Shannon News TUESDAY. JULY 24, 1928.

Shannon News, 24 July 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY. JULY 24, 1928.

Miss L. Gordon, of Christchurch, is staying with her sister, Mrs E. T. Moody, of Plimmer Terrace.

Miss Greta Jones, of the nursing staff of the Wellington Hospital, was in Shannon last week on a visit to her parents.

A political address will be delivered by Mr W. E. Parry, M.P., in the Maoriland Theatre on Sunday evening at 8.15 p.m.

Owing to Mrs Spencer, who is secretary of the local branch of the Plunket Society, suffering a bereavement through the death of her husband, the Society’s fortnightly 500 and crib tourney to have been held on Thursday evening has been postponed.

On Wednesday evening at the Maoriland Theatre there will be a novel entertainment, for in conjunction with the'Fox picture “The Joy Girl/’ arrangements have been made for dancing. The floor has been specially prepared and lighting installed to give a twilight effect. The price to all parts of the house is. only, one shilling and patrons arc assured of a good time.

The Beautifying Committee of the Borough Council intend completing the filling in Plimmer Terrace this week and then fencing and planting to the appearance of the street, making the unsightly gully in the main street a thing of the past. It is hoped to start the work to-day and have the whole of it completed within, the next fortnight, thus getting the full advantage of the planting season,.

The new bridge over the Manawatu river is being used at present by pedestrians and cyclists.. The filling for the approaches has been completed and the roads have been formed, and only the metalling remains to be done, which the contractor now has in hand- The small bridge over the stream in Sheehan Street is well on the way. Before long we. will surely be ■celebrating the opening of the long delayed bridge.

New Records at Baxter’s. “Hat’s Off to our Airmen,’’ “Shine Harvest Moon,’’ “Me and My Shadow,’’ “The Little Irish Girl,” and “Yesterday,” by Len Maurice, baritone with violin, cello and piano accompaniment. Really good. Come and hear them.*

While workmen were engaged on excavating for the Auckland Power Board at the bottom of Orakei road a copper pocket barometer was found in solid clay at_ a depth of 21ft. It was solid country" and there w,as no indication that the ground, which was a spur had at any time been reclaimed. The lettering on the barometer was quite 'clear after the clay had been scrhped off.

An incident occurred at Port Chalmers a few days ago in connection with the reading of gas meters. The meter reader is careful in regard to foreign coins finding their way surreptitiously into slot meters. The other day he found two doubtful coins in such a meter and warned the householder that the meter might be remov ed if foreign coin s were used. \ Ai discussion resulted. The disputeu coins turned out to be two Queen Victoria shillings.

Intermittently cases of vandalism frt the Levin Cemetery are brought to the notice of the controlling authorities, but the culprits seem to defy detection. The latest case is a raid on a flower plot. A lady had put a fine collection of plants in the plot adjoining her father’s grave, arid last year the blooms made a nice show; a week ago the shoots were coming up again, but when she visited the plot yesterday she was dismayed to find that the plants had all been dug up and removed.

> “If you fellows can’t pay your license fees you cannot afford to keep a wireless,’’ said Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court lately. “I cannot afford to have one, and I don’t know how you manage.’’ A defendant: But my set is only worth a couple of bob, sir. The cat’s whisker is broken, the crystal is worn out, and some of the connections are broken* (Laughter). Mr Mosley: But what about the aerial That costs some money to erect.—-I run my leadin wire from a neighbour’s aerial, air. (More laughter). Mr Mosley: Well, I’in afraid you will have to go without; a set for some time, Five shillings and costs. *