Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1929.

Shannon News, 22 March 1929, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1929.

The local Plunket Nurse, Miss Morris, is away on her annual leave. Her duties are being carried out by Nurse Williams, of Warkworth, Auckland.

Mrs E. Exton, of Vance Street, who has been an inmate of the Pahnbrston North Hospital, has returned to her home much improved in health;

The competition for the ham, which was run in connection with the.Plun ket Society’s recent garden party, was drawn this week, the winner being Mr Jhing Lee, whose number was 91.

Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held in the morning and evening at the Presbyterian Church Sunday. Both the services will be conducted by the Rev. Mr^Williamson.

Mr A. Billens, photographer, of Levin, announces that he is now Making appointments for Easter wedding photos, either at his Levin stuoio or Shannon; Particulars can be obtained on 1 request . Phone 16515’, Levin.

A final reminder is given of the sale of salvaged stocks from the Kodak building, Wellington, which was dam-, aged by water. The sale will be held in the garage, opposite the Club Hotel on Saturday at 1.30 p.m. Everything will be sold without reserve.

Maoiis in the Bay of Islands and Tokianga districts have put about 100 acres under tobacco cultivation, and they have raised some very good crops under the supervision of Mr. T. Lowe, the Government expert. These are now being harvested.

In connection ; with the - Harvest Thanksgiving at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday, contributions of flowers, fruit and vegetables will be thankfully received at the church oh Saturday afternoon. The sale of produce will be held on Monday evening, commencing at 7.30, and will be followed by a social, to ivhieli all are cordially invited.

Some time ago at a social gathering ih Shannon it was pointed out that it would be very nice if photos of the past Mayor and councillors could be obtained and hung in : the Council Chambers. This suggestion was referred to at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the-: Borougn Council,'when it was decided to put the suggestion into effect. It was also decided that the present Mayor and councillors have their photos taken in a group and that an . enlargement be hung in the Council Chambers.

Before commencing the business on Tuesday evening at-the Shannon Football Club’s annual'meeting, the chairman s (Mr Birchall) made reference to the loss sustained by the Club through the death of Mr Martin Dalzell, captain of the junior team) also to the death of Mrs Whyte, two of whose sons are active members of the Club, and of Mrs Cavanagh, mother-in-law of Mr Johansen, selector of the senior team. A motion of sympathy with the relatives was carried by those present standing and observing one minute’s .silence.

Some notably expeditious journeys are made to various parts of the district from time to time by the Palmerston North motor ambulance for the purpose of conveying urgent cases to the hospital. Two recent examples illustrate what can be done in this respect. In one case a message from. Foxton was received at 3 p.m., and the ambulance was back at the hospital with the patient by 5 p.m. A more striking instance of the efficiency of the service, however, occurred when the ambulance, after leaving at 9 a.m. for Otaki, returned to the hospital air 12 noon, having covered a total distance of 94 miles. These trips were accomplished by a chauffeur who has been a London driver and is on exservice man.

Mr and Mrs Long-Ward and family leave to-day for Plimmertjon, where they will spend a few day§’ holiday. Last evening another successful euchre tourney was held in Laurvig’s liall by the Shannon branch of the Hew Zealand Labour Party, when 60 players took part. The games were keenly contested, six having to play off in the gents’ section for first place.' Following are the prize-winners:— Ladies: Miss Mabey, 51b box of tea; Mrs L. Richardson, 251 b bag of flour; Mrs Butler, lib of tea. Gents: Mr D. McLaggan, 51b box of tea; Mr R. Harding, 251 b bag of flour; Mr N. Mabey, lib of tea. The following qualified to takj part in the play at the end of series for the gold watch:— Mesdames Fell, T. Moynihan, Mabey, Miss E. McKenzie and Messrs E. Thorne, S. A. Wilson, W. Forbes, H. Mitchell, Mohekey, F. Buckanan, Ericlisen, E. Butt, F. Jamieson and Pollock. 6

An Opotiki lelegram says the roof was blown off Oak’s Buildings by a north-easterly gale and landed m the middle of the street. The only damage done wan to the telephone and electric light wires. The ga-le only lasted three hours.

Since the census in 1921 the population of Australia has increased by 901,043 persons, representing an average rate of slightly more than 2 per cent per annum. Of the total of 9,336,777 perjons 3,241,530 are males and 3,905,247 females.—Australian Press Association.

