Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY, 25, 1928.

Shannon News, 25 May 1928, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY, 25, 1928.

Tenders are invited in this, issue by the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., for the removal and re-erection of a four roomed house.

The members of Yen. Bede's Ladies' Guild will conduct a stall at the saleyaids on Monday, where light luncheon can be procured.

The many friends of Mr and Mrs E. Exton will be pleased to hear that B their son "TedV who has been seriously ill for the past three weeks is now on the improve.

Mr Bert Wilkinson, of the firm of Messrs-, Wilkinson and Hyde, picture proprietors, Shannon and Tokomaru, has disposed of his interests in the business to Mrs A. E. Hyde. The business in future will be run under the name of A. and E. Hyde. In this issue Mr Wilkinson thanks patrons for the support accorded the business in the past and trusts that the same patronage will be extended to the new management.

A local resident who visited Wellington during the week-end, and stayed at a well-known private hotel, had his room entered during the night and was relieved of his wallet, which contained a few pounds and some private papers. The room adjoining was also visited, the occupant losing £9. The Shannon- resident was cleaned right up and had to write home for money to get back.

On Monday evening, about 9.30, fire totally destroyed a five-roomed house and its contents situated on Kara Eoad, owned and occupied by Mr A. A. Hibell and family. At the time of the outbreak, no one was at home, Mrs Hibell and some of her children being at the Foxton beach, while Mr Hibell and the boys were at the pictures in Shannon. The fire was first noticed by a neighbour, Mr Woodmas, who sent a message to Mr Hibell. When discovered the fire had a gobd hold and it was impossible to save anything. The cause of the fire is unknown, as prior to leaving for Shannon everything appeared to be in order. The building and contents were covered by insurance, but the amounts are not available.

Small local industries are at present having a beneficial effect on Shannon, and if they continue at the present rate of progress, will without doubt have a wonderful effect on the progress of the town. The local egg circle is sending away eggs in ton lots, and the nurseries continue to make regular consignments, while now two enterprising citizens have started a rope and twine Avorks. Several consignments have gone forward, and the firm have orders in hand that will keep them going for at least four months. All this is not only keeping men in employment, but is adding contentment to those engaged, and no doubt Shannon bids fair to have a more settled population than it has done in the past. As citizens it behoves all to help and encourage these activities and if possible be in them for they will surely lead to greater things. The "News" congratulates the pioneers of Shanson's industries and wishes them every success.

The annual concert and prize giving of the Methodist Sunday School will be held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday evening. There will be tea at 6 p.m., followed by a concert at 7.45 p.m., at which dialogues, pianoforte solos, recitations, etc., will be presented by the scholars and local and outside talent.

The annual meeting of the Horowhenua County Patriotic Association will be held in Levin on Wednesday afternoon next.

The Manawatu-Oroua Power Board made a profit of £1658\ on the year's working without allowing depreciation. If depreciation is written, off as required by the Act of 1927, a debit balance of £3160 is shown.

"That the Council withdraw from the Employers' Association on the grounds that the association has not during recent years, perfprmed any Useful function on behalf of the Council." This was a resolution passed by the Palmerston North Borough Council last evening.

Mr Armstrong, M.P., advised the Christchurch unemployed to stop quibbling. "If I were a working man, much as I would detest its system of relief, if I had four or five children I would sooner work for the Hospital Board any day than let my family starve.''

The mystery surrounding the cause of sudden breaks in the supply of electric currents in parts of the Hauraki Plains has been cleared up by a special investigation. Stoppages had occurred on different lines in perfectly calm and dry weather and they were definitely accounted for by people who saw large seagulls fly into the lines, an explosion following each contact.

The medical bulletin in Wellington last night as to the illness of Sir Charless Skerrett (Chief Justice) was that his condition showed a slight improvement. It is now disclosed that in the operation which he underwent on May Bth his leg was amputated close to the hip, and not below the knee as reported earlier. It was made necessary owing to a clot on the fumeral artery, which caused a stoppage of the whole circulation of the leg.

The Palmerston Borough Council last night decided to collect £7OOO more in rates than last year, mainly on account of the higher hospital levy and water extensions. Subsidies were granted to the following societies: Municipal Band £ for £ up to £250, Salvation Army Band £25, Highland Pipe Band £lO, District Nurse £3O, Plunked Society £lO, All Saints' Home £lO, Willard Home £lO, Radio Club £SO!, Workers' Educational Classes £3O, Horticultural Society £lO, Dairy Association £3O.

