OMINIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10419, 23 July 1895, Page 4

OMINIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

At p,n auction sale of Lord Oxford's books at South Ely the second folio of Shakespeare brought £540, which is believed to be the highest price on record. -;.*■ . , , . „ The Coiintess of Carlisle, Lady Heater Somerset, and other "women with a mission." ask the abolition of 5000 barmaids in England. The latter have rißt-n in solid. aod aogcy protest against being deprived of their livelihood becauss their more favoured: eißters think tba dispensing of liquors to thirsty men 13 unwomanly. ".';.' :

The Shahzada Nasrullab. Khan, who has jrafc left England en his return journay to' Afghanistan, managed to make himaelf very onpopalar in London, even to being hooted in the strcds on his way to the Guildhall on Jnne-S; There he refused the lady mayoress ; his hand»and snubbed the civic dignitaries. ' r _ The Naseby paper gays there is eohxs possibility that the supply of local coal will run short aB one result of the extraordmary storms lately experienced. The chief scurceiof supply at Kyeburn is .flooded, and, ;it is; feared, -will remain so all the winter; while, of the two Ida Valley pits, one (Beck's) is flooded, - and the second (Mrs Andrews), though still kepi-free of water, will, undoubtedly be flooded should the snow thaw rapidly. .:■■'-.; ''■'_ The first general meeting of-the newly-formed Art Club for Dunedin was held on Sofcarday evening at Messrs Ner'i and Perrett'p studio, 25 members being present. It was decided to call the sceiety The Easel Club, abd to' hold ■the firet monthly meeting on Saturday, Auguso'-S, in Mr CKeeffe's studio, Princes street. : The followiog ofGcers were elected ■—-President, Mr L. W. Wilson ; vice-president and treasurer, Mr B. F. Smith; boo. secretary, Mr TEL B. Hayward; committee—-Miss J. Wimueris, Miss 6. Joel, Messrs Nerli, A. H.O'Keeffo,.andE. Hawcridge.

\ Tbe weather being fine for the pigeoa-.Mtc« from Clinton on Saturday the finish. was tcsj close. Seven birds were liberated, sis of jwhich arrived home in fair time. Mr Q. Frasec's Marono secured first place with a velocity of 928 yds a minute, being, clcsajy followed' by Mr F. HodgkinsV Pilot, 925 yds, aud Mr H. K. Haynes's Redfire, 92lyds. Owicg to the race in connection with the show taking pla<e next Saturday, the fly from Gore will require to stand over for week. '

The annual parish mesting of St. MatVe Mornington, was held in the church on Thursday last. The hon. treasurer (Mr G. Joachim) was unavoidably absent. Tfce vicar (Rev C Bowden) presided. Tbe report of the committee was considered to be very satisfactory The debt on tbe church has bsen reduced during the year from £118 to £74- 3s 4d. The ordinary expenses have been duly met, and a deficit of £16 from last year has been made up. A balanca of £1* Cs 2d remains to be carried forward to the co« year. The chairman pointed out tha ueceßs-.ty of strenuous efforts during the comingl year m order to maintain their position

INTERESTING DISCOVERY Tbe American Government has instructed a noted analyst to examine and report upon certain mineral springs, which have beea recently discovered to have an extraordinary curative effect m cases of rheumatism an d other coaplamts A voluminous report haa been already laid before the recent Medical Congress, from which it would appear that most marveUoS cures have been undoabtedly effected, and the invention of the GovemmentS^yst fs terest Sequah's Cure is composed of tha carefully concentrated water of one of tfcess and is therefore a natural, safe, an d effeefcua remedy for all kinds of rheumatism, sciatica, lnmmgo, kidney disease, n8 fa t^back, snd dropsy. It also cures indigestion, biliousness, and constipation. The result of tbb reraedy! when need m conjunction w-ithSaquaa'sOii^haa -^ h rem?f kable as to have occasioned con sioorable public interest.—[4dvt.]