MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2350, 5 January 1915, Page 9

MASTERTON NOTES.

The. Masterton police bri Monday arrested a young Gel-iriah resetvM named Otto Thiel, who was employed in a local hairdressirig Establishment. He came over from Australia at. the outbreak of the war. Among his effects were German military buttons, a quantity of German correspondence; and several changes, of oldthirig. He was .taken to Wellington iil the aftoriiodri; and will be handed ovef to the militdfy authorities. •' '

, Harvesting operatioris are being „actively coticlucted'in this district. The yield of bats. is ,very iight;'biit several good crofts'of wheat arb to be seen on the. Opaki. ■' , ; ©le heat has'been excessive dliririg the last few days; and sbvbrdl grass fires have Occurred. The damage, noWever has not' l been colisiderable.

There were largß congregations at the local churches on Sunday, wheii services of prayer and iritercessioh tin account of the war were held.

Aliiimber .of settles in' the Masterton district inteild pldughing areas at present in crop, as soon as the crops have, bfedn taken , off i witll the objeot of providing green feed for the autuiiiii; A conference of piling, and dancing enthusiasts from various parts of'.the Dominion was held iii 'MjisteSrtOil oh After considerable discussion it was decided: ''Ih&t. a governing body be appointed for the control of piping and cMfeiiig iii New Zealand." It was suggested that the proposed governing body; of which those present formed themselvos into a preliminary commits tee, be affiliated with the N.Z. Athletic ailu Cycling TJnioil. The rules for dancing were also discussed) and it was decided that a system of judging by poiiit«j introduced by Mr. Rod. M'Eae, be recoftlmeilded to judges in' other parts of the Doiniiiioii. ' 1 ' Less ihan ail inch of rain fell in tho Tinui district during the month of December. ■ Only four inches have been registered in that district during the last six months. .