Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1929.
At the representative football match between liorowhenua and Manawatu to be played in the Domain on Saturday afternoon, the Shannon Football Club will hold their annual competition and they will also have on sabribbons representing the colours of the respective teams.
The full force of the cyclonic gale which raged over the Manawatu district on Wednesday was felt in Shannon, where eld fences -and in one case the roof of a shed were levelled, while the big cabbage tree growing in the garden at the Postmaster’s residence snapped off and fell across the fence.
The following Shannon exhibitors were successful at the Manawatu A. and P. Society’s Winter Show now being held at Palmerston North. —Mr A. E. Sands, two firsts in the honey section for light and also medium amber liquid honey; while Mr 11. J. Fell received first award for the heaviest pumpkin.
A general meeting of members of the Women’s Institute was held on Wednesday afternoon and despite counter attractions, there was a fair attendance of members. Miss Spencer, Dominion Organiser, paid an unexpected visit and gave a very interesting talk on Institute work. She also displayed a number of home made toys, the work'of members of the Institute, to show what can he clone. After Miss Spencer had answered a number of questions in reference to Institute work, a very pleasant afternoon' was brought to a close. Mrs Pallant; N has been elected secretary of Itlhe Ifocal branch and Mrs Burling treasurer.
The weekly euchre tourney held in Laurvig’s Hall continues to be popular. Last evening sixty-four players took part and a very pleasant time was spent. The following were tlie winners: —'Ladies: Mr Peach, olu box of tea; Mrs IToldsWorth, 251 b bag of flour; Mrs Butler 1 lb of tea. Gents: Mr Ellery, 51b box of tea; Mr C. Johnson, 2olb bag of flour; Mr L. Satherley, 1 lb of tea. Gunning and Co.’s Ltd., special' prizes, Mesdames Moj nihan and Ellwood. Those who qualified to compete for watch are: Mrs L. Richardson and Messrs J. .Osborne, E. Russell, T Moore, K. Carter and Pullman. Next week the total proceeds will be donated towards the relief of sufferers by the earthquakes. Messrs Mason and Peach have donated a prize for this tourney. The cojmmittee invite persons to assist with donations towards the prizes. ,
The Labour Representation Committee at a largely attended meeting at Auckland discussed the secession of the Amalgamated Society of 'Carpenters and Joiners, which has a membership of 1300. It was decided by a majority of two votes not to publish an account of the discussion. Hopes a,re entertained in some quarters that conciliation may be possible. —Press Association.
Butter is in extremely short supply at .Norfolk Island, the tinned variety bringing up to 3s 6d per lb. Three enterprising islanders recently bailed out nearly twenty feet of water from a well of 80'feet, down which 56 tins of butter were maliciously thrown some months ago. They recovered the butter, which was in excellent condition. The original owner received a small portion of the salvage.
A Wairoa writer says that it begins to look very improbable that the official open ing of the Waika remoan a hydro-electric scheme can take place lief ore the opening of Parliament. Everything may be in readiness a few days before the opening of the session, but it is unlikely the Prime Minister ainj other Ministers could attend then.
A narrow escape from death by asphyxiation was experienced by a young woman of Hamilton one night last week. She was asleep in bed when her dental plate fell from hc.r mouth into her throat. Her sister awakened and called her mother. The young woman was unconscious when her mother j quickly removed the obstruction and j commenced artificial respiration. A jdoctor was called and her life was ( saved. In the doctor’s opinion death.j would have occurred had he,v plight : remained unnoticed for another five j minutes. j An inquiry was received from the • Hutt Valley Power Board by the Horo- j whenua Power Board on Tuesday as i to whether it granted any concessions to employees in charges made for cur- j rent, and, ic so, to what extent; also • whether any distinction was made ac- : cording to the duties of employees. The Secretary (Mr Goldsmith) leport- j ed that he had replied stating that the Board’s policy was to give nothing ' away; and that concessions to employees, whether in regard to free electricity or free dwellings, were to this Board things unknown. The reply met with the gc-ncial approval of members. •
A small slioal of whitebait made i:s appearance in the Buller River iaet week. It is strange to see fish coming up so early in the year.
