Shannon News TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1928.

Shannon News, 31 July 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1928.

The annual meeting’ of the Shannon Bowling Club will be held’in the,Pavilion this evening at 7;30 pan. .

Messrs B. W. Taylor and B. Law, trustees, of the Buckley .Drainage Board, left for Wellington to-day _to make final arrangements in connection with the Buckley Drainage Board’s finances. ... .

To-morrow night the special feature “Two Girls Wanted” will be screened at the local theatre in connection with the dance. ‘.The evening’s entertainment is being keenly looked forward to and a'Ug crowd is anticipated. Seats may be reserved at no extra charge.

Mr W. E. Parry, Labour M.P. for Auckland Central, addressed a fair audience in the Maoriland Theatre on Sunday evening, when he criticised the policy and action of the present Reform Government. He delivered a similar speech at Levin last evening, a report of which will appear in Friday’s issue.

The annual football match between’ representatives of Plimmer Terrace and Ballance Street, which in the past has always aroused keen enthusiasm among the supporters of each team, is to be played on the ' Shannon Domain this coming week end. Last year s game was full of excitement and keenly fought out and from reports to hand from the respective coaches it bs anticipated this year’s game will eclipse all previous ones from a spectacular point of view. The fixture will have a double interest to the public, as apart from witnessing an ,enjoyable display of football, they will be _ helping the unemployed, as a collection is to be taken at the gate, the proceeds from which is to be devoted to the relief of, local unemployed. In Friday’s issue will be published the personnel of the respective teams, along with their past performances. Messrs Jas. Curran and D. MeLaggan will select the Plimmer Terrace team, and Mr C. Young the Ballance Street representatives.

The Greytown Standard reports that, rumours are current that the Greytown branch line of railway service is shortly to be discontinued, though official confirmation is lacking.

Very successful results are attending the opossum trapping by a P-almersto’. party who are camped on the banks of the Makaretu stream, in the Tararuas opposite Levin. Last week they secured over 100 skins.

‘ ‘ We should add a clause to the prayers we say every night, ‘God save the South Island and sink the North Island for 24 hours,’’’ declared Mr W. B. Jones at the meeting of the Timaru Farmers’ Union during a discussion on Massey College and Lincoln College, in course of which North v. South Island arguments cropped up.

“Perhaps that exhibit could be moved further, away, ” said Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., when a baby, whose.mother appeared on a charge at the Magistrate ’s Court, Wanganui, commenced to cry and disturb the Court. “It. is an important exhibit, your Worship,” said Senior-Sergeant Lopdell, as a constable was despatched to soothe the infant. .

One of the coolest thefts that have taken place in Christchurch for some time (says the Sun) concerned a in a a who rode a brand new bicycle to work the other dqy. He had occasion to use' a motor car going home, and strapped the bicycle to the back of it. He parked the car outside a house while lie went inside. When he came out a few minutes later the bicycle was gone. /

The Mayor of Foxton (Mr M. E. Perreau) informs the Herald that he has been approached by several interested in the dairying industry to take the preliminary steps with the object of having a dary factory established in Foxton. The nearest factories are at Shannon, Oroua Downs and Levin, which are too far removed from a number of suppliers who, it is believed could supply sufficient milk to make a Foxton factory-profitable concern.

Auckland’s new railway station will be equipped with all modern conveniences, and the traveller will, be able to enjoy a hot bath and a cold shower, a shave in the barber’s shop and broakfast in the dining room. Leaving his suitcases in the luggage-room, he will start off to do business in the city forth, fled by the service and attention one usually associates with a first-class hotel. Six telephones, a telegraph office and a taxi-cab office will be found in the main building close to the arrival and departure platforms.

There are 7044 names on the main electoral roll for Otaki. just printed.

The 14th baby arrived in a Wanganui home the other day, and one of the little brothers, when he called at a neighbouring store, was asked whether he would give the baby away. “Oh, no,” replied the little chap gleefully, “we could do with thousands more.”

The Auckland Winter Show closed on Saturday night. Owing to heavy rain the gate receipts on Saturday only reached £358, as against £577 for the final day last year. The total gate receipts for the ten days amounted to £3551, a. decrease of £228 compared with last year. It is estimated that the attendance totalled 160,000, including about 10,000 school children.

