Shannon

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7268, 22 September 1933, Page 5

Shannon

From Our Own Correspondent. The Shannon Angling. Club held lt3 first meeting of the year last week. There was a good attendance of members and several new ones were welcomed. Arrangements were made to give several trophies during the season, one valued at 7s 6d for the heaviest bag of fish caught between October 1 and 4; also a similar trophy for the greatest number of fish in on© basket caught between the name dates. A trophy valued at 7s 6d for the best basket caught with fly in local streams between October 1 and November and a trophy valued at 12s bd for the heaviest fish caught in local streams are also to be competed for. About 25 intimate friends of Mr. B. G. Tayler gathered to bid him fareweli. Mr. Brann, in presenting a cheque to Mr, Tayler, said how sorry they all were at his departure. His services in local affairs had been of great help and were keenly appreciated, and he was voicing the feelings of all when he wished him health and prosperity In his new home in Palmerston North. Several other speakers referred in glowing terms to the many good qualities of their guest. Musical and vocal items followed and the evening terminated with the singing of ‘‘Auld Lang Syne.” A whare occupied by Mr. T. Brown and situated in East road was completely destroyed by fire on Monday evening. There "was a heavy wind at the time and sparks from the fire evidently caught the woodwork. Mr. Brown lost all his personal effects with the exception of the clothes he was wearing, and a little bedding. On Saturday afternoon a small outbreak of fire in Vance street brought the brigade quickly to Mr. Young’s residence. The fire, however, was extinguished by a bucket of water hut not before some damage had been done to the woodwork surrounding the range. Mr. Young had been melting some beeswax when It suddenly caught alight and spread to the mantelpiece and paper before being supPl The d 'shannon Dairy Company intends making an advance of lid per lb. of butterfat supplied during August. This, together with the improved market for farm products generally, makes prospects much brighter and tends to a more optimistic outlook by the residents of the district. The winter which is .now considered a thing of the past has been particularly mild and the growth of grass has been phenomenal. Calves and lambs particularly are doing very well, and the yield of butterfat is much higher at this time of the year than has ever been the case for corresponding periods of previous seasons. The recent warm rains without winds have helped to push along the young grass and already stock is beginning to take on the sleek air of good feeding and contentedness. Calf Club. The committee controlling the Shannon branch of the Horowhenua Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Association _ met on Wednesday evening, there being delegates present from Shannon, Opiki, Makoura and Moutoa. The president, Mr. R L Tippler, reported on the business transacted at the last executive meeting held in Levin. He stated that a new competition in the nature of judging by tlie children would he held at Levm on the day of the final judging. Correspondence was received from the secretary of the centre, Mr. F. H. Clift, stating that the preliminary judging would be held on November 24 and final at Levin on December 8. The judge for the various schools of the Shannon group is to he Mr. R. L. Tippler, of Shannon. On the same day a demonstration on judging will be given at each school so that the competitors in this event at the final judging will have some idea of the work required of them. The transport of calves to Levin on December 8 was left In the hands of Mr. V. Claridge, of Cipiki. It was agreed that Mr. Connell be invited to deliver a lecture appropriate to the occasion at the preliminary judging at Shannon on November 24 and that invitations be extended to pupils of the four schools, parents, and others interested, to be present. Mr. Tippler, the supervisor of the Shannon school area, asked Mr. ■Mark to thank those competitors who had gone to the trouble of having their calves ready when he called to do the marking. A considerable amount of time was thus saved.