Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1928.

Shannon News, 22 June 1928, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1928.

, Mr Edginton announces in this issue that he has commenced business in Carter's Buildings, Ballancc Street, as a ladies' and gents hairdresser.

Mesdames Famell and Hallam, of Shannon, were passengers by the s.s. Maunganui on Wednesday, on a healthrecruiting visit to the Cook Islands.'

The charge for admission at the representative football matches, Manawatu v. Horowhenua, at Shannon tomorrow will be: Ladies Is, gents Is 6d. Eefreshments can be obtained on the ground.

The half yearly Communion Service will be held in the Shannon Presbterian Church on Sunday next. There will be services at 11 a.m. aud 7 p.m., to both of which a hearty invitation is extended to all.

A record season has been experienced by the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Company, their output of butter having exceeded 800 tons. A pleasing factor also is that the Company is one of the few in the Dominion whose output has been graded "finest," for the season. , ,

A picture entertainment was given on Wednesday afternoon in the Maoriland Theatre by Messrs A and E. Hyde in aid of the local school improvement fund. There was a good attendance of children and the picture, a comedy drama, entitled "The Strong Man" was highly appreciated.

At the National Dairy Show being held at Palmerston North, Mr A. E. Sands, of Shannon, who is an exhibitor in the honey division, was successful in securing two second prizes and a third with his exhibits in classes in which there were nine and six entries. Mr Sands, who has only recently become a beofarmer, is to be congratulated on his success.

The easterly and south-easterly winds of the past few days gave place last night to an unmistakable southerly, which brought the first snow of any considerable. quantity that has fallen on the Tararuas this year. Several times there have been light falls on the main range, but to-day the white covering extends, in a diminishing proportion, to the foothills near Shannon. Winter is late this year; in fact it has not commenced in the climatic sense, and there is an abundant growth of. grass, besides much blooming of trees such as acacias and various hedge plants.

The two main attractions in Shannon to-morrow will be the representative football matches and Howard Andrew's auction sale. There are hundreds of bargains left, and the sale will commence at 1 p.m. and be continued in the evening. There will be absolutely no reserve as the goods must be sold. Mounsey and Co will also sell on consignment another fur coat and fur necklets, sheetings and blankets.*

Dairy production in Canada for the current year was valued at £50,000,000 which does not indicate that the country suffered much harm from the Australian Treaty. The milch cow population shows an increase to 4,000,000. Seven billion pounds of butter and two billion! pounds of cheese were produced during the past year.

On Wednesday, July 4th, Levin is to have a visit from two famous artists of the concert platform. Miss Dawn Assheton, England's premier operatic coloratura soprano, will be heard in a series of folk' songs of all countries, while the other star performer will be Laszlo Schwarts, the Hungarian violinist and composer.

The Treasurer of the Horowhenua Power Board, Mr Goldsmith, was able to report to the monthly meeting held on Tuesday, that the balance sheets for the .past two years had been returned from the Audit Department, with a satisfactory certificate. He stated that in all his experience of local body work he had never had so quick a return from an audit.

The Eltham Argus states that Mr W. ' J. Poison will be the selected candidate for Stratford in the interests of the United Political Party. Mr Masters has intimated that he will, not stand, and the present member, Mr E. i Walter, is not seeking re-election.

"Some of our consumers are somewhat slow in their payments for electricity accounts," reported the Treasurer to the Horowhenua Power Board on Tuesday. "During May, 20 cut-off notices were effective to the extent that onlv one consumer was actually cut off."

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the. Dominion HenVtesting Federation, at Palinerston North to-day:—President, MiDynes Fulton (Hamilton); Management Committee, Messrs G. H. Bell (Taranaki), J. Parlane (Canterbury), P. Hill (Northern Wairoa), G. R. He iron (Southland), J. A. Stratford (Southern Hawkes Bay), and E. M. Bard-ilev (Bulls-Horowhenua).

"A piece of H.M.S. Orpheus, wrecked o* the Manakau bar in 1863, when 192 souls were lost," is the inscription on a piece of wood carved in the form of a book from the hull of that vessel, this relic having been left by the late Mrs Fitzgerald to the Early Settlers' Association in-Wellington. It was displayed at a meeting of the association, Sir Douglas Mac Lean remarking that, when he attended in England the funeral of Bishop Selwyn, he stood beside a naval officer who was one of the few survivors of the Orpheus disaster.

"It's a question which is going to die out first, the horse or the blacksmith," said a Christehurch smith this week (says the Sun). "Our trade is gradually getting smaller. Every day we hear'that one of our customers has bought a car or a truck. The streets are getting worse for horses to stand on, and people have not the land to keep them. Milkmen own most of the horses that I shoe. But there are no blacksmiths coming on. Naturally no young fellow is going to take up the trade. I almost think the blacksmiths will give out before the horses."

The reference by the Power Board treasurer (Mr Goldsmith) to the quick return of the audited balance sheet, as mentioned by him at the Board meeting on Tuesday, refers to the fact that the audit was carried out very soon after the end of the financial year—a position aided by the work of the staff in having the accounts ready very expeditiously. The general experience of local bodies is that accounts are audited as long as a year after the period has ended. It is exceptional for a board or council to have the operation completed within two mouths of the close of the financial year.

