MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 937, 3 October 1910, Page 2

MASTERTON NOTES.

y ,■ :■;':/■:f-/; : ».-;; y , y :-;,-" (From: pur Own, Correspondent.). •• " ."'■'"/■■■"- , ■", .' y Masterton,, September : 30. ■■'■: , -The annual meeting'-.of shareholders' • of the, AVairarapa; Fanners' Co-operative Association, Ltd., was held to-day.'tin ;■ the-absence of; Mr. -Myer 'Caselberg, chairman of directors',- through; indisposition,; the chair, was occupied'-by .Mr. ; '. Joseph Caselberg. ■■■; The speech- of. the chairman of. directors; was) read, to the i meeting. - This congratulated sha'rehold- ; crs upon, the movement in trade' .evi- • denced during the \past'year.. . The re- > port'and balance-sheet were adopted. • Messrs.' C. B. Pharazyn,: J. Caselberg; " and.P. J. Nathan we're re-eleoted direc- ' tors, and Messrs. Badham and Chennels ;■ auditors. ~Hearty votes "of thanks Vere accorded to;the.stafTand directors, v At the annual meeting of the: Master' Chamber-;of Commerce ,to-day, Mr. ;W. F.-Carey' was elected president, for. tn». ensuing-year, and.'Mr:; A.' Henderson vice-president. 'The retiring president,' ,- in reviewing the ■work, done during, the . year, severely criticisd the Railway, Department, upon the ■manner.'in. 1 which the district had been treated; of late. Mr. Eli Smith!' was appointed representative of the chamber on .a deputation to wait on the Primei Minister on Mbn- ' day next, to urge.the claims !pf .the Masterton-Waipukurau railway connection. .;■'. , !>' . -■' _; \ .'; ■,;'■ :•■" '■■■■':' The eight-year-old daughter of-Mr. : and Mrs. Clark, of Matahiwi was severely burned through her clothes catching fire. The'child, with great,presence of mind, jumped into the creek,' and extinguished .; the flames, thereby saving her life.- '. ■■' ■ ;.-:'■ > . :■';'_..'■:': At a meeting of the Masterton, Technical School manager to-night, a letter was. read ■'from. ' Mr. ;;(Juinnell, M.R.C.V.S., asking \if a class in veterinary surgery-might be ■established in Masterton. It was decided to make inquiries. 'as to the probable .support which'such a class would receive; 'Masterton, October 2.By an explosion of benzine in. a; motor garage on Saturday night Dr. Cook was severely burnt about the - hands and arms. .-,... A man named Baker has been arrested at Haw era on a charge' of' stealing;; colli? dogs, valued at ifilO and .£B, the property of Mr. , John MHae and. Mr. Duncan Mfjean,'of Masterton. A large number of invitations have been, issued for the .opening of the bowling season on Thursday next. "• Tho Rev. Mr. Farrer commenced . the Mission of Help in connection with .St. Matthew's Parish last night. The services throughout to-day were largely attended. , ■';.'.'■>' '■*.;. -■.'•"' | Tho Masterton Racing Club decided yesterday to inoreasp the charge for admission to the outside of the course from one shilling to two shillings. 'Mr. Eli Smith reprusents the Masterton 'liambur of Commerce to-morrow on a deputation to the Prime Minister, re the Masterton-AVaipukurau railway, ,