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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10719, 12 October 1912, Page 5

Excellent acceptances have been ■received for the Masterton Club's Spring meeting, which take, place at Opaki on Thursday next. . Favourable weather should ensure the, (ij.,), a highly successful meeting. A Gisborno te'egram states that a four-roomed house in Riverside road, owned and occupied by W. Rowland, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The building was insured for £250 in the South British office, but the furniture was uninsured. Speaking on the question of scholarships at last night's meeting of the Master-ton Trust Land*; Trust, Mr A. W Ho«g said he thought it would be'advisable to thoroughly revise the n-e-nilations in) respect to Trust soholarUips. and that the regulations when drafted afresh should be on as liberal a scale as possible,,so that every <Myqualified student might be assisted to the benefits of higher education. New potatoes are advertised for sale bv Mr F. J.* Bobbins, Queen St. Orders are now being booked at Mr J Henderson's bookseller and stationer, for Xmas numbers of any of the illustrated papers published in New Zealand. Train arrangements for the Hawke's Bay Show, to bo held on the mil and 17th October, are published on the front page. Notice is given that the offices of all solicitors practising in Master ton will be closed all day on Thursday next, 17th inst. Hi- J. Carpenter, of the Central Shoe Store. Queen St., invites inspection of bis varied stock of smart summer shoes. All the latest styles are stocked. A. reminder is given of .the stocktaking sale of footwear, commenced by Mr H. Hadley this morning. Heavy reductions are announced in every department, and those>- Beaach of bargains are invited- to attend. The Stfasterton Methodist Church will hold a "sale of gifts" in the Sunday School* Hall on Wednesday, 16th October. There will also be cooking competitions, sweets competitions and a baby competition. There are to be special attractions for children a Christmas tree and performing dolls. Mr J. L. Murray has just opened •a full range of ladies' and gent's motor dust coats. The goods, which are in the very latest shapes and all of good quality linens, are stocked both "n white and colours. A special hue of ladies' riding coats in white, fawn, and grev linens have just been received por parcel post from the famous London makers, John Barran and Sons. Attention is directed to the important land sale of part of the Te Mahanga Estate, which takes ; place at Hastings on the 15th inst. Those in search of good all-round farms should not miss this rare opportunity of acquiring the same on exceptionally easy terms. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., will conduct the sale. Large importations have just come to hand at Watson and Co.'s, Queen St., of choice millinery, ready-to-wear and children's hats at bargain prices. Dress pieces just opened up include the fashionable Japanese crepe, poplins, shantungs, and 'linens. There is also a special line of ladies' coloured hose and white and tan kid gloves.