OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11675, 7 March 1900, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

<►—^ — , ~"..', Colonel Penton left Auckland for the south esterday. Mr A. Parlane, of Hilton, has '.been ap.ointed to a position.as relieving teacher, in he George street School in Dunedin. The annual output of fruit from the Castlenaine district is about 100,000 cases,, of a noney value of £12,500, or no less than £1000 >er month. . :-;'_. By a bush fire at Toongabbie, Victoria, on he 24tli ult., many buildings were destroyed, md miles of country.were denuded of grass met fencing, the damages running into-thou-sands of pounds. . ~'; ■■• The AVyndham Herald understands that A rr lames Allen, M.H.R. for Bruce, will be present at Mr Raymond's social. Some- other prominent members.pf the parly willalso'pro- ' ' bably be present, Including Mr C;:' Lewis M.H.R. for Christchurch. '. ,r.'■■ -',-■-'•:• _^ ,e n x-f Express Co., Ltd., (Campbell %I%r are receiving parcels', at i their ' office, Crawford street, for" free conveyance to N.Z. Contingent. South Africa,-per-ships leaving Port in March..... :v As the captain of the Christchurch .'Fire Brigade was hurrying to a fire on Friday, a- ,_■ woman stopped him in the street and asked liim where the fire was. He named the, Totality and, the occupants, whereat the woman promptly fainted. It was her own homellial was burning. at the Patriotic Relief Fund 3ommittee meeting at Greymouth recently • Mr Hawkins, S.M.,' said that Ladysmith, it. i position for defence far inferior to Pretoria, had held out for over four months, and" who poul'd tell, if the Boers chose to hold Pretoria, if it could not hold out for six months.... .'■■■ There are a lot of miners leaving AVestport who are out of employment—men with"largo : families depending on their sole earnings.' The _ telegraph line nortli o£ Carnarvon, in Australia, was interrupted, on the 20lh ult.", and a lineman who went out to repair it found the '■ nude,: dead body of a man, unknown, at the point of the breakage. The indications show that' the man cut the line.for the purpose of procuring assistance, and it is supposed .that, he ■;■■' perished for want of water. ■ ' ■■""•-'. What with the 500 reserves at Wellington and the perfect arsenal of cycle accessories at the Speedwell Faotory, Dunedinitbs need " fear no foe.". The " Soyal Enfield *' is'the ■- machine for town, country, and Empire*1— W.A. Scott. 155 George street... .",'■;,:' , ' Between 85 and 90, horses have been pur-, chased by the Stock (department from presidents in the. Wairai\lp;\ J districts,_ and:' sent; away by rail, for the l-.se of the various'contingents. A considerable number have alEp' been presented by different residents'," "and.the result is that the,supply is getting so tliiimed but lhat not many, ore now offering. ..The" standard height has been reduced from 15.1 to 14.3.. ' '-~,■ ,;-. ..,-;■■ yZyy.At Kaitangata on Monday a matiVnamed William Thomson was sehtenceel to a.month's imprisonment in Dunedin gaol bn.va "charge of using obscene language in a public.place., The bench complimented Constable Lawrence, of Balclutha, who made the ai'rest; "for liis promptitude in doing so. and expressed,the opinion that the conduct- of the local constable in not arresting the man should be inquired into. . . , . . : A meeting was held at Nelson a feiydays ago relative to the formation of ,a; mounted infantry corps, when 62 names were.,handed, in of those willing to join. It was decided; to ask the memb'cr for tho district to urge; the acceptance of the troop on the Minister of Do-, fence. At a meetiug held at Motuekii. re the formation of a rifle corps. 98 handed in their names as wishing to join the corps." , ,We (AVyndham Farmer) learn that MrLW: Raymond, of this town, contemplates paying a trip"to Britain, via America. Mr Raymond, who' will be accompanied by his wife, will leave AVyndham some time in _ April. Of course, the Paris Exhibition will be visited,, and on the return journey a call at South' Africa will probably be included in the itinerary. Mr and Mrs Raymond expect tobe absent from the colony for upwards of six. months. ■ ;- '•.- - T. Ross's bargain sale now on. •' Ladies' blouses, all new shapes, were 2s Gd to 16s, now ls 3d to 7s lld; sailor hats, were ls ; 9d to 4s lld, now lld to 2s lld; lovely shot sunshades, were 5s lld to 21s, now 3s lld to 10s &d;:white skirts, trimmed lace aaul embroidery, were 5s fed to 255, now 2s lld to 15s 6d; heavy'coloured skirts." sold elsewhere at 7s 6d and 10's 6d, now 3s lld; washing gloves, from A{A ;7 tan kid gloves, from ls 9d; best linen collars, from 5».d; rich lace scarves,'..ls 6d; silW 'ties, ls_; . washing belts?, 6£d.—At T. Ross's, direct importer, 130 Princes street...; ...... A young woman named Rachael.Thorpe, daughter of a selector living near Cunninghame (A rictoria), was bitten'by a snake. She tied a piece of ribbon round the finger while: the snake was still hanging to it.' She sucked, the wound and ran to her home, about 150 yds distant. She was then subjected 'to the chloride of lime treatment. This was.injected once only, as no serious symptoms manifested themselves, the heroic treatment firstadopted having,. prevented the poison entering the system. v --, ■'..