WAIRARAPA NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 132, 4 June 1904, Page 6

WAIRARAPA NEWS.

I MASTERTON NOTES. (From Our Own Corrwpondon!..) MASTKIITON, 3rd June. LnsL evening tho M;tsterton iSub-Ccutre r\l tho New ZtMland Boxiug Awsocijiiion i<eld their uuinial display in Uie Town Hall, before a very fair audience. Delegates were present horn Wellington and \Vanganui, and in some of tho rounds iho membeiH showed very flue form. Tliis Day. Tho meeting of Iho Wuiuinipa, Gun Club fot the £luo Handicap was held heio yesterday. Excellent shooting was done, and after the ninth round Messrs. A. P. What/nan and J. Laurensou (two nominations), T. G. Irving, U. H. Wardell, ¥. E. Chalmers, and R. Murray were left in. These decided to divide £91, and shoot for tho remaining £9. The President's gold medal for the most birds shot with the Una barrel full to Mr. A. P. Wliatman, of Maslertou. Yesterday the Wairar.ipa Golf Club played the Masterton Olub at Rototawai, the' latter dub being defeated. T.he scores aro as follows, Wniruntpa l-cnm named first :— J. C. Biclwill 7v. V. E. Donald 0, W. K. liidwill 0 v. J. A. Rellar 1, G. Hunio 0 v. D. Donald 0, ¥. Pcarco 0 v W. H. RobieMon 6, W. TJumu 0 v. W. P. James 0. J. O. Bidwill 10 v. W. Beethiuu 0, A. Hannay 6 v. C. G. Monro \ 0, J. M'Duugall 7 v. F. B. F. Sutherland 1 0, Mis. W. E. Bidwill 5 v. Miss J. RobieKOn 0, Mi«s Bidwill 0 y. Miss Bunny 3, Miss Hannay 15 v. Miss Holmes 0, Mm. G. Humo 11 v. Mr«. James 0. Tolnls : Wairnrapn 61, Masterton 10. During last month 61,3250z of gold ! of the value of £264,241 was exported from New Zealand, us compared with 45,5210z of the value of £175,253 in j May of last year. The export of silver last month totalled 111,4770z, valued at £11,516, as compared with 65,7390z, of tho value of £6533 in tho corresponding month last- year. " ' Tho Public Works Department forwarded a long telegram u»-day to the Premier explaining the position in regard to the deviation of the tramway track ptfst the Hhclt-er sheds. No reply had been received on the subject from Mr. Reddon up to tho time the (rovornment Buildings closed foi\the day. This week's New Zealand Gra>phio contains »i))ung»t it* many ilhmlrntious four IMtgcs of special photo vtows depicting Wanganui as seen last weok during the flood. Tho pictures include views of boating in the principal slri'ol*, and ninny otlier novel situations i'\pi»rionoc;d by residents and visitors at Wauganui at Iho timo. Messrs. W. H Turnbull and 00. again publish a list of city properties to bo offered at auction at their rooms on Thun>day next, 9tli inotont. Tliu proporties to bo submit tod includo building situs situated in CuKlomhoiHe-qiiay and Vkitoiiastiect, tUo fionUx*' 1 * being 30ft und 60ft rexpooliwly ; a warehouoo iu>pn in Sloulslrcel, oppth-ito Supronu) VxntH : and a block ol bind and bwiWii'^s in VictT.'i. • stioet, on tlio Ivarlwur tnmtago. 'I'lnmn areaa aro aIJ silwitcd within tlio nm*(ion of tho city suitable for wwonouso n«d mamifnoliu'iujf p- rpodes. A iresh list of city and suburban properties and iavvslniunls 11* ■aker lHiblttkMl bj*-^h« fltw

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