SHANNON NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 March 1923, Page 3

SHANNON NEWS.

iFrom the Shannon News.)

There are now itO men employed at the Mongolian Hydro works. It is Imped to put on more men shortly to speed up the work. On Wednesday tne Maugahao River was carrying less water than at any time during the past four or five months.

A man named Henry Janie.-. Kerr was arrested at Shannon yesterday morning charged with assaulting Joseph Feetham, Public Works Transport foreman. He appeared before Mr E. Spencer, J.D., later on in the morning ami was lined L2 or seven days' imprisonment, it appears lhai he applied for a job, but one was not available, lie then asked for a permit to travel on ibe lorry to flic lorry to the works, but, all the permits having been issued, he became abusive and assaulted the foreman. The funeral of the late Mr Michael Moynihan took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was very largely attended. Hev. Father McManus, Palmerston, and Father Melu. Otaki, read the burial service at the Catholic Church and afterwards at the graveside. Among those present were representatives ot the Licensed Victuallers’ Association Irons Palmerston North, Foxton, Levin and Otaki, and many friends from a distance. A large number of wreaths were forwarded, showing the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The lest shaft on the site of the darn at Arapeti is now down 87ft feet without striking a solid bottom. At 80ft timber was struck. Apparently the borers are working on an old creek bed.

Mr W;iiii, who has been secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at Arapeti for the past nine months, left for his new appointment at Wairoa on Wednesday. His successor, Mr C. N. Doig, late of Waikokopau, near Wairoa, has arrived and taken up his duties. It will not be long before the piercing of the tunnels in connection with the Mangahao Hydro are completed. N’o. 1 tunnel is through, while there is only ten chains to complete of No. 2. On the Shannon side. Gavin’s party are. averaging 60ft weekly, and at the Arapeti end Devereaux’s party are doing between 30 and -iOfr weekly, it being harder country to work. At the present rate of progress the tunnel should be through about, the first week in May.

The will of the late Philip Joseph Hennessey, at one time a farmer of Shannon, who died in Chicago, came before his Honour Mr Justice Chapman in the Supreme Court at Wellington through an originating summons. The parlies were John Joseph Kane Hennessey, farmer, and Catherine Honorah Hennessey, spinster, the plaintiffs, and the Public Trustee, defendant. Mr Blair appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs, Mr Rose for the Public Trustee, Mr Cornish for William Hennessey and James A. Hennessey, sons of the testator, both residing beyond New Zealand at present, and Mr Crombie for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, representing certain charities in bequests to which the testator had been profuse. The plaintiffs applied for an order under the Family Protection Act, 1908, making fit provision, as the Court might decide, for their maintenance and support. The estate was valued at £21,000. His Honour reserved his decision.