WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19027, 15 June 1927, Page 7

WAIMATE.

UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE.

Yesterday morning a rather unpleasant experience bet'el Mrs Stevens, wife of tho licensee of the Empire Hotel, Waimate. She was engaged in pegging clothes on the lino in the yard of the hotel, when she felt the earth, beneath her feet give way. Fortunately she gripped the clothes-line, which act saved her from being precipitated into a deep well, of which there had been no knowledge, as it had been covered with two feet of earth. Her cries brought assistance, and when she was found she was hanging in the well, tho clothes-line saving her from falling to the bottom. She was removed with difficulty, owing to tho sides of the well giving way. She sustained bruises and shock, • but otherwise was not seriously injured.

It is thought that when the highpressure water, supply came to Wairnato somo twenty-five years ago, tho then licensee had had the wcli eovered in at the top, and that the recent rains had caused the earth supporting the heavy top to give way, with the result related above.

Pirst Aid Classes,

Tho first aid classes conducted each winter '• by the St. John Ambulance Association have always been well supported, and this year the classes promise to bo no less popular, as a good number of pupils have enrolled. All tho local medical men take a great interest in the lectures, which are given gratuitously, and at the close.of the season examinations aro held, and in tho past proportion^of passes have" been recorded. ''•"'"•"

Successful. Show Exhibitors,

Mr Tom Wilco, tho well-known local .poultry fancier, was a' most successful exhibitor at the South Canterbury Poultry Society's Show, this exhibitor winning. :the South. Island championship for White Leghorns in tho utility section, as well ns again annexing the "Society's rose bowl for most points in the sa'mo class. Mr J. Johns, another local exhibitor, secured soveral first awards in heavy breeds in tho utility section. Mr 11--M. Eddington, of Studholinc, was a successful exhibitor m tho Brown Leghorn class, winning a first, second, and third..

Dairy Compaay Ttcsolutions,

At a meeting of the directors of tho Waimato Co-operative Dairy Company resolutions were carried unanimously expressing confidence in the policy of the New Zealand Dairy Control, Board as outlined by tho chairman, and also protesting against tho recent increase in the bank rate as being detrimental to tho production of tho Dominion. Copies are to'be sent to the Prime Minister and Ministers for Finance and Agriculture.

Winter Show Society.

Mr T Wilco (president) ' presided over a meoting of the committee of the Waimate Winter Show Society on Monday evening, when there was a good at-, tendance. _ ...«.«.« As requested by the Department Industries and Commerce, it was decided to forward the date of the 19-S Show for transmission to the High CommTton sccretary repor'ted, 378 entries had been received for the poultry section, as against 321 last year The Son entries totalled seventy. Indications ported to a satisfactory entry in the Wintor Show section. The meeting resolved that the points for the amateur poultry cup be awarded under the same conditions as lart Ir afso that guards and *«»«* procured for the protection of the fruit MP Sad given a cup in the children's cookery class and it was agreed to forward him a letter of U is to bo asked to-open tho Jw C oSVatS o'clock on first evening of the show.

CLANDEBOYE. Twenty members competed at the U.t meeting of the Miniature Me Club A pleasing feature was the much shoot-in- of somo of tho Sememes oMhochib. The ftjU 5V J Milljn 30. The button waa 6 '„ hv V. MeLood with a possible. S° ♦£ tropl v E Mackie, E. Taylor, r° r id A. Grant tied. The M " S* ""n by A. Grant with 31 (3)°, C 34 closely followed *■ M. McLeod meeting of the School G ? ,nD \lr T G Harry presided over a I H " ttc id'anco. It was decided to comtull a" 1 -" 1 ;th t i, o assistant architect concerning w £P££ angod t0 havc raa(le plat-Ls. basketball poles for use two movable bas I, d . s nSfiorl their intention of joining the South Canterbury farmers' excursion to Lincoln College.