SHANNON NOTES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 February 1936, Page 6

SHANNON NOTES.

(From "Shannon .<Te\vs"). Personal. Mrs. Wisnofski hag returned from a holiday trip to Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin, "Nga Tawa," are holidaying at the Foxton Beach. Mrs. C. Young and family are spending a week at the Paraparaumu camping grounds. Eev. Mr. Murray, of Mangaweka, has taken over the Manawatu South Presbyterian charge from Rev. A. Fotheringham and with Mrs. Murray is residing at the Manse, Shannon. Men Blown Over Fence. During the height of the gale on Sunday, Mr. Anderson, of Makerua, ■was amazed to see his son and Mr. A. E. Prior lifted off their feet and thrown over a fence and down a bank. However, he was relieved when ho found both men although on their backs with their feet in the air, unhurt, Dairymen's Difficulties. To milk herds of 80 to 120 cows oy hand twice daily is no small task, and "this is what farmers are doing while waiting for the power. In most cases several herds are being milked in one shed, using it in while frantic efforts are being made to have the blown down sheds replaced. Camp Blown Away. The road over the hill to Mangahao is completely blocked with fallen trees and slips and the camp recently erected for a large number of men working on the dams has been completely blown away, no sign of it remains. The dams have in them masses of fallen trees and the work of clearing the road and dams will bo considerable. Demand for Carpenters. Shannon residents soon got to work to clear up the wreckage of fallen rrerandahs, etc., and already signs of

Sunday's havoc is fast disappearing. Carpenters ate in demand, and no timber is available locally. Sports Club. A meeting of the Shannon Sports Club will be held next Wednesday and it is intended to make the meeting an outstanding one this year. Several new and startling innovations are proposed and if Wednesday's meeting approve of them they will be something new for the district. A large and representative meeting is expected. Easter Monday falls early this year and should be a red letter day for Shannon. Mardi Gras. Many residents of Shannon and district have never been on the bowling and croquet greens and this beautiful spot is quite unknown to them. The Mardi Gras to be held there on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, i'fith hist., will.afford an opportunity Dancing on the green under the electric light will be one of the features of the evening. Streamers of electric light are to bo erected and supper and afternoon tea will be served on the lawn for (id. Travel by Air Service. Mrs. L. Satherley and her daughter, Pearl, took advantage of the air service 'to (visit relatives in Blenheim last week. The day was perfect for the trip. Mrs. Satherley states, "The plane left Palmerston North at 8.30 a.m. sharp. Before long we were speeding towards the South Island and within an hour we were enjoying a cup of tea at my sister's home in Blenheim. The trip was delightful, and for choice I would travel no other way. Distance counts for so little and the country spread out beneath makes such a wonderful view. We tried to book up for the return journey, but no seats were available and the journey home by boat and train seemed very slow in comparison. I hope in the future to visit my friends and relations in the South Island more often than I have done in the past."