MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 8

MASTERTON NOTES.

«(Pronl •. Our Special .Correspondent) i l : i: Masterton, September 20. Tho' Mastertpn. Egg, Circlp .'yesterday.'. /■:■!? containing 992J dozen eggs. The/, death 'occurred '{this morning of Mrs. >Bhnkhorne, /wife iof ; 3\lr. William * Blinkhofne;;.'''a-" very.::^'old':,. : : ; ': v ceased had beea ailing for; some time - past. • She leaves two grown-up.'soni,- . 0110 of whom; is in business .in .Ma». }■.-, r \■:■ ,v" ■ r.'Mr.'. Laracy, secretary .of the: ; ers jiFpderatiqn,: met',the members, of the ..' J Mastertonbranch': of. the o : Shearers' ;. : Union last' night,' and ' discussed with \ - them the developments in regard to,the,' V shearers' dispute. :- No resolution was carried. > , :The : - Mauricevalle::Rafle. Clubi- opened. its ; shooting eeason on • Saturdav last. Several, members have expressed, their .• : intention ..of .competing '".at the', nert ■; : Trentliam meeting.' : - V :i.'.-H Mgssrs A R. Buany, James Elliott, ■W. B.> Chennells; and W. E. Chamber- : lain, have been nominated for. the three -. vacancies on the directorate of th<| ;Masterton'.;Permanent Investment:' ana - Building Society. i i-. A championship tourney in connection with the Wairarapa Boxing Asso-. - ciation is .to be .held on - September,;. 28-. ; . Competitors - are expected • from >Eketa- > • huria arid -'other'.parts.. . -\' '.-i 1 : Dr. I'ettit. gives an address in Knox : Church to-niglit ;, on; "Recent . World '• _• Movements aud their -.. relationship : to • -the:iChurch.''-;:',.;:;,:ii;::;-Mr; D: M'Laren, M.P., in the ab« ■ ■sence 'of Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.P., gave , an address in the Masterton Town Hall 'undecithe of. local, branch of tho Labour- party.. Tho. .; -Mayor presided, and about two hun■dred/"persons pre/eut. ;. i,. J)ockiiig,.the .Masterton - district in .the courso; • of a few days. . VJ A slight shock of earthquako was felt / here at aii earjy hour on Monday morniiig, • It- is, expected 'that a start, ~, made,' "in ■ tho- cours'o -of . the ..next -few, - weeks, with the iro'rk of . improvingl the''northern/ approachesto; Masterton.:,,■.■■■; •The -.undertaking- .will. inwlve' an ex-'. /, penditure ()i about' £6000. :/ ;: : ' :::,.,/:'/ • One . settler:, in. the ia : . ; stated *' to Have-;nett-ed; £1500 already .- this season by the'; sale 1 ' of .-Romney: Marsh stud rams. ' ./• ..' . . ; , \ _____