Falcon Island, which was passed by the Tofua for the first time in six months on the voyage from the islands to Auckland, appeared to have changed very little since it was seen last. If anything, it was lower in the sea. Big areas of floating'pumice were seen and one passenger expressed the belief that it had been washed from Falcon Island, which-came into being as the result of a*, submarine upheaval.

“I don’t think this man is making an honest endeavour to pay,” remarked the' Magisti’ate (Mr. J. L. Stout, gM.) in the Palmerston North Court oh Monday morning when refusing an application by Jens A. Jensen, of Palmerston North, labourer, for a reduction in maintenance order made against him. Defendant was ordered to pay arrears due at the rate of 10s a. month, in dofault 14 ’days’ imprisonment.

The visitor to Poverty Bay cannot but be surprised at the desperate competition which prevails among the motor service cars. One firm offers to take (people to Wellinjgton and back for £4. Another quotes £2 for the trip from Gisborne to Napier and back. The established services, which charge more, complain that al : though they maintain the passenger services throughout the year “pirate' * cars rob them of business in the sum-' mer, and go -off the rpad in the winter.

A deficiency of £3293 is shown, in the. bankrupt estate of Edward Alexander, an Apiti farmer who has filed his petition in bankruptcy with the Supreme Court in Palmerston Forth. There are no assets, the total amount of the debt, with the exception of £3O, being owed tc two unsecured creditors —£2063 to Thomas Hoult, of Eeilding, and £I2OO to T. C. Burton, another Apiti farmer/ An amount of £3O is. owed to Cheyne, storekeeper, of Utuwai. . ' ,

The view .that men were often called by God to serve the community was expressed by Canon Pcrcival James in an address to the Council of Christian Congregations at Auckland on Tuesday (reports the “New Zealand Herald. ”) “I admire the Hon.. A. J. St'allworthy for his statement that he feels he has received a divine call to office,” said Canon James. “I know him as a man of deep religious feeling, and with a mail like that, if he did not feel it a divine call, then he has no business to accept the office.”

While enjoying a run up Muriwai Beach on (Saturday, a visitor to the motor races, Mr J. McCullough, of Auckland, struck' soft sand at the remote end of the beach and had to abandon his vehicle to the incoming tide. The mishap occurred 10 miles up the beach and no assistance was available. The ear, an Alvis tourer, was left firmly embedded and Mr McCullough had a long walk down the.beach. On Sunday afternoon, Mr J. Wishart, of Papakura, and a party of half-a-dozen persons found the car considerably the worse for its immersion in two tides. It had apparently been rolled over by the breakers. No tow. rope was available so the salvaged car was pushed 16 miles by the front bumper of the other vehicle. A ropk was secured at the camp near the entrance to the beach and the ear was towed to the city. It' is insured. 1

All indication of the amount of instruction which has to be given to day and evening class pupils at the Palmerston Technical School was afforded the committee by the director, Mr G. jG. Hancox, in his report, which stated that 170 classes were being conducted, the staff consisting of 12 fulltime, 36 part-tfime and one student teacher. The number of students receiving instruction in all classes was 1026, comprising 242 first year junior free place, 168 second ; year junior free place, 272 senior free place, 214 paying, 84. Convent pupils, and 45 from 'the Boys’ High School. Last year, the .‘total number receiving instruction was 959. A substantial increase in the number of paying students was recorded. Train pupils were shown to total 171, of whom 86 camo on the Manawatu line, 36 from Woodville, 2 from Pahiatua, 26 from Poxton, and 21 from Peilding. Bus pupils numbered 25.

That the' dairying season has been phenomenally good is well known to all herd owners, the climatic conditions having been all in favour of the pri mary producer. Wanganui, like all dairying districts, lias shared in pros-

perity accruing. The manufacturing season commences on August 1, and taking the returns from that date to the end of February, something like 319,506 boxes of creamery butter, 550 boxes 'of whey butter, and 69,449 crates of cheese were manufactured in the Wanganui district, from which it draws its supplies. The estimated value of the creamery butter is about £4 4s 6d a box, which works out at an aggregate value of £501,935, and the whey butter at an approximate value of £1925, the cheese being worth about £6 per ciat-e. This provides a total value of £410,958, and added to the aggregate butter value gives a return equivalent to £914,903, or almost a million of money. The million mark will be reached by- the end of the season, and as the money circulates through a district of which Wanganui is the centre, soine idea may be gathered of dairy season means to the ity.