MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1565, 8 October 1912, Page 8

MASTERTON NOTES.

I » (From Our Sjjecial . Correspondent,/ t.i. C . ,• Masterton,.October 7. roe hrst qualifying round of the senior and junior championships (for men) in connection with' the Jlasterton Golf Club "•as played' on Saturday last. The best card handed in lor the senior division was V. Donald,. Si; and tor the junior division, A. D. Gillies, 101. During the past, season tome interesting' gamis havn been played for Hw Lawrence .trophy. The final has now been reached, and "an interesting game is expected between "\V, H. RobiesoD and H. h. Donald. The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club flew a race from Christchurch on Saturday. Owing in the unfavourable weather conditions the only bird to reach home on that' day was Mr. J. Bison's "Siinbonnet." The Ken-Zealand'-Physical Culture Association's .annual physical development championships are to be held: litre on Thursday neit. A- Christchurch team arrived this evening, and other teams are eipected'in th 6 ctturle .of a. day or two. . fio trace has yet..been Tound" of the' man- Christian, who is supposed to have b#en drowned at Castiepoint while, fishing fir crayfish... ' T)}6 .Masterton branch of,''the Employers' Association has decided that, business premises shall be closed "at'll a.m. on the 'lay,of the races—October 17. .. • Several ..stations in the Wairarapa have had returns* of close upon'loo pet'cent.'of lambs this season, a record,that has. not been known for .'many.yeafs past. The foundation stone of .the flew Anglican Church at Jlasterton .is to .be laidby the Bishop of Wellington' on Thtirs- | day, October 17. . A sum of ,£66 9s. 3d. has been contribut-. Ed by the Anglican folk of llasterton' duringthe past year in aid of the Melanesian; Mission work. . . . .