MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1007, 23 December 1910, Page 8

MASTERTON NOTES.

' ' V"~~ (From Our Special Correspondent:) ' nn. . Masterton, December' 22. I Ihe Auckland Central Mission Band is about to visit (he "Wairarapa in connectioii with Ko-Licenss: Entertainments ! no l t-- S lr cn; at Masterton 011 December. -S.-Jannary l, and January -t. . Great preparations are teinp: made for f.™ 1® aid 1 of ; a fund which-.is-being' instituted for the beautifying of the public park. The i'ete will be h-eld early'in the 111011 th of February, and will include sports''of-various forms,'a' torchlight !pro■ccision, and an evening'gathering in the I. Council has originated the movement, which ■is bfing taken unenthusiastically. ' ' > . Killing; operations at the, Waingawa meat, freeain;.worlcs were temporarily suspended,, yesterday, owing to a kak in' one of the freezing chambers. The' pipe?, however, have now been thoroughly tested.„and killing is being-resumed to-day. • The handicaps for the various-profes-'. sional races at the sports .gatherings to be held in this district during the Ciiristmas holidays have been received from Mr. Ulio Shannon. A. united evangelistic "mission service was held in'the Congregational Church' last evening. The fortnightly meeting of the terton Tire Police was held last evening, Liiut. Robbins presiding, . A -hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. O. N. C. Pragncll for his gift of an enlarged photograph of the ijeiy fire station. A quantity of routine business was transacted. The Amateur Athletic- Club'-s sports meeting-to. l:e'held on Tuesday next promises to be a success. Anion" tho. competitors will be W. A. AVoodger, of Wellington,, and a number of other chain-, pions. pn Monday afternoon next the Mnsferton Lawn .Tennis Club will play a men's doubles Tankeo tournament. , '