MASTERTON NEWS .
The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club flew a- race from Taihape on Wednesday, an air-line distance of eighty-four miles. The winning bird was Mr. F. Steele's "Tess."
Tho Wairarapa Patriotic Association has set up a committee to deal with the question of financing' returned soldiers who may be successful in land ballots.
Tho sixth annual meeting of tlia Wairarapa Egg Circlo was held on Thursday evening, i A slight shock of earthquake was ex. perienccd at Masterton at 6.35 o'clock on Wednesday morninsr. , < Tlie Wairarapa .Patriotic Association is drawing between £!!3()0 and £3000 per year in interest on funds invested in various directions.
Knergotic measures arc hein<r taken with a view to inducing the Railway Denartment, to run a 6ol(iiers' train from Fentherstun to Masterton on Saturdays. Jt is understood that the Dcnartincnt do"s not. favour a Saturday train.
The Wairarapa .Patriotic Association on Wednesday authorised a vote of £200 to the Salvation Army, to assist it in providing entertainment for the men at the various camps.
_ His Honour .Tudce Chapman will pre, sido at the circuit sitting of tho Supreme Court, .which opens in Master, ton on Monday next.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2722, 17 March 1916, Page 9
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191MASTERTON NEWS . Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2722, 17 March 1916, Page 9
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