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Wairarapa Age, 5 March 1927, Page 4

E. H. L. Bernau (Wanganui) has been selected to replace F. T. Badcock in the New Zealand cricket team to tcur England.

James Findlay, manager of the Mosgiel Dairy Company, was found in his office last night with a bullet wound in his head and was taken to hospital in a serious condition. He is not expected to live. He is a married man, 38 years of age, and had been in illhealth for some time. It is thought to be a case of suicide.—(P.A.) Sighting an outbreak of fire in the Chinese market gardens at Akura at 0.25 this morning a railway cleaner, on duty at the engine sheds, notified the Fire Brigade. On arrival, however, the brigade found merely a broad expanse of flame in a tall clump of macrocarpa. Viewing the blaze from a distance, it might easily have been supposed that the buildings were on fire.

Small furnished to let. Blue military overcoat lost. Good furnished rooms to let. Advertiser wishes to purchase sec tion.

Two 1 competent men want contract draining or wood-splitting. Dodge roadster in perfect order for sale.

Star Assembly in Central Arcade Hall to-night. Masterton Ford Motors advertise in the wanted columns bargains in Ford tyres. Messrs. Watson, Gooder and Lee invite tenders for erection of building for Martinborough Plunket Society. The Congregational Church is holding its harvest thanksgiving services to-morrow. The preacher' will be the Rev. E. W. Weymouth. G. Malmo, Ltd., advertise good used cars for sale at reasonable - prices; also car chassis suitable for a light truck. These are well wortl} inspection, and inquiry incurs no obligation.* Mr. O. ,R. Fairbrother will run his bus to Wellington on Sunday, leaving Masterton P.O. at 7 a.m. and returning same evening. Seats may be booked by telephone 1553. One of tho most striking displays this week-end in Masterton is to be seen in the shop window of Messrs. Ball Bros., Jorists, Queen Street, where they have on exhibition a Union Jack designed in flowers. The display is an outstanding example of what can be executed by floral artists in our town.

The historic events that led to the mobilisation of the Canadian NorthWest Mounted Police are depicted in ‘'The Flaming Forest,” the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of James Oliver Ourwood’s novel. The cast includes Renee Adoree and Antonio Moreno. This picture commences at the Cosy Theatre to-night.

The window displays arranged by Messrs. J. L. Murray, Ltd., for the occasion of the Royal visit are being greatly admired* and were the centre of a good deal of interest last evening. The display is a highly artistic one and is in the form of a colour scheme of red, white and blue arranged with most pleasing effect. Great credit is due to tho firm’s window-dresser, Mr. 8. Wilson.

“On with the dance,” but remember that to know you are cyrectly attired is to increase your enjoyment a hun dredfold. Those then who contemplate attending social functions during tho coming winter should not fail to see Murray’s Ltd., display pf evening dress wear, including suits of the finest materials and trimming at extremely modest prices, also scarves, shirts, ;ies, etc., in splendid assortment.