OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12419, 31 July 1902, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Tliero aro usually over 7000 children in j British reformatories, and 28,000 hi induoi trial schools. . ! Quoon of Grecco is the only woman , admiral in tho wprld. Blio holds' that position m the Russian navy. On tho occasion of his removal from the . lviugston station a few days ago, Mr Smith stationmastor, i was tendered a farewell ; social. | Should you require any repairs to your ; o lcy ®' e, l it W I U P'V to them to W. A. I Scott, 155 Gcorgo street, whero you will in the coW Ct}UiPPWI CyC, ° I,CPairilli; sllop I The programme for the Coronation Dlav i <>®lebrations at Balclutha is to bo tho sumo as that drawn up for Juue 26: - I ' Fivo yards in four years is tho rate at ;; which the water pouring over tho Falls of 1 Niagara wears away tho rock beneath. The Tapanui / Courier understands that cool has beon discovered on Mr Charles , Jl Donald s property on Brookcdalo, in what . is known as tho Cabbage Tree paddock, i "Music hath caarrns to soothe the savage .. breast, and Tone Tonic acts liko magic nn a weary system.... i, Thc . Irivercargill Battalion Band has : been invited to compcto at tho Ballant tana contest, wliich takes placo during tho last.week in Octobcr., ° • A puntor, a married man named Gcoree ! Fu ton, was killed at Perth (W.A.) on the 14th by falling 60ft from a scaffolding on which lie was working, , If Otago and Southland girls lose the & T° lr - chcoks > !t i 9 (ound mils ions Tome restores the true pink The Courier says that Constable iWr! j.formerly of lapanui, having failed to get relief from surgical treatment in this colony i adrit? 3 gone 10 En ?'and for I ( Si K '? larc ? ni has 'boen awarded a pri/.o ] of .100 by the Acadcmia do Lincei, the I most important scientific body in Italy for his discovery of wireless telegraphy .pother shipment of Movrow, Bassett, and bo. .Byfamous Daisy Carts has just arrived. Intending purchasers should send in their orders promptly.... ' ! ; Ar? by i a Nori ' l Is!tmd paper that Mr Seddon has been photographed in 379 different positions. His fondness for posing in lront of a. camera is one of his mo»t remarkable characteristics. .On Wednesday of Jest week, at Kelso, the members o tho local Mounted Rifle Corps presented _Mr Bmnigan, who 2 , taken a lively interest in the company ; 'ts formatjon, and who is now leavine % district, with a set of silver fruit knives ibotl a V ' almlt an(l silvw Mlad The "Excelsior" cultivator' is more simple, stronger in construction. and lighter m draught than any other.-Morrow, Baseett, and Co., solo agent? New Zealand.. According to'_tho Hongkong r<kfc rt. • - eso y n:mied Cbcong (./Irak Awan, is going on a tour .-rcnind the w6rld. This is, ays. tho paper, the first lnstapca in which a Chinese lady has' nttempted such a venture. • . The- Czar of Russia's Coronation was the most costly on record. Over £3,000,000 Ms speitt by the Government aione and fully £1,000,000 more by tho public authorirfi various Russian towns. , • llie "Excelsior" spring cultivator offers tie.,farmer a more profitable investment than any other.—Morrow, Bassett, and Co sole agents, New Zealand..., : The authorities in India have "been obliged to discontinue the bountip9,on dcad simkes, because the natives went into the' business of breeding the reptiles on a largo scalo. m order to secure the reward'paid for , their dead bodies. - It is expected (says a London paoer) that the estate of. .the late Mr Sutton, of the great firm of carriers, will reach a total of ■ over £3,000,000. The money is left for the , establishment ■ of houses for the workine classes. . . •; ■ Morrow, Bassett, and Co. will give 'any trial with the " Excelsior" farm imt>le* menfa. .v. ' The season is advancing very rapidly on the plain (says the North Otago Times), and the farmers are taking advantage of the fine weather to push along with ploti"h. ing and sowing. The winter wheat is showing a good even braird, being nearly 2in through' the ground, tinging the paddocks with a bright green. Ifc niiiy interest Freemasons to know (says the Press) that during the -recent trip of the >;Wailcare to the Islands, two Canterbury brethren # had the pleasure of, being i preaont at an installation of officers in the Masonio Lodge at Suva. The sojourning brethren were most warmly welcomed and hospitably entertained. Overheard in the train:—"Oh, no. dear it wi'l not wash off. Hall's Tone. Tonic has • put the bloom of health upon my olieeks." Pact.... : ... , There is foya the Courier) friotipn-be-tween the Tapanui School Dalvey- parents, who will not sdnS, tlieir children to school. The services®.'of the truant officer will now be enlisted to secure the of all children w-.ho .fuil to attend schooljn aooordance with the Mk;

