MASTERTON NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7336, 14 January 1911, Page 7

MASTERTON NEWS

FEOM OtTK OWN COREEBPONPETrT. January 13. Mr J. Berry, a -well-known Wairarapa. ath'ote, aid at present attached to the staff of the Masterton Post Office, hae resigned, in order .to take up a, position in the Victorian postal service.: -Mr Sid Harris, son of Mrs J. Harris, ■of Worksop road, Masterton, d'ed yesterday from appendicitis. The deceased was twentv-.s».ven years at ago, an.d; very popular locally. Mr J. Bittie, who has been on the staff of the Wairarapa Co-operative Farmers' for the past nine years, has reUunuisbed his position in orr'or to follow- farm ; ns nnr»uits in the Auckland province. Mr B'ttle has been pro-ented by the trrocerv staff with a cafe of nines and a tobacco pouch as a mark of esteem. , L. G. Sedciclt and J. 1. Blunrfell, of the Masterton Tennis Club, will compete m the ctipmpion«hip events at the next Dannevirke lawn tenni3 meeting. Am"nrat 'those - who will conrrc<« at the Wairarapa Amatenr Sw'm—inir GtnV* sports in Anniver?-rv Dfy are Marts Feybcri?.- Healy, and Stranger, of Wellington. Mr E. Gray, of Mas*erton, will he one of the iud<»™ at the Bketahuna show on January- 23rd.

Over £7OOO will he di'tributerl by the Balance Da'rv Company to suppliers for m'lk de'ivnred during the month of December last.

A dailv mail service hns now been established between Ma.ko Itako and Nikau, and Pahiatua and Marinia. and is mnch armTeciated by the settlers in these districts.

Bosh firos have been raging in th« northern portion of the Wairarapa district daring the, past few days. Rain com* moncod to fall in some parts to-day, and will pTObahly have the effect of .slaying the progress of the fires. At the time of writing a- . strong ftontberly wind is springing up, which, unless the rain is heavy, will cause t*w fires to spread. Ahont three-quarters of an inch of rain hai fallen uy till to-day in the Masterton district this month .

It is flnticip'.'cd that the entries received by the ifoster*on AT'cu'tural and Fn'toral Association f"r their next show w ; ll rainsß all prerio-is records. It is expect*-! that, the competition in Lfncins will he particular!" keon. as breeders (nm H-wl<o'« B»v. M»naw»tn. Wanganm. an* Vairarapa will enter the Vrts against e"-h ortber for the tw«nty-fi"e guinea silver can presented hy the Ijawes (Thetnical Company. The Irish bli-ht is ec-ioisly dnms>(rfng mahv of the potato crops in the d : «trict L?rt" *eas~n the W.lcht dirt co"«iderahbs ftamncc in the d : °trict, practicably every crop being mined. The W.PCA. d Qf e°*o'l ni-ri] -c°t*v J --r in a cri-Vct, nWb bv 77 rnns, ft"- ffPHA. n fß<—im~C"jr 19\ and »—o vr'i-'-et' for 13' in»«ne= r'e'lxn-l 'Ti'l not nut 71. TPi-1- ! e rn» nut 41. S-r'm-'eo-ir 10'. p-nfl 'h» C'V jSe--virv» c"~ni'ed '1 'Orosbie' 11), ■vTr, vc. of *R-«™nv"rt'»n, bap donjon* n p-n'*nca f or a + rinhr f~»- winner "? the 75 yar-'s lad-"'"' ha-d'-fin at tho WM-arana afateur swimmirg srnorte.

Owing to the scarcity of men—the new freezing works at Waingawa having absorbed much, of the surplus labour—many farmers are experiencing a, difficolty in Betting their Brass seed cat.