The Matamata Record THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 89, 4 July 1918, Page 2

The Matamata Record

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

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A meeting of all interested in the selection of a Peria queen will be held in the Mati school on Saturday, at 2 p.m. The rainfall at Turanga-o-moana as recorded by Mr W. Kirkness, during June was 7.85 inches, on 26 days. The heaviest fall was 1.30 inches on the 13th. A meeting of Matamata residents will be held in the Farmers Hall, on Thursday evening to receive nominations of queens for the town area. A good attendance is requested. Speaking at Matamata on Friday, Mr W. Goodfellow said it was quite probable that some of the large cheese factories in the Dominion would pay out as much as 2s per lb butter-fat for the past season. The committee of residents which have the arrangements for the presentation social to Mr and Mrs W. H. R. Free in hand have chosen Monday next as the evening on which the function will be held. The Matamata public hall is the venue and a large attendance is expected. Matamata's position with regard to the proposed nevv dried milk factory was practically defined by Mr W. Goodfellow, on Friday last. He said that whereever the factory was erected the position would be such as the whole of the supply from Matamata would be catered for. An interesting letter from Trooper "Jim" Burke, who was made prisoner of war, at Gaza, about fifteen months ago, has been received by Mr and Mrs W. H. Miles. He stated that he had had frather a bad time with malaria, but was being well treated. At the time of writing he was'being'used by the Turks at work not stated, and was being paid at the rate of about 2s 2d per day. He also stated that he had plenty of liberty, but was the only;New Zealander in the camp. He had seen a good deal of Turkey, having been shifted a number of times. A spendid tribute to the self sacrifice of a Matamata lady, Mrs Gould was made in a narrative of the Wimmera disaster'Jn last Friday's " Auckland Star" as follows : " Mrs Gould, a grand old lady of sixty-nine, wished to stay aboard and make room for some younger ones, saying she had lived her life and the younger women were more use. Later on she was taken off, and throughout the hours on the water and the trying journey over the hills to Waihuehue, with little clothing and without boots, she and Mrs Oroft, wife cf Captain Croft, of the Huddart-Parker Co., did much to keep up the spirits of the party." Mrs Gould is expected home at Matamata this week. Boy's pony'for sale. Girl required for office work. Furniture and kitchen utensils for sale. Particulars of a property to be sold by the Farmers' Auctioneering Company, at Tirau saleyards on July 17th, are advertised.