Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1929.

Shannon News, 7 June 1929, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1929.

Mr F. H. Taylor, sehooxm aster at Makerua, who has been Voniinerl to his bed for the past week,, hopes to be able to resume his duties on Monday. On Sunday the Methodist Sunday School anniversary services, morning and evening will be conducted by the Rev. Edmondson. The annual meeting of the Shannon branch of the Plimket Society wMI be held in the Institute rooms, Carter’s Buildings, on Monday evening, at- 7.30. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. This evening at the Parish Hall, the Ladies'. Guild of Veil. Bede’s church will again hold their fortnightly dance and social. These functions are very popular and any one wishing to spend an enjoyable evening should not fail to attend. The annual prize giving and concert of the Methodist Sunday School will be held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday next. At 6 p.m. ' the children will sit down to tea, which will be followed by the concert, commencing at 7.30 p.m.

Owing to .the wet night the attendance at the weekly euchre tourney held in Laurvig’s Hall last evening was not so large as usual, but those who attended spent a pleasant evening. The winners w.ere: Ladies —Mrs C. Veale, 51b box of tea; Mrs Elhvood, 251 b bag of flour; Mrs L. Richardson, lib of tea. Gents—Mr J. Osborne, 5 ib box of tea; Mr W. Butler, 251 b bag of flour; Mr R. Buckman, lib of tea. Those to qualify to compete for watch were Mesdames Russell, S. Anderson, W. Christian, J. Hennessey, Fell and Miss E.’ McKenzie. Messrs V. MeEwen, L. Erieksen, and Jas. Curran, jUn. W. H. Gunning and Co. ’s special prizes were, won by Mrs Radford and Mrs Bass, the prizes donated by Mrs Rawlinson son being won by Mrs Murray and Mr R. Harding. The vestry of A 7 en. Bede’s Church intend to carry out alteration to the Parish Hall and also in instal up-to-date sanitary arrangements in the building and with this object in view they recently made application to the Diocesan Trust Board for a loan to enable them tc carry out the work. Word has now been received that the application has been granted and a meeting of parishioners will be held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m. to discuss the alteration pro posals. It is the intention of the Vestry to do away with the present entrance to the hall, it “being proposed to have the entrance facing the footpath, with ladies and gents’ dressing rooms on each side. It is hoped that as many parishioners as are able wiil attend the meeting so that the proposals can be thoroughly discussed.

The death occurred on Tuesday evening at his son’s residence, Foxton, of one of our esteemed townsmen in the person of Mr Edward Augustus William Osborne. The deceased gentlemen who had been in failing health for some time, was born in the island of Guernsey, 77 years ago,-coming to New ■Zealand as a young man. For some years he resided in Foxton, coming to Shannon over twenty years ago as ae'eountant to the late Mr Stansell Later he commenced business in the town as an accountant on his own account, which he carried on up to the time of his death. His wife predeceased him ■some years ago, but he leaves an adult family to mourn his loss, who will have the sincere sympathy of a -wide circle of friends. The funeral took place at the 'Shannon cemetery yesterday, when a large number of friends paid their last respect to deceased. The service at the graveside was performed by Rev. Mr Mairs, of Paraparaumu, an old friend of deceased’s, assisted by Rev. Edmondson.

{Mr E. D. Andrews, the well-known tennis player, expects to visit the Dominion in tire summer and take part in the next championships. Andrews was offered next winter the secretaryship at Dulwich Covered Courts Club, and it is probable he will accept as it will not ini erf ere with the time he devotes to the game. —Press Association.

The attention of subscribers is drawn to the recent reduction made for '‘urgent” toll telephone service at ■night. Except that the minimum charge for “urgent calls” is Bd, such calls between 8 p.m. and S a.m. cost no more than ordinary day calls. For example: Where day rate is Is, night rate is 6d, urgent 2s and Is.

