Shannon News MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1924.

Shannon News, 2 June 1924, Page 2

Shannon News MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1924.

A large number of local football enthusiasts journeyed to Wellington on Saturday to witness the match, North v. south lelujnds.

In view of the- fact that local farmers are only getting sjd, per JLt>. for dressed pigs ana ’bacon is Is 3d a lib., a Shannon tanner had arranged lo have all his ,pigs cured and supply the local stores. ; ;

VVe learn on good authority that a tactory will be erected in .Shannon to manufacture cordials as soon as the water is turned on. Get a hustle oh water, and we might get a laundry >OO. Who said a clean shirt?

During the month of May, rain 101 l on 13 days giving, a total ox '461. inches,, the heaviest individual day’s rain being .65 inches on the, Ist. • For tlie corresponding 'month year 6.07 inches fell on, 23 days.

Firewood lias become .veiy scarce 1 about Shannon in the last few years and one has now to/ go a long way back to- get a little. A glance at a photo of the Borough, taken years ago, would give one the impression that its citizens would-have wo°d forever. Old settlers find. It liaird to realise that wo.od supplies are now almost -gone.

The .road between Makerua and Tokomaru was. but recently metalled with a good -coat, but is now very bad, and is -being continually patched up. The time is surely here when local bodies must realise that the present roads will not stand the present day traffic. The money spent on this road 'within the last two years would more than; pay interest and sinking fund on a permanent road for five yearn..

A meeting of citizens, convened by His Worship the Mayor, will be held in the Council Chambers -on Friday evening next at 7.30 p.m. to discuss arrangements for forming a band in Shannon. As a good band is most essential to tlie social life of any town it is to be hoped all who are interested will roll up to the -meeting and tlius assist in forming a band for Shannon, which is much needed. From information at” hand it is believed there are numbers of old bands’ men residing in the district and if such is the case there’ should be no difficulty in getting a band going.

A committee representing the Bowling and Croquet Clubs met the Tennis Club committee on Friday evening to discuss matters with a view to amalgamating for the purpose of raising funds to help 'to -pay for the- extensive improvements made by the respective clubs. Mr J. T. Boris was appointed to the chair, and Messrs E. S-pencer (president of the Bowling Club), Jas. Murray, J. Beard and G. Murphy spoke in the interests of the combined clubs. After a general discussion it was resolved to hold a ball on June 27, -a winter carnival and a gold nugget art union. Mr J. V. Bums was appointed general secretary, and ’Mr G. -Murphy, treasurer, Mr W. Clayton publicity office", and W. H. Gunning auditor.'

Sir James WiLson has been, re-elect-ed chairman of tlie Manawatu County Council, an office lie lias held since 1898. Cr. 11. W. Smart was re-elected 'chairman of the Rohangina County Council. Cr. s. R. Lancaster defeated the sitting chairman (Cr. P, J. Small) of the Kairanga County Council. Great interest has Keen aroused by tli© discovery of “Joy Ray.” Shannon citizens realise the value of the ray and are quick to grasp their opportunity. An advertisement on our third page, states that demonstrations will shortly [be givten in Shannon. Further particulars will he given in our next issue.

Within the last few days tlie value of lambs for freezing has jumped up in Otago to lid per lb. dead weight at tlie farm, or from Id to bid per lb dugher than it was three weeks ago.' This advance is in sympathy with the London market.

During tlie recent hoods Lite Dargaville Times had the tide rise in its printing office-lour times in 48 hours. The linotype operators, printers and staff, however, stuck to their jobs and got the paper out with a foot of water all round, their machines.

Spinning has begun on a small scale at the Wanganui Woollen Mills. A* few; machines are working, and if satisfactory conditions continue, it is liopcd tliat the mills, will be in complete Operation in July. A certain amount of machinery yet . remains to be- installed. ,

Mr F. D. Whibley, recently of Foxton, lias resigned tlie position of manager, of, tlie Grey River Argus Company, the Labour daily, nud Mr J. O’Brien, M.P., is filling the position ip - the meantime pending the appointment of a successor, says a contemporary.

Thirty young men wore fined 2s 6J and costs eacU at the Court at Wanganui for being in a billiard roofn on the evening of Anzac Day;

A sliilling motor car arrived in Palmer stion fast. week, it was. : won in an Australian art union by a. local resident who went uver to lift tlie prize, which proved to be of a leading English make.

