MASTERTON.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 10

MASTERTON.

Mr. I{. O. Oar ret', of Jlar;terton, who recently sent a pen of white leg: horn poultry to Missouri (U.S.A.), to compete in an egg-laying competition, lias received an offer from a breeders' company in the States for tho purchnEc of his birds beloro the competition /commences. . Tho Chinese of Jlasterton and 0 revtown have contributed a sum of £20 towards the Knl-ong Hospital at- Canton, for which Br. Kirk was recently on deputation work'in New Zealand. Iho Jlasterton J.louiinix Pigeon Club flew an interval race from Wellington oil Saturday last. - The result was a win for Drake Bros. 1 ''Intention." Captain Carr, with several officers of j H.JI.S. Psyche, was on a .visit to Jlastertou oil Sunday, and the party was motored round tho district by Mr. 11, G. Williams, The Rev, A. Thompson, of Masterton, left yesterday for Cliristehurch to he present at the General Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church. Other rcpresentatives of the district will be tho Revs. M. iiawdon-liarris (Pahiatea), and G, K. Stosvell (Feathcrston), Messrs. H. Feist, J. Wingate, and H. l'ioomliold. A sum of £01 I Is. has been contributed here towards the wives and families of the strikers in Wellington. Of this amount, a sum of ,CU 19s. 7d. war, contributed by the railway employees. _ A shield contest was played'he're on Saturday between the Master-ton and Carterton Chi/isj resulting in a win for Masterton by 83 points to 72, Tho present position is that Carterton lias secured two wins and Masterton one, with two more matches to be played. the Opaki Piile Chib completed its first field day oil Saturday last. Mr. A. . Swan son won tho hrst match, Mr. 11. 1?. King the second and rifle aggrcga te, and Mr. C. Eugstrom the handicap aggregate. ( In the Satui'day cricket matches, Carlton "il" made SS runs in their first, innings against Masterton "A," and 7!) in their secoml innings. Masterton "A." in tiieir first innings, compiled f>S). ' jn the match_ Jlasterton "13" v. Carlton "A,the lormer, jn their first innings, knocked up 17/, ol which Jledinwl contributed 102. Carlton replied witii 03.