Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1929.

Shannon News, 26 April 1929, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1929.

The play-off for the gold watch in connection with ibe Shannon branch of the (N.iZ. Labour Party's euchre tourney took place on Wednesday evening. Eighty-one players were eligible, most of whom took part, the lucky winner being Mrs T. Moynihan, her sister, Mrs Hennessey being runner-up, she receiving the 701 b bag of sugar.

Mr F. Bryant, of Tunbridge Wells, England, and formerly a very well*known resident of Palmerston North, -arrived in New Zealand this week, in company with his son, Dr. E. H. Bryant. Mr Bryant, who has. large property interests in Shannon, was a visit to the district on Tuesday. Both Mr Bryant and his son intends to spend several months in New Zealand before returning to the Homeland.

The Levin Chrysanthemum Show will be held on Tuesday next. Schedules may be obtained from the manager of the "News," and morrow night. The following judges have agreed to act: Out flowers and •chrysanthemums, Mr B. E. Nicol (Wellington); decorations, Mrs W. Billman (Feilding) ; home industries, Mr J. Eoach (Shannon); fruit and vegetables, Mr A. J. Shatter (Palmerston North). .

All'nHon,' is drawn to the Masked Fancy Dress dance to be held in the Institute rooms, Carters' Buildings, Shannon, on Tuesday evening m aid of the Women's Institute funds. Masks will be provided and several good prizes are being awarded for the best fancy dress and to winners of waltz competitions. The committee are having the floor specially prepared and with the good music dancers ar>? sure to have an enjoyable time.

Harvest Thanksgving services will .be held at Ven. Bede's Anglican church on Sunday. At the evening service Rev. W. H. Walton, Vicar of Foxton, will be the preacher and there will be special music and an anthem by the choir. There will also be,special music at the morning service. Contributions of flowers, fruit and vegetables will be forwarded afterwards to All Saints' Children's Home at Palmerston North.

At a meeting of the New Zealand Coach and Motor Body-builders Association at Christchurch, in moving a resolution congratulating Sir Joseph Ward on hij advent to office and urging protection for the motor-body building industry, Mr C. S. McCully drew attention to the success of safeguarding in England. The speaker said he was a Protectionist. He favoured Protection to provide more work and better wages. The motion was seconded 'by Mr E. C. Harvie, who said the trouble was that the people of New Zealand were not loyal to New Zealand industries. The motion was carried unanimously.—Press Association.

Some difference of opinion has existed among observers of animal life as <to the harmlessness or otherwise of the opossum when inhabiting localities favoured by birds, it being contended on the one-hand that this marsupial will feed upon birds' eggs, while on the other hand the assertion is vigorously denied Strength is given to the latter view by the behaviour of an opossum, which has become somewhat domesticated, on the Wellington Acclimatisation Society's farm at Paraparaumu. -The little animal has been living for the last three years in a hollow tree stump about 18ft. high, and it has acquired the habit of coming daily to the house, where it jumps on the top •of a window, left partly open, which descends by the weight of the creature and allows it to enter the house to be fed. This year a starling built its nest in the same tree stump, laid its eggs, and hatched and reared all the young. The nest was watched closely, and the fact was established that the opossum never disturbed it, although it passed the nest daily in its journeys to and irom 'the top of the tree stump.