"What's that?" exclaimed a Mount Albert (Auckland), resident shortly before 5 a.m. the other morning, when she awoke her husband- with a start. "Oh, it's • nothing—somebody's old tomcat, I suppose, walking on the verandah." The noise continued for some time, however, and presently it awakened the child which was sleeping on the verandah. Then father had to get up. When he got outside he saw a full-sized kiwi walking along the floor. It took no notice of him, nor did it run away when the child was brought. It stumped along the verandah in the pale moonlight, and continued to do so after the inhabitants of the house had gone to bed again.

In the course of the holidays, on a Canterbury station, the head cook was taken ill/so the second cook took his place. For dinner he thought he would boil rice. There were forty men to cook for, and the head cook said each man could eat • a p.annikinful of rice (cooked). So the second cook put on 40 pannikins of raw rice, and when he went to the stove the rice rose to greet him. They had to barrow it out. That was one experience. Another was when the new cook was giving the men eggs for breakfast, and asked how long to boil them. The first e'ook said, "Three minutes each." So his substitute put twelve eggs in a pot and said, "Three minutes for one egg, thirty-six minutes for twelve/' and acted accordingly.

Some time ago the Wanganui Education Board issued circulars to schools and committees recommending that children should avail themselves of the Post Office Savings Bank scheme wherein they could deposit their savings. The children are provided with slips containing 'spaces to affix 12 penny stamps. When the necessary 12 stamps are affixed an account is opened with the shilling deposit. The children of the Foxton D.H. School, encouraged by their teachers, have taken up the scheme, and 140 accounts have been opened at the local post office, the total deposits to date amounting to £126. the Herald believes, is a record for the Board's district, and it is to be hoped that as a result the children will lay the foundation of thrift and reap the benefit in after life.

The time of year has arrived when the usual confusion is biought about by the expected arrival of the "shortest day," a period which, as the official calculations show, has no separate existence, because there are a number of days of equal length. Thi& year the period of shortest days extends from June 19th to 25th, so there are seven of them, each having a length of 8 hours 56 minutes. Tor the ll st four days sunrise is at 7.33 and sunset at 4.29, and for the remaining three sunrise and sunset are a minute later. After that the days lengthen by the later setting of the sun, which continues to rise at 7.34 until July sth inclusive, sunset meanwhile having extended to 4.36. Last year the shortest days were the 22nd and 23rd and tlit 26th and 27th, their length being 8 hours 51 minutes. The two intervening days were a minute longer. The latest hour of sunrise was 7.37, over a period extending from June 26th to July 3rd.

The old Government steamer Hinemoa, which has made her last voyage will shortly be taken to a place in Auckland harbour's "Rotton Bow," where she will be anchored until her final future is deeided.

Scope for the extension of the Power Board's mains was mentioned at the Board meeting, on Tuesday, by Mr A. Seifert, who stated that four or five settlers had lately taken up land along the Makerua-Tane Road. He added that the electric supply could probably be continued from . the end of Hume's Road. The Board decided to instruct the Engineer (Mr J. A. Smith) to report on the advisability of extendbig the mains along the Makerua-Tane Road.

The work of laying out and planting a rhododendron walk in the Mastertoii Park is practically completed. A total of alums 180 troe s lias been planted, about CO each <-f flowi: iug cherries, azaau ar.d To meet part of the cost of the work, which was undertaken by the Masterton Beautifying Society, a canvass of Queen Street business people was made by the society. A sum of £36 16s 6d. was collected, which is considered very satisfactory, only two of those approached refusing to contribute.

Stratford people are evidently keenly aware of the fact that to sit through a" performance in the Town Hall during the winter months is to sit through two hours of misery. At. the annual meeting, of the Stratford Progress League Mr W. Hoskih mentioned that at the recent recital of the Twelfth Mass by the combined choirs he noticed one lady with a heater for her feet, and a hot water, bottle for her back. At first he thought the incident an isolated one of unusual thoughtfulness, but on looking round the hall he observed numerous patrons with hot water bottles tucked about their clothing.

Gratifying evidence of the appreciation felt by visitors to the recent Otaki Racing Club meeting has been received by the . President, Mr Rere Nicholson, in a letter from a prominent resident of the Taihape district, whose experience of the Club's hospitality and management was so pleasant that'he writes as follows: "I desire to express my thanks to your Club for the complimentary tickets and privileges extended to.my party at your recent meeting which proved most enjoyable. You and your officers are to be complimented on the very efficient and precise manner in which the meeting was conducted. This, I may say, was freely commented upon by visiting sports." The writer concludes by asking that he be proposed as a member of the Club at the next meeting, thus showing the sincerity of his appreciation.

The question of installing a postal franking machine in the Power Board's office was mentioned at the meeting of the Board, on Tuesday, oy the secretary (Mr Goldsmith), who explained that the machine could not be bought outright, but that the right* to use it could be obtained upon a payment of £SO. Formerly the charge was £4O, but a new type of machine was now supplied. Mi' Goldsmith added that he did not think that the Board,, would be in a position to instal a machine this year, but it might be able to do so next year. The chairman (Mr Monk) reported that the Finance Committee had considered the matter, just prior to the Board meeting, and agreed that ultimately a franking machine would be of great assistance to the office, but recommended that the proposal be held over for consideration with next year's estimates. This course was agreed to by the Board.