ABOUT THAT PIANO.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10109, 3 October 1910, Page 5

ABOUT THAT PIANO.

You want it. So much is admitted. But pianos are costly things, you say. You are afraid you can't afford it. , That is whero you are mistaken. You can get a supurb piano from one of the world's great makers, and you can pay for it in such a way that the purchase will involve no pinching, no serious sacrifice, no bother of any sort. And all the time you are paying, the piano is brightening your home. Until you have a piano 111 f

house,, you can scarcely imagine .ne difference it makes. No womun is really contented until she gets one. Think of that! We can help you to a selection. We offer , you the full benefit of all our knowledge and experience. You can have one of the superb pianos of the four famous houses—Broadwood, Steinway, Lipp, or Roriisch or any of the others. If you are buying a piano, cash or terms, to see us is to save money. The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd. Wellington. North Island manager, M. J. Brookes. Local representaHotel.

The Wairarapa district is still being scoured for fat cattle for the South Island.

An increased supply of milk is being daily received at the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company's factory. Several new suppliers are reported.

There is very satisfactory evidence of the forthcoming Wairarapa Show, on October 26th and 27th, being equal to all of its predecessors as an exhibition of purebred stock. Programmes are issued by every mail, and numerous promises of support from exhibitors are being received.

In spite of the cold snap which passed over the .Wairarapa at the commencement of lambing, some excellent returns have been shown by the docking. One settler in the Masterton district has a percentage of 117, and others are well up to the hundred.

Mr S. P. Buokott, of Pongaroa, was successful out of twenty-four applicants, in the ballot for a section of 530 acres in the Newcastle Survey District, near Ngaruawahia, last week. The tenure of the section is occupation with right of purchase.

Tiie Fifth Battalion Band played a choice programme of music in the .Masterton public park on Sunday afternoon. The weather was delightfully fine, and "all the world and his wife" revelled in the sacred cadencies, the while it sported the latest creations in summer costume, with hat to match.

An offer from five members of the Masterton Pipe Band, to place the Band under the control of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society, was discussed at the annual meeting of the Society on Saturday. The matter was held over, pending the receipt of official notification, giving the Society complete control of the Band's property, in terms of Mr Bu ch ana n' s sti pu la tion.

The trout-iishing season opened auspiciously so far as Masterton anglers are concerned. Dozens of fishermen threshed the various streams on Saturday and Sunday, and several good baskets were socured. The fish in the Waipoua river are small, but plentiful. In the Ruamahanga and W'aingawa rivers they are less numerous, but are reported to be in very good condition.

In his annual leport, presented to the meeting of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society in Masterton on Saturday last, the Preident stated : —I have to regretfully amouii.ee a serious deficiency in the principal sources of revenue. A.-j was Ihe case last year the chief cause of the defection .vas tin lack of public support acorded, tlif. receipts from gates and grandstands alcne accouming for a decrease of f'4s 17s on lar,t year's figures, which in turn were £3B 15s 6d less than those of 1908. There is something radically wrong, and to me it seems incredible that a splendid programme of 45 ever is, for which over C2OO was oequally paid in prizes, should fail to draw the public ii; sufficient numbers to make the gathering pay for itself. As a matter of fact the gate receipts have been steadily declining for a number of years. Inadequate train arrangements and a lack of innovations on the sp6rts programme possibly accounts in a great measure for the diminished attendance of the public. The sale of privileges is also responsible for a considerable discrepancy as compared with last year's, proceeds from the same source, the difference being £lB 18s Bd, or a drop of £29 12s 6d on the amount received in 1908. Entrance fees have also shared in the general reduction, being £22 2s less than the previous year. A comparison with last year's balance sheet shows a shortage of £BS 17s 8d on four itemsgates, grandstands, entrance fees and privileges. Sports expenditure, on the other hand, has been kept well within the mark, and totals £306 16s 3d as against £373 8s 5d and £3Bl los 7d for 1908 and 1909 respectively. A falling-off in receipts was in a measure anticipated by your directors when drafting the chief item of expenditure—the prize list—which they reduced by £65.

A shepherd, with good dogs, is wanted for Flat Point.

An axle cap, lost between Mauriceville and Materton, is advertised for.

_ A reward is offered for the recovery of a pair of gold rimmed pincesnez, lost on Saturday, between Pinhey's stables and the Ranfurly Club.

All members of the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society are reminded of a rehearsal to be held in Murray's Hall this evening, at 8 o'clock.

' A beautiful line of button hooks and shoe homs, in plain sterling silver, have arrived at Mr Frank Dupre's jewellery store.

Owing to the illess of the occupier, Mr W. H. Cruickshank has been instructed to sell by private contract a suitable dairy farm of 75 acres, close to Mauriceville railway station. The price is low and the terms are easy.

Mr A. Webb, fashionable tailor and costumier, invites inspection of his new season's costume fabrics, which are smart and fashionable, good taste and trained judgment being used in their selection.

New season's suitings, in all the newest colourings and patterns, have arrived at the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Queen street, Masterton. Suits to measure, the style and fit guaranteed, are advertised at prices ranging from 50s to 955.

Messrs Snow and Co., Palmerston North, advertise for sale a boot business in a good town, with excellent prospects. There is 110 goodwill, and the- stock is only about 9250. The premises have a long .ease.

Messrs Schneidcmnn Bros., the well-known Auckland and London tailors, have opened a branch establishment in Wellington. They have an immense stock of the latest Home and Continental tweeds,worsteds, ladies' and gentlemen's wear. There is no difficulty in selecting the make of suit necessary, there are models in the windows which always show the very latest London fashions. The windows of Messrs Schneideman's establishment are brilliantly lit up, and visitors will be rewarded by looking round at the [Windor Buildings, in Willis Street, where the firm is located, and taking note of the fine window display.

In a replace advertisement Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., draw attention to l their splendid assotrment of linens, imitation linens, and cotton dress goods that they are now showing, '(he wide range of prices will accommodate all pockets. There is a large increase in stock in the fancy departments, and special displays of new embroideries, insertions and laces, with good value and great varity.

The' South Island Bulldog Club have, presented for competition at the Manawatu Kennel Club's Champion Dog Show, to he held in conjunction with the Manawatu Agricultural Spring Show on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th November next, the following trophies : (.a) For the best New Zealand-bred dog or bitch in the show, trophy value £2 2s, to be Avon twice, not necessarily in succession, (b) For best puppy dog or bitch in the show, trophy value £2 2s, to be won twice, not necessarily in succession.