OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12551, 3 January 1903, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

• Over 2000 acres are now devoted to frail culture in the Nelson district. At Bobkliam, about 20 miles from lass, New South Wales, a woman in the employ of Mr Love, of Bogalong station,' became strango in her actions, and set fire to her bedroom, dying suddenly soon after.It is understood (says the Auckland Star) that important changes will take • placo shortly at the head office, of the Bank of New Zealand, Wellington. The Now Hudson Bicyolc, fitted with freewheel and back-pedalling brake, is considered a very necessary article. Owing to tho sound way in which this machine is built it is being sought after by riders who like a good safe bicycle.—W. A. Scott, 155 George street, agent. ... Mr B. H. Rhodos's expenses of contesting tho Ellesmerc election were £33 5s 4d. Forty-six thousand persons were, carried on tho Auckland electric trams on Boxing Day. . Upwards of £2000 was paid to sleepergetters at Wee Waa, New South Wales, in one'week lately. .... Four desiderata attained in the New .Cen- ) tury Soft Rubber Hair Curler:— Invisibility, I . pliability, effectiveness, cheapness....;:' ; i _An Upper Moutero correspondent informs ; the, Nelson Colonist that a young.lady has this season shot close on 500 blackbirds with a muzzle-loader gun. The insect pest known as the elephant beetle has been making great havoc in tho orchards ■ and vineyards in: tho • Singleton district, New South Wales. The M'Cormick Han-ester is the only machino that is good enough" for everybody.... In the 109 Roman Catholic primary schools in the Melbourne archdiocese there are 21,216 scholars and 453 teachers. Of ; the teachers, 203 are members of religious orders. The pupils in the colleges and high , schools number 2645. For buffalo leather suites and carved side- ! boards, C. and W. Hay ward, 103. George . street, cannot be beaten.... j Several trial bores are to be- nut down on Warrengoiig station, some-20 miles from Cowra, New South Wales, with a view of obtaining water for irrigation purposes and stock, as a provision against future seasons of drought^ Oil .painting by a new process ;• no previous knowledge required; learned in three lessons.—Government Buildings, Rattray street.... Evidence at the inquest on the body of Soren Sorensen, at Melbourne, who recently committed suicide, showed that he took enough strychnine to poison 100 men. His action was due to distress at .the. death of his favourite daughter. A settler at Awhitu writes to the New Zealand Herald that there is a considerable amount of sly grog-selling going on on the Waiuku River. He wa3 on one of the , landing places a week or so ago* and saw eight or ten barrels of boer, besides other " hard stuff," come ashore. The M'Cormick Binder is easily handled by tho operator. It is easily drawn by tho ! horscr. It is the blinder you want.... ' The Agricultural Department of Queensland hopes to buj* every bushel of wheat 1 now in that State, in order to make it avail- : able for planting. Most of the mills have agreed to accept wheat in exchange. 1 Tho crops Hawke's Bay district arc verv backward, on account of the lateness of the season. Travellers south of Hastings regret to notice the stunted ap- | pearance of crops where usually tho yield ' is very large. . ■ . The M'Cormick is.built for clean work, quick work, perfect work. Its gears are the strongest known.... For knocking out the eve of Mrs Felsent- , hall, the wife of a Melbourne constable, with a stone, a lad. Percy Dibbs, was fined £3'bv the Carlton Court, as the prosecutrix asked that a minor charge should bo sub- . stituted for the more serious one. i Ladies, have you see the Daisy man! All i kinds of fancy work taught free. Government Buildings, Eattray street. New style. Needles and machines, 2s 6d.... ( Professor MacCann, of Rickards's Sandow Company, visited tho Hospital on Thursday, and gave a number of selections on his various concertinas to the patients in the 1 Houghton ward and main hall. At the conclusion the patients gave three cheer 3 for Professor MacCann. Tho grass harvest will soon be' ready, and farmers.should see to it that.they have their machines ready also. Tho M'Cormick is 'always ready.... There was a record attendance on New Year's Day at the Wairarapa Caledonian sports held at Masterton. Robert M'Rao was the principal winner in the dancing, and John M'Dairmid in the Bagpipe musio competition. Mount Etna has diminished 65ft. in height during the last 20 years through the gradual crumbling of its crater. ' '< J. arid T. Christie have added to their business of sanitary plumbers the manufacture of snouting, ridging, down pipes, etc. These goods they supply' in 6ft and Bft lengths, the latter saving one-third the labour in fixing, and costs no more per f00t.... The office of the Cromwell' Argus wav brokriu into some days ago. The proprietor of the Argus avers that appearances lead to the belief that, something other than burglary prompted the act. : A survey has been completed of the land given by the Maoris at Korinth, 40 miles up the Wanganui River, for a Maori industrial village. The crops in the Winton district hava made very marked progress lately, and, although bound to be rather late, are sure to return a fair yield. Unpreceridontpd prices (says the Winton Record) are ruling for all kinds of stock, cattle and sheep being in special demand.. Many buyers from Canterbury and other places have been searching the district for several weeks past. At the Canterbury A. and P. Society's • show, held at Christchurch on the 12th. 13th, and 14th inst., Messrs Morrow, Bassett. and Co., who represent the well-known M'Cormick implement and machinery manufacturers, have been awarded, for the second time in succession, the gold medal for two complete imported machines (reapers and binders), which, in the opinion of tho judges, show the greatest expenditure of thought and workmanship calculated io provide the farmer with new and improved machinery, such improvements to have been effected within, tho proviou* year. The'same firm have been awarded a silver medal for the "Excelsior" cultivator. ' The Government printers of New South Wales and Victoria have advised Sir Ceorge Turner that for an outlav of about 'SIT.OOO 16 linotvpes and three nionotynes could be obtained, and that these machines would do most of the Commonwealth printing at a reduction on the present cost.' It is understood that the recommendaion will lie acted uuon. ' The French cruiser Protet arrived 'at Auckland some days since from Noumea She was launched at Bordeaux in 1898. The cost of her construction was £524.992. She is fitted with twin screws propelled byengines of 9300-h.p., and is capable of steaming 20.2 knots. She carries a normal coal supply of 563 tons, and her armampnt consists of four 6.4 in quick-firing guns, 10 3.9 in, 10 l.ftn. and two I.4in guns. The Poverty Bay Herald states that rain is badly wanted along the East coast, and unless, it falls soon the outlook for tie Maoris will be a very bad one. Their crops are very backward, and further drought must, mean that the Natives will be'witliout means', of sustenance for the winter. The creeks have not been lower than they are at-present for'very many years. . To a lady the roost acceptable Christmas present or Now Tear's gift is a. pair of our nerfnet-fitting gloves, at 2s 6cl, 2s lid 3s lid, 4s lid. as 6d, 6s fid;, one of our reliable umbrellas,- with pretty silverhandles. 5s 6dto 255; or one of. the fashionable lace collars now so much, worn, 2s lid to 455. If you cannot call T Ross will personally select what you ~!n nj and forward fo any address.-T. Ross direct importer, Dunedin. :.-.-.• '■■-•'. A member of the Tuhoe tribe, who inhabit the mountainous regions of tho TJre wcra Country writes to the Rotorua paper as follows:--"Olf. Mend, can'vou 'inform us the reason whv work is -not given f o the Maori neop'e of Maunaapoh-rtu— th»t is the members of the Tuline trilie? We have neither clothes nor food, nor money to' orn-' these nccessarip>, .a\id.'.'it is yet three months before our harvest is ready, and wo know not. how we and the little ones are to exist in the meantime."..