Totara is now no longer used for telegraph poles (says the Auckland Herald). It cannot stand a transverse blow. If struck by, say, a runaway motor truck, a totara pole is apt to break cleanly in two like a carrot. A heavy ironbark pole would probably give the truck the worst of the encounter. Ironbark and New Zealand silver pine aTe now the standard timbers, but silver pine is not used much in cities, for the reason that it is hard to obtain in perfectly shaped 1ength5.......>1,1.1 ...... .>1,1.1 AJj .LAW,. nil,

During the month of May rain fell on nine days in Otaki, with a total fall of 1.03 in. Unpaid rates owing to the Woodville County Council at present amount to only £l3 10s lOd. It was reported to a meeting of the Dannevirke County. Council that the cost of running three motor-lorries for the past twelve months was £3065. “How did they survey tlm road?” asked a Wanganui County councillor in the Mangawhe.ro district. “With a shot gun,” a settler replied. An Otaki resident who recently lost the sum of £l7 was more than delighted to find the amount on her doorstep yesterday. How it got there remains a mystery. Mr C. M. Pemberton, an American scientist, has arrived in Sydney from New Guinea. Mr Pembeiton was engaged in research work, during which time he 'discovered 'parasites which destroy mosquitoes A number of these parasites are being taken to Honolulu.

The first prize of £3OOO in the New South Wales Fire Brigades ' Art Union for charities has been won by Mr. Cedric Holland, of Punch Bowl, son of Mr. Harry Holland, M.P. y Labour Leader in New Zealand. The New Zealand University has decided that the “accrediting” system instead of the entrance examination will not be introduced this year, but a conference will be held to work out •■details and provide necessary safe-, guards for the bringing in of accrediting. Captain White, instructor of the Hawke's Bay Aero Club, which operates in Gisborne and Northern and Southern Hawke's Bay. commenced the instruction of Dannevirke pupils jin Monday. There are six candidates if or tickets, including two mairied women, who are going through the preliminary stages. At the annual meeting of the Manswatu Licensing Committee, held at Foxton yesterday, all licenses in the district were renewed, without comment. The Chairman, Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., stated that the Committee had asked him. to express their satisfaction at the good reports the police had given on the hotels; and lie congratulated the hotel-keepers on the manner in which they had conducted their businesses during the past year. Rapid progress is being made on the all-American highway. The stretch covering the route from Valpariaso .to Buenos Aires.has been completed up to the Chilean side of the to La Cumbre. This point, marks the end of the Chilean highway and the beginning of the Argentine section. The Argentine section between La Cumbre and Mendoza down the eastern slope of the Andes is expected to be in usuable condition within a few months.

The Wellington Tramways--football team visited Foxton on Monday and played a friendly match against the local seniors On Easton Park before" a good crowd of spectators. The Foxton team giving a very bright display, inflicted defeat on the visitors to the tune of 36 to 14. The local players are now in good form, and some of the combined efforts, particularly among the backs were up to the best standard. The visitors have some prominent individual players, but were' unable to produce really effective combination.

The Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association has decided to take no part in any public or civic reception to the crew of the eGrman warship .Emden during its visit to New' Zealand. “They are coming and going so far as w r e are concerned,” the president (Colonel G. T. Hall) said to-day. A further message from Wellington states that the Association w'ill take no part in any public or civic reception to the crew of the Emden. No actual motion lias been passed, but at a meeting of the Association last week the .consensus of opinion w r as that the Association should refrain from participating.

A 'Wanganui motor- salesman had an unprofitable experience a few days ago (Says the Herald). A request came from a Raetihi resident for a catalogue of motor cars, and this was quickly.complied with.. Giving the prospective client just sufficient time to select a likely car, the salesman, set off for Raetihi hot on the trail of business. He had to go some distance out of the township and duly arrived at the farm. The house rvas ’well set up on a hill with no road suitable for a car to negotiate, so lie wmlked the remainder of

the distance. On arriving at the door his lip dropped when told that Mr had no‘intention of buying a car, but that his little boy had written for the catalogue for the purpose of using it in an object lesson at school.

The Kairanga County Council is calling a conference of the local bodies contributing to the Palmerston North Hospital Board, to be held on Thursday, July 4th, at Palmerston, ivith ■ the object of bringing pressure to bear on the Government to increase its subsidy to hospitals. An invitation to send representatives to the conference came before the Levin Borough Council last evening. The Mayor (Mr Blenkhorn) pointed out that two ordinary meetings’, of the Borough Council would take place before the date mentioned, and he said he wmuld have a word or two with Mr G. A. Monk, the Borough’s representative on the Board, to ascertain whether he considered it advisable or necessary that this Council should be repiesented at the conference; if Mr Monk was in favour of such a course, delegates should be appointed by the next meeting. (Ilf •*r...t*r.m 1 ?J, jykl A Jii&fa ■-«-» ‘r. ’