Shannon News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1929.

Shannon News, 11 October 1929, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1929.

The pay-cut by the Shannon Co-oper-ative Dairy Co., Ltd., for butterfat supplied during the month of September is to be 1/6 per lb.

The final of a series of progressiye euchre tournaments conducted by the Women’s Institute was held on Tuesday afternoon. Mr 3 McLaggan and Mrs L. Jones tieing with 7i games each, out of. nine games played. In the play-off Mrs McLaggan proved the winner and received a pretty afternoon tea cup, saucer and plate..

Evidently there are no unemployed in Shannon. Under the Government scheme for the relief of unemployed applicants for work in the country are to apply through the local Post 1; ut up to yesterday afternoon only cne application had been received locally. The men are advised from Wellington what work has been allotted them.

To-morrow afternoon at two o’cloclt the Bowling and Croquet Clubs will officially open their season. A number of the neighbouring clubs have notified that they will be represented by tncir members, while a cordial invitation is extended to intending members and friends. The' greens are reported to be in good order and given' a fine day a pleasant afternoon should be spent by all «

The attendance at the weekly euchre tourney held last evening in Laurvig’s Hall was not so large as usual, only 69 players (taking part. The following were the winners:—Ladies: Mrs Radford, 51b box of tea; Miss Eva Warren, 251 b. bag flour; Mrs A. E. ‘ Hyde, lib of tea; Mrs Edginton, special prize donated by Mr Yeale. Gentlemen: Mr Gregory, 51b box tea; Mr R. Harding, 2.51 b bag flour; Mr W. Forbes, lib tea}. Thpse N to qualify to compete for the gold watch at the end of the seriefc were: Mesdames Hennessey, L. Jones, Brady, McGuekin, Murray, Jas. Curran} A. Devonshire, Misses' M. Butler and E. MeKenzie, Messrs Radford, Moore} Tremewan, Cribb, Taylor and H. Cur} ran. , !

Recent frosts have caused havoc among the lemons grown near Thames.

At least three residences in Woodville are at present under offer for sale at prices which are well below the amount for which they are insured, says the Examiner.

Auckland merchants have experienced a rude shock in the course of the potato market during the last few days, for prices have jumped suddenly and caught most of them short. The position as to supplies there is that there are still fair quantities held on consignment but owners 'have been firm holders and with rising prices in the south they have increased their reserves accordingly.

Mr J. B. Meiritt, a well-known New Zealand expert in the export, of egg 3, has gone to London to supervise the sale of Australian eggs. It is his purpose, to secure business for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa so that part of the £18,000,000 spent by Great Britain on the import of eggs each year may be diverted to the Dominions. He will, under the Australian Department of Markets, carry out several experiments in the carriage and storage of eggs and investigate the effect the marking of Dominion eggs will have on Great Britain under the Merchandise Marks 'Act.

It may come as a surprise to the ratepayer.! in the Woodville County to know that, under the new valuations, only four persons are affected by the taxation proposals of the Government. Two of these are in 'the Manga-atua Riding, one in the Maharahara Riding, and one in the Kumeroa Riding. There is not a single property in the Woodville Riding of an unimproved value of over £14,000. Of the four properties affected, one is valued at £14,185, and another at £15,414, so that these will not suffer a great deal of' hardship. As there are over 400 ratepayers in the County, it will be seen that less than one per cent, will be affected by either the income-tax or the super-tax. There are probably quite a few other counties in the Dominion that are similarly situated. Woodville County, at anyrate, has no need to feel sore about what have”"been described as the “wicked” proposals of the Government. —Woodville Examiner.

Oil March 31st last there were 667 engines in service on the New Zealand railways.;

The Christchurch City Council is employing 203 ‘extra hands. Of the total, 104 are on unemployment, relief work.

The estate of the late Sir George Fenwick is sworn for probate as under the value of £58,000.

The railway mileage open for traffic on March 31st, 1020, was 3399 miles. During the year 106 miles additional lines were opened for., traffic.

The total number of‘ the railways staff employed on March 31st, 1929, wan 19,086, compared with 18,5841 the previous year.

A London man in the oii trade suggests that a universal name should be provided for petrel. In England and Australia it is called petrol or motor spirit. In Prance it is essence, petrol being used to designate kerosene; in Italy benzine; and in Unitea States gasoline.

A nest of no less than 32 tjurkey egg 3. was happened upon by week-end visitors from Waihi to Tanner’s Point, Katikati, on Sunday, the eggs being contained in a deep circular space. The tinders are now speculating as to the number of turkey chicks that will come out when Hatching date arrives. Thames Star. ~

A Timaru labour agent stated the other day (says the Herald) that not enough men were offering to take up the positions vacant for general farm work in South Canterbury.- He said that a large number of farmers had positions to offer, and were surprised that their demands, for purely unskilled labour, were not being met.

