OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12565, 20 January 1903, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Sinoe 1886 the gold yield in West Australia- has been 9,974,3620z, valued afc £3j\670;371. Tne law relating to Sunday selling is being;largely enforced by the Sydney police. It is-. anticipated that the unveiling of the Westland war memorial will take place next month. Tho Kalgoorlie (West Australia) Hotei and Restaurant Employees' Union is starting a restaurant of its own. Included in a largo stock of cycle accessories at the Speedwell Cyclo Works is a lafge' variety of saddles at very reasonable prices, together with a large stock of duplicate springs. ... Although business for the past yea. declined in. tho aggregate in Victoria, it remained sound. The insolvencies did not exceed.the average of recent years.. At Palmerston North no less than 75 informations have been laid against-parents for to send their children to school. The M'Cormick is built for clean work, quick work, perfect work. Its geai" are.thf. strongest kraown.... Some very heavy grain cfopa in the Morrison' Bush district, Wairarapa, wore cut on Saturday, and if harvested in fine weather will yield handsome returns. The traction engine-owners of Ashburton hive formed, a branch of the Canterbury Engine-drivers' Association at Ashburton. The M'Cormick Binder is easily handled by ilia operator. It is easily drawn by. the horses. It is the binder vou want.... Six employees of a Barrow engineering firm have received prizes ranging from £1 to £10, for suggestions tending to the more: economical production of work. Jn Worcestershire 499 women are engaged making anchors, while 703 others make needles, and 1014 nails. Nearly all ar« married women or widows. The grass harvest will soon be read' •, and farmers should see to it that they have their machines ready also. The M'Cormick is plwavs ready.... Mr George ttignold is playing in " Sliei- . look Holmes" in London. It seems no time since lie packed his dressing-bag in Sydney--and started for England. Mrs Piercy, whose death recently took place at Gundagai, was a noted Shakespearean actress of 20 years ago, being professionally known at Augusta L. Dargon.Practical instruction in the art of preparing, breakfast is now given before •ehool hours to the girls attending the beard eehool at Aldringham, Norfolk. Marriage is our first death, and ns we - are prepared to meet it. so shall we awake to <r world of inexpressible happiness or o. inexpressible sorrow.—W. S. Gilbert. J. and T. Christie have added to their business of sanitary plumbers the manufacture of spouting, ridging, down pipes, etc. These goods they supply in 6ft and Bft lengths, tho latter saving one-third the labour in fixing, and costs no more per f00t.... Tho Westport Times says that, in reply to a deputation, the Premier said lie had practically taken over the Lands Department. "In fact." ho jocularly remarked, " I vnn the whole lot." Tho. Yen. Archdeacon Faneourt, Commissary of the Bishop of Wellington (says the Wellington Post) has been notified that the King has asked that Accession Day, which falls on the 22nd inst., should be observed throughout the Emnire. Application has been madff in Wellington for a license for a motor car to ply for hire, and the matter is to be considered by the council this week. There are no existing by-law' relating specially to motors for hire, but probably the Motor Cars' Regulation . Act of last session will oove;' th' ground. The New Century soft rubber Hair Curler will curl 'er curly curls curlier than any other curler. You ere undecided what to buy her for a Christmas present. You needn't lie. ... Mr Walter Bartlott, of Paraekaretu Flat, Silverhppe (says the Hunterville Express) lias jusfc clipped 21701b of wool from 123 sheep, an average of 171b lOoz. This i' about the record for the colony. Begging in the streets appears to be growing in Auckland, states a local paper. Within the lar-t two days several cases have been lieard of. In each instance the mondicantc were strongly-built young men, who should be well able to earn a living. A meeting of cocksfoot growers on the Peninsula was held in Christchureh on Fri - day (says the Press) to consider the question of storing and selling the eeed through onefirm. The idea is not to attempt to influence prices, but to facilitate the disposal of the seed. After a discussion the meeting was adjourned. Another shipment of novelties for ladies' wear just opened, comprising gold and silver tinsel belts, lljd. Is 6d, Is lid, and' 2s 6d; pretty pearl necklaces,-lid. Is 3d. Is 9d. Is lid, and 2s lid; new guipure and Romnn lace collars, sailor or fichus shape, at Is lid, 2s 63. and 2s lid; rich real laco collars, from 3s lid upwards; also a choice range of beautiful silk blouses with prottv lace insertion fronts, from 8s lid, at T. Ross's, direct importer. 130 Princes street.... The Premier, speaking at- the Grand Hotel, Westport, emphasised the necessity for removing the restrictions to settlement on the West Coast, and stated lie intended to see the Minister of Lands about cutting out the parts required for mining and giving better terms for settlement on the other parts. : "The board imported an engineer, one ol the tcry best in the colonies, and seeing that it is not satisfied with him, but mus' get two or three others, to be picked up anywhere, to carp at him and criticise him, and that it is paying these men hundreds of guineas—throwing money away,—we may as well get what we can out of the board."— Cr FidcTi9 (South Dunedin) on the Drainage Board. The M'Cormick Harvester is the only machine that is good enough for everybody.... Mr Amos M'Kcgg advertises elsewhere that the steamer Waiwera will run from Henley to Taieri Mouth on Salurdays and Weducsdays and all holidays. He has docided to run on Wednesdays in order to give those who get Wednesday as a holiday an opportunity of seeing at a reasonab'a figure the beauties of the Taieri River. Reports from various parts of the district (says an Oamaru paper) are that 'warm, dry weather is much needed for tho development of the wheat crop. The long succession of showers has produced plenty of straw, but something else is required before the farmer can thresh out his crop, and to'get'that bright sunshine and drying winds are necessary. The little daughter of Mr and Mrs Morgan (s«ys a Southland paper),' who was landed from • the Monowai last week and brought up to tho. Southland Hosoital for treatment for diphtheria, died on Saturday. Her parents had come out from Home with the intention to settle in Canterbury, and a. feeling of compassion will go out 'to llicm in the sad circumstances, which brought them to Invorcargill, and the fatal ending of their only child's sickness. At the Canterbury A. and P. society's show, held at Christchureh on the 12th. 13th. arid 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 bindersl, which, in the opinion of the judges, show the greatest expenditure of thought and workmanship calculated to provide tho farmer with new and improved machinery, such improvements to have been effected within tlie previous year. The Fame firm have been awarded a silver medal for the "Excelsior" cultivator. There camo down by train from Fikurangi tho other (lav (sa-j-6 the Thamos Star) a kauri spar 93ft- long, which could hardly 1m equalled for the purpose in view—namely, the masting of a. large ship. The- spar tapers from 36in to oQin. and thc ; fquaring bv Mr F. Creighton has' been much admired. The means of transport was a. sleigh till the railway line was reached. A sentimental objection (say? Iho Port) to hoinz fined was possessed by Norman Cook, who was charged before ilio maei*trate in Woliiiieton on Thursday with riding a bicvcle st night in Victoria street- without a light. He was willine to pay 10s or £1 into a poor-box—anything mher thai) In fined. "Whore is ihe poor-box?" innuirod the magistrate. A meml>»r m the los-al „r,ifefsson remarked (-hat the Premier (old us there were no poor in this counirv. "What about the magistrate?" retorted his Worship. He, however, did not order Hie payment o: any amount to himself. I.nt aerecd to. humour the eyc'isiV nwitimont bv ordering him to TOV 10« to'-vard* [.!,« n f Ti ; rr 'dTek Fieid. v.-lio was recently n, . llle n, wy wis at onee naid to Snb-insyoctor O'Donovn-n for tho-i purpom.