Shannon News TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928.

Shannon News, 27 July 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928.

An ex-resident of Shannon, in the person of Mr Jas Murray, who now resides in Featherston, is here on a visit to his many friends.

Before Commencing the business on Tuesday evening the Borough Council passed a vote of sympathy with Cr. Spencer on the death of his brother, which is to be conveyed to him by a letter from the Council.

The golf match to be played against Levin, at Levin on Saturday, has been postponed in the meantime as a tribute to the memory of the late Mr B. F. Spencer, who was a prominent member of the local Club.

The twilight dance and picture programme, at the Maoriland Theatre en Wednesday evening was a great success, the floor space being crowded. The floor was in «tip top order and the music, supplemented by musicians from Foxton, left nothing to be desired. All apparently enjoyed themselves, and, according to remarks passed, many are already looking forward to next Wednesday, when a similar programme will be put on by the management.

The movement to form a company an Shannon to manufacture sacks, etc;.' from local fibre, which has been under consideration for some time past, has advanced another stage. A syndicate of five local citizens has been formed, who are finding the money to endeavour to float a company. They are iydjy optimistic and consider they will have no difficulty in disposing of the scares when they are placed on the market. What such an industry will mean to Shannon can be well imagined, and there is no reason why the company when formed should not be a financial success. We not only wish them success, but will do all in our poAver to help them.

The mortal remains of the late Mr B. F. Spencer were laid to rest in the Shannon cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. Prior to the cortege leaving Ven Bede's Church, an impressive service was conducted'by the Eev. Farnell, who later officiated at the graveside. The high esteem in which the deceased was held was evidenced by the large number of persons who paid their last "respects, both at the church and graveside. As a tribute to his memory there was a very large number of floral emblems, among which were wreaths from the Shannon Bowling Club, Shannon Golf Club, and the local branch of the Plunket Society. The pall-bearers were the deceased's tljree brothers/Messrs E., A., and G. Spencer, and his brother-in-law, Mr G. Booker.

The New Zealand motor-cyslists, S. St. George and Spencer Stratton, have been competing at meetings on the new dirt (tracks recently formed in England." At the latter end of May at the Greenford track a large number of spectators had the good fortune to sec F. Do'bson set up a new lap .record of 51.43 miles per hour, thus beating Blakeborough 's previous best of •50.28 miles an hour. In the course of an exhibition ride later in the day Spencer Stratton,. the New Zealander, was timed to cover a circuit from a flying start at 51.72 miles per hour. Five dirt track meetings were held in London on May 26. At Stamford Bridge a_ race between the two New Zealand riders, St. George and Stratton, resulted in a Victory for the latter, who also broke the one-mile track 'record with an average of 42.25 miles per hour.

Pleas of guilty on two counts to breaches of the Apiaries Act were made at the Hawera Court last week by Stephen Matthews, 'of Te Bo,ti, the .charges being that in May he did keep ■bees in an unregistered apiary and that he kept bees in other than frame hives. The inspector of apiaries, Mr D. S. Eobinson, of Palmerston North, pointed out that the maximum penalty for keeping bees i" improper hives had beeu increased recently from- £5 to £SO. Owing to the likelihood under such conditions of disease developing in the hives and its spread through swarming to other apiaries the box hives of the kind kept by defendant and not fitted with loose frame hives was a serious menace. None but loose frame hives were permissible. Conviction and fines of £1 on each charge were entered with costs totalling .£1 2s.

Mr G. A. Monk, chairman of the Horowhenua Power Board, and Mr A. J. Petherkk have been appointed the Board's delegates to the sixth conference of the N.Z. Power Boards Association's conference, to be held in Wellington on Wednesday "and Thursday next. They will be accompanied ,by Mr P. W. Goldsmith (secretary) and Mr J.'A. Smith (engineer).

Boars of laughter greeted Mr. J. B Hamilton (Awarua) in the House ov" Representatives last night, when he related what a lady had told him she had dreamt about Mr Sidey. She dreamt that she saw Mr Sidey getting up in the morning. She saw the cows coming in, and Mr Sidey trying to bail them up. (Laughter.) She saw him striding a match to see what the trouble was about, and then Mr Sidey found that the cow he had put in the bail was a bull. (Boars of laughter.) "An ineident like that," said Mr. Hamilton, "is not improbable, and you can see the danger of it." (Uproar.)

"There is no need for anyone in any part of New Zealand to be without a wireless set," said Mr H. E. Vaile, president of the Auckland Jubilee Institute for the Blind, in referring to the progress of the movement for installing radio sets in the homes of blind people. Mr Vaile described the present scheme as one of the most important that the institute authorities had undertaken £or brightening the life of 600 blind people of the Dominion. Although- it would take some time to complete the installations, all efforts would be made to attend to requests promptly as .they came in. Seventeen sets had already been installed, arid twelve; further ap:plications were under consideration. The arrangement was to supply crystal 'sets at exceptionally low cost, and the trustees would be able to secure still sfurther economies if young wireless amateurs would volunteer their services for installing new sets.