The Minister of Internal Affaiis has declined the application of the Waipawa Racing Club for permission to hold its Labour Day meeting on the Hastings •course.
At present there is a great scarcity of sacks in the Westport district, (says an exchange). A local firm is shipping 150 tons of coal to England in sacks, and already it has bought about 3000 sacks for this pup-pose. Hence the shortage.
“Your wife’s a very hard working woman," said the Hon. G. W. Forbes to a farmer up Kaikoura way the otherday. “Yes,” '.said the fa rarer, “I wish I had a couple more like her.” Authority has been given by' the Hamilton Borough Council for the purchase of mayoral robes. During tire last few weeks lire Mayor, Mr J. It. Fow has welcomed six Cabinet Ministers to Hamilton and. it was thought by the Council that there was a definite need for an official dress in future.
A good story is told of Ohakurre, which, of course, is situated in the King Country no-license area. A man had a car which petrol tax, registration fees, and other little items compelled him to keep locked up in his garage for over nine months. He sold the vehicle the other day, and told the purchaser he could go and take it. This he did, .and found over 80 bottles of whisky concealed in the back seat. The car : s owner is a prohibitionist, otherwise there might have been serious developments. A little used car had been a glorious hiding place for someone interested in sly-grog.
• “I just rang to say your new number plate is upside down. Please correct if before driving your car again.” An‘istonished Wanganui motorist, home foii the midday break, received that telephone message the other day. Investigations proved later that the city inspector was not responsible for the instruction, but that there was some truth in the assertion that the plate was not right. The number was 69 —869. Turned unside down it read 698 —69.
“You must use the newspaper,” said Sir William Ye.no, of cough cure fame, when he paid a remarkable tribute to the power of newspaper advertisements at a luncheon in London.. Sir William said he started his business without any capital, but, by the use of careful advertising, he built up his business to such an extent that after 30 yeais he was spending £323,000 a yea:- on advertising. Practically I'd per cent, of that sum, lie said was spent in advertising in the newspapers, because he. always put the Press first in the matter of advertising, “it is only in the newspapers that you can explain the details of your goods,” he said.
Ever since ahe Palmerston railway deviation was closed down by the government, attention lias been paid to needed improvements at the present railway station' and yards. From information obtained yesterday, (says the Times), all that it is proposed to do at present is to give increased facilities for locomotive accommodation and shunting at the south end'of the yard. The engine shed will be doubled in capacity, the present building being extended the whole of its length on the western side. This will c-ntail moving the main line and the shunting line next to it over towards the road a few feet and the removal of the locomotive foreman’s office. The sidings at each end of the station platform are also' to be lengthened, so as to allow longer trains into the docks.
A Master ion businessman had a unique experience on Monday' during the earthquake. He was talking over the telephone to anolher businessman, in Wellington, when the latter suddenly exclaimed, “By jove here’s an earthquake; can you feel it?” “No,” replied the Masterton mail. “Well,” said the Wcllingtonian, “this building Is rocking violently. Can’t you really feel the shake ” “Nothing, doing” was the reply. “I can’t feel _ any shake.” The conversation continued oil the telephone, and about twenty seconds later the Mastertonian sudden-, ly exclaimed, “Now we’re getting it. It’s rocking here now.” It would thus appear that the shake was felt in Wellington before it was in Masterton, and had the local businessman desired t) perpetrate a joke, lie could have hung up'the receiver and solemnly announced to all and sundry in the vicinity that lie had a presentiment that Masterton was about to be visited by an earthquake.
