MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1712, 1 April 1913, Page 6

MASTERTON NOTES.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) • Masterton, March 31« At the farewell extended him in Masterton on Saturday, Mr. William Perry stated that ho had been, commissioned to purchase a number of stud stock on tho occasion of his visit to tho Old Country. Tho, death occurred in tho Masterton Hospital last week of -Mr. William Knight, an old settler of tho Wairarapa, at the ago of seventy-two years. -Tho deceased leaves a grown-up family, mostoi w i-"Mi rot-Vie nt. liketalmnu. 1 The annual meeting of the. Red Stat Football Club was held on Saturday evening, Mr. E. Welott presiding over a large attendance of members. Mr. B. was elected captain, and Mr. 11. Milne secretary. Twenty active aild ten. honorary members were elected.' • " • The Masterton Hoitiing Club flew a race 'from Hastings on Saturday lastj an airline of 120 miles. Up till last night only six birds out <?f thirty liberated had reached home. The' first, bird to arrive was Mi. W. Drake's "MI, p," which was followed bv Mr. W. Dowliiig's'. "Zigzag. The Masterton railway staff on Saturday presented the departing stahomnnster (Mr. G. Falla) with an umbrella, shoving outfit, tobacco, pouch, clock, and silver cream jug. The presentation was mado by Mr. Wilson, chief clerk, who referred to the- good relations that had always existed between Mr. Falla and his stair. Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.P., telegraphs to tne Hon. W. Frflser mid the Prime Minister on Saturday last, urging tlicm to fix an early date for their visit to tho Waira--1 |riic final ill. tho ?'sliield" competition was played bv representatives of'the Masterton and Carterton Bowling Clubs on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Carterton-team by 70. points to .57.' The medical inspection of the children, attending ■ tlio Mnstci'ton School was comtnenccd this morning by Dr. Elijabet.il Gunn.