OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10289, 21 February 1895, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS AND GOSSIP. D. J.C. races continued to-day. Annual meeting Technical Classes Association this evening. The Cingalese, after extracting the honey from the bee, eat the inseofc itself. A harbour for torpedoes is planned on the canal between the North Sea and the Baltic. At the pupil teachers' examination in the Wellington district recently, out of 68 successful candidates 56 were girls. Mr F. W. Simms, delivered an interesting lecture at Port ISJoeraki on " The Outlines of Navigation " on Satard&y evening. Miss F. Broome a pupil of the Wellington Technical School, has been awarded the South Kensington bronze medal for design. This is the only medal awarded to any school in the Australasian colonies. George Alves, who is serving a sentence of eight months' at InvercargiU for passing a valueless cheque and false pretences, was yesterday charged with forgery at Timaru and remanded. Fruit will be cheap to - day, as Messrs Lorie and Co. sell a large shipment of peaches, plums, pines, lemons, apples, tomatoes, pears, &c—[Advt.] The Manawatu Farmer states thftt at a receut stock gale at Levin one lot of sheep sold at 6d a head, out of which the auctioneer's charges were deducted. Some sheep were recently sold in Woodville at 9d per head. In view of the interest excited by the reciprocal treaty with respect to South Australian wines, the following may be of interest:— Penfold's vineyards were planted in 18M by the late Dr Penfold, and are therefore the oldest vineyards in South Australia. The property is situated on the slopes of the baautful range of hills east from the city of Adelaide, and is justly famous throughout Australasia for the fine flavour and excellent quality of its wines. Owing to the exceptional advantages of soil and great care exercised in collar management, the wines are clear, bright, and thoroughly sound. Penfold's wines have been remarkably successful at exhibitions, having obtained nearly 400 first awards, whilst at the ' Adelaide wine show held in October last they gained 11 first prizes, the next most successful axhibitor only receiving four first awards. Mr Watson, the proprietor City Meat Company, Rattrsy street, intimates that the report appearing in Saturday's Daily Times (Feb. 9) on slaughter houses doeß not refer to his elanghteiing premises, and the public can rely on obtaining sound, pure, and healthy meat (and duly inspected) from his shops.—[Advt.] INTERESTING DISCOVERY. The American Government has instructed a noted analyst to examine and report upon certain mineral springs, which have been recently discovered to have an extraordinary curative effect in caees 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 the investigation of ths Government analyst is, therefore, looked forward to with great interest. Sequah's Cure is composed of the carefully concentrated water of one of these springs, combined with certain botanic extraots, 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 con: siderable public interest.—[Advt.]