Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1928.

Shannon News, 14 September 1928, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1928.

The payout for butterfat supplied to the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co.'.* butter factory for the month of August will be Is 8d per lb.

It will be pleasing to the friends of Mr J. Aim, who has been laid aside by illness during the past few days, to learn that his condition was much improved yesterday.

Mr E. A. H. George, who has been in business in Shannon for the past six years as a cycle and motor engineer, left for the East Coast yesterday, where he will resido in the future.

At the weekly euchre tourney held on Tuesday evening by the committee of the Women's Institute, Mrs Bowler and Mr K. Birchall won the trophies for winning the most games during the evening. The consolation awards went to Mrs Jeffery and Mr Huggard.

His Worship the Mayor of Shannon (Mr E. Butt), who has been indisposed for some time-past, entered Northcote private hospital at Palmcrston N. on Wednesday, for treatment. All will join us in wishing him a speedy recovery to good health.

"The fire at Horahora has been a serious setback to the Auckland province," reported Mr W. A. -Waters, chief engineer, to the monthly meetings of /the Manawatu-Oroua -Power Board yesterday. "This job was put in about 14 years ago with a generator voltage of 5500 and a line voltage of 48,000, so that equipment ;in other parts of New Zealand cannot be used owing to these old standard voltages."

In a foreword to the current issue of the New Zealand Eailways Magazine the general manager, Mr H. H. Sterling, says:—"Another noteworthy feature is that since the commencement of the current financial year a saving of.£11,1)00 has been effected in the railway fuel bill for the Dominion, mainly as a result of using a larger proportion of native soft coal on locomotives. This is an important feature in the measures adopted to help in reducing operating costs."

Alternative tenders for paving the Ngahauranga Gorge Road and the Tawa Flat Road-with bitumen or concrete were presented to the Wellington Highways Board yesterday. Four tenders were received for doing the work in bitumen, and two in concrete. The lowest estimate for paving in bitumen was 40 per cent, below the lowest. concrete tender. A resolution wa9 passed accepting the lowest tender (bitumen), subject to same meeting the approval of the Main Highways Board.

On Thursday evening a "surprise" party visited Mr and Mrs Geo. Bums at their residence at Ihakara, to bid them farewell on the eve of their departure from the district after a residence there of over twenty years. Between twenty and thirty settlers were present and a pleasant evening was spent in vocal and musical items, games and competitions. During the evening Mr S. Bowker, on behalf of the settlers, presented the departing guests with a beautiful tea set, as a token of the high esteem in which the recipients were held, stating that they had both always been ready- to assist in any movement for the advancement of the district and had taken a large part in the sociallife of the community, and they would be greatly missed. He assured them that they all regret ted their departure, but they would tarry with them their best wishes for health and prosperity in their new home. Mr and Mrs Burns both suitably replied. They are wing to reside in Palmerston North.

Good class dairy heifers are in keen demand throughout the Waikato at present, and a well-known district dairyman expressed the opinion this week that before the season is far advanced there will be a ready sale for heifers brought from Taranaki and Manawatu, provided they are of good quality. He added that the calf trade has caused many hundreds of heifer calves, that would normally be kept for renewing herds, to be slaughtered. Those that were kept last year will not be anything like sufficient to meet the demand, consequently dairy sorts must be brought from other district. As for the beef maTket, prices must firm, for very few steers from dairy cows grazed within a ten miles radius of the centres are being kept. It is only in the further districts that steors are reared. Farmers bringing in new country, especially that where second < growth is much in evidence, need store stock to trample or eat the young shoots. The shortage of store cattle must result in prices rising.—Waipa' Post. *

Mr J. Sinclair, of Vance Street, has left for Kurow in the South Island, having"'secured a position at the new hydro works, about to be constructed there.

The death occurred at Wellington on Monday of Mr W. Kirkland, of Rosencath, brother-in-law of the Mayor and Mr H. Butt. The latter went to Wellington on Tuesday to attend the funeral.

At the invitation of Mr and Mrs W. Clayton, of Grey Street, the scholars and' teachers of the Shannon School were able to listen to the broadcasting of the landing of the Southern Cross at Christchurch on Tuesday morning. The privilege was much appreciated.

A coroner's enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of the late Mr W. Sherlock, will be conducted on Wednesday, 19th inst. Mr Sherlock, it will be remembered, died as the result of injuries received when he was run down by the Auckland express last Friday afternoon between Shannon and Tokomaru.

It is with regret, that news has been roceived that Norman Dalzell, who is taking 1 pairt in the Boxing. Tourney next week at Palmerston Noith, has had the misfortune to twist his ankle, and may be unable to take part. On form shfiwn at Rongotea, and in the gymnasium, Mr Dalzell is in the nature .of a surprise packet, and it is more than likely that it will not be long before lie finds himself unwilling to remain in the amateur status.