Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1929.

Shannon News, 5 July 1929, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1929.

Thanksgiving seivices for the King's restoration to heaith will be held at Ven. Bcde's Church on Sunday. At the conclusion of the service, a retiring collection will be taken for the relief of sufferers by the earthquake.

Advice was received in Shannon yesterday of the death in China of Mr Chong Pole. Deceased, who was wellknown in this district, was up till about twelve months ago engaged in business in Shannon as a fruiterer.

The committee of the Shannon Football wish to thank fhe following for donations: —Messrs J. Curran, jun., R. Collins, T. Moynihan, W. Moynihan, A. D. Edginton, F. Thurston, P. Morse, J. Eoach and T. King.

Mr Telfer, late of-Armstrong, Whitworth Co., Tauranga, succeeds Mr'Main as storeman for the Public Wprks Department at Mangaore. He took up his duties az the beginning of this week, but owing to an attack of 'flu he is at present off duty.

There is on view in Mr Ai E. Hyde's shop window the handsome challenge cup donated by the Eastern boys, sons of Mr F. Easton, Foxton, to the Horowhenua Primary Schools Rugby Union. The cup is to be played for in conjunction with the Austin Banner and has to be won three times in succession or five times at intervals. The cup is a fine piece of workmanship and would be worthy of competition by any of the Unions.

A "kitchen tea" was given yesterday afternoon by the members of the Women's Institute to Miss Molly Butt; whose marriage takes place next week. There was a good attenrdaneo of members and a jolly time was spent in games, competitions, etc. On behalf of the members Mrs R. Waring Taylor wished Miss Butt every possible happiness in her future life. The guest was the recipient of many useful articles.

Last evening was the final night of .the second of thje serieis of eiic'hri: tourneys being held by the Shannon branch of the IST.Z. Labour Party, wlieii 72 players took part. The "winners weie:—Ladies: Mrs Butler, 5 lb. box of tea; Mrs Russell, 251 b bag of flour: Mrs J. Curran, jun., 1 lb of tea. Gents: Mr Butler, 5 lb box of tea; Mr G. McEwen, 25 lb bag of flour; Mr Mabey, lib of tea. Those to qualify to compete for the watch which "will be played off next Thursday evening were:— Mesdames Christian, Gregory and L. Richardson, Messrs C. Pritchard, Eobinson and Gregory..

For the purpose of assisting towards giving relief to the sufferers by the earthquake in the South, the committee appointed to canvass the' town for contributions towards the fund, commenced their canvass on "Monday with the result that, together with the proceeds from the Labour Party's Card tourney and donations to the Mayor's list, the Town Clerk was able on Wednesday morning to forward to the Treasury in Wellington the sum of £l3B. As there are more lists to come in and the Mayor's list is still being added to, a further sum will be forwarded in the course of a day or two.

In view of the prevalence of influenza in Shannon a local resident has drawn attention to the circular recently forwarded by the Health Department to local bodies in regard to taking precautions against an epidemic in which a warning is issued against peo-< pie being permitted to congregate in large numbers. It is pointed out' that these precautions should be enforced during the months of July and October and. November*, an epidemic being most likely during those months. He asks if it is wise on the part of. the School Committee, under the circumstances, to permit the holding of' the children's ball On the 12th of this month.: He also questions the advisability of the practices now being held whereby the children are compelled to dance together.

f 'Wo are very disappointed with the attitude taken up by the newspapers on subjects affecting the Church's vicwpnnt," stated the He v. J. J). 'Smith, at the Presbytery meeting today, when the Public Questions Committee report was presented opposing the request of a deputation to the Govornament for a permit for telegraphing investments and publishing divid ends. Mr Smith added that the newspapers were putting moral questions on one side and were only concerned with more dividends. Some of the church's business men should try to get some interest in publications, to support the church's principles—-Press telegram.

Several prosecutions brought against sportsmen by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society for breaches of the regulations governing the shooting of game birds were heard in the Police Court. "This is one of the greatest crimes sportsmen can commit," remarked the Magistrate, when E. L. Fooks was charged with lulling two hen pheasants. It was stated by the ranger employed by the society that he stopped a motor car on the road- near Clevcdon on May 19th. There were two hen pheasants in the car and Fooks admitted that he had shot them. Mr West, for the society, said that the offence was a serious one. It cost about 10s or 15s for the society to rear and liberate one hen bird, and it was a severe loss to have them shot. Defendant was fined £7 10s with costs £3 2s. W. G-. Brioley, who was with Fooks, was fined £5 with costs £2 2s for taking game without a license. He stated that ho merely loaded the guns for Fooks. i ~ ;

Next Sunday . will be observed throughout the British Empire as'a clay of thanksgiving for the restoration of His Majesty the King.