There is a co-operative lemon factory at Tauranga, says the “Auckland ! Star.” Growers deliver their crop ' each clay in the same way as milk is ' brought to a factory. The lemons are I -washed, cured, graded, wrapped, and marketed, each supplier receiving his cheque every month as the output is sold. Quite large returns are being obtained. One grower received £BOO gross from five acres of lemons last season. The ' whole charge for grading, packing, and marketing comes to about 2s per case. Lemons reed very little cultivation. The ground is ploughed and planted with the young trees. Hundreds of fowls are then turned into the lemon grove. These scratch round and do all the cultivation needed. Not a weed is to be seen where fowls are kept. The trees are sprayed and the ground top dressed each ■"ear, The only other work is to pick the lemons as thew mature. The fowls are also a source ~f income. The ground, being of a porous nature, keeps them warm and healthy Maize for food is grown on a small area.
To collect in. one year - nearly 120,,000 cigarette cards may seem a remarkable feat, but Mr William A. Harrison, an Auckland man, has achieved it by means of newspaper advertising and personal correspondence.
At ihe adjourned meeting at Christchurch of creditors of J. B. Batchelor, bankrupt solicitor, who is now in gaol, the Official Assignee said tliar the unsecured debts totalled £9009, and the dividend would aopioxiinatc Is 3d in the £:
Several tuis have been noticed in plantations about Wanganui of late (reports the Chronicle). One resident of Durie Hill* 'states that he counted five of these birds in gum trees at the back of his property. From the Avay they kept together he assum ed that they were birds all hatched in the same locality.
Everything is now ready for the formation of a second company of naval reservists in Christchurch, but so lar permission to go ahead has not been received from headquarters (says the Sun). There will lie no difficulty in getting enough young fellows to fill the second company, for scores of applications have already been received.
Quietly and unostentatiously, a new industry is being established north of Auckland. On some 600 acres at Ngawha Springs, near Kaikohe, 40 men are engaged in erecting the building and plant necessary to exploit the valuable cinnabar deposits found in that region, and it is likely that everything will be ready to commence operations in about three months.
There was ai. exceptionally large attendance at a complimentary social at Kcnini last night tendered by footballers and residents throughout the district to Mr A. Mahoney, a member of the All Black team for Australia, and the first Bush player chosen to represent New Zealand. Mahoney was the recipient of numerous presentations, including a travelling bag and wallet.
There are few teachers in the Canterbury education district who want work and who have not got a tempor ary or a permanent position. There were about 100 unemployed at the beginning of the year, but these have been gradually absorbed. In fact, it appears that in the third school term , the board will have some trouble in getting enough teachers for relieving positions. <
Cr. W. E. Barber, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Manawatu County Council at its annual meeting yesterday. All members of the council spoke in eulogistic terms of the capable and efficient manner in which Cr. Barber had carried out the duties attached *o the .office and expressed the opinion that improvements to the highways were largely due to his activities. Cr. Barber was also appointed the Manawatu County Council’s representative on No. 9 District Highways Council.
Owing to altered trading conditions resulting from good roads and efficient motor services, the Union Company is Avithdrawing the passenger tender Tuatea from Gisborne aild sending her to Auckland During the 23 years the Tuatea has been at Gisborne, she lias carried 300,000 passengers to and from the roadstead and though the service lias often been performed under difficult Aveather conditions, not one person has been injured. Captain Hawkes, master of the Tuatea. is retiring from the sea.
Mr S. C.’.Macky, chairman of the Waipa (Waikato) County Council, has been unfortunate of late. He recently suffered severely from a'bad finger,.and it was found necessary to amputate the member. Immediately after he had h‘iy teeth extracted, and then Avas obliged to undergo an operation for appendicitis. He is noAV in a private hospital at Te AAvamutu, and though making satisfactory progress from his operation, .is suffering from neuritis and also from a trouble affecting one of his eyes.
Particular.; v/cre sought from the Power. Board by the Shannon Co-oper-ative Dairy Co., as to the rate charged to the' company for current supplied to the faetoiy. The Secretary (Mr P. W. Goldsmith) reported to the Board yesterday that he had replied stating that the Shannon Company was treated the same as other large users and charged £4 per annum per kilowatt of maximum demand, plus Id per unit; for the year ended March 31st, 1929, the company’s aveiagc cost per unit was L7sd. In answer to a question, Mr Goldsmith stated that the average cost to the Levin factory for the same year was 1.02 d.
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