The Matamata Record THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 100, 3 October 1918, Page 2

The Matamata Record

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

The Only Paper published in the Matainata County Published every Thursday Office Tower Eoad P.O. Box 3S ’Pjloxe 82

We understand that Mr G. H. Malcolm, late headmaster at Matamata and Kihikihi, has been transferred to Te Kuiti.

Mr James Clothier has disposed of his farm of 200 acres at Te Poi to Mr Wake of the same district.

Mr and Mrs W. H. R. Free, who are now residing in Hamilton, paid a few days visit to Matamata this week.

Lieut. James Farrell, who recently returned wounded from France, was on a visit to his parents this week. Lieut Farrall has to return to the Auckland hospital.

We regret to state that it was found necessary to transfer Mr M. Madill to the Hamilton hospital -on Saturday last. Mrs Madill has been in ill-health for some weeks.

Mr J. H. Walmsley's farm of 100 acres, has been sold at Te Poi to Mr G. J. Pearson, and Mr W. Ruthe's 146 acres at Peria to Mr M. Bate k «, of Hawera. Messrs Finnerty and Darby put through both sales.

Cabled advice has been received to tha effect that the Imperial authorities have decided to purchase the New Zealand cheese and butter output for this season. The terms of the purchase have not yet been fixed.

A fine new range of beautiful Christmas and New Year cards have fust arrived and may be inspected at Lho''' Record " office. Printed with 'the sender's own name and address these may be obtained at from 5s 6d per dozen.

The rainfall for the month of September, as registered by Mr F. Shannon, at Tirau, was 2.46 inches. The maximun fall was .80 inches on the 6th. Rain fell on ten days. The total for the corresponding month of the previous year was 4.93.

Mr I. H. McNair has disposed of his property of 64 acres to Mr J. W. Finnerty at a price which is a record for the district —in the vicinity of £7O per acre. Mr Finnerty recently sold his Burwood road property (Mr Simpson's subdivision) to Mr T. Bottomley, of Hawera.

At the conclusion of the "Christmas Gifts" meeting on Tuesday, the chairman, Mr Price, thanked . the ladies for their attendance, incidentally commented upon the absence of the men. He said it was not very encouraging to the ladies that none of the male sex were in attendance.

In our report of the Military Service board appeals last week we stated that Mr R. A. Walton had been granted sine die. The fact of the matter is that Mr Walton, was classed C2 in the medical 'examination and consequently had no need and did not appear before the board.

At the "Glaxo" suppliers meeting on Monday, Mr J. H. Wilson referred to the drainage nuisance and said that in some cases the suppliers were held responsible by the townspeople, and ; theywere tired of it. Mr Pacey said that the pipes required were unobtainable through war conditions. However different pipes had been procured, and it was hoped the nuisance would be abated.

Another two Matamata boys, Troopers William Barugh and Gordon Carolan, recently home on general leave, left for Featherston camp, on Saturday. It is expected that they will shortly embark. A large number of friends and well-wishers assembled at the station and gave them a hearty send-off. Both soldiers are the third members of their respective families to don khaki.

The proceeds from Matamata Saturday's pictures are to go to the 'Xmas gifts funds. Relatives and friends of Matamata district soldiers are requested to send in the soldiers' names to Mrs Blackburn. A nature's freak in the form of a lamb with two heads, eight legs and two tails was recently born on Messrs England Bros.' farm at Peria. The heads were joined at the chest, while the legs were in perfect uniformity. The rainfall for September recorded by Mr W. Kirkness at " Green Meadows," Turanga-o-moana, was 2.75 inches. Rain fell on fifteen days, the heaviest fall being '64 inches on September 17th. The youngest son of Dv and Mrs Carolan, Rex, has been on a visit to Matamata, After leaving the Railway Training school at Wellington he was a cadet at the Waipawa station for fifteen months. He has now been transferred to Wanganui. Fifty-two thousand rainbow trout fry were liberated in streams from Matamata to Putaruru last week. We are informed that the number of pheasants in the locality is now much marked in consequence of importations from the Auckland acclimatisation society's hatcheries.

The announcement made by the chairman of the Town board at the public meeting on Tuesday, that Bulgaria had unconditionally surrendered, was received with much enthusiasm by the ladies. A nnmber of them had sons on active service consequently they could be excused for expressing the belief that it was the beginning of the end. May they be right.

Speaking at the "Claxo" suppliers meeting on Monday regarding the stipulation that the selection of factories for the price standard be made at the beginning of the season, Mr I. McNair said that suppliers were in a better position than previously in being able to adopt both butter and cheese but they would rather make their selection at the end of the season. Mr Pacey said he was still endeavouring to get that concession.

The Waiuku New says:—The announced report of the Provincial Executive of the Red Cross campaign states that " A good bulk of money has been raised by queen carnivals, and in other districts by voluntary contributions, under the assessment scheme. The latter system has proved most successful, and it is believed that all patriotic funds in future will be raised by this means, as it has been proved, without doubt, most systematic and business-like method of raising funds." The sum of £92,242 10s 6d had been raised at the time of review, Te Awamutu and district heading the list with a contribution, on account, of £8500." Matamata people hearing of this would probably think there was a mistake, but the probalility is that the report was printed before the campaign here had ended. A general is wanted. Man requires farm work. N.Z. Farmers Bacon Co. dates for October. A girl is required for office work. • Board and residence required by young man. Youth required for hardware and machinery business. A horse lost from Tower road is advertised for. Caustic soda, St. Mungo and other dairy requisites at Walton's. New and used vehicles on terms at Pomeroy and Co., Ltd., Hamilton. Mr J. McFarlane, piano tuner is in the district, and may be consulted hy letter at Mrs Conn ell's boarding house. The Matamata County council invites tenders for breaking, carting and spreading about 6,000 cubic yards of metal at Maungatautiri. Notice is given that all prizes in the Waharoa surprise packet scheme must be claimed before October 15, otherwise they will be sold on behalf of the Copper Trial fund.