HANGATIKI.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 71, 28 February 1908, Page 3

HANGATIKI.

Last Saturday, Mr A. Scholes, of this district, met with a very serious accident. During the afternoon, while he v.'as handling some blasting powder, it became ignited by some unknown means, and exploding, much injured his face, hands, arms and legs. On recovering from the shock Mr Scholes jumped into the river, and thus quenched the fire, which had taken hold of his clothes. He hurried home, and Dr Zobel was called in. and attended to his injuries. The sufferer .-is now progressing steadilv. and let us hope will soon be well again. Mr and Mrs Scholes have the warmest sympathy from all the settlers here.

On Saturday a football match was played at Hangattki between member's of the Otorohanga and Hangatiki teams. The game resulted in a win for Otorohanga by nine points to five. The ground was very hard, and a eood deal of skin was left on the . field. The local team had no combination, and kept their opponents at bav bv sheer force of play. A movement is on foot to form a football club here this season, and there is no doubt a good strong team could be organised. As a result of the drought the milk supply has fallen off the local cows being "milked only once a day. In truth farmers' profits are uncertain—sometimes they are large, but more often small. When the price of butter rises the supply decreases, and it takes the profit'of one to balance the loss of the other. Speaking of butter reminds me of a conversation heard in an Auckland boarding house. The topic in dispute was the dependence of the townspeople upon the country for their food supply. A sturdy farmer's wife held forth that even "the butter on the table was supplied and made by farmers. This was immediately snapped up by three young ladies of the town, who, _by speeches made in rapid succession, gave their opinion that farmers were the most r.nrl creatures on the earth. That the butter in question had nothing whatever to do with farmers, and that it was Taranaki butter. This, with many smiles of derision, they offered to prove bv the production of the paper in which the .butter was wrapped. The farmers wife paused, but made no" further remark. Doubtless she ivas ruminating on the scripture "Cast not your pearls amongst swine."