Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1929.

Shannon News, 24 December 1929, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1929.

By forcing a window burglars entered a bootshop in Dunedin last night, and stole £1 10s from the cash'register and ladies' footwear valued at £25. — Press Association.

Besides being master of seven languages, Bishop Cleary was master of seven systems of shorthand. After learning Pitman's, iSloaii-Duployan and some, others, he took up and mastered tli2 Gregg system.

"May I have an order for the publication of my name?" was the unusual request of a youth who admitted having committed theft in the Hamilton Magistrate's Court. The youth had evidently made a mistake in the wording of his request. No notice was taken of it by the Bench.

This is from the Wanganui Herald: Who says bowls isu 't a dangerous game? A local minister reports putting his thumb out the other day while playing bowls. Some years ago the late Police Commissioner, Mr Dinnie, broke a leg through stepping.on kitty.

"I sometimes think'this spceehmaking business is a relic of barbarism," said the Minister of Labour (Mr W. A. Veitch) at the Wanganui Technical College prize-giving ceremony recently. "Some day I hope we shall have a few less speeches and a few more songs on these occasions."

While harrowing with a span of 14 oxen during a thunderstorm a, farmer named Vos, living near Ventersburg in South Africa had all 11 animals struck by lightning. Ten oxen were Killed. The native boy who was in charge of the ploughing was also knocked .down, but, although he suffered from haemorrhage, has recovered. ,

During last week-end a team of Daunevirke anglers tried conclusions with the Pahiatua representatives- for the possession of the Stockwell Cup, and, according to the News, succeeded in "returning with the trophy. The combined catch was 57 trout, all taken from the Mangatainoka river. Both teams had a thoroughly enjoyable day, and the hospitality of the Pahiatua members was greatly appreciated.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr W. B. Mcllveney, has directed the members of the Police Force throughout New Zealand that Court proceedings are to be taken under the provisions Oi the Anns Act against any person purchasing or. selling fireworks capable of a destructive effect by way of explosion, unless the purchaser or seller has acted under a police permit. He desires th it the public shall take warning according]y.

"It is very satisfactory to note that that a representative of the Maori race has topped the list," commented the chairman (Mr J. K. Homblow) at the monthly meeting of the Pahnerston North Hospital Board, when perusing the list of nurses' passes in the anatomy and physiology examinations. '' Some years ago," he added, "we had a Maori girl who not only topped the list here, but," he added, "the whole of the Dominion."

An exhausted carrier pigeon flew on board the Union Company's cargo steamer Kaiapoi, which reached Auckland from Greymouth on Wednesday, when the vessel was 40 miles from laud andi about 90 miles from Nelson. The incident occurred at midday last Sunday, and so exhausted was the bird that it could hardly keep above the waves and reach the vessel. It was very tame and was easily captured by the chief officer, Mr A. E. Eavvliris, who afterwards attended to its wants and now has it in his possession. On the pigeon's left leg is an aluminium ring engraved with N.H.C., 26232. On the right leg is a rubber ring numbered 59.5.

Aucklanders noted the American people aboard the Malolo were invariably modest, and sought to impress those they met with the fact that not always is everything, in the United States of America '' the greatest in the world.'' •Thuii an Auckland big game hunter, discussing with a New York man the subject in which they' are both deeply interested, asked him if in his travels he had seen the Zambesi Falls in Africa. The American said}- "I'll say I have! Compared with the Zambesi Tails, Niagara is mere perspiration."

It is not generally known that the third party risk as it applies to motor owners dees not cover pedestrians who arc given a "lift." This anomaly of the present motor law was commented upon at a meeting of Hamilton motorists (says the Waikato Times). It was stated that a motorist was liable if that person given a "lift" was killed or injured as a result of the carelessness of the motorist. Even if there was no carelessness on the motorist's part he was put to considerable trouble and expense to prove he was not careless.

A peculiar exhibit was placed before the Horowhenua Power Board by the Engineer (Mr J. A. Smith) yesterday. It was an insulator containing a hole about an inch wide, made by a rifle bullet, and it demonstrated the risk to which the power lines are exposed where shooting is likely to be carried out with high-powered arms. The article was one of the plate-shaped kind known as a "strain insulator," and formerly did duty on the western bank of the Manawatu Eiver, near the Shan-non-Foxton Highway bridge. The Engineer stated that the effect of the shot was to reduce the insulating area to that enclosed within the new circumference established by the presence of the bullet-hole, thus weakening the insulation.