The latest, and a rather '..far-fetched explanation of tlie fall in tlie price oi butter was given by Mr Howard, Labour member of Parliament ’ for one of tlie Christchurch seats, at a Labour rally in Dunedin. He said tlie English people were so incensed at, Mr Massey’s remarks aiienc the preference question during his visit to Britain that they are. practically- boycotting New Zealand products,, At a ‘ local body meeting held in Dai'gavillo very recently, seven members were all speaking excitedly at once. There were only eight in attendance and -die other man was busy lighting his' pipe. Turning to title press table lie remarked, “Listen to tlie' Irish/ parliament. The man wlio speaks file loudest gels the best bearing.” And he was ; certainly right, says the Darguville Times. Dr. J. Macmillan Brown is leaving Wellington, by the Maunganui for San Francisco-on May 27. He intends to: travel through British Columbia-'to Alaska, where he will spend .tome time studying the habits afid customs of the races. In many respects tirese closely resemble those of the Polynesian races -tcP* which Dr. Macmiliaii Brown has devoted many years of study. He expects to return to New Zealand in October. Dr. Pickerill, Director .of the Dunedin Dental School, in bis annual report states: That -over 16,000 dental operations should be necessary in one year lor patients in Dunedin, who could not' otherwise afford dental treatment is a sad reflection on dental conditions, .and especially of present day children; and one cannot help wondering what, would have been their .state of health if -the dental school did not. exist here to look after them.

The memorial hall, which is being provided for Christ’s College by the old boys, and which is now nearing completion, will constitute a building unique'among, school edifices in the Dominion (states the Lyttelton Times). It will give, to Christchurch an ai'ciiitectural feature that will he numbered i'among the most notable in the town. At the. same time, it will constitute another example of the loyalty of Christ’s College old boys. The memorial will cost almost £26,0000, about £20,000 of which has already been raised. In the past ten years the old boys have contributed some-tiling in the vicinity of £35,000 to,'the college. v A good story recounted by Mr M. Cohen at the Luncheon Club bn Tuesday carried his audience back to the railway service of some 30 years ago. An American friend was travelling from Palmerston North to Foxtail and found tiie train journey somewhat tedious. At every opportunity he asked the guard whether they were running up to the timetable and was assured that they would arrive in due course. Later on the guard, requesting tickets, the traveller presented a ticket and a half, the latter being lor his boy. The guard queried the hoy’s age, asking whether he were not over 12. “Well, 1 don’t know,” replied the American, “he’ wasn’t when we started. ’’-^Standard. A) good story is related of a player in one qf the Northern; District -football teams (states an exchange). A mutch,was 1 in progress, and the player in question was hampered with long hair, which blocked Ids* view when hej got down in the scrums. After a little while he ran across the held to a, spectator and said: “For heaven’s sake cut Off some of this hair.” The spectator, not being armed With! a pair of barber’s scissors, got to work with a pocket-knife, which did not have a keen edge. The player placed his head against a post and the spectator hacked off sufficient hair to allow the player to get into the scrums and see what was going on.

There is a thirteen-year-old boy in a certain Midland town who has let his. mother get beyond his control (says the “Daily Chronicle”). Now he is sadly reflecting that if there is a. lack of'firmness and proper discipline in the home, mothers grow up headstrong and wilful. He holds that while a fellow cannot choose his father, he ought to have a voice in the selection of his step-father. He was seen outside the local Registrar Office crying bitterly, and the noise he made rather interfered with the marriage which was taking place inside. It was his mother who was being married, for the second time, and be objected, to her choice. Taken |nto the office, he refused 'to he pacified, and when he followed the bride and bridegroom up the street bis sobs and almost incoherent objections could be heard' until the wedding, party Was out ot -sight.

Tiie fact that Scotsmen manufacture most of the stories told against themselves was cautiously mentioned by Captain Gipsy P.at Smith, at the Auckland Rotary Club luncheon before he retailed some of the best jokes of this ; kind. “What is the difference be- ‘ tween a Scotsman and a cocoanut?” - he asked, and supplied the answer. ( “You can get a drink out of a coco- ] nut.” i A regrettable ineident caused . a ; little excitement at tne camoridge' football ground on Saturday alter- . noon, during the progress ol tne Haulapu-Ee aldington matcn. A spectator shouted out a deprecatory , re- , mark regarding one ol tiie llautapu men’s play. The player reierred to promptly walked up to a spectator and struck him on hie lace. It up.- , peared afterwards that the man struck was not the offender. Apologies were offered, and the incident winch looked as though it might be'a serious matter, ended. ' ,