MASTERTON NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2719, 14 March 1916, Page 2

MASTERTON NEWS

The tender of Mr. A. A. Renner, of ■Wellington, at £6490, has been accepted for the erection of a picture JFieatro in Mastei'toii i'or the Masterton Picture and Entertainment Company. Oniy oho other tender was received.

The -iJasterton A. and I'. Association Has passed a hearty vote of thanks to the Hallway Department and its officials for the capable and efficient mau-

ler in which Show stock was handled ill the occasion of the recent Show.

The Wairarapa branch of the Presbyterian . Young Women's Bible Class Union intends to hold a camp at Waster.

j\S successful experiment in the growing pf lucerne has been made by the Masterton A. and P. Association on a plot near the Showground. A young, bird race was flown from \Velfington'on_Saturday by the Masterion Horning i'lgeon Club. The winning bird was Mr. W. Dowling's Jack.

A sum of ,£6O 15s. was taken at the Maori village on the Mastcrton Park on the occasion of the carnival last week.

Harvest thanksgiving services wore hold in Knox Church, Masterton, on Sunday. A large quantity of fruit and vegetables used for decorating the church is to bo sent the Presbyterian Orphanage at Wellington. The Wairarapa and Wellington scTiools played their annual cricket match on the Masterton grounds on Saturday last. Wairarapa were successful in the first innings by oo runs. The feature of the match was the bowl-, ing of, Walter Hoar, of the Wairarapa team, who took live wickets for fivo runs. Tho Wellington boys were hospitably entertained, and returned to their homes on Monday.