Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume VI, Issue 457, 26 July 1923, Page 2

Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

While boring a well on the Ahiakouka, plain recently the drill came across a rata log in good state of preservation at . a'-.depth of about 70 feet-below the surface.

'Mr. S. Bevan, the Patetcre football club’s halfback, who . sustained a ..broken rib and lacerated lung in a recent football match, is. still laid aside anc) he is not expected to be about again: for some weeks.

“ Every 50 miles there is a racecourse, but there is not an agricultural college in the North Island, and there is no chair of agriculture.”— Mr. E. D. McLean at the Agricultural Conference. •, • < .. /.

A statement issued by the Rockfeller Foundation shows that disbursements I 'for the past ten years exceed- 76 -million dollars (about £15,000,000). One-thivd of the total was devoted .to medical education, and * a siihilar amount to.war relief.

Miv C. A. Stopford, of Te Poi, has been laid up for the last week with a severe attack .. of .-influenza. Mrs. Stopford has also been suffering from the same complaint as her husband, but in a milder form.

The following have been appointed as delegates to. represent the Auckland district on the electoral committee of the N.Z. Meat Producers Board, which will assemble on-August 29 and elect the producers’ representatives on the Board: —Messrs. C. K. Wilson (Pio Pio, Waitomo), H. E. Worsp (Moengawahine, Kamo).

M. Georges Clemenceau, the exPriine Minister of France, known an the “Tiger,” and now aged 82, la superintending the rehearsals of a comic opera, founded upon “ The Vale of Happiness,” a play which he wrote 20 years ago. The scene is laid jn China, and M. Clemenceau has en r listed Mr. Shu Hu, a 'Chinese actor, to aid him with the local colour.

A recent conviction has brought to light an interesting fact—the most popular pianos to-day are those with English names! Time was, the Daily Chronicle reminds us, when the quality of your piano was judged by the difficulty occasioned in the pronunciation' of the name it bore. Indeed, if the name consisted of a couple of sneezes and a snort, its tone and quality were assured.

A ifatamala branch of the Plunket Society has-now been established.-An experienced nurse will be in.attendto render,-the necessary advice and assistance. 1* Society promises 'to be of-great.'benefit to the community and the' public owes a debt, to the ladies and'gentlemen who have so froely igiyen-. of their services in order to launch ; thjs great means of infant life protection.

1 Caruso’s collection of curios, containing, many valuable works of. art, was sold <by-auction in New York and realised.'more/than £30,000. But, according to the account by at least one reporter, the bidders were even more remarkable than the sale. -“ Antonio, Tornasso, Luigi and Camillo, Marja Catarona, Concetta and Loreta ” were the chief'buyers* and “right before the wealthy collectors’ eves barbers, push-cart. pedlars and bootblacks snapped up priceless mementoes.”

“ This comes,as the result of mixing business and friendship, and originated over teacups,” said Mr. -Barton. S.M., at Wanganui, in giving judgment' at' the conclusion of a .civil case in which the parties coin • Cerned were of the gentler sex. It was a discussion that led to the ini--noltation of a couple of furs from England, and a sequel was that the buyer was not satisfied that she had got good value for her money when the furs came to hand. ~

D. McL. Wallace, Ltd., arc making big reductions in spades and shorthandled shovels. Price 7s fid each. Only, limited quantity. Don’t miss ■ this* offer. D. McL. Wiilace, Ltd., ’phone 47, Matamala.* Great" s&>pemint Cure,

Vide a member, at a recent meeting j of the Thames Valley Jersey Cattle . Breeders’ Club: “The man who does j not.test his herd is mad; he is only I robbing himself.’’ !

The special train that went through , from Putanmi to■ Ellevslic for the races last Saturday loft Matamata • with 30- passengers. It was well filled, however, before it got very far on its journey.

The president of the Thames Valley. Jersey Cattle Club, at the annual | meeting on Wednesday, counselled i farmers to be careful when buying pedigree cattle and make certain that the cattle boro the registered brand of the breeder, and also to ascertain if the stock had been actually registered in the registration books of the association. Instances were known where unsuspecting farmers had pur- , chased alleged pedigree stock from i the herd of a well-known breeder on , the bare word of mouth of a vendor. -On-investigation being made it had been proved that ilic'Cattie thus, bought were not pedigree, and had no claims to be, and had never been on the property of the pedigree stock breeder. :

U has been proposed to make a paper horseshoe that shall lor geneial purposes be the equal of the steel article in the following way (says the New York Herald): Parchment paper is cut in horseshoe term and built up to a suitable thickness by the use of a mixture of turpentine, Spanish white shellac, and linseed oil treated with litharge, and the whole is placed under an hydraulic press. Tins produces very light and uniform pieces, and it is an easy matter to stamp out the nail holes and grooves. Instead of nailing to the horse’s hoof they can be applied with an adhesive composition whoso principal. part is a solution of lubber in bisulphide of carbon. Paper waste could also be moulded into the shape of a horseshoe by the. use of tlfe press but the result is not so good as with the above.

