Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928.

Shannon News, 15 May 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928.

Messrs A. E. Hyde and B. Wilkin ■son left yesterday afternoon for Auck land on a business visit.

The friends of Mrs W. Butler wil: be sorry to learn that she is agu'ir laid aside by illness. All will joii in wishing her a speedy recovery.

Pheasants are reported to be fairly plentiful in this district this season. Last week Mr G. Wilkinson secured a fine cock pheasant, which measured 3G§ inches from tip to tip. *,

The Shannon Football intend entering a senior, junior and third grade team for the seven-a-side tournament to be held at Palmerston North on June 3rd.

A resolution was passed by the Management Committee of the Shannon Football Club at their meeting on Friday evening "That no unfinancial member be included in any team in preference to a financial member."

The street stall held on Saturday by the committee of the Shannon branch of the New Zealand Labqur Party was well supported by the public and as a result the Party’s funds will receive a good donation. During the day competitiones were held, the winners being:—Dinner, Mr Jas. Curran, Jun; cake, Mr F. Murray; cigarettes, Mr G. Robbie.

Good progress is being made towards the completion of the new bridge over the Manawatu river and the approaches thereto. The first portion of the decking of the bridge is completed, the second portion being half finished. Last week a start was made filling in the approach on the Shannon side of the river. In all about thirty men are now employed on the bridge and approach.

At the sitting of the Supreme Court at Palmerston North on Saturday morning, Judge Ostler granted a decree nisi, to be made, absolute after the expiration of three months, in the case of Claude Peyton Grey, of Shannon, bootmaker, who alleged desertion on the part of his wife, Elsie Margarett Grey, of Levin. Petitioner, who was represented by Mr McGregor, deposed that, through debts contracted by his wife, he was compelled to file his petition in bankruptcy', in 1921. She had then left him and had not since returned, althouh he had made many overtures. Percy Tucker Robinsou, of Palmerston North, union secretary, stated that he had known petitioner for the last 13 years. During the last seven years he had been living by himself. Henry lioy King, of Palmerston North, deposed that petitioners’ wife had told him that she refused to live with her husband.

This is an age when the ladies compete with the men not only in obtaining their University • degrees and law diplomas but in all branches of sport, and the lady of‘to-day is a very smart figure and of good physique. One of the great factors in a lady’s figure is a Berlie corset or corsellette, and Howard Andrew, Ltd., are agents for this celebrated make. See the window display of these; also of underwear.*

Tlie Feilding Star reports brisk business amongst the local carriers, due to the fact that the farmers are extensively top-dressing this year. It is estimated that for the three weeks ended on Saturday last, no less than 2000 tons of fertiliser, principally basic slag, have been handled.

At the Mangere saleyards on Saturday morning last Mr A. Cameron, owner and breeder, offered some of his trotting stock by auction. They were mostly by Great Audubon and Oar Thorpe, but only eight were disposed of, those present evincing no desire to buy, and the prices ranged from £1 to £lO.

A defendant who, when appearing in the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court on Monday morning, was obviously chewing gum was rebuked by Mr *R. W. Tate, S.M., who said that by doing so the defendant gave the impression' of being an irresponsible person. He put himself in an unfavourable atmosphere to start with. — Herald.

The resolutions placed before the shareholders of the National Tobacco Co., , at Port ■ Ahuriri, last week, were carried unanimously. These provided an award of bonus shares to present shareholders, also for the presentation to the chairman of directors, Mr Gehard Husheer, of 35,000 fully paid £1 shares; for 11 valuable consideration," an appointment at £960 per annum for ten years, in addition to a bonus of 1§ per cent, on all sales.

Complaints that Maori lads are not accepted for naval service owing to the regulations restricting recruits to men of British birth have been received by the Akarana Maori Association. Two specific cases were mentioned at a recent meeting of the association. It was decided to-write to naval headquarters at Wellington requesting that the regulations be modified to allow of the entry of Maori recruits.

Instancing the difficulty the man on the land in this Dominion has to meet in competing with other countries in the world’s market for primary produce, Mr R. H. Feisst, honorary organiser of the Country Political League, told his audience in Te Awamutu on Friday evening that £4 ss, which is the correct price of an ounce of gold, will purchase 205 hours of labour in Germany, HO hours in France, 00 hours in Great Britain, and only 47J hours in “God’s Own Country,” New Zealand.—-Waipa Post.

When the Rev. Janies Ait ken, Moderator of the General Assembly, was in the Tulioe country recently amongst the Maoris he saw two strange children. They were neither Maori, pakeha nor half-castes. They had ashen-grey skins and flaxen hair. He was told that they were descendants of the ancient Maoris, and that, through generations, certain characteristics had been maintained and not absorbed by a dominant race. He thought that inquiries might reveal interesting facts about the ancient inhabitants of Tulioe land, who lived there long before the Maoris came to New Zealand.

One of the largest wild boars ever seen in the Wanganui district was killed by Mr R. Barnes during last week-end, on Mr Addenbrolce’s farm. The boar measured Oft from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, and was white. It ran a mile and a half before being bailed-up by the dogs. Some heavy revolver bullets fired at, its head took no effect, and altogether twelve shots were fired before the pig was killed. It was in first-class condition, and the weight would be about 5001 b.

At a meeting this week the chairman of the Mauawatu County Council (Mr W. E. Barber) stated that the Shannon bridge was just about completed and gave every indication that it would meet present day requirements. It was a two-way bridge and ample view could /be obtained of all traffic that would be on it. The approaches were well advanced towards completion, but some time would elapse before this work would be finished and the bridge opened for traffic.

