Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1928.

Shannon News, 18 December 1928, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1928.

While cycling across the railway line in Vance Street on Friday last, Mr W. Forbes met with a nasty accident owing to the front forks of Ills cycle breaking, causing him to be thrown to the ground receiving a badly skinned face and the loss of a tooth. Master Stuart Hyde, who was accompanying him, escaped injury.

At the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North yesterday, before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., a motorist, Thomas Henry Powlcs, was fined £2 with 16s Court costs, and witnesses’ expenses, for failing to keep to the left on the Buckley road, Shannon. The evidence given .showed that defendant had rounded a bad corner on his wrong side and had' thereby precipitated a collision.

The event of the year, so far as the school children are concerned, . is the annual school concert, which will take place in the Maoriland Theatre this evening, commencing at eight o ’clock. As usual, a first-class programme will be presented, the teachers having gone to great trouble touring the performers to as near perfection as possible; so the public can look forward to an enjoyable concert. Tickets have been selling freely and a bumper house is expected.

A meeting of the Shannon "V olunteer Fire Brigade was held last evening when the report ai}d balance sheet of the recent dance was presented, which showed a credit balance of £6 11s 6d. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr A. 11. Hill for his donation of a Christmas cake for competition and to the Borough Council for purchasing the extra length of hose asked for. It was decided to make a. tour of the fireplugs on Wednesday next, ■when measurements will be obtained of the distances, the Brigade can Work 'from each plug. Before concluding the business the Superintendent (Mr Jas. Curran) and the Secretary (Mr 11. Hook) were thanked fpr lUhe >gpod service they had rendered to the Brigade during the past year. Mr Curran in returning thanks wished members the compliments of the season and hoping that they would all be together next year as fit and well as they were that evening. Mr Hook also suitably replied.

Looking for a Christmas Gift? — We have just opened up some of the latest Books suitable for Christmas and New Year Gifts. S?e our Fountain Pens from 2/6 t0,35/-. — M. and M. Baxter.

Says the Christchurch Press: If things go the way the United Party hopes, Mr Wilford will pass from Ministerial office to London as High Commissioner.

A motor magnet is 'being used in America to clear the rdads of nails and pieces of metal that bring disaster on tyres. The electro magnet is fastened behind a lorry, and is powerful enough to attract and hold pieces of iron weighing several pounds.

Commenting on the fact that Raetihi is in a '‘dry’' area, a correspondent sends particulars of a “bottle drive” recently held there by the school children in aid of the funds. The classes were tin competition with each other, and as a result 11,37.1 bottles were collected for sale in' a fortnight. One boy contributed 3073 to the total.

A firm conducting : its business on the northern side of the Square in Palmerston North recently acquired the freehold at a price of £SOO per foot, of promises with IS feet of front? ago. Several good offers for buildings in Rangitikei Street have recently been rejected, there being no anxiety on the part, of holders to dispose of their interests.

One of the most interesting trips ever undertaken by the members of the Levin-Waiopehu Club will,, take place over the week-end when a party will endeavour to reach the Lost Lake on Mt. Orivva. For the convenience of a party coming from Palmerston and which wi'l include two lady Hampers, a start will be made from the pipe bridge at 3 p.m. sharp. The Hampers will camp at the Waiopehu hut for the night and at 5.30 a .'in. on Sunday morning will leave there for Oriwa, returning to Levin the same evening. Mr 11. Richards is the leader.

An unusual accident happened to a car driven by Mr J. MeFarlane, of Levin, when the was returning with four passengers from Woodville. After overtaking another car between Wliakdlongo and Palmerston North, the taxi rolled when the driver was steering it back on to the crown of the road, and it capsized, coming to rest with the wheels uppermost. All the occupants, with one- exception, had a miraculous escape. Mr Romeo Kingi was severely cut about the head and arms, and subsequently it was found that he had sustained a, 3cafp wound that required two stitches. He is now at home and making satisfactory progress. »

Good assortment of Toys far Children of all ages, including dainty Musical Chairs and numerous other Novelties.—lnspection cordially invited. —Misses M. and M. Baxter,

The Dominion Bowling Association has received 602 entries for the championship tournament in January, the entries being: Rinks 126, pairs 220, singles 256. Included are 116 entries from Australia as follows: Rinks 16, pairs 32, singles 68.

The harvesting of pea and strawberry crops and the planting out of tobacco is giving a good deal of employment in various parts of the Nelson district. Women and girls are mainly employed, and the more proficient* are stated to be malting good wages.

More than half of the members of the Manawatu Radio Club are resident in the Palmerston North borough, but among those who pay subscriptions are members in Marton, Pahiatua, Eketahuna, Dannevirke, Woodville, Foxton, Shannon, and, in fact, all the neighbouring towns and districts, while the club has one paid-up member living in Sydney.

The mail from Samoa brings word that there was a serious ‘‘dust up” attendant on the recent arrest of Tamasese, and several of the Samoan military police had to have medical treatment for injuries inflicted by stones. The Mau Samoans threatened that jf Tamasese was arrested they would wipe out the white population, and, although this was regarded as an empty threat, the police have been on the qui vive with rifles arid maehiu'eguus.

x Mr W. J. Guipan, Levin Borough Inspector, has been advised, subject to confirmation by the London authorities, that he was successful at the examination held in Wellington last week for the certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute, passing with 95 marks, out of a possible 100 and heading the list of the six candidates from various parts of the Dominion who sat for the exam. Since then Inspector Guinan has received from the Health Department notification that he has been appointed to act as Inspector of Health during the absence on leave of Inspector Huggins, who administers this district from Palmerston North.

The first use of the word “ sincere ” dates back to the days of Imperial Rome, when statues were erected to it 3 Emperors and great men. Some of these statues Avcve not without blemishes, and it was the custom to disguise them with wax When a statue carved by a Greek sculptor from a single block of marble was brought to its resting place on the Capitoliue Hill, connoisseurs assembled to criticise it, and expressed their approval in the two words, “sine eera,” i.e., without wax. This meant, it had been carvel without sear or blemish to be filled up •with wax. From this expression of approval of a piece of statuary in ancient Rome comes, so it is said, our word, “sincere.” '