WAIRARAPA ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 140, 8 March 1919, Page 10

WAIRARAPA ITEMS

The Opaki IJistrict Rifle Club held a competition 011 Thursday, under military conditions. Tho highest scorer was Rifleman L. Donald. Masterton poultry fanciers wero very successful at the Ilawke's Bay Poultry Show this week. Mr. 11. Madeley took two first prizes in the Hamburg classes, and Mr. T. D. Bums a first and third in Brown Leghorn cockerels. A petition is being largely signed by Lansdowne residents, asking tho County Council to take a poll on the proposal to acquire the Mn»aro I'Wnlp Lansdowne for the purposes of a public park. Mr. Parry, a. member of the executive of the N.Z, Labour Party, is announced to deliver n political address in Masterton 011 Sunday evening. The Mayor lias declined to preside at the meeting, as a protest against political meetings being held on a Sunday. Tho final. shield match in connection with the' Wairnrapa Bowline Centre is to be played at Carterton" to-day. Mr. Walter Hnnling has been elected secretary of tho Wairarapn Amateur Athletic Club, vice Mr. R. Devonshire, resigned. At the Thursday evening runs in connection with the Wairnrapa Amateur Athletic Club, the 75 yards handicap was won by Yesty, the mile handicap by E. M'Eiven, the three-mile cycle raco by Picken, and the pole vault by Vesty. The promoters of the memorial park for Grevtown held 0 meeting on the Tiroposed site 011 Thursday afternodji. There were a large number of Indies and children, and a fair number of men present. Sir. W. A. Tate took a prominent part in orcanising the alfresco social, and Mr. W. L. Humhpries, as one of the promoters, made an address to those assembled. There seems to be every prospect of the project being realised.