cation Act. The first batch of suinmonsc will be issued in time lor next sittiac ot the S.M. Court. A Two negro boys, who were said to'have eonfossed to atoning a white girl to death, were taken from''prison in North,',. Carolina (according to newa from America) by tui infuriated mob and hanged on a tree/ Tlie younger boy wm made to climb the tree with the rope encircling his neck, and by threats from the frenzied crowd was forced to jump from the tree, thus compassing his o\rn ; death. ' .. Compare our prices for carpets, linoleuips, furniture, bedsteads, etc., with other sale prices; see our advertisement. Swmilar and Ohisholm.,..' . . A curious feature to -travellere-.'in high roads of Norway is the great numfor of gates—upwards of 10,000 in, tW whole country—whiolv have to bo opened/ These gates, which either marie tlie boundaries of the farms or separate the homo fields from •the waste lands, constitute a considerable inconvenience and dolay to the 'traveller, who has to 'stop his vehicle and get down ,to open' them. i ' ■ .■ A Temuka family had a narrow etcaio of .poisoningjast Friday, caused through ivrier for cooking pui'pows beingcarried in a bucket that had been utilised to mix a small Quantity of sheep dip' for spraying fruit trees.-with on tlio previous dajr. During the afternoon two children wero taken, ill, aid in tho overling their mother was seized with ft violont .fit of vomiting. : Medical aid was immediately called in, and it was found necssfary to apply tho stomach pump to tho . latter. A mild antidote was administered to the children. Poisoned Grain for Birds:—Now is the beet time for using Nimmo and Blair's Poisoned Grain; the most effective bird poison on the market. .In bags.:ls and 3s each;—Advt. An old 'Wellington boy, writing to his relatives in that, city from Port Elizabeth on June 22, says:—"There has been a revolution in the Anny Service Corps. The Im-, l perial Oovernmonfe has imported cheap labour, 5s a day and all found, consequently throwing th" civilian clerks here oirt Of emplovmpilt. jM">n who havo shouldered tho rifle nearly all through this campaign hare been thrown out of work to make room for men who have been fitting tiffhfc in England while we havo been fighting. Loyalty rewarded!" . . Tor absolute strength, extreme simplicity freedom from weak or undesirable poirits, and abundance of excellent working features throughout. Excelsior Ploughs are> un* rivalled. • They will do perfectly the work that can be cxpecied of any plough, and are guaranteed to prfve satisfaction in* aur soils where a plough can work at all, no -matter how. tough and difficult the work. They have extra length of land beam, specially road* mould boards, and stesrinj* gear of the most complete anu. approved k'*nd. Revolvmcf swivel steel circular ' coulters. Double furrow, 511 10s; three-furrows, £516 « S *T w ' Bnssefct. and Co., sole agents in New Zealand for CnoMnitt fwm imple-

According to a recent issue of the Weptport News, the prospects of (in early output from the Cardiff Statu coal mine arc very poor indeed. Three shifts, of four men to a shift, are engaged on the tunnel, of which six out. of 26 chains have been driven. It is being driven at- the rate of about 20ft per week, and at- this rate tho work viill take about 66 weeks to complete.' Rome time will be saved if th» piercing of the tunnel is taken in hand from both ends, as it is understood is intended to be done, j but the work is of a difficult, character, and ] trill require cnnsiderr.Wo engineering skill. : Tho News understawds that- 3lr Hayes in- ) tends putting in a. down elioot nlnso'to the coal seam, and from there to work back and ni»ct the tunnel driven from the outp>end. The surface sections to the mouth of the tunnel should lie completed by Christ- ! mas. At th« very earlirvt, coal is not like'v . to be availablo for public use in less than i IB months.

I Travellers should drink only WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS, for various reasons.