A Wanganui cycle dealer states that there are easily between 80C0 and 30,000 cycles in use in Wanganui, and that that alone explains where a substantial portion of the tramway revenue goes. As a matter of fact, in iecent years, with the cheapening of the prices of machines and the very easy terms on which they can be purchased, the cycle has become more popular than ever.

The Wanganui “Find-a-Job” Committee has now ceased to function for the present year (says the Herald). It has been the self-imposed task of this body of citizens and business men to act as the connecting link between unemployed workers and those sympathetic citizens who so generously offered temporary work to assist in alleviating the distress. .Over 100 jobs were supplied through the committee’s activities, and doubtless this number would have been increased had the winter been more genial.

One of the most curious of ancient Maori relies is the canoe paddle made from whalebone. Only two specimens, owned privately, have been kn'own to exist, but another, attractively oma- 1 - mented, with carving at the butt, shaft and base of the blade, was brought to .Auckland this week by a rative of the north (says an exchange). It is made from a line solid piece of sperm jawbone, 5-£ ft in length, and is in a good state of preservation, apparently having been a treasured tribal heirloom. It is believed that whalebone paddles were merely used bv chieftain orators on important ceremonial occasions.

A number of counterfeit florins have been in circulation in Christchurch recently and several shopkeepers have been defrauded. In one establishment two coins were passed over the counter and accepted in the same day. The bad coins were not detected until the. money was taken to the bauk. Persons having a counterfeit coin in their possession are liable to a year’s imprisonment, if, knowing it to be counterfeit, they attempt to utter it. The penalty for the possession of three such coins is three years,’ imprisonment with hard labour. The onus is on the possessor to show that he has-no guilty knowledge l .

More remarkable than any Mayoral chain is -a piece of carving by a resident of Claremont Street, Newmarket, Mr. J. T. Bramley, says the Auckland Star. Prom a single piece of wood Mr. Bramley has carved a chain of many links, and has made a presentation of this to the United., Party. The chain, which is now in the .possession of the Cabinet, contains 29 links of uniform size and a large central one, representing the Prime Minister. • Since this chain was completed, Mr. Bramley has made another of double the length, and says he finished it after 28 days. With a small pocket knife as his only aid, he could be seen at his Newmarket home in his leisure time patiently forming the rounded links, each carefully hollowed out and finished off to show the colour, grain and beauty of the wood.

Messrs J. E. Tollison and H. Nixon, of Poxton, both had a narrow escape from serious injury when motoring up to Poxton from Wellington on Saturday night. Both Mr Tollison and Mr Nixon are at present engaged on a job in the city and return home over the week end. On. Saturday night- they had just left Otalci in- Mr Tollison ’3 car and when tipping the hill just outside the lown ]\.r Tollison was blinded by the powerful lights of a stationary motor lorry. It is alleged that the lorry was pulled up on the wrong side of the road and in an endeavour to skiit it Mr Tollison’s car 3t.iuck the vehicle, severely damaging the left front wheel and mudguard. Mr Nixon was thrown clean out of the car by the impact and as he was catapulted from the front seat his boot struck Mr Tollison on the nose and eye. Apart from this injury »Mr Tollison escaped unhurt whil-s Mr Nixon although badly shaken was uninjured.—Herald.

Safety razors made fr.om Taranaki ironsand have been received by the Patea Harbour Board.

The Railways ( Department employs 80 crossing keepers at 37 crossings, at an annual cost of £13,122, of which £llO7 is recovered front local bodies.

A road race for cyclists will take place on Saturday, the distance, being from Palmerston North to Wellington. Fifty riders are likely to take part.

The Tourist Department proposes to erect a. suspension bridge over the Fox Glacier, West Coast, which will enable tourists to walk on to the ice without any climbing.

. There were 13 bankruptcies in the Auckland district last month, which is a slight increase on the number in .‘August. In September 1928 and 1927_, the petitions filed number 14 and 15 respectively.

By £62 votes to 51 the parents of the children attending the Brixton Road School, Auckland, have decided in favour of the Nelson system of Bible reading in schools, and the committee intend to apply to the Auckland Education Board for formal permission to put the system into operation.

Two Foxton residents had an exciting time while out pig hunting at the back of Manakau on Sunday. They put up an old boar and in the excitement that followed one dog was killed and two badly injured before the animal wa*s finally despatched. The hunters claim that the pig was the biggest that they have seen for some time.