OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11398, 15 April 1899, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The 'Frisco mail reached Dunedin this

morning. . ,-. ■. ~ ' :.i ! .-',-: :■■.-. > Winter appears to have set in early th,is year in.the-south... ■''".. : It is a curious:factjthat:.there'ha.s;never;beieh a Dukb or Lord of London -........' -, : .

Id China, .to salute- anyone- by; taking off one's hat is a deliberate insult.

In Chicago bread must be stamped with the weight and the name of the.baker. , - ,

It is believed that in China there are 20 times as much coal as in' all Europe.

The estimated population of West Australia at end of March 'lost was 166,472, of wh0m.110,750 are males and 55,722 females.,

Monday, the 24th inst. (St. Genrge'svDay), will be observed as a holiday in the Dunedin courts'of justice. ; .;• ■' ' '-~.,

Parliament will ■ probably be asked next session for a vote'to; provide separate accomodation at Wellington for the Railway and Agricultural departments to take-'them out of the Government buildings.

Do you need a lamp; bell, or anything required on a bicycle? If so, go for best value to W.. A. Scott's, Speedwell Factory, 155 George street... ' . "

A nest of speeiments weighing about 180oz, and estimated to contain £400 worth of gold, was discovered in the Now Normanby mine (Victoria) in slopes between 100 ft and 1000 ft levels, on the Indicator line of reef.

It is estimated that it. would cost £7500 to alter the Mount Cook Gaol at Wellington in order to fit it for the purposes of the Victoria College, and.that.a sum of £9000 would.rover' all contingencies. This "expenditure wouid provide suitable buildings which otherwise would cost £35,000.

. In connection with me coiiap^e of a roi'f at the Adelaide railway station last year, when a man named Crowley was killed,, tho ,Rail-. way Commissioner has granted-£IOO in cash to Crowley's mother,, and £1 per week during' her life. Other men. who were injured received payments as follows:—.!. .Raker,' 0.1 Butler, K. Rosseil. R; A.r'Adams, -and-Li'1 M'Mahon, each £250; A. Linton, £300. In addition to these amounts the men were paid; their, .-tages .until, the doctpr certified they' were able-to work again.

Tho Palmerston Times states chat there was something like a. strike among the rabbiters at Dimback. There were two firms buying.; and one of these promised equivalent to "2d. per pair more than the other, but when payday came rouncl would only give the same price. The rabbit-era held a meeting and it was resolved to invite a third buyer. This has been done, and ihe price has gone up from 4d to 5d per 'pair. Astonishment is often expressed by those not addicted to the smoking habit at the preference shown by lovers of the weed for their particular brand. Smokers, however, on the' contrary, fully-appreciate the fact that they attain the acme of, enjoyment only when tueir favourite tobacco is being burned. Dunedinites travelling north or abroad are cautioned that Harlequin is not obtainable! everywhere. Bitter experience has, indeed, taught this fact to many.... The advance of 'woman towards the uttermost back-seat of creation is significantly illustrated in the following advertisement taken from the Beverley Guardian:—" Wanted, a Man who can do plain cooking to act ,as General Servant;.' all washing given out; must have character : for sobriety; comfortable home.'.' It is only part of a general movement. repeatedly predicted, as what would happen :if men did not brace themselves up,, but weakly allowed ' those bifurcated garments, once the privilege of their sex, to slip from them.

— The horse succumbs to cold more quickly than any, other animal. .

Everyone with it Cough or Cold is interested in knowing of a safe and reliable Remedy which may be.administered at all times to young and Old with the certainty of good results. F. Wilkinsoh's.Honey Balsam may be relied on to cut' short the unpleasant career of a recent Cold, while itß effects on an obstinate Cough will bo a revelation to those who use it for the first time. Order a shilling sample bottle from your storekeeper, or Is 3d by post from F. Wilkinson, Chemist (London Exam.), Caversham. Telephone 759...

—It isp not the material object that the negro worships as a Fetish, but the spirit that lives in it; and when once this fact is firmly grasped, much that is otherwise unintelligible in Fetish worship becomes capable of intelligent explanation. — Saturday Review. :'

Preserve your orders for Flowering Bulbs until':you- see Niiuio and Blaik's Price List of New Zealand-grown Bulbs, issued in February, and forwarded post free to intending purchasers.

" HUNYADI JANOS." This favourite Natural "Water, in habitual use throughout the world, has established itself as a customary Aperient in all climates. Remarkably and exceptionally uniform in composition; free from dofects incidental to others.—Brit. Med. Journal. Annual sale, six million bottles.