OMNIUM GATHERUM,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9195, 15 August 1891, Page 4

OMNIUM GATHERUM,

NEWS, GOSSIP, AHD ADS.

Over 10,000 Irish people settle in England every year.

The game of quoits is said to have originated with the ancient Greeks.

Whisky de la creme ! Drink only " Brown's " Old and Matured Four Crown Scotch Whisky, as supplied to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. To be had at Short's, The Shades,Dowling street.;

Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, who were, we believe, the first firm in New Zealand to undertake the mannfaoture of marmalade, have sent: us a sample of the article neatly put up in' a small stone jar, which is also of local manufacture. The marmalade is of first-class quality, and from its excellence should speedily make its way in the market, apart from its claim to support on the grounds of being manufactured locally. Coughs and colds are not merely symptom?, they are likewise the forerunner of dangerous disease. It is madness, therefore, to neglect to promptly attend to a cough, however insignificant. The prolonged cough must of "necessity be injurious to the lungs, and consumption has probably in thousands of instances been nursed into existence by a sufferer waiting to see whether a cough would get worse. Elixir Vita (obtainable at most stores and druggists) is invaluable as an aid in attacking all lung and chest complaints, and should be established in every household. •

The annual inspection of the Fort Chalmers. Volunteer Fire Brigade took place on Thursday night. Present: Captain Mitchell and a good number of members. The station, plant, &o. were thoroughly inspected by his Worship the Mayor (Mr E. G. Allen) and several of the councillors, who were highly pleased with the manner in which the gear was kept and the efficiency of the brigade.

It is a day of pretension and fraud when it behoves owners of pianofortes that need repairs to be careful to whom they entrust this im» portant work. F. Howell and Co,, of Princes street and Octagon (one of the few firms of Dunedin that are competent to properly repair a piano) are giving the utmost satisfaction in this department of their business. The fact of their having manufactured throughout over 100. instruments at their Octagon factory Bhould bo sufficient proof of their ability and skill to re-* pair a pianoforte. • The Fort Chalmers Quadrille Assembly held their third annual extended dance in the Foresters' Hall on Thursday evening, about 40 couples being present. During the evening several songs were contributed by Mies Moss, Messrs F. Buckley, S. Collett, and O. Buckley, and dancing was kept up with great spirit to an early hour on Friday morning to the music of a full band under the conductorship of Mr A. Tates. Mr W. Wilson acted as M.C.