SHANNON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9586, 2 September 1913, Page 3

SHANNON.

(Fbom Oub Own Cokmspokdint.)

The Tennis and Bowling Clubs held « vow successful euchre party aw! dunce in ill" Druids' Hall on Friday night, Messrs V■■ l-nw and J. T. Bovis officiated a* M.C. s. Mrs Knowles and Mr T. Hensman were the winners of the prizes j., r I progressive euchre, while Miss Jones and Mr liowe paused some amusement by wii;niiisr the booby prizes. A word of praise is due to the Indies for the excellent supp- r they provided. Shannon residents will b" sorry to hoar that Mrs Gibson, who left Shannon a few days asro f or a holiday, is n, pre--at in hospital with scnrlri fever. The Shannon senior foetbr.'lcrs played Tainui on Saturday, aiid we- defeated* by 16 points to 4. The annual mooting of th > Shannon Cuoperative Dairy Company took nice ou Saturday at mid-daw iu the Druids' Jlal!. Mr K. Law, dir-co>r, oeuipied ihi- elii'ir. In pre .--:t ■:■;,• the annual report !'in- the ye; r ending •■'•'" 31st, 191 o, the dim-tors congratulrt.d the sharoholdas on another successful ver.r"s n; U <r..- • ions. The quantify of l>ntJ'-r miw.ufuetuied for rhe year was 220].. lens, c mp»-.r-ed with 196j tons for tJi<« previous v ;u. ;ui increase i<f 2' tciis. Of tiiis 5767 boxes w.'i • .ere to fchigland on coiiign mont, 17i', boxes were sold !'- :• expoi to Siulli Africa. 2:0 hexca f•« Vancouver. 2100 hoy,, for the New Zealand trade, and the balaiu-> sold I rally. Tho following prices li'.ve bee'i p::id suppliers for butter fat: August. September. Xoveuiitcr, March, April c::d Mav, l?.d i.e.' lb: Ocfo!''r and Ju:..\ 1ZUI; !').« vh'v, Hid: January and February, lid; .July. lU. Tin e payment*, with ev.rn payne-i.t proposed, make the avcragi for the year 12.103 d. The balance to profit r.nd less, after payment n? nil working expenses, is £4Bl 4a lOd. This, with the balance brought forward from hist year, makes t: balance <.i' £1244 is lid. Tho sum of £575 is lOd ha: been written oft, and the balance dealt with <!« follows: By payment of :< dividend of ti per c nt on the ppid-up capital, and extra payment of £lßl. and carrying the bbl-uce forward. 'l'll • p:od:icc account shows that ihe sides for the vear iinount to £263;? 1« 6<l. an increase ',f £I2OO for 'he ye,:-. After peyment of nil expenses, ihe net balance of proiit is £139 15s. The directors n.iv ! -en working the above on a very low margin of profit, therefore the proiit i-i a very satisfactory one. The prospects for the coming season are good, anil the directors anticipate ntiothor successful ye;.r. Messrs T. Bowe and D. Puree!! were ejected directors.

The Miranui Gun Club hold a bi^ r snoot on Saturday. 'J'be 15 bird shoot for Messrs O'Connor nnd Tydeman's tri.-phy resulted as follows: —E. Warrington, handicap 16. total 10: P. Ollsen, 15-9; Spearman. 13-11: Pederson. 13-9: ('. Ollsen, 13—10: A. E. Smith, 14—7: Kilminstor, 14 —l2: Buckman, 12—9. Kilminstor wa->, declared winner. The 15-bird shoot for Mr R. L Tippler's tropin resulted as follows : --Warrington, handicap 16, totaJ 14: P. Ollsen. 15-12; Spearman, 12—11: Pederson. 13-8: Ollsen. 12-12; E. A. Smith, 14 —5: Ivilminstcr, 16—12: Buckman. 11—14; Snnds, 13—7. Warrington and Buckman shot off. with the result that Warrington won. He \ras slso declared winner of the points prize donated by Mi Hammond. Two 10-bird sweepstake shoots followed which resulted in Kilminstor winning on« and ('. Ollsen the other.