SHANNON NEWS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 September 1928, Page 3

SHANNON NEWS

(From Shannon ‘ ‘ News. 7 7 ) The engagement is of May vis, eldest daughter of Mr an’d Mrs C. Youpg to Charles Henry Johnson, both of Shannon. The friends of Miss Sinclair, infant mistress at the Shannon school, will lie sorry to Hearn that she is :it presclit ineisposed. ■ From a large number, of entries Master Joe Smith, of Ma-kcrua, was successful in gaining second award in the Meccano competition held at P&imovston North recently. . A cricket pitch is to be put down at the Shannon school for the junior boys. The Borough Council is providing, the gravel and, Mr Peter Olsen has -kindly offeree! -to supervise ..thg work •It is hoped ’to hiaUiWa commencementwith the work’-' oii£--&asurday. ■ ■ The friends of Mr E. Butt, who lias been, seriously ill. in, kospital in Pal.merston North, anck wlio during .the ast. few days, iiad -shphm an ■•improvement, will be sorry to learn that he has now developed .pneumonia, and his condition is causing grave anxiety. IVly.Jas. Aim, who is also seriously ill, is reported to have shawm,a slight improvement, during, the past few days, During the thunderstorm which passed over Shannon .early... yesterday morning-, lightning struck a telephone pole at Mangaor.e, shattering- the cross bars to f ragments and splitting .the polo right down the centre. The damage to the pole, and wires caused the wires iir the telephone box at. the Public Works office to fuse, blowing out the fittings, with the result that when the office staff arrived later they found pieces of porcelain and fittings lying about the room., -" Constable Shannon has received notice of his transfer to Oamaru to fill a vacancy in that town. He has been stationed in Shannon about seven yeais, having come here to assist Constable McGregor when the construction of the M.aiigabao Hydro Works was in its early stages. During his residence in these- parts he lias made many friends, who .will join us in wishing him every happiness and success in ..his new position . musicaiTexaminations. At .the recent examinations held in ■'Palmerston North, the following pupils 'of Miss Agnes Aim, DT.C.L., were successful: — , : r Pianoforte. —Senior: A era Quarne; Intermediate, Myrtle Locke (Levin), Frank Judd. Theory.—Advanced Junior, Frank Judd (Honours); Junior, Myrtle Locke (Levin), Joyce Blackwood; Paraparatory, Vera Quarrie ((Honours). AJ! pupils presented were successful. ALLEGED VICTIMISATION. FLAXWORKERS HOLD MEETINGS. On Fridav evening a meeting of members of the Mauawatu. Flaxworkers 7 Union, convened by the secretary (MU P. T. Robinson) was held in the Town Hall supper-room. The atton : dance was nut large considering the number of flax workers employed m this district, only 32 members being present, including the secretary. The Mayor (Mr Perreau) and Press representative were, refused admittance to the ■ meeting.. In asking for permission to bo present the Mayor said that he was there in the interests of Foxton, and a meeting of such a nature as was convened that night was mi: vital interest to the people of Foxton in view-of past unemployment; The request was not submitted to, the meeting, but Mr Robinson said the -meeting was for flaxworkers only and neither the Mayor nor the Press could be present. , , r Before withdrawing, the Mayor mged upon the meeting to give very careful deliberation to what was before the meeting before committing themselves to anything . which u be against the best interests ol: tne workers and Foxton. _ The object of the meeting was to consider the victimisation of the two delegates who attended conference witi the Prime Minister and Flaxnullcrs. The men concerned, the Foxton Herald is informed, were employed on tramming work prior to the closing ck the mills and were allegedly assured of preference in regard to Die contract work when the mills resumed. i hev were delegates to conference _ m the interval, but on the mills resuming, and tenders being called for the work a lower price for.the work was loctnt.d from another party, who consequently got the job. MEETfNG AT SHANNON. A special meeting of members of the Flaxworkers 7 Union was held m hhannoii on Saturday to considei the tion of, their two delegates who attended the conference recently held, whom it is alleged have since been victimised. On inquiry the News repiesentative was informed that there was nothing to report, no resolutions being passed regarding the position. goiFSotes. On Saturday afternoon the. return match between the president and captain's teams was played m boisteious weather and resulted m a. win for the captain’s team by 4 games to details, President’s team mentioned first. Blackwood lost to Jones. King lost to H. Saxon. Campbell lost to H. Stern. McKenzie lost to O, Stern. Morgan beat A- Saxon. , • Goodwin beat; Long Ward, ' Next 'Saturday will probably see the wind up of the local season, 1 artteulars of which will be published latex.