Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928.

Shannon News, 24 April 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928.

The Maoriland Pictures, advertised on the front page for Wednesday even, ing, will not be shown on that night (being part of Anzac Day), but on Thursday and Friday.

Poppy Day in. Shannon on Saturday realised £6. This amount is just about the same as was collected last year.

At the school sports held at Levin for the Hobson Shield, the 100 yards race for girls under 15 years was won by May Exton, of Shannon.

The friends of Mrs B. Coley, of Kingston road, will be sorry to learn that her infant daughter has been ordered to the Hospital to be operated upon.

Mr W. H. Gunning, who has been on a health recuperating visit to Nelson, returned home on Saturday morning. His many friends will be sorry to learn that his health is still far from satisfactory.

The competition for the pair of field glasses to raise funds to purchase a cricket mat for the school was decided last evening, the winner being Mr P. Cole 405,! the correct number being 407.

At the annual meeting of the Shannon Choral Society, the following committee were elected: Mrs Clifford Jones, Mrs H. Barber, Miss Aim, Mrs Cronquest, Miss S. Quarrie, Mr T. Hibell, Mr H. Smith and the president, conductor and secretary ex officio.

The members of the Shannon Choral Society are asked to roll up on Anzac morning to lead the singing in the Maoriland Theatre. The Levin Band has kindly consented to assist, under Bandmaster Lester, who will play the Last Post. In order that the Band may not drown the voices the bandmaster has arranged for a quartette of instruments to lead the singing. The usual Anzac hymns will be sung: “Oh God our help.” (St Ann), “The Nameless Graves” (Rockingham), Kiplings Rectfssiojnal (Melita)) and of course the National Anthem. Not only members of the Choral Society are asked to help in the singing, but any singers interested. Seats will be reserved for all singers, and band, and the service begins at 10. a.m.

“I represent the next most important town to Palmerston North on this Hospital Board,” stated Mr. V. E. Smith, of Feilding, at the meeting of the Palmerston Hospital Board yesterday. Mr G. A. Monk amidst laughter: “Above or below it?”

The Feilding Show Committee last night adopted the following remit for the A and P. Association’s conference: “That this conference impress on the Government the fact that the supply of phosphate is far from being assured, and urge the necessity for taking such measures (as by a revision of the Nauru agreement or by the purchase of other supplies) as will meet the estimated requirements for the next decade.”—Press message.

At tlio sale of street fruit stands in Wellington for the April-June quarter, some notable increases in the prices were obtained, the total being £294 7s 6d, as compared with £2OB 12s 6d for the corresponding quarter of 1927. Most of the bidders were Hindus, and the rent for the full quarter was paid on the fall of the hammer. In one case the rental amounts to nearly £4 a week. The offer for the Courtenay Place East stand went up from £6 to £25, for Garrett Street from £4 10s to £l7 ss, for Ghuznee Street from £7 to £lB 10s, and for the G.P.O. north stand from £9 to £2O. The only ease in which there was a decrease was that of the stand at the Thordon Dispatch Office, the figure falling from £SB to £sl„

Poppy Day at Gisborne realised over £2OO.

Poppy Pay at Dunedin realised in the city alone £509.

Poppy Day in Palmerston North realised £l6O, states a Bless wire. -This is £43 short of last year’s total.

The Commission appointed to enquire into the position of Otaki Borough will sit at 10 a.m. on May Bth.

At Wembley the Association Football Cup final was played in dull weather. There were 93,000 spectators, including Their Majesties and the Duke and Duchess of York. Blackburn beat Huddersfield by 3 goals to 1.

A New York message states that the estate of Judge E. H. Gary sold Gainsborough’s ‘‘Harvest Wagon” to Sir Joseph Diween for 360,000 dollars, said to be the record price received for a painting in an American auction.

"My trouble,” remarked the Minister of Education (the Hon. R. A. Wright), when suggestions were being made to‘ him for the improvement ,of the education system by the. large deputation which waited on him in Wellington, ‘‘is that I have got so many bosses that I don’t know where I am.-’

“I don’t think there is any difficulty except where it comes to mechanics and doctors,” commented the Mayor of Hamilton at a meeting of the Hamilton Council when certain suggestions were received dealing with the new motor regulations which, it was stated, were designed to minimise motor accidents; '

At the annual re-union of the Wellington Regiment on Saturday night, at Palmerston North, Colonel Cunningham, on behalf of those present, invested Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., with a mantle of the Regimental colours, and conferred on him the privilege of honorary membership for life in recognition of his past services. Mr < Nash suitably acknowledged the compliment.

Excitement prevails in motoring circles at Home owing to a report that Mr Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, intends to impose a duty of sixpence a gallon on petrol, leaving the present tax of ,£1 per horsepower unchanged. Motorists have been hoping the power tax would be reduced ten shilling and did not suspect the possibility of a spirit tax, which, it is stated, the Chancellor requires to finance an ambitious rating relief.

The Daily Chronicle states that Com'mander Daniel says he is seeking a civil profession. He has no complaint against the Admiralty’s treatment, but with Such a sentence on record he has no hope of promotion and has satisfied himself that the only form of employment now left for him in the Navy would be of a nature that ivould make no appeal to his ambitions.

A move is to be made by the Wanganui River Trust to have the whole of the Wanganui River declared a sanctuary for bird life. The suggestion was made at a meeting of the trust by a member who deplored the action of many river picnic parties, some of whom ‘‘potted” ducks and others of the feathered tribe for the sheer love of killing, never even stopping to pick up the trophies.

While proceeding to cabaret at 8.30 on Saturday night a car driven by'Edward Wylie containing three men and three girls plunged over a bank on Christie’s Hill, Wanganui, through a fence and down the the car being completely smashed. Miss May Bell sustained terrible injuries and died shortly after admission to hospital, the rod of the hood passing through her chest. All the others escaped serious injury. The cause of the accident is unknown, but it is surmised the car either skidded or the brakes seized.