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Wairarapa Age, 3 February 1927, Page 4

The shade temperature in Greytown on Monday was 92 degrees, the highest recorded for several years. A Suva message states that the Tofua, on her voyage from Auckland, passed through a pumice field about a hundred miles south of Fiji. The following were the vital statistics for Greytown for the month of January: Birth, 4; deaths, 5; marriages, 1. On Friday last, during the voyage of the Rimutaka from London to Wellington, Mrs. Taylor, aged 61, a thirdclass passenger booked for Auckland, died from paralysis and pneumonia, and was buried at sea.

Referring to the discontinuance of •the one shilling royalty on wild pigs, the Commissioner of State Forests (the Hon. O. J. Hawken) stated in Wellington yesterday that the Direc-tor-General of Agriculture (Dr. Reakes) was trying poisons and hoped to find one which would be effective in getting rid of the troublesome pests.

The annual conference of master painters and decorators concluded in Invercargill yesterday. A large number of remits were dealt with. The following officers were ejected: President, Mr. Wk H. Pratt; committee, Messrs W. H. Polson, S. Gallagher, T. M. Collins, F. J. Collins, F. J. Foote, P Tonkin, W. Harris, D. Lee. It was decided that the next conference will be held at Wanganui.—(PA). At a conference of sub-committees representing bodies interested in securing a site in Masterton for a motorists’ camping ground, it was resolved to recommend to the Borough Council: "That the section in the Park, known as the horse paddock, as far back as the trench, be offered for the present season, and that the parties interested be granted permission ro erect an incinerator, subject to the ’ approval of the engineer, also to erect notices concerning conveniences, all without expense to the and, further, that the matter of supervision of the camping ground be left in the hands of the Motor Trades' Association, the council reserving the right to cancel the privilege should the responsible parties fail to maintain the camping ground in a 'satisfactory state." About two hundred medical men arrived in Dunedin yesterday , for the Medical Congress. The Moeraki brought 58, and 150 arrived by the north expresses. Interviewed about the trip over on the Moeraki, many expressed great dissatisfaction at missing the connection at Milford Sound. The official opening of the congress will take place to-night. Business will be commenced to-morrow. Forty of the doctors arriving from Australia by the Moeraki had proposed to land at Milford and walk overland to Lake Te Anau. This project had to be abandoned as no boat was available for a landing at Milford Sound. The Tourist Department is awaiting a full report on the circumstances, but a statement issued by the Department yesterday is to the effect that four members of the medical party landed at Milford and that it was impossible to understand why others had not done likewise. It was added, however, that a few days before the Moeraki arrived, a fire wiped out the huts at Milford, and all stores, furniture, etc., were destroyed. Any hitch at Milford could only be accounted for by unforseen circumstances over which the Tourist Department had j no control.

Ford truck advertised for sajo. Coke orders taken on Friday next. Boy or girl’s quiet show pony for sale. , Two furnished or unfurnished rooms wanted.

Mariied man for general farm work wanted.

Woman to do plain sewing advertised for.

Morris-Cowley, 1924 model, advertised for sale by G. Malmo, Ltd.

Masterton County require two men for taking traffic tally.

Metalling contract advertised by Masterton County.