The death - took place at a private hospital at Masterton on Saturday, of Mrs Priscilla Caroline Liddell, wife of the Rev. R. J. Liddell, Methodist minister of Carterton, sand formerly of Otaki. The deceased lady had been in failing health for some months, and a week ago took a serious turn. The late Mrs Liddell, who was 53 years of age, was a daughter of Mr W. H. Hay, of New Norfolk (Tasmania), and. was married in Tasmania, coming to New Zealand twenty-one years ago.

A sealed money box was handed to a member of the'Christchurch Unemployment Committee. It contained 9s o|d (states the Lyttelton Times).-The bearer was asked if he wanted the box back again. “Oh,, no,” was the reply. “I think we have cured them.” “Cured them what of?” “Oh, swearing.” Half the amount was made, up of coppers. There was a 2s piece, which seemed to indicate that someone had either paid up arrears or purchased exemption.

“I remember the time not very long ago, when the . roadmyn of a certain county council knocked off work and went' bird-nesting, while the council was buying birds’ eggs, nests and heads; some women wore making a good thing out pf. it, making nests and selling them, to the council, declared Mr W. J. Beattie, amidst hearty laughter a: the meeting of the Timaru Farmers’ Union during a discussion on the poisoning of small birds.

A request to the Government to again this year grant the subsidy of £BOOO towards assisting the Herdtesting Association was contained in a question given notice of in the House of Representatives by Mr J. Linklater (Manawatu). Mr Linklater stated that last year’s subsidy was of great assistance to the Associations throughout the Dominion and a decided increase, of testing had resulted. Herd-testing,-added the member, was admitted to be the shortest cut to increase production and if the subsidy were granted it Avould be in the interests of the dairy farmers of . New Zealand.

Tramping as an aid to matrimony received strong approval from Mr F. W. Vosseler, in his lecture at Levin. He asserted that dozens of nice young men and nice young women, had been brought together through the outings of the Tararua Tramping Club, and what all this had cost, him in wedding presents was more than he would like to say. He also mentioned that tramping was one of the best means of promoting social relations, irrespective of the status of individuals. On various outings he had made some of the greatest friendships in his experience, enduring friendships of people well*wortli meeting. Mr Vosseler described the tramping movement as “one big brotherhood aiid sisterhood.”

“Tongariro National Park is being injured by the planting of heather, which has been deliberately planted in large quantities,” said Mr F'. IV. Vosseler, in his lecture "at. Levin. “Although heather is worthy of the garden, it should not be broadcasted in a place like the National Park, where its spread can only be at the sacrifice of our native growths. That Park is the only place left, to us where we can preserve our native flora and fauna, as the bulk of our land lias to be used /or commercial purposes.” He added that. Dr. Cockayne, the well-known authority on New Zealand botany, had strongly condemned the’introduction of heather in the Tongariro territory. “The more bush and forest we can hand down to the young people of this and future generations the better,” said Mr Vosseler, in conclusion.

A-revelation of nerve was contained :in a picture projected at Mr Vosseler's lecture in Levin on Friday evening. It ■showed a party of three climbing a perpendicular cliff at Titahi Bay. Two of the climbers were girls, secured by .a rope, and the other was a boy, apparently not roped. The lecturer state! 'that* this form of climbing was good practice for nerve and muscle training; It was when the climbers, through familiarity with it, became casual that the element of danger entered. He commented on the fearlessness of many people, particularly girls, and said that one of the most difficult tasks of the more experienced members of the Tramping Club was to make such people frightened. Until they had the sense of fear, they were not really safe. * 4

New Zealanders dress badly according to Mr Alexander Marky, an American writer and lecturer, who addressed the Auckland Advertising Club. “Walk down Queen Street and you will find that nine people out of 10 have shabby,, ill-kept clothes on,” he said. “In America a whole chain of dyeing and cleaning establishments has sprung- up, and, because they are able to clean and press your clothes for the equivalent of about 2s, even those people who cannot ordinarily afford tojjuy new. clothes can put. away 2s a week and have their clothes pressed, and they feel better and more prosperous because of it.” It answer, Mr Marky maintained, to say: •\<My father wore the same old clothes ind made his money all right.” Mod;s of life were changing and people light to pay attention to these things,