OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10919, 28 September 1897, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

In Wellington the telegraph message boys are now appealing ia their kharkee uniform. The exporb of coal from Greymouth last week was 1116 tons, the Blackball Comply contributing 693 tons; and the quantity of timber exported was 7744 ft. Royal Enfields just landed ; must bs seen to, be appreciated ; better value than ever. New season's model now en view: don't fail to inspect before purchasing your new mount.— W. A. Scott, 155 George street, v The Department of Agriculture proposes to li&ve'mounted and exhibited a variety of birds' stomachs,,with their content?,' for the purpose of instructing farmers which birds ate useful and which are harmful. This has been dona with good eSects in Victoria. An alarm of fire was given from the Imperial Hotel laet night shoitly before half-pas!; 11 o'clock. The city brigade turned«out- promptly, bat their services were not required, the cause of the alarto only being a chimney on-fire at the Caledouian Hotel, Walker street.. The Dunlop tyre has undoubtedly proved itself to be the incst comfortable and reliable tyre on earth, and is essentially the only tyre which will sbsnd the wear and tear of New Zealand roads. It is guaranteed for 12 months,, and can be procured everywhere. V A-. man was recently fined 40s sA Sydney, ■with ths alternative of one month's imprisonment, for smashing a street kmp.' The evidence showed that the man was ont of work and hungry, and that he took that coursa to aecure the comforts of a gaol. The Homing Pigeon Club flaw off a race from Gore on Saturday. Mr W. Tattersfield'a Blue Star secured first place with a velocity of 1568 yds per minute, air J.Tattersfleld's" Spitfire e&rae second with 1525 yds per minute to his credit, while Mr J. K. Hsyne's RedQte secured third place with a velocity of 1418 yds per minute. The club desires to thauk tlia statioumaater for liberating the bird*. You never dream of ordering photographs through the wholesale, but personally interview the artist per medium of the camera. The 6&me should be the case m the matter of shirt 3 ! Mr Kirby knows all his customers and intends to continue doing so that he may personally attend to their tastes and requirements, henca be does not supply through the wholesale.—J. Kirby, tailor, shirt, and collar maker, Frincts street. •.• . , A child four and a-half months old, the daughter of Mr Willis, grazier, at Coke (Victoria), was poisoned under very peculiar circumstances. J The mother fed the child ac 5 o'clock, and left her for a quarter of an Jionr, and tben found her asleep. Two hours later Mrs Willis noticed the infant breathing heavily, and detected an odour of laudanum. Th 3 child died during the night. TheDurssgir), Gertrude Brown, aged It years, who came Irom the Geelong Orphanage, admitted that she <*aye the child laudanum to put it to sleep. A coroner's jury found that the fatality was accidentally csused by Brown, with the intention of causing the child to go to sleep quickly, not knowing tae aerious nature of the drug. For Nimmo and Blair's trade all over the world over 800 acres are devoted for sesdgrowing in New Zealand Seeds growri ia New Zsalaud are superior, to what ere usually imported, and their uss is advocated by practical farmers. —Advt.

Loss of Voice.— Bonnington's Cahrageen Imsh Moss is highly recommended.—" Sydney, April 20, 1896.—My dear Mr Bonmngtoa,— Allow me, on behalf of Mrs Holt, to thank you very sincerely for your kind thought in sending her, on Saturday, a bottle of your famed Irish Moss. 1 may say that it is an old and valued friend of ouk, and I am sure onr estosra ot its virtues will be strengthened by the acquaintance with it which we now renew through jour good araiey. With all sincere wishes tor you? success and well-baing, I remain, yours cordially, B&A.ND HOLT. :1 —Advfc. — The earthworm propels itself along the ground or through the earlh by meaas or bristias projecting from each ring ot its body. A YEAR'S LUXURY FOB ONE SHILLING. Shavers should bear in mind that for twelve, penes a Pears' Shaving Stick can ba bought, which will last twelve months, and givo a sotte* and batter lather than an? other soap.