MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1690, 5 March 1913, Page 2

MASTERTON NOTES.

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

Masterton, March 4. About 14,000 sheep and lambs were slaughtered at the Waingawu freezing works last week. The company has decided to suspend the slaughtering of big sheep in tho meantime, ar.u to Kill lambs only. , , n sThe Masterton Homing Pigeon Clulylew n young bird raeo from Dannevirke on Saturday last. The first bird to reach home was Mr. W. Dowling*s Zig-zag, with Mr. G. Pember's' Three Star second, , ■

Messrs. C. F. V-allance and O. C. Cooper have been nominated by tho Masterton Racing Club as country club delegate* to the Racing Conference.

The ■ Masterton Racing Club is extending tho accommodation at the Opaki racecourse. A sufficient number ot boxes is being provided to accommodate sixty horses. . . ,

A race for the Atkins Cup was decided at tho Ladies' Swimming Baths on Saturday. between 'Misses Ella O'l.eary and IJ. M'Gregor. Tho latter was conceded six seconds in fifty yards, and was beaten on tho tape by Miss O'Lcnry. It is prolmblo that, a poll will bo taken at the April elections on the question of substituting Saturday for Thursday as the weekly luilf-holiday. Local tradespeople are' agitated at the prospect of the test half-day in the week being cut out.

An wioilin? runaway occurred here yeslordav afternoon. The horses attached to'a'trail; 1 b'longilig to Mr. Wonder, of GrevlMwn. toiik fright and bolted through tlie'main thoroughfare. The driver, who had hold of the reins. was dragged for tome distance, but escaped without injury. The vehicle enmc into violent contact with several verandah posts, which were more or less damaged. A public water-trough was also uplifted. Eveiitur.il.-- rr.e animals, which wero severely cut about, wero brought to a standstill at Kuripuni. During tho month of I'ebrunry, eight motor-ears and five motor-cycles wero registered in Masterton. .lame; Arthur lirajgin s . painter, of this town, has been adjudicated bankrupt. Tlr" 'btiMiient filed in his estate shows liabilities .£'6l 10s. "d. and asset's S:~ ll?«. Stoats and weasels arc reported to be

very numerous an the _ neighbourhood of Masterton. Tlieso vermin wore introduced many yeans ago as a natural enemy to tlio rabbit," and it. must be said in their favour that they have played an important' part in ridding the country of tlio furry rodent. Mr. H. K. M'Kenzie, of Masterton, was awarded first and second prizes at tlio Taranaki show for fat bullocks. Tlio Masterton Amateur Theatrical Company held tlioir annual meeting tonight in Hurray's Hall. Tlio company has decided to produce the opera, "Tlio Geisha," this season. At an extraordinary genornl meeting of shareholders in the Nireaha Dairy Company, it was decided that next smson's manufacture be dealt with 011 the salary system, instead of by contract.