OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10265, 24 January 1895, Page 4

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The South Australian Government hava decided to be represented at the Fruit Con< ference in Hobart.

It is stated by a Napier paper that the shortage in wool this year in Hawke's Bay i! equal to a value of £25,000. Miss E. Murray, of North-East Valley, hag been appointed third assistant of the Gisborne School.

The amount subscribed in Wellington for thg Levia memorial fund is £742, and the monej will be devoted to the establishment of a Levia Home for friendless children.

Fruit will be very cheap to-da? (Thursday), as Messrs Lorie and Co. are selling, without reserve, au enormous shipment of peaches, apricots, plums, &c, at 10 30.—[Advt.] At the last mayoral election at Marton thereturning officer refused to admit the scrutineer nominated by Mr Gieelz. The latter has laid an information against the returning officer.

The Advocate says that a anmber of farmers, encouraged by the success that has attended the growing of linseed in the Taieri district, will probably give this branch of agriculture a trial.

The Courier says the ryegrsss crop for seed this j ear will be very light in Tapanui district. Thro«hing has started, but yields are small. Last week's heavy rain would injure the crop and discolour the seed. Most of the new settlers on Greenvale will hava fair turnip crops, but oats on the lea are an exceedingly poor crop. The News is responsible for the statement that at the recent scholarship examination in Invercargill a candidate sent in the following description of the battle of Waterloo :—" Tha battle of Waterloo was fought between the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon. Welling" ton w&s at a bull in Paris when a letter came to him telling him that the enemy were waiting for him. He heard the cannons roaring, and he knew at once what it meant. The people in the ballroom told him it was only the car, bnt Wellington himself knew what it was, because his father was killed in battle. Then, rushing out into the midst of the enemy, ha was struck by a cannon ball, and fell dead on the spot. The people turned pale at the sad sight. After being so merry and happy he soob fell into misfortune."

The first annual meeting of the Phconix Com* pany's Sick aud Accident Society was held ia the company's works, MacUggan street, on tha 19th inst. Mr 1.. S. Da Beer, who presided, complimented the society on their financial position. Reports were received from tha various officers showing that although the relief payments during the past term had been heavy there was still a, substantial balance in hand. The officers elected for the ensuing half-yeas were:—Mr I. S. De Beer, president; Mr J. A. Findlay, treasurer; Mr W. M'Lenhan, secre* tary; Messrs T. Hurley, G. West, and W,; TurnbnU, committee; Messrs G. Luscombe, E. Whittaker, and N. Keating, sick visitors; Messrs C. Thorn and J. Davie, auditors. A vote of thanks was accorded the president and the late officers for their services.

It is frequently asserted that " Tommy Atkins " has no sense of gratitude (says a correspondent of the Realm). Last year there was much sickness among the troops at Lucknow, where the sufferers were assiduously tended by two hospital nurses. Their heavy work knocked the youog ladies up, and they were obliged to seek rest at the hills, from which they returned Borne months later, arriving unexpectedly at Lucknow on a Saturday night. On the sub« sequent morning they reached the garrison church after the service had begun, aud at a time when only the chaplain's voice was audible in the building. With clatter of saber and jingle of spur, every soldier sprang suddenly to his feet and stood respectfully at " Attention " as the meek little grey figures crept modestly to their seats. The. spontaneous nature of the homage touched more than one old campaigner who witnessed the incident.

INTERESTING DISCOVERY.

The American Government has instructed a noted analyst to examine and report upon cer< tain mineral springs, which have been recently discovered to have an extraordinary curative effect in cases of rheumatism and other complaints. A voluminous report has been already laid before the recent Medical Congress, from which it would appear that most marvellous cures have been undoubtedly effected, and tha investigation of the Government analyst is, therefore, looked forward to with great in« terest. Sequah's Cure is composed of the carefully concentrated water of one of these springs, combined with certain botanic extracts, and is therefore a natural, safe, and effectual remedy for all kinds of rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, kidney disease, pains in the back, and dropsy. It also cures indigestion, biliousness, and constipation. The result of this remedy, when 'used in conjunction with Sequah's Oil, has been so remarkable as to have occasioned cob siderable public interest.—[Advt.]