OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17033, 18 June 1917, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

A swarm of bees, presumably attracted by somo honey, created consternation by settling in a small shop in East Invcrcargill the other day. There . were three benzine conflagrations on steamers at Napier during the past month. These occurred on the AraJiurs, Ripple, and Te Anau. A. good average farm in the Apiti district, 200 acres in area, has just changed hands at £30 an acre. This is- considered to be a highly satisfactory figure to tho vendor. Marshall's Teething Powders are safe powders. They are free from opium, mercury, or anv other poisonous matter; Is packets at all grocers and Marshall's Pharmacy, 86 Princes street.... For the theft of several articles from s. home m Hawera, a servant was fined £5. m default one month's imprisonment. ivyenty-five cases of petrol which were . washed away from a store at Stirling during tho recent flood have been recovered from various plaoes in the vicinity of Kaitangata (says the Clutha Leader). "Can you tell me whether there was an English mail in this "week?" was the inquiry made at the -_G.P.O. counter, Wellington (says the New Zealand Times). "I cannot answer that question," replied the attending official, "it is against the War Regulations." One hundred and fifty ladies' warm coats, bought at special discount of 33 1-3 per cent. Newest goods, latest stvles. If you can't call, write—39s 6d. 49s 6d. 59s 6d. Worth onethird more.—A.. F. Cheyne and C 0.... Over 30 automobiles, the Post relates, were landed in Stratford last month by one importer, and still the demand is greatly in excess of tho supply. _While splitting wood on Tararu Beach, I'hames, on Tuesday, Mr Frederick Horne,, 61 years of age, suddonlv collapsed and died almost immediately. Heart failure was the cause of death. "We hear pessimists say that the Maoris are a dying race. Whether we are a living 0r j a race, let us live as Christians and die as _ Christians."—Ware P. Waitai at the Maori Mission meeting in Wellington (says the Post). . ; Waters' Chap Lotion is a guaranteed euro for rougn hands: Is nnd Is 6d.... The express from Christchurch ran into a mob of sheep at the Ash burton saleyards crossing on Wednesday (states the Ashburton .correspondent of the Lyttelton limes), killinnr several, and injuring a number. When the driver saw the sheep he put on the brakes, but was unable to stop the ml- re reaching them. ! j Sl~i onT , thousand sheep and lambs and 6100 cattle have alreadv been put through this season by the Taranaki I'armers Meat Company. The cost of tho works to date has been £84.400, and the building of additional storage room is under contemplation. A Wyndham youth attending the Technij cal College at Invercargill filled in his J recent term holidays of two weeks by earning a _.ljttle money. He got a few traps '< and _ did some rabbiting. As the "result of his_ industry he received £10 6s 6d. ' His intention is to use' that to help in the pavment of his education. Tt keeps the cold out, but legal order imperative. Best house for supplies.—Wm. Crossan. Waterloo Hotel, Caversham.... In view of the prevalence of diphtheria m Hawke's Bay the Education Board has decided to apply to the Education Department to have one of the department's medical sent to the district as soon as possible to inspect the schools and their surroundings and examine the children. A. story comes from Brussels which illustrates the spirit of the unconquered Belgians and their contempt for the Prussian invader. A Prussian officer sat opposite a young- woman in a tramcar. He stared at.hfer for a while, and then, leaning across, ?. a j i- a n 10(5 or looking at you so hard, but you are' exactly like an Englishwoman whom I know." Like a flash tho answer came "Nurse Cavell?" The. proposal of the Wairarapa Hospital Board to increase patients' fees to £3 3s per week has been objected to by the Masterton Borough Council. The other local bodies of the district have not, however endorsed the protest. At a meeting of the Masterton Council, on Tuesday evening, tho Mayor stated that representations would probably be made to the Minister upon the subject. . The stimulating nnd aromatic properties in coffee are only brought out bv an exThe grind—fine, but not 'floury—is also important. These points are typified in "Bourbon Coffee."... i re ® ident of Onehunga,' Mr 'Donald JMder, has received two gold medals and [certificates from the Panama Exhibition Commissioners—one for his automatic system of irrigation, and tho other for his wire-netting strainer. Whilst in America Mr Elder had placed, on the market an automatic ooncrete paver, which experts consider will revoluntionise the present system of road-malcing. . On Thursday evening Joseph Gorton, a 17-year-old employee of the" Underwood' Oairy Factory,. was cycling from the factory towards his home at Makarewa when ® he appears to have encountered a inotor oar (says the (Southland Times). At anyratc _ tho motor- car responsible for "his mjuries deposited him at the Southland Hospital about .'5.30, but it does not seem clear whether the lad ran into the car or vice versa. He was reported to be rather Poorly, and internal injuries were feared. The dearth of labour at West Coast sawmills is evidenced .by attempts made in Christchurch to obtain suitable men for r milling work (says the Greymouth Star). It is stated that the changing of hands and the employment' of so many inexperienced hands to replace those absent on active ser- * vice has had the effect of preventing mills being worked up to their maximum efficiency.

Waters' Pharmacy removed to larger prewisps, Nu. 14, next Herbert. Haynes... Mr Thomas Lane, a member, of a wellknow Milton family, had a close call on Monday morning. Mr Lane, who is with a firm of stock agents_ in Christchurch, was motoring to the Addington saleyards about 6 a.m. In the semi-darkness he failed to notice a train standing at a level crossing, and collided. somewhat violently with it. Though the car was irretrievably damaged, 'the driver was fortunate to cscape injury, and was able to resume his duties. A Nativo motorist in the Masterton. district sot an example to Europeans (says the Wairarapa . Age). He was motoring along the Carterton road, and came suddenly upon a flock, of eheep. Before ho could pull up he had injured five of the animals. He immediately got out of his car and asked what value was placed' upon the sheep. When told that they were worth £2 per head, ho wrote out a cheque for £10 on the spot. Further, he paid a man £1 to remove the injured .animals, and another £l to destroy them. For Chronic -Chest Compaints,' Woods' Great Peppermint Cure ' Is 6d. 2s 6d.... A email boy of a thrifty nature went into a Sydney bank recently to open an account with half-a-crown ho had diligently saved. When the book was given to him he was elated to discover that he had been credited with £230 ._ Ho thought that ho must have pandered into a lottery and drawn a lucky number. His father saw what had happened, and the boy next day returned tho book to the bank and explained the mistake. He was given a new book. Tho amount to his credit in that, with the res ward added, was 7s 6d. Balclutha js at present in the position of havicgno circulating library, owing to tho Carnegie building .beinT unfit for habitation (says the Clutha Free Press). . At the council meeting on Wednesday night it was decided to remove the books and periodicals to the borough chambers to stop the circulation of books in the meantime, and to keep open the reading room only during tho hours the librarian could be in attendance. . Mr L. G. Tate, of St. Andrews,. had tho misfortune to lose a seven-roomed house and the contents by fire on Wednesday night (states tho Timaru Herald). Tho house stood about a mile from the township. The family were away from home for the evening, and on returning at 9.50 found their house burning almost throughout, and they were able to save very little from ' it. but_ with the help of. neighbours the outbuildings were saved. The origin of the fire is a mystery as neither firo nor licht was left when the family went out. The house was completely destroyed, only the three chimneys remaining.