A half-bred Holatein bull is for sale. Tenders for bushfalling close to-morrow. A kit containing wearing apparel is adver tised for. Tenders for the lease of 189 acres close on Tuesday. Tenders close this evening for supply of firewood. Tenders are called for works for the Road Board on Arawhata-road. Messrs Tindle and Co. hold their Awatuna sale on Monday next, entries for which are advertised. We acknowledge receipt of a pamphlet from Mr A. A. Fantham, Hawera, on the oheap money scheme. Mr W, Garner, late manager of Waipu factory, has been appointed manager of the new faotory at Matakana. Of the Taviuni's shipment, 37 bullocks died on the voyage, 12 en arrival, and 11 more are seriously injured. Experts have declared that the Wireless Telegraphy Conference is bristling with difficulties, owing to rival systems. Arrivals in the colony during August to talled 3065, and departures 1309, as against 1530 and 1101 respectively in the same month last year. A circular has been received, by officers commanding corps asking for suggestions to improve the possibilities of volunteers earn ing oapitation. From a farm of 40 acres on the Manning River, New South Wales, a farmer with 12 cows received £35 as the result of his month's labor in dairying. The death is announced in New Plymouth of Mr W. J. Grayling, aged 83. Deceased was a Maori war veteran, and fifty years a settler of Taranaki. A notice is inserted, thanking the Impe rial Insurance Company (per Messrs Tindle and Co.) for the liberal manner Mr A. A. Wiley was treated over his fire. The five-year-old daughter of Mr George Partridge, farmer, Neil-road, Bltham, was burnt to death on Tuesday night. The parents were out milking, and the olothes of the ohild ignited, causing suoh severe injuries that the obild died in about an hour. The Empire Tea Company have a replace advertisement en the first page of this issue, in which advioe is given people to buy .the Company's delicious teas. They also adver tise Royal Blue and No. 1 Extract of Soap, from which good results are obtained at little cost. The Pihama assembly ball, which was to have been held last Friday, was postponed on account of the weather, but will be held on Tuesday next. 