MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1045, 7 February 1911, Page 6

MASTERTON NOTES.

$ ;By Telegraph.—Spccial Correspondent.) Masterton, February/ G. South African campaigners will hoM a dinner hero next week, at which his Excellency tho Governor will bo present. Tho shearers' quarters on tho Kahumingi Station were destroyed by fire this morning. Mr. C. F. .Vallance estimates his loss above insurance at -G2OO.

No fewer than 2335 entries havo been received for tho Ram Fair to be held on Thursday and Friday following tho show noxt week. Lincolns and Ilomneys predominate. Tho weather experienced in the Wairarapa during tho last week or two has been everything that the farmer could; desire. Harvesting is practically concluded, and lambs havo been topped off and hurried to the freezing works. Raiu has fallen on two or three days, and this has given a start to the new season's grass. A cold snap experienced during the last day or two will have a destructive eft'eet upon aphis, which this year has seriously affected rape and turnip crops. Messrs. 0. C..C,popei;. D. Casel berg, and D. Donald, three nf'tho stewards of tho Masterton Racing Club, recently took exception to tho stakes offered by tho club for its March meeting being increased from .£IOOO to .£1125. The stewards of tho club us a body, however, approved the increase, and tho three gentlemen in question havo now tendered their resignations. At a meeting of stewards on Saturday last the resignations wero accepled, and a vote of thanks passed to tho retiring stewards for their past services to the club. Messrs. J. B. Moodie, W. lorns, and C. J. Bennett wero appointed in their stead. Tho Masterton Rifles are at present holding their annual camp on tho old showgrounds. Tho men aro in chargo of Lioulenancs IThsl.-iin and Brighting, and are being put through useful field work.

Inn competition fired over the 000 yds. and 1000 yds. ranges by tho Opaki Rifle Club, Rifleman W. Uodges Mid V. Swanson wero the top scorers in tho "A" and "IS" classcs respectively.

Mr. William T. Mansfield, Town Clerk and Engineer of tho Borough of Masterton, wlio has received tho appointment of engineer to tho Borouqh of Wanganui, has been a littlfl over three years in this town. He has carried out several important undertakings in Masterton, ono of the principal of which was the making of Oucen Street with "tarmac." Tho main" thoroughfare of Masterton is ono of tho finest in the Dominion.

Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby, who will bo tho Government candidate for tho Wairarapa scat at the coming clcction, intends giving a political address, in tho Masterton Town Hall at an early (late.

About thirteen years ago Taeing circles in this district wcro very much agitated over tho "ring : in" of a mare named Ethel, Tho result was that several persons connected with tho case wcro disqualified for life. The stewards of the Masterton facing Club on .Saturday decided to recommend tho removal of (ho disqualification from Messrs. Henry and Coogan. Tho former now holds a responsible position in tho islands, .and tho latter is in a fair way in Australia.

A big "tangi" is proceeding near Masterton over the remains of Mr. and M™ Malcu, two well-known local Natives, who died somewhat suddenly at Masterton last week. Tho funeral takes place at Homewood.

The ravages of blight have caused tho wholesale destruction of cabbages in tho jfasterton vegetable gardens this season.

]fc is reported that tlio Homo for Incurables, whicli is about to bo provided at Greytown by the munificence of Mr. W. C. "Buchanan, M.P., will cost over .£SOOO.

At tho quarterly meeting of Ivnox Sunday School and Bible Class yesterday tho prizes won in eonnectioli with tho Sunday School Union and Presbyterian Assembly were presented by the Ecv. A. T. Thompson, li.A.