Shannon News TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928.

Shannon News, 27 November 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928.

Mr Duncan, of the Shannon railwaystaff, who has been transferred to Wellington, will leave on Saturday next to take up his new. duties.

Mr H. Knowles, of Wellington, 13 spending a holiday with his parents, Mr and Mrs H, E. Knowles, \ ance Street.

Miss Jose Thompson,..who has been studying music in Christchurch for some months, under the tuition of Miss Mona Neale, returned home last week.

Seven strippers are now running at the Miranui mill during the day. On Wednesday a night shift will start when two strippers will be running during the night.

Mr and Mrs C. M. Todd and family arrived in Shannon from Dannevirko on Saturday. Mr Todd has been appointed to succeed Mr C. Thomas as stationmaster and commences hi 3 duties on Wednesday.

Towards the end of the week Mr R. P. Connell, of the Agricultural Department, will give a demonstration at Messrs ' Moynili&n Bros.’ farm, East Road, in making grass ensilage. AH farmers who are interested are cordially' invited to attend.

The final of the five hundred card tommies for this year will be held in the Ballanee Street Hall on Thursday evening. The prizes have been kindly donated by Mrs Hyde and Mr F. Buckman. A points prize will also be awarded to the player who has secured most points during the year. As usual an excellent supper will be provided.

Levin is to have a nightwatehman, Mr J. Marshall having, undertaken the duties by arrangement with thirt.v local business firms, who have agreed to meet the financial responsibility involved.

The ballot for the Mataikona Block took place to-day, states a Press message from Masterton. It resulted as follows: —No. 1. section, P. C. Taylor, Masterton; No. 2, A. H. Pavitt, Tinui; No. 3, 11. E. Ilaggitt, Masterton; No. 4, H. Scales, Masterton; No. 5, G. Morgan, Leeston; No. 6, E. E. Lascombe, Christchurch

Chatting to a Taranaki ‘ ‘ Herald” reporter, a well-known 'sheep-farmer said he had never seen finer lambs in Taranaki than were to be‘seen this season. Generally speaking, 'percentages were high and all the lambs had done remarkably well. He could not understand, he added, why more dairy fanners did not run a few sheep to/ follow cn and clean up the paddocks after - the cows.

Levin residents who made the popular, motor trip along the beach to the Manawatu Heads on Sunday wer* greeted by an unusual sight, the s.s. Kennedy having struck the bar and grounded on the north spit when about to leave the river on her trip to Wellington. The vessel was so high that people from tlie—north side were able to go out to her both by horse and on foot; at low tide. The steamer has been' 1 kept in a safe position by means of a sea-anchor, and it was hoped to refloat her yesterday on the spring tide.

A mother, accompanied by her four sonsj entered a well-known boot and shoe emporium in Greymduth recently and'requested that her boys be fitted with boots (reports the Grey mouth Evening Star”). The attendant pleasantly invited the family to be seated while she selected .boots of. suitable size for her youthful customers. The correct fittings were made, but the chagrin of the attendant can be imagined when, instead of making the sale as she 'had hoped, the mother drew a mailorder slip from her bag and proceeded tO' fill in the sizes of the boots thereon. She smilingly informed the attendant that she was not a purchaser, but wanted to find out the correct sizes to enable her to complete her overseas mail order.

A total eclipse of the moon will oc,cur. during the early part of next Tuesday evening and, if the conditions are favourable, it should be visible throughout New Zealand. At 6.25 p.m. the moon will enter the earth's penumbra, but the eclipse will not commence, so far as the ordinary observer is concerned, until 7.24 p.m., or 14 minutes after moonrise. At this time the earth’s shadow will make its first appearance on the moon’s disc. By 8.15 p.m. only a small crescent of the moon will remain unobseured. At 8.33 p.m. the shadow will entirely cover the moon and totality will have commenced. The total phase will continue until 9.29 a.m. and during the 56 minutes of totality the moon will probably be visible as a dull red globe. In any year the greatest number of eclipses possible is seven. The present eclipse is the last of the five visible this year, of which two were solar and three lunar. Next year there will be only two eclipses, both of the sun. This is the smallest number possible in any one year.