With over 100 of its certificated teachers out of permanent positions, the Auckland Education Board ir, considering the advisability of displacing uncertificated teasers in order t) opei: further positions for competition.

The announcement that the Government steamer Hinemoa, winch has been in commission for over 50 years, -ha-; >been sold to an Invercargill resident, to be used in the Milford Sound tourist service, has been confirmed by Sir% Joseph Ward. I

By the end of the present month most of the Foxton flax mills should be working again. The Whitanui Mil! will start stripping within a day or so', the cutters having 'commenced work in the swamp yesterday. Messrs Ross, Rough and Cp.'s mill will not be re-opening until towards the end of the present month.

Dr. Catherine Pih, a young Chinese lady, has been appointed house surgeon at the Oamaru Public Hospital, and took up her duties last week, says the Oamaru Mail. Dr. Pih was brought to New Zealand at an early age by missionaries. ' She was a pupil at the Otago Girls' High School,-and is a graduate of Otago University. She has the strong recommendation of Professor Hercus, the dean of the faculty.

At a meeting of the South Island Motor Union, it was agreed that pushbicycles should be registered and that double-banking on them or the carriage thereon of any article which interferes With free action of the knees, or other wise interferes with steering or signalling, be prohibited (states a Christchurch telegram). It was also agreed to ask the Government to bring down a'regulation requiring that all cars entering the Dominion after March 31, 1930, be fitted with an antidazzle device and that in the meantime the- regulation regarding focussing be rigidly enforced.

Mr Arthur Douglas Stubbs,' one of the engineers in the. Golden Bay cement works, who lost his life in the earthquake, died a gallant death. A letter received in Auckland says: — "His consideration for the men in the works cost him his life. When the earthquake came and the cliff overhead opened and cracked, he reached safety outside the building, but realised that the electric power was on, and that the lives of the hundred men in the works were thereby endangered. He therefore rushed in to the switchboard room and pulled out all the switches. Ho was almost out of the door again when a huge rock came down from the cliff, killing him and demolishing the power house.

The benefits to be derived from improved%nethods of farming are strikingly illustrated by the returns received by an Oaonui farmer. Taking up a farm of 176 acres in 1921-22, he produced 6657 lb of butter-fat. As the result of draining his land, regrassing some of it and top-dressing freely, as well as testing and culling his herd, he has increased the production of the same area, and with only four • 11161-3 cows, to' 13,570 lb. of fat, or more' than double. The.increase this season was 40001 b, and he anticipates that in a year or two the production will be over 20,0001 bof fat. The land, which is about two mile 3 inland from the main road, was not considered by any means first-class land..

The Marine Department has received a report from the keeper at the Parewell Spit lighthouse that at the time of the big earthquake the sea was iiearing low-water, hut it then came up,.*to the normal high-tide mark, and this, combined with heavy rain, flooded the ■ dwellings to a depth of two feet. On the following Wednesday there was a heavy easterly gale, which, with the tide so high, caused the water to break over the bank below the light-tower into -the house paddock, scouring out great channels. Even at low water the seas continued to be high, and did not moderate until, the wind shifted, 'when they.-no longer came over the bank. It is -understood that there were abnormal tides at D 'Urville Island and in the vicinity of Trench. Pass. The Department is awaiting further information.

A freak result of the earthquake is mentioned in a letter received by a Levin resident from a friend who was living about nine miles from Takaka at the time of the disturbance. The house in which the writer was staying was practically unharmed, al : though seveie damage was caused to buildings and their contents in all the surrounding locality. In a house on the opposite side, of the road, for example, everything that was breakable was smashed about, yet in this particular dwelling, which must have been situated like a pivot, all fragile wares escaped njuiy. The nearest approach to a mishap was an incident of a truly comical nature, when a bottle of rennet fellvnto a billy of milk and turned the fluid into Junket.