1 The Manawatu Eadio Club's station 2ZF were on the air last evening broadcasting a radio dance programme supplied by Larkin'a Orchestra. The majority of local receivers were tuned in to this station and clear reception with good volume is reported. The programme was so arranged that dancing parties could be held and for this purpose the music was all that could be desired. For those who prefer -a bright and lively programme, most will agree that station 2ZF's broadcast last evening was one of the finest ever put on the air from a New Zealand station.

The new broadcast station at Palmerston North, which is owned and operated by the Manawatu Radio Club, is transmitting on a power of 50 watts and is being heard in all parts of New Zealand, while listeners have picked it up in Australia. The Club has received a report from a listener jn Queensland, Who writes to say that 2ZF has been received by him at a volume of about R 7. 2ZF is on the air on Wednesdays and Sundays (afternoon and evening) with a programme that is being popularly received and' for its own information the Club will be pleased" to receive reports from listeners both far and near.

The executive of the tPlaxmills Employees' Industrial Union of Workers have convened a public meeting to be held in the Town Hall at Foxton "for the purpose of discussing the advisability of asking the Government to acquire the Moutoa Swamp, and have same thoroughly cleaned and planted in flax, thus providing work for the relief of unemployment that is becoming more acute every winter in Foxton. The executive confidently believe that if a commencement of thoroughly cleaning and planting of flax in this swamp is not carried out in the very near future, the flax there will eventually go out of existence, which would mean that the business places in Foxton would follow suit."

A striking account of the revival among the Maori people of interest in their national art was given by Mr George Graham at the annual meeting of the anthropological and Maori race section of the Auckland Institute. He suggested that this revival of interest might be attributed to the formation of the Board of Maori Arts. Mr Graham stated that there had recently been a greatly increased interest in art in Maori village communities. Maori architecture was being revived in places where it had long disappeared . He knew of at least six comunal houses either prepared or in course of erection and there were many more projected. It was becoming a matter of pride with Native communities to see that their meeting houses were up to the traditions of ancient art. Committees were being appointed to supervise the erection of communal houses built and decorated according to these traditions. A spirit of rivalry was springing up and the movement was spreading all over the country. . '

A sum of £1571 2s lOd was raised for the Hood-Moncrieff Fund. The widows have already been paid £4OO and the Public Trustee has advised that £750, half the balance, should be invested on behalf of Lieut. Moncrieff's mother, and the other half on behalf of the widows. This would ensure that the latter got 7s 6d per week each. The feeling of'the donors on this suggestion is to be ascertained by the Mayor of Wellington before it is finally adopted.

An unusual story, which shows how the curiosity of a Maori boy was responsible for his arrest, is related from Waipawa on a recent evening. About J. a.m. an operator in the Waipawa telephone exchange noticed something strange on Mr John Winlove's store line connection. Failing to get any response to his calls, he communicated with the police. A constable proceeded to the shop and suspicions were aroused when he found a pair of boots and socks outside a window. The, owner of the store was communicated with, and after a search, the constable and Mr Winlove found the crouching figure of a Maori boy behind the shop door. Investigation revealed the fact that the would-be burglar had gathered some loot, but instead of getting away he became fascinated with the telephone. This fascination led to his tinkering with the instrument, and it was this tinkering which resulted in the operator telephoning the police. ,

The Empire Marketing Board continues the good work of popularising the sale of Empire products in the Old Country. The Board forwards to the "Chronicle" reproductions -of two large advertisements that it has inserted in all the leading newspapers of the United Kingdom, each attractive in design and felicitous in expression. One deals with "Empire Fruits" :Jud th,e, other with "New Zealand Apples," and both use the slogan "The Sun never sets on the Orchards of the Empire." "Apples in time for Eas-, ter,'/ we read, "Autumn fruit in lime for Spring. . . Our grandmothers would have thought Nuts in May as likely a story. But now the Empire trade winds bring us harvest in seed-time — and in the fruiterers' shops pyramids of New Zealand apples make merry with the time of year. Fill your fruit bowls with these jolly visitors from the Southern Seas—ask for and enjoy New Zealand Apples." The appeal is excellent, though the leisurely, pipesmoking New Zealander engaged in packing the apples in the design will perhaps be regarded on this side of the world as being rather fanciful.