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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3144, 23 March 1909, Page 4

The attendance at the Fernndge School has increased-' substantially since the summer vacation. With the improvements carried out during recent times to the general appointments the Fernridge School can now be classed as one of the in the district.

The work of ploughing at Solway, an area of about thirty acres, will be completed this week. Voluntary offers have been received from a number of enthusiastic members of the Association to do the necessary work of cultivating,, harrowing, levelling, and rolling on the grounds, which work will probably be commenced this week. Nearly al! the grass seed h<js been donated, and the work of sowing wilLalso be executed by voluntary latbour. The New Zealand Socialist Party is said tb be in a flourishing condition. The party has-now two organisers in the field. Mrs-Glover, a third prganiser, is about to make a tour of the West Coast to further the Socialistic movement.. The party have invited Mr H. Scott Bennett,, formerly a Labour member in the New douth Wales Parliament,, and now a revolutionary Socialist, to make a six months' organising tour throughout New Zealand.

, Eight or nine years ago a large log stuck in the Snowy river, opposite a place known at Watt's Gulch, says the Melbourne "Argus." Sticks i and twigs, branches of trees, weeds, _ and reedß, drifting down with the , stream, became caught in the ob- ! struction. Then mud and stones j silted up against it from the bed of I the river. Year after year this went ' on, until the old snag has now become a fine ibland in the middle of the river, 150 yards long, 15 yards wide, containing 4,000 cubic yards of material, and covered with a thick growth of shrubs and grass. It is an ornament to the locality, and an interesting object lesson in the-, creation of islands. But the Public Works Department fears that the next big flood coming down the Snowy river will be driven over the banks of the island, to the damage of \ the neighbouring flats. So the Inspector General of Works (Mr Davidson) has decided that the place must go. He pruposes that a cutting shall be made from end to end of the island. 20ft wide, and down as deep as the limit of the river, and the rest of the land shall be ploughed up. He hopes that the next flood water coming down the Snowy river will, by means of the channel, cut throug 1 the island, and sweep the logs and. boughs and silt, and anything else that is left of the old snag, away down to the sea. MODERN MUSICAL AJ3VANTAGES.

It is curious to remember that, up till a very few years ago, musical instruments in the home were a monopoly of people of means. They were defective instruments enough at that. When the melodious Campion wrote his charming airs and lyric, there was not a piano in England. To-day, no house ia completely homely unless there is a piano in it. The Dresden Piano Company. Ltd., stacks only excellent instruments, and supplies them on such terms as brings them easily within the reaclji of everyone. Local re«presentative, Mr T. B. Hunter^

' The funeral of the late Mrs Mc"Whinnie took place at the Masterton f yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends of the deceased lady. At the Mcsterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr <J. Heron, J.P., Bartholomew Culioty -was fined lOs on a second chaige of drunkenness.

A young man, A. Jones, arrested on a warrant of commitment for failing to pay a fine inflicted in "Wellington, for hawking without a license, was sentenced to a term of seven days' imprisonment at tlie Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning.

The annua! school excursion of the FernridgeSchool took place on Friday last. The children, in charge of the Headmaster, Mr R. Foss, left b\ the first train for Wellington, and on arrival there journeyed to Island Bay, where a most enjoyable day was spent, the weather being perfect.

The effect of the recent warm rains is verv noticeable at the Masterton racecourse. On the course proper the grass is coming splendidly through the top dressing, which should be in excellent condition for the Club's meeting on April Ist and 2nd.

Apropos ot "What every Woman T£nows," now being played in London, some idea of the emphatic success achieved by the piece in New "York may be gathered from the following figures, remarks the London "Daily Mail." When the curtain -went up to the first performance there Mr Frohman had already in hand the immense sum of £19,000, paid by the public to witness the piay. It has since been given to an average of £360 a night, while as much as £3,800 has been taken in a single week. Mr Barrie's luck is fast becoming proverbial.

A meeting of drivers will be held in the Dominijn Hall at 8 o'clock to-morrow evening.

The annual meeting of the members of the Masterton Collie Club will be held in the A. and P. Association rooms, Perry Street, at 8 o'clock on Saturday next.

Mr A. Norman, draper, Queen Street, invites inspection of the assortment of ladies' long winter coats and other garments for the present season's wear.

In another column Mr H. T. Wosd gives emphatic reasons why those who reauire spectacles should have the best and also have them properly fitted to meet the requirements of any defect in vision.

Dr Spear, of Wellington, Doctor of Optics, is at present on a urofessional visit to Masterton, and may be consulted to-day and Wednesday at the Club Hotel. The public are notified that all consultations are free.

At Devonshire House, at 1 o'clock, to-morrow, Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co., will sell under instructions from Mrs Tait the whole of the furniture and household effects. Particulars appear elsewhere. Footballers interested in the formation of a Thursday Football Club are reminded of the meeting which will take place in the Empire Hotel this evening.

Mr C. G. Aitken advertises a list of handy and useful books on all technical subjects. These are of paramount importance to young tradesmen, as they embrace all subjects of present day interest. At the residence, Makora road, this afternoon, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell by public auction on account of Mr T . G. Mason, who .is leaving Masterton, the whole of his well-selected household furniture and effects. There are over four h"idred lines to be cleared so a com '"icement will be made at 1 o'clock ( unctually. Messrs Warnock arid Adkin, Queen street, announce that they are showing for ten days only some of the very latest styles in this season's millinery. These goods are now on view in their showroom, and in order to effect a speedy clearance the goods are marked at half the ordinary prices.

all matters appertaining to motor cars Mr F. Warren Fowler, of the Central Garage, Masterton, is rightly recognised as an authority. Twelve yeasr' mechanical experience as engineer in some of the leading motor works at Home and in Ausralia has given him a thorough insight into the intricate mechanism of all makes of cars, and what he does not know about them is not worth while reaching out for. During his business experience in Masterton Mr Fowler has repaired and renovated scores of cars, and patrons have expressed their appreciation with the promptitude and thoroughness with which he has carried out their respective orders. In th 9 selection of cars, also, his advice has frequently been souglit, and a number of cars have been purchased through him. He is in a position to quote English prices for any make of car, plus 5 per cent., and charges, and requests those contemplating a Durchase to get into touch with him.