The Matamata Record THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 78, 18 April 1918, Page 2

The Matamata Record

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

The Only Paper published in the Matamata County Published every Thursday Office Tower Road P.O. Box 38 Those 82

A letter re the proposed Hamilton Soldiers’ memorial is- held over until next week. Owing to several families having suffered bereavements, and others receiving serious news regarding boys at the front, the concert advertised by the Peria Red Cross ladies has been postponed. Time was when the Matamata County council meeting occupied about three hours a month. Latterly this time has been exceeded by several hours. The cause as one member said is probably “that there ■ is a lot of wrangling which is waste time.” There is a tendency on the part of some members of the Matamata County council to form parties as is instanced at the meetings lately.. On Friday one member rose to his feet to support the remarks of another. He opened by stating that “ he wished to support the remarks, etc.” “ Of course you would,” .interjected the “ opposition.” A meeting of the preliminary committee of the Matamata Bowling club was held on Monday evening, when it was decided to write to the Northern Bowling Association asking it to recommend a man capable of guiding the committee in the matter of forming a green. There was a full attendance of the committee, Mr J. Price presiding. The members of the All Saints Girls’ club held their fortnightly meeting in the Misses Storey and Neal’s rooms on Tuesday, when a very pleasant evening was spent. Fifteen members were present, presided over by Mrs Napier. A guessing competition was won by Miss Aileen Morrow, and a “poetry” competition by Miss Crawshaw. In addition to the late LanceCorporal George Quinlan, who has made the supreme sacrifice, we regret to record the names of Privates F. Zimmerman and A. Hinchco, who have both been recorded as killed during the past few weeks. Private Hinchco, who enlisted at the age of 17, was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. He re•si'ded with his sister, Mrs West, formerly of Okauia. A meeting of the Matamata Patriotic Association was held on Tuesday, when it was decided to “ carry on ” more vigorously, and to forward pocket wallets to men who have left, and who had not been “ farewelled.” On the motion of the chairman votes of sympathy were passed to Mr and Mrs Quinlan, Mrs Jack Finnerty, Mr A. Absolum and Mr Seed, all of whom have lost dear ones in the last offensive. A committee comprising Mesdames Mateer, Vosper, Kelso, Edwards and Miss Fagan, and Revs. Partridge and Jackson, and Messrs Smales, J. Vosper, G. G Bell and B. Blennerhassett were elected to guide the future operations of the association. Messrs Finnerty and Darby report having, during the last few weeks, disposed of the following Matamata and district properties: —Mr L. Fee’s farm at Te Poi, to Mr J. Coombes, of Hamilton ; Mr A. J. Noakes’9o acres to Mr Germann, of Auckland; Mr H. Mogford’s 200 acres at Te Poi, to Messrs Nelmes and Warmsley; Mr J. Lindsay’s Peria property' of 50 acres to Mr G. Davis, of Te Poi; Mr T. Cook’s Hinuera farm to Mrs Clarke, of Te Aroha ; ■ Mr S. Trethewhy’s property of 140 acres at Waliaroa to Mr W. Bartlett; Mr J. Thompson’s Waharoa farm to Messrs G. ( Johnston and W. Crabb; and Mr W. Delaney’s 133 acres to Mr A. J. Noakes. The same firm have \also disposed of sixteen sections of Mr B. Browne’s Matamata town estate. 1

At the sitting of the Military Service board at Te Aroha on Tuesday, Dennis Montague, farmer, Matamata, said be was formerly classed C2, but had recently been classed fit. He had two brothers on active service. He was conducting his own and a brother’s large farms, with supervision of the other brother’s farm. His own was a grazing farm. His brother’s farm, three miles away, bad a herd of 70 cows, which were attended to by sharemilkers. Appellant had a man as assistant but. could not leave him in charge.—Adjourned sine die. Hot water bottles at Kelso’s A spring-cart horse is required A shed of from 60 to 80 cows is advertised for by two good men. Mr T. E. Roe gives notice that be intends applying for a slaughter-house license. Preliminary announcements of district clearing sales to be hold by the Farmers’ Auctioneering company are given on page 4. A special attraction is provided at Hamilton this week by the firm of Hugh Wright, Ltd. A “costume week” is being held, and visitors are cordially invited to inspect the range of 500 ladies’ assorted costumes, frocks, coats, skirts and bibuses. Prices are tempting.