“Women are notoriously careless” said an Aucklander recently, who proceeded to relate an incident which had occurred in one of the insurance offices. Ahead of him in a queue, at the counter was a lady who had received a cheque for £195, the savings of a lifetime. “You don’t want to lose it” said the clerk, as he handed the slip “I’ll look after that,” replied the lady emphatically and folding the cheque she dropped it into her handbag before making foiwthe door. Just two minutes later another lady hand-' ed the cheque to the clerk, stating she had picked it up near the doorway.

In a certain town in the South Island the young bride of a mature resident decided upon having her hair shingled. Her husband protested, but -without avail. Ag a last resort, he issued a warning that if his wife persisted he would allow his hair to grow. The warning had no effect. The young bride had her hair removed. Months have elapsed since the determination was put into execution, and now a quite novel sight may be seen of a husband with ringlets falling over f his shoulders, accompanying to church a wife who regularly visits the hairdresser’s saloon.

A letter was received by the County Council on Saturday from the Levin branch of the W.E.A., asking for a continuance of the Council’s grant to the funds, and pointing out that a good proportion of the members of the local branch had been residents and ratepayers in the County. An increase on the amount granted last year (£5) was asked for. Cr. McLeavey moved and Cr. Catley seconded, that,the letter be “receive*!,” The chairman (Mr G. A. Monk) moved and Cr. Bryant seconded, as an amendment, that the sum of £5 be voted. Ci\ McLeavey said he thought it was understood that last year’s donation was to be the last. The amendment was carried by six votes to three, those voting against it being Crs. MeLeavey, Catley and Jensen.

Hori bustled into the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North full of business. ‘‘ I want, ’ ’ he said, ‘ ‘ the . first vacant solicitor you find me.” Collapse of the Court officials.

Monday, May 28tli, is the date decided upon by the Levin Choral Society for their production of “Maritana.” The choral work is now well advanced and the soloists selected are all popular with Levin audiences.

At the Nelson Corporation Nurseries there are at present about one hundred young kauri trees which are coming along very satisfactorily (says the Mail). These trees, when old enough, will be planted out permanently on the various city reserves.

At last night’s meeting of the Wellington City Council, it was unanimously'decided to donate the sum' of £15,000 toward the new Dominion Museum and Art. Gallery, to be erected on the Mount Cook site. Payment is to be made in five instalments of £3OOO, commencing next year.

“It is hardly a commercial subject, ’’ said Mr C. P. Agar (president), at a meeting of the Council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, when a letter was read from the National Council of Women regarding the establishment of a crematorium- in Christchurch. It was decided to receive the letter.

A casein factory is to be erected at Midlxirst for the Midhirst Co-operative Dairy Company at a cost of slightly over £SOOO. The contractors are Messrs J. ,T. Julian and Son, Ltd. As this will be the pi-oneer casein factory in Taranaki it will probably be the forerunner of a number of similar factoiies, says the Herald. (

A hard frost was experienced in Christchurch on Monday morning, ac companied by a thick fog which made the roads dangerous for motorists. There were 10.3 degrees of frost, this being unusually severe for the beginning of May. On May 31, 1913, there were 15.1 degrees of frost registered, but in recent years there have ,*not been any frosts equal to Monday morning’s recorded early in May.

Construction, in first-class pavement, of about twenty-one miles of Canterbury roads, has been decided upon-by. the Main Highways Board for the next construction season. The work will commence as soon as the final details of the scheme have been forwarded to the Board from-. Canterbury. The work represents an expenditure of about £105,000 for one year. The 'Highways Board will give a subsidy of £3 for £1 on the whole of the work;

One cannot go past motor salesmen and dealers for “boost” and popular advertising. One proprietor at a Wanganui service station has secured an original touch in a sign he places next to his b°vv||rs oil Saturdays. It reads: “No service to-morrow; fill up today.” On Saturday, two men—one a clergyman—were heard debating hum orously the advisableness of placing such,a sign outside churches on Sundays. The idea was not without its practical benefits, as the clergyman conceded.

The latest philatelic discovery is one which undoubtedly will be of the greatest interest to specialists in New Zealand stamps, for it is a copy of a stamp which had not been known to ekist. It is a magnificent copy of the Id orange-vermilion of 1856-62 on unwatermarked paper and perforated 13. Previously the stamps were issued in sheets which had no perforations for dividing one stamp from another. The post office clerk or the buyer had to separate the stamps with the. aid of scissors or a penknife. The first perforating machines were used in Dunedin and Wellington. The machine which perforated the stamps with pins gauging 13 was used at Dunedin. Because of the limited quantity of stamps so perforated, the perforated 13 sthnips are much rarer than those perforated 12} at Wellington.

A party of sportsmen in the Waimea district found themselves subjected to. something novel in the shape' of rations (reports the Southland Times). The dawn of May 1 found a party comfortably settled in position and awaiting the feathered targets. The hours dragged by with but a dozen birds to show for the vigil and “the inner man” asserted his claim. The tucker box, neatly wrapped and tied up, was produced, and the sportsmen laid aside their guns the better to satisfy the cravings of hunger. The string and paper were discarded, revealing a cardboard box which from the inscription thereon it could be gathered contained the latest in ladies' footwear —and it did. It would not be safe to print the language hurled at the head of the unfortunate member of the party whose duty it was to provide the luncheon.