MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1324, 30 December 1911, Page 10

MASTERTON NOTES.

» . (From Oor Special Oorrcsnondcnt.l Chief attraction in Masterton on New Year's Day will bo tho sports of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society on the Park Oval. Among the contestants in the amateur events will ho 11. Opie. A pigeon-race for a lady's bracelet is also to be flown.' A violent thunderstorm pnsscd over Masterton last, evening. Tho lightning at times was very vivid. Although tho Waingawa Meat Freezing Work-, have not been running full time since the opening of tho season, five consignments of frozen mutton have already been dispatched to tho Old Country. Another 'shipment' to the West of England is to be mado by the Norfolk next week. .The works will bo in full swing .next. Week, as large drafts aro coining to haud. • A young' man nanud Boyd was arrested, last evening on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque, lie was brought liefore the Court this morning and remanded. A motor-car belonging to Mr. Eeiirdon, of Masterton, came to grief on tho Tinui Road this morning. Ono of tho occupants is reported to have been injured. In a lotter to tho manager of the Wellington Tamers' Meat Company, Mr. Sheldon, representative of the New Zoa-. land Producers' Association, states that Dr. Richardson, the medical expert for Sinfts, has discovered that,, by slowly thawing frozen meat tho meat is presented in the same condition, as if newlykilled Tho process adopted in tho past has been to thaw frozen moat quickly, with tho result that it has deteriorated somewhat in value. An experiment mado locally confirms tho opinion expressed by Dr. Richardson. The leave of absence granted to Mr. G. .It. Sykes, M.P., secretary of the Musterton A. and P. Association, expires this month. It is probable that Mr. J. B. KmmC'tt, who has been .acting-secretary, will be appointed permanently to the position. Tho secretary of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce has received a communication from tho Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Railways, stating that ho is obtaining a report on the question of reinstating the four o'clock afternoon train, to the north. Tho bacon factory at the-. Waingawa Meat Freezing Works will probably bo opened next month for tho receipt of pigs. Negotiations aro how in progress for the appointment of a competent baconcurer. It is now six months or moro sineo tho young man .lames Kingdon mysteriously disappeared from Masterton. So far no trace has been obtiained.as to his whereabouts.