Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1928.

Shannon News, 11 December 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1928.

The pay-out for butterfat supplied to the. Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd., for the month of November will be 1/6 per lb. i The friends of Mrs Bovis will be pleased to hear that she was well enough to be allowed to return to home on Sunday.

Mr Herbert Kilminister, who has been in Australia for the past two years, has returned home, and is staying with his parents, Mr and Mrs *L Kilminster, East Road.

A communion service will be held in the Presbyterian Church, on Sunday, December 16th, at 11 a.m. A hearty invitation is extended to all communicants, and members and adherents of the church.

Mr W. H. Gunning, who had to enter a private hospital in Levin on Friday for treatment, is reported to be progressing favourably and is expected to return to 'his home in the course of a few days.

The Town Clerk'has received a wire from a doctor in New Plymouth in reference to the Shannon practice. Later advice was received that he will visit Shannon to-day and will discuss the matter with the Borough Council this evening.

The dance held in the Druids’ Hall on Friday evening by the Shannon Volunteer Fire Brigade was well attended and proved very enjoyable, Mr H. Hook capably officiated as M.C. and was responsible for the music, which was supplied per medium of an electric gramophone. Extras were provided by Messrs W. Guy. (piano) and Coucliie (accordeon). The hall was tastefully decorated with red and black streamers, a large bell being hung in the centre of the hall.

'Asked as to whether anything definite as regards the official opening of the new bridge had been received, the Town Clerk stated that he was in receipt of advice that the deviation will not be thrown op6n to general traffic until a layer of bituminous macadam has been placed on the decking of the r.ew bridge. In discussing the position with Mr Acheson, engineer of the Public Works Department, he was informed that unless fine weather prevailed between now and Christmas for the carrying out of the work the bridge will not be open for Christmas traffic. jMr Hyde, President of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce, is also in receipt of advice to the same effect from Mr J. Linklatcr, M.P.

A citizens ’ lunc club has been formed in Foxton and will hold its inaugural lunch on Thursday next, when Mr Jas. Stevens, of Palmerston, will give the first address.

During the month of November rain fell in Foxton on seven days, a total of 3.02 inches being recorded.' The maximum fall occurred on the 10th, when one inch was registered. The coldest day during the month was the 13th, with 54 degrees and the hottest days were on the 26th and 27th with 66 degrees.

In England a seventh of the divorces take place after five years of marriage, and more than half after ten or more years. Nearly half the annulled marriages are childless, and in a third of the cases there is one child only. Three out of every five divorced persons remarry, the number of divorced men remarrying being considerably greater than the number of divorced women.

Some excellent samples of fruit, from the loquat tree were brought to the Chronicle office from the garden of Mrs Jas. Prouse in Queen Street East, as showing that the suitable climate for these trees, a.s recently claimed for Otaki, is also found at Levin. The loquats were lalrge and ripe and are evidence of. the favourable nature of the season as the trees only bear at long intervals.

A pedigree Yorkshire pig, weighing about 7001b5., easily four times the size of what is generally considered to be a large pig in New Zealand, arrived at Auckland from Vancouver by the Waihemo, which berthed at Queen’s Wharf on Tuesday morning (states the “New Zealand Herald”). Together with two fine Berkshire pigs, it was consigned to a New Zealand farmer from the famous Sunnybank Farm, near Vancouver. The animals which were in excellent condition, were taken to the quarantine station at Motuihi.

The Levin Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., is to pay out is 51 per lb of butter-fat, for “finest” grade, supplied to the factory during November The daily output, which rose to a little over six tons about the middle of last month, has since been slightly below that on the average. To the end of November the season’s output (613 tons) was 23 per cent, more, than for the corresponding period of 1927. In the latter period there was an increase of 31.7 per cent, on the output of the I same part of the 1926 season. For! November of this year production was up by 7.1 per cent, as compared with November, 1927, but in that month there was an increase cf 28 per cent, on the corresponding month of 1926.

The vital statistics for Foxton for the month of November are as follows, the figures for the corresponding period last year being given in parenthesis: —Births 4 (3), deaths 1 (1), marriages nil (3). Maori births 1 (nil).

