WAIRARAPA JOTTINGS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 34, 3 November 1934, Page 14

WAIRARAPA JOTTINGS

Masterton, November 2. A false alarm of fire was received by the Mastertou Fire Brigade at 12.2-1 o’clock this morning. It was peculiar that although the call came through a street box, none of the alarm boxes appeared to have been tampered with. Cartertoll’s Vital Statistics. There were seven births, two marriages, and two deaths in Carterton during the month of October. Featherston Tennis Club, The Featherston Tennis Club has decided officially to open the courts for play on Saturday, November 10. Mr. F. Yule has been appointed secretary,' following the resignation of Mr,. it." Smith. League of Mothers. A practical demonstration of floral work was given at the last meeting of the Carterton branch of the League of Mothers, by Mrs. H. T. Wood, of Masterton. The tea hostesses were Mesdames Patterson, Blyth, Bond, Peters, and McPherson. The final meeting for the year will be held on November 21, when the Rev. W. F. Ssteiit will speak on “The Sanctity of Marriage.” t , Women’s Golf. Following are the results of a medal round played on the Lansdowne links yestegday afternoon by women members of the Masterton Golf Club Senior: Mrs. Birch. 84-12*72; Mrs. N. 11. Prior, 86-12-74: Miss J. Hornnbrook. 86-7-79. Junior: Mrs. H. 11. Daniell. 94-23-71; Miss L. Payton, 04-22-72; Miss Baird, 108-86-72; Mrs. Thompson, 106-33-73; Mrs. A. M. Scott, 101-25-76; Miss Oates, 95-19-70. Greytown Swimming Club. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Greytowti Swimming Club Patron, Mr. W. A. Tate; president, Mr. G. Duff; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. W. Gates, H. Kettle, F. J. Brooks, H. T. Ross, D. P. Loasby; secretary, Miss N. Langford; treasurer, Mr. J. F. Wallis; auditor, Mr. B. Brooks; committee. Messrs. R. Pickard, T. Tully, H. Morris, L. Brooks. L. Trotman. B. Brooks; women’s swimming representatives on the committee, Misses I£. Best, M. Kettle, M. Rhodes: women s committee, Mesdames F. J. Brooks, H. Brooks, R. H. Anker. R. Tilson, H„ Keltic; delegates to Wellington centre, Mr. J. Bousefleld and another; representative on borough council, Mr. H. Morgan. OUTSIZE IN TREES Large Pinus Insignia Waipukurau, November 2. Stated to be the largest tree ever handled by the Waipawa Box and Fruit Case Company, a huge pinus insignls tree was cut up at Waipawa to-day. It was originally planted by the lute Sir Henry Russell on the property now occupied by Mr. Andrew Riddell, and known as Mount Herbert. The tree was about 55 years of age, and was over 14 feet in girth. At the mill it was necessary to cut Gin. off the side of the log to enable it to pass under the double breaking-down saw. On inquiry from Mr. Riddell it was found that the tree felled was a comparative pigmy to others on his property. Ono magnificept specimen of a pinus insignia measured just on 20ft. in girth, and was of immense height, while two cotton poplars measured 24ft. and 20ft. respectively in girth. Mr. Riddell also Ims probably one of the finest stands of oak trees in the Dominion. Fully 120 oaks of anything up to three feet in diameter and fairly even in size, range each side of a drive. At the homestead two enormous specimens of redwood —one a Weliingtonia and the other a gigantin sequoia semperimviroue —were stated by a timber expert with Canadian experience to be the best of their kind he had seen in New. Zealand,