stake, which penetrated his side and lung, was well-known in Shannon, being a son of Mr and Airs J. H. Roberts, late of Mangaoi-e. Latest advice received in Shannon states that he is doing as well as can be expected.

On Saturday evening last, under the auspices of the Mangaore Tennis Club, a social and dance was held in the Mangaore Staff Bach, some eighty people being present, including visitors from Shannon and Mangahao. This was one of the successful dances of the season. The music was all that could be desired, being supplied by Air i\ Robinson <(at the piano) and Air W. AlcGuigan (wind instrument); extras were given by Alisses Ross and Butler. The Al. C’s duties were in the capable hands of Air Hugh Symons.

Referring to the collecting of rubbish in the Borough, Cr. Downes drew attention, at the Council meeting on Tuesday evening, to the practice of some people in depositing rubbish on the roadside at all times. He said that week in and week out, there were rubbish heaps in the streets, and they were most objectionable. He recommended that a notice be inserted in the paper notifying that the rubbish is collected on the third Alonday of each month, and asking residents not to put rubbish but on the streets on any other day. The Council decided to carry out the recommendation. , '

. At the Council meeting on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Mr E. Butt) said that, as the meeting was the last for the financial year, he would like to congratulate the councillors on the able manner in which they had carried out their work, which he said, had been done well. All the committees had worked hard. The Road Committee had done a lot in improving the roads and footpaths; the Library Committee had improved the library, while the new road to the cemetery and the improvements done there were a credit to the Library Committee. If the Council did as well next year, ratepayers would have nothing to complain about, and there would be no fear of their “throwing mud.” Cr. Downes, in reply, said great credit was duo to His Worship for the way he conducted the Council meetings. He always allowed councillors plenty of latitude when discussing borough business, without permitting them to go too far, and had shown great tact in conducting the meetings, with the result that the business was got through early and them were no late sittings. It was due to

him that the Council worked so harmoniously together. These remarks were endorsed by other Councillors.

Congratulatory remarks have _ been passed already at the autumn display of Messrs Howard Andrew, Ltd., and already customers have purchased their autumn outfit. Ladies are advised to make their selection early.*