Shannon News TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.

Shannon News, 14 August 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.

Mrs W. Brown and Miss A. Brown are leaving this week for Dunedin on a visit to relatives.

The friends of Mr Lionel Buckman, who is an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital, will be pleased to learn that his injured, leg is progressing satisfactorily.

' The laying of the tram line for carting metal on to the road to the new bridge is now completed, and a-start wilf be made to lay the metal as soon as the weather is favourable.

Word was received in Shannon on Saturday that Mr W. Murdoch, for many years a resident and Mayor of Shannon is seriously, ill in Wellington suffering from' double pneumonia, MiHarry Murdoch (his. son) left for Wellington on Saturday evening.

Prior to commencing the business at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., a motion of condolence .with the widow and family of the late Mr Jas Richardson was carried, all standing in silence. , . ,

On Saturday evening, the takings at the PHmmer Terrace—Ballance Street' football "match was counted, when the handsome total of £9 4s Id was recorded, which sum has been handed over to the local unemployed relief fund. 4 V

Nominations for election of a councillor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Cr. Jas. Richardson, closed at noon yesterday, and as only one nomination, that of Mr Roy Hook was received, he has been duly elected to fill the vacancy.

A special meeting of the B,uekley Drainage Board was held yesterday morning when a resolution was passed to raise £IOOO for the purpose of banking the Koputaroa Stream. This resolution will be confirmed at a meeting of the Board to be held at Shannon on August 27th. Particulars of the loan appear in an advertisement in this issue.

At a meeting of the Shannon Volunteer Fire Brigade, a vote of thanks was accorded Mr H, J. Peacocke for the donatioh of piles for the new station. The Brigade also wish to thank the following for donations: —Mrs E. McPherson and Misses Baxter, Messrs A E. Hyde, W. Mainkuey, G. Mitchell, J. A. Roach, E. Dickhoff, L. F. Jones and J. Hennessey.

After being residents of Shannon for the past twelve years, Mr and Mrs R. Bishop with their family leave this week for Maurieeville, where they will reside in future,. Mr and Mrs Bishop are both well known in musical circles, Mr Bishop being successful at several musical competitions. At local functions they have always been ready to assist in vocal work, and though their departure from the district will be regretted, they will carry with them the best wishes of their numerous friends for happiness in their new. home.

Building permits to the value of £llBO were issued by the Horowhenua County Council during the past month This figure does not include works carried out bv the Council.

At a special meeting of the Horowhenua County Council held at noon on Saturday, a special order was passed authorising the disposal of an acre of land, the site of a gravel-pit, on the Ohau West Road, as it is no longer required for the, service of the county.

The junior final Rugby match, which resulted in a draw between Hui Mai and Miranui, will be re-played at Levin on Saturday next. It will be preceded by the Primary Schools' seven-a-sido tournament for the Noad Shield, commencing about midday.

A-. Waimate Plains farmer with 50 acres took over £IOOO. from his place last season, and expects to do much better this season. He runs about 30 cows, feeding and looking after them well. Commenting on this result the other day, a Manaia professional man voiced the opinion to a Taranaki News reported that if the whole of the rich plains were similarly divided and Worked the produce taken off would be twice as mueh as it is to-day. The worst feature of the effects of the boom was that justice was not being done to the land. A large proportion of the farmers were quite unable to pay for fertilisers- or effect improvements essential to a maximum production. Later, when things had settled down and farmers got into a better position, he had no I doubt that the production of the plains I would "not only startle New Zealand I but the whole world," for there was no equal in fertility to the lands- of the Waimate Plains.

The practice of allowing, sheep access to new haystacks has its drawbacks,- as an Ashburton County fanner has recently discovered (says an exchange). He noticed a greenish tinton the top of the fleeces. Examination showed that loose grass seed had fallen into the fleeces/ succeeding rains and sunny weather aiding germination.

In-summing up in a land case hr the Hamilton Supreme Court, his Honour, Mr Justice Blair said the jury had to consider whether the representations alleged to have been made, were not merely ordinary land agents' puffs. He had heard land in Waikato described as carrying so much'stock.that it was "impossible to close the gates." (Laughter). Nobody would, of course, be led astray by such a statement.

An arm' protruding from the side of a motor car ahead apparently can signify any one of the following things: The motorist is (1). knocking the ashes off his cigarette, (2) going to turn to the left,. (3) warning a small boy to shut up, (4) going to turn to the right, (5) pointing to the scenery, (6) going to ■ back up, (7) feeling for rain, (8) telling the wife he i s sure the front door is locked, (9) hailing a friend in a passing car, (10) going to atop.-—Orlando Morning Post.

The latest thing in- is now being built in New York. It ha/3 two motor roadways, each as high as a four or five-storey building, running right through its heart, and is built over a network of railway lines and a station. Americans believe in economising spa'ce, but in this instance they have every encouragement to economy because the site, is-in one of the most expensive stands of New York The skyscraper stands on great "feet" made of steel, Which-run between the station platform and the railway lines down to solid rock.

To find a full stick .of dynamite which had fallen out of the coal scut : tie on to the hearth before the fire, was the' good if somewhat alarming fortune of a South Invercargill resident the other day (says an exchange). The discovery may be regarded as fortunate, as the odds were many to one that, having found its way into one. scuttle/ the gelignite would have, gone into the fire undetected! His.'little children were playing in front of the, fire in the early evening, when 1 the' householder noticed a sausage-shaped substance about six inches long in the hearth. "■:■

The guarantors of the Y.M.C.A. at Whangarei have been called upon by the bank to liquidate the debt at the bank, a matter of some £2849. At the meeting called to consider the position it was shown that the amount required to run the institution was roughly about £8 per week, an amount that was difficult to find. The National Council of the Y.M.C.A., when approached, had stated that they had no money -to take over the liability. After a long discussion tfhe following motion was passed. "That this meeting thanks the guarantors for the patience and goodwill they have shown in standing 'behind the association for so long, and regrets that owing to the bank having called the guarantee, it becomes necessary for the guarantors to liquidate the debt."

The County Council resolved, on the recommendation of the Works Committee, on Saturday, that it lie an instruction to the Registrar of Dogs to call only once on owners of dogs for their registration fee, and if payment: is not then made, to issue a summons in accordance with the provisions of the Dog Begistration Act, 1908. The County Chairman (Mr Monk) said he agreed with the recommendation; the collecting of the dog-tax was expensive, and if the collector had to make more than one,visit to a place to pick up 2/6 or 5/-, the Council would experience a loss on the transactipn. The meeting was reminded by the Chairman that recently the Council received a complaint from a ratepayer that his dog-tax had not been collected for seven years. As a matter of fact, there Avas no onus on the local body to collect that tax. Instructions were advertised as to where, the tax had to be paid and to whom it had to be paid. It was ain owner's duty to see'that his dog had a registered collar, and if the collector did not call then the owner should take steps to register the dog.