Manv people possess a certain amount of that ingredient, in the human “ make-up ” known as “ check, but some possess it to a much greater degree than others (remarks the Timavu Post). This fact is vouched for by a Timaru greengrocer who is in a good position to judge. He had a very large cauliflower—an unusually fine vegetable—which he proudly displayed in front of his shop. Iho cauliflower attracted too much attention. Someone took a great fancy to it and it disappeared. The greengrocer, in the course of the day, wandered down the road for sympathy from his brother-in-tra.de, the hm-Vy. “ Why,” said that worthy when the sad tale had been told, “ a woman came in hero to-day with a large cauliflower. She said she had bought it from vou and-you were too mean to give her the paper to wrap it up I in; I wrapped it up for her myself. I Mr. J. A. Young (Hamilton) has ! given notice to ask the Minister of i, Health,whether his attention has been i drawn to a statement made at the Waikato Hospital Board mooting, at Hamilton,* last week, wherein a member was reported to have said that “ there is a tremendous difference m levies of the different contributing bodies,” and pointed out that the contributions per head were for Otorohanga town district Is, Id, Hamilton borough 4s Id, Matamata county 6s lOd, and Kawhia county 10s fid, and whether he will go thoroughly into this vexed question of anomalies in hospital levies on local bodies, and devise a scheme .which will operate equitably in . all hospital districts throughout the Dominion, irrespective of recent or ancient valuations in any particular part of any one hospital district?

A pathetic story is fold of two maiden ladies who. falling- on evil times, reluctantly decided to sell a couple of pictures which had been cherished by their family for a very long time. They knew nothing about art. but had heard a lot about “ art finds,” and thought it just possible that the pictures might bring in £lO. The auctioneers, realising the value of the paintings -on sight, readily agreed to sell, and suggested that a reserve figure be stated. But this the old ladies* resolutely refused to do. The pictures were to be sold for what tlicv "would fetch—“ for,” they said, “ if the reserve price were not reached wo.should have to take them hack and pay the auctioneers as well, and that we cannot afford to do.” Both the pictures were Gainsborough’s. One sold for £7OOO and the other for £4500.

The Opunake Times records a peculiar accident at the Oaonui factory on Sunday morning, as the result of which a Maori boy named Miki Rewa Te Kolia lost his life. Tt appears that the boy entered the turbine room and by some means got caught in the sliafting, being dashed to the floor and killed. The deceased lad resided with his mother on the Kina road. The accident was witnessed by a youth named Smith, who endeavoured to stop the turbine, but was unable to do so. Mr. W. Was wo, who was in another part of the factory, was called, and at great personal risk kicked the huge belt off the main pulley, thus stopping the shafting from revolving. lie was, however, too late, for the unfortunate boy had received fatal injuries to the head and died a few minutes later.

To bring up children on yeast is the aim of an interesting experiment which will be tried in the Near East Relief Orphanages . here .(reports a Reuter message from Athens), beginning on Easter Sunday. A thousand sub-normal children, suffering from hardships in the exodus from Anatolia. will be selected for supplementary feeding with vitamines, in order to demonstrate 'how far these so-called “ accessory food products ” can combat and repair the results ofd-pro-longed malnutrition. Two tons of concentrated vitamins arrived . from New .York f’-in charge of Mips,. Dora Miller, a dietetic expert from Chicago University. “ The substances,” said Miss Miller, “consist mainly of yeast, which lias the largest known vitamin content. ‘ Yeast squads ’ ox 150 children will be formed in seven large and a teaspoon ful daily of vitamin extract will be added to their soup or-porridge. The first series of experiments will continue for a month yid the results will determine how far this regimen will be extended to the whole orphanage system of the Near; East Relief, which is supporting over fOO,OOO orphans in Greece. Syria, Palestine, Armenia and Persia.” ' i

Why pay high prices for motor oil'? Buy from D. McL. Wallace,, Ltd,, Malamata, ’phone 47, in four-gallon tin? at Os per gallon. Tlie cheapest place for reliable lubricants.* For Coughs and Colds.-never fails. Woods’ Great Peppermint cure,