This week New Plymouth Borough rates to the amount of £42,040, have been paid to avoid the penalty, leaving at noon yesterday only £3014 outstanding, of £67,692." Of last year's rates only £29 13s Id are now outstanding.

Excellent business during the past eight weeks is reported in Auckand by one of the large retail soft goods houses where the scope and nature of the trade bear witness to the spendiug power of a ''Considerable section of the community.

A bust of Thomas Bracken, the New Zealand poet, has been found in iChristehurch and brought to Dunedin (states 'the Star). Is was on view in one of the Bristol’s windows. The work is by the Italian artist. There is a probability that it will be acquired for Dunedin, the city to which Bracken belonged.

A circus that landed at the Bluff the other day from Australia- is transporting its entire outfit, including the menagerie, by means of a fleet of motor lorries. It is amazing to see two large elephants standing patiently on the floor of a big motor vehicle while being rapidly whirled along the country roads.

Speaking at Botorua, Mr C. C. Alcorn, of Putaruru, said the . grass growth in the Putaruru district had ■been wonderfully enhanced by the new system of top-dressiug which was applied i# the winter. Seventy aaraa had been sown in lucerne at Putaruru. The subsoil suited the plant, which showed remarkable growth. The returns from the Putaruru areas had been phenomenal; there had been four cuttings, producing nine tons, equal to £so' to the acre.

A curious factor in the retail sale of butter in U.S.A. was mentioned by |Mr C. J. Parlane when addressing a meeting at Matamata The butter w r ag put up in quarter-pound pats, as it was found that thereby more was consumed. If a large quantity of butter was placed on the table some ’would be left, but with a small lot it seemed to be all used. The suppliers were paid daily at the factories; this suited the factories, which had a large overrun.

An action brought by John George Hankins, a salesman, for £750 for alleged wrongful dismissal, against the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., came before Mr. Justice MacGregor in the Supreme Court yesterday. At the outset His Honour suggested that if the parties concerned talked the matter over a settlement could perhaps be arrived at. After Mr. A. Gray, K.C. (for plaintiff), and Mr. M. Myers, K.C. (for defendant), had discussed the matter with their cliehts, it was announced that a settlement had been reached'. The case was accordingly struck out.

A Hastings boy of 15 who had been habitually and annoying to a woman in the street was eventually dragged into his victim’s shop and chastised. Charges of yhssault were laid, and Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M., imposed, fines of £2 (costs £2 4s) on the woman, and £1 (costs $2 Is) on a shop assistant, who captured the boy under ’instructions, and ordered the woman’s husband to pay costs (£1). The Magistrate remarked that the law did not allow any one the right to hostilely touch another. If people were allowed 'to take the law into their own hands, chaos must follow. He added, however, that the complainant’s father should exercise supervision over his son, so that he would not annoy people in the future.

Unemployment conditions , are said to be rapidly improving Both Feilding and Longburn freezing works opened at the beginning of last week, a large number of men being absorbed, and more are just waiting to be taken cn. Farming activities are scarce. One Palmerston labour agent stated that the firm could place as many as sixteen, and flaxmills are absorbing a few. Fine weather and the approach of the busy season are heralding an all-round improvement in the position. Following are the official unemployment figures registered at Palmerston for the week ended December 1, the figures for the previous week being mentioned in parenthesis:-—l6 married men with 55 dependants (30 married men with 67 dependants); 4 single men (3 single men).

“There are 27,000 motorists who have not renewed their licenses for the present year/' said the chief traffic inspector, Mr. Macintosh, in the Magistrate’s Court in Christchurch, when prosecuting a youth who had no license for his recent acquisition, a new motorcycle. “This figure represents approximately one-third of the motorists in New Zealand and a good number of the offenders reside in Christchurch. The offences may seem trivial, but it goes on and on, and many motorists think they can escape renewing their licenses. Mr. Macintosh said that there were many cases pending and a number of offenders would appear on December 10th. The traffic department intended making a clean sweep of the motorists who had no licenses. The offender, who had had his bicycle for only two weeks, was convicted and discharged.