LOCAL AND GENERAL
'Judging by appearances yesterday, the Wairarapa Racing Club is bending its energies towards making its splendidlyappointed park and grounds a real "beauty spot." The miniature forest in tho rear of the grounds has been clcared of a good dcrtl of undergrowth, and carriages and motor-cars may now be easily driven through tlie spaces between the native and English trees. • Landscape gardening has been introduced by the gardener, Mr. F. B. Brougli, late of Palmerston North, with effect, and a successful attempt has been made to give an artistic touch to, the ponds and lakelets in the gardens, which are now a source of interest to visitors. ■ Very large crowds left Wellington yesterday by the various trains, for Featherston and Jlasterton. The first excursion train back from Featherston last evening consisted of fifteen closely-packed passenger ears, in addition to baggage wagons, and five Fell, engines were required to drag, tlie load up tho Inclino on tlie liimutakn. > : On arrival at Wellington last night, the officers of the Takapuna reported seeing ."Moms Jack" in.llis old haunt-s yesterday to the northward of the French Pass. For tho last three weeks lie has been away at Admiralty Bay, and those who had tho good fortune to seo him state that lie seems as lively and attentive as ever to passing vessels.
At the Waikanao races yesterday a man was arrested by Detective Rawlo on a charge of playing an illegal game o{ chance. At a meeting of veterans held at the Phoenix Hotel. Palmerston, yesterday morning, Captain Preecc presiding, it was resolved to establish a Manawatu and West Coast branch of tho lio.val New Zealand Veterans' Association. The following were elected officers for the year:—Vice-presi-dent, Captain .T. D. R. Hewitt, 8.N.; lion, secretary, Major Garner; treasurer, Mr. C-f. J. Scott; committee, Captain Preec6. Messrs. J. W. Bel!, R. Leigh, ,T. W. Robinson, G. Palmer, C. J. Hamilton, and A. Phillips. Tho selection of a ser-geant-major was held over for a future
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1015, 3 January 1911, Page 4
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