BUSINESS NOTES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12369, 18 January 1908, Page 7

BUSINESS NOTES.

"Wellington villa," the residence of the late Mr M. Salek, situated on the River Bank, which was erected to his special order contains all the comforts of a home, large and lofty rooms, gas, hot water, wardrobes, etc., etc., and stands on one of the best sections on the River Bank just past the Firebell, commands the whole view of the River, is to be sold by public auction on WedI nesday, the 29th inst. Ms. Keesing has been instructed by the executors in the estate so it will be for positive sale. Mr. J. H. Keesing will sell on Wednesday week, the 29th inst., that nice suburban property of 17£ acres with residence, outhouses, etc., which was j formerly the home of the late Mr H. I. Jones and more recently of the late j Mr. Chas. Siddells. The sale is under instruction > from the Public .Trustee. ! Attention is directed to a meeting" to be held at Employers' Room, Ridgway Street, on Monday evening at 8 p.m., when the question of adhering- to the Thursday holiday will be discussed, as this is the last opportunity available before the Council meets to fix the day. Every shopkeeper interested should make a point of attending-. Messrs Jackson and Co. will hold their Wanganui Horse Fair on Saturday next. Mr. T. F. Vance has instructed Mr. J. H. Keesing to sell his beautiful and valuable household furniture by auction. Mrs Vance is leaving on a tour to the Old Country, and they are p-iving up housekeeping. The furniture was nearly alt made by Mr Dexter and is of the best quality and latest style. MAKE YOUR OWN JAM. Go to Messrs A. C. Lennard and Co. for necessities for the preserving season. They have bought big consignments of everything necessary for making jam and preserving fruit and are selling them at their usual low prices. Anyone requiring any sugar, preserving pans, jam spoons, jar rings, preserving jars, jam jars, or jelly cans we would advise to pay Messrs A. C. Lennard and Co. a visit, as for quality, variety and price their stock stands unequalled. \ Why pay 255", 30s or even 40s for spectacles when you can get exactly the same kind, with satisfaction guarttnteed for from 10s to 15s from The Davies Pharmacy, the resident and successful optician. On Tuesday next, the 21st inst., the property of the Campbell Land and Timber Company, situated between Waikanae and Te Horo, will be submitted by auction in tbA Wellington Chamber of Commerce iwms by Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd. There is at present a good demand for unimproved properties in small areas and as these range from 450 to 680 acres a large attendance is expected at the Bale. TALAZE, Davies Pharmacy. Tile Castleeliff Railway Company's Sunday trains will run to-morrow as usual, leaving Castlecliff at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4.45 p.m.; leave Wanganui at 103*0 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 5.5 p.m. * SUNDAY AFTERNOON EXCURSION. The Manuwai will make the usual afternoon excursion to-morrow, leaving at 2.30 o'clock. Afternoon tea can be obtained on board at town prices. Fares Is, children 6d. ' Sparklet SypKona 4s, DaViea Pharmacy. I' The only business at the Court this morning was the hearing of an application for a prohibition order. It is an exceptional occurrence to liave a frost at this time of the year, but this morning there was a light visitation locally of our winter friend. The senior civil service and teachers C aud J> certificate examinations, which have been in progress at the Technical School during the past fortnight, were concluded to-day. The poll in connection with the proposed loan of .£7OOO for water and drainage works and road metalling in the Gonville Town District will be, neld on Monday week, January 27th, at the Gonville Hall. The hours of polling will be between 9 a.mr and 6 p.m. The three sailing Vessels — Ururoa, Pendle Hill, and Alexa — which, have left Wanganui during the past two days for Sydney, took a total of 697,659 feet of white pine timber, their respective loads bping Ururoa 211,808 feet, Pendle Hill 208,248 feet, and Alexa 277,603' feet. \ A plate glass window pane Bft 6in. by 9ft 6in, brought up in the Oreti this morning for Messrs Tingey and Co., was found, on being unpacked on the wharf, to have been completely shattered, the mishap having occurred either in its carriage to the wharf at Wellington^ or during its journey I here, more probably the former, judging by tl«- nature of the break. We are in receipt of New Zealand Town and Country Life, the new issue of the Farmers' Weekly and Land Agents' Record. Considerable changes have been made in the appearance of the paper, additional space being largely utilised for the publibation of matters of more general interest than are usually found in a paper devoted exclusively to farming matters. Under the heading of "Men Worth Knowing," a very interesting sketch of Sir John Logan Campbell, "The Father of the Auckland," appears with a full page portrait of the veteran settler in his 91st year. Under the heading of "The Outlook" matters of current moment are discussed in more or less racy fashion. "Labour's Demands upon the Farmer" are treated editorially under the heading of "The Common-sense View," and other new features of general interest are dealt with in special columns. The illustrations are topical in character, and, as all the old farming features of the per are retained, while the magazine and news sections are considerably strengthened, the paper should, gain considerably in support from the reading public. The value to a town of reliable statistics of f all trades and matters connected therewith was commented on/by the chairman of the Master Builders' meeting last night. He thought statistics of all kinds should be issued, and thought it time Wanganui fell into line with the majority of the boroughs in New Zealand and made it compulsory to obtain a permit before any structure was allowed to be erected or altered. The amount of building done in our borough could not be guaged by the returns of the building done in the fire area, which was limited, and which formthe lesser portion of the work executed in the borough. The statistics at the present time were misleading. Apart from the statistical point of view, it was necesGary from a health aspect that all plans should be submitted to a building inspector to see that sufficient air space was allowed for, and that buildings were erected on proper elevations. He hoped that in the near future the Eafltbrqoki Council would adopt the suggestion, and that the district lying between the borough and Castlecliff, which-, he desired to see join the borough, would come -under building permit restrictions. Complete statistics would also be obtainable then.