OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12602, 4 March 1903, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Tahuna Park trotting meeting to-day. It is intended 'by the Department ot Agriculture to analyse three samples of butter from every factory in the colony this GCflSOn. Another case of scarlet fever .Las been officially reported in tho Borough Of' Milton, and one case of diphtheria has also been reported. It is estimated that thero will bo between 5000 and 6000 candidates sitting for the federal public ecrvico examinations at luster The New Hudson Bicycle, fitted with free wheel and back-pedalling brake, is considered a very necessary article. Owing to the sound way in which this machine is built it is being nought after by riders who like a good safe bicycle.—W. A. Scott, 1 155 George street, agent. ... Whole families at Hillston, New South Wales, are said io bo on the vergo of starvation, and the member for tho district is to bo asked to apply for passes to Sydney for the unemployed. A crusado on tho growers and sellers of diseased fruit h-j/r boon started by the Melbourne authorities, and a number of them were recently fined in tho District Court. It's no joke to buy hoots that look well and find they don't wear. The City Boot Palace offors you the best value money can buy. Good wear, with neat appearance, at a moderate prico is the story in.a, mutshell. Think it over.... Tlio lime for the acccptanco of tenders for the supply and delivery of 10 locomotives to tho New Zealaaul Railway Depart-ment-has been oxtended until June 1. According to calculations by tho Timaru hour last year, and providing interest, works out at an average of about 3s 9Jd : per foil- on the quantity of goods landed and Herald the actual cost of running the Imrfihipped. Tho rail-ways cannot compete with this. For buffalo leather suites and carved sidehoards, C. and W. Hayward, 103 George street, cannot-be beaten.... A very deep hole in tho bed of tho Pacific Ocean has been discovered by the United States Pacific Cablo Company's survey steamer between Guam and Midway. The lead sank to a depth of over five miles, which will make it necessary for the cable to.be taken round the great depression. The grass harvest will soon bo rear)' and f/irmew should see to it that they have their machines ready also. The M'Cormicb is always ready.... A Now Zealand statistician has computed that Mr Seddon haa spokcm in public since he loft New Zealand last year to attend tho Coronation enough words to fill 33,600 pages equal to those in Hansard, or over 24,000,000 words. This calculation is only based on reported speeches. The M'Cormick Binder is easily handled by the operator. It is easily drawn by the horses. It is tho binder you want.... Several crops in this district (says tho Bruce. Herald) aro now undor harvesting operations. At the samo time, harvesting will require to be hastened, as a considerable quantity of the grain is being dostroyed by sparrows. In some ports of the Plain crops aro to be seen which are badly eaten by these littlo pests. The M'Cbrmiefc Harvester is the only machine that is good enough for everybody.... * 1 ' r A farmer who was in town on Saturday .says the Timaru Post) showed us a letter ic had received from am Auckland merchant jffering him 4s 3d per bushel for the whole M his wheat, delivery to be given 'in May. Phis will bo of interest to farmers in view of the discussion that is going on, and tho prophecies that- are being made regarding tho price at which the wheat market will open here this season. . The M'Cormick is built for clean work,' quick work, perfect work. Its gear.-, are thf strongest known.... As showing tho value of English Leicester in breeding fat lambs, tho Southland Times leanifi that out of 1000 lambs purchased bv Mr Fred Price and taken straight off tho bwcs, over 700 were drafted out and frozen In ran exceptionally bad season this result is a record for Southland. The lambs were bred cm Hamilton Burn Station, Mossburn, and were all English Leicester cross. ' Another shipment of novelties for ladies' ivear 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 Roman lace collars, sailor or fichus shape, at Is lid, 2s-6d, and 2s lid; rich real lac© collars, from 3s lid upwards; also a choice range of beautiful silk blouses with pretty lace insertion fronts, from 8s Ud, at T. Ross's, direct importer, 130 Princes street.... Tho -late spell of fine weather (says the 31ntha Free Press) has greatly -bettered liarrest prospects in this and adjacont districts, tt will, however, he what is termed coloquially " a thresher's year"—that is to say, the !3 so short in the stalk that :he threshing mills will put through a much larger quantity in a given time than is lsually tho case. Cutting for chaff has comnenced ou some farms. Mr T. Fox, Marine Hotel, Sumner, writes ;o the Christelmroh Press as follows:—"A mrious coincidence happened on Saturday norning last. As I opened the door of'my iotel thousands of pretty butterflies flow iroumd mo. My bar on Sunday was alive vitli them, each traveller placing one on his :oat as ho left." Mr Pox wants to know if 'nyono can explain the cause of the in/•asion. - To-day one million five hundred thousand H Cormick reaping and harvesting machines ire in use in all parts of the world. They larvest grain on the steppes of Asia, on lie pampas of South America, the (ableands of South Africa, the plains of Europe, tna the prairies of North America. From uamtobo to Argentina; in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa one man seated it ( easo does the work of 20 toilers. .The •I'Cormick harvests over one-third the grain md grass of tho world. You can buy a M'Cormick Harvester for £35. Morrow, Sassott, and Co., sole agents.... An infant named Charles Parker was irowned in a peculiar manner at tho True ilue Lease, Kalgoorlie, West Australia, riio mother had occasion to go out of her louse for a few minutes, aind she left tho ittlo ono playing with an empty cigaretto ?ase near a kerosene tin which contained ibout iiix inches of water. Apparently tho iigarette case fell into the tiin. The baby ;ricd to recover it and toppled in. Life was ixtinct when the body was extricated. Lioutenant do Magnee, of the Congo Fr-eo State, left Brussels for Africa, on February : , 1901, to take over the command of Port 3eni. which lies mear tho English territory if Uganda. Ho had five natives under his irdors. On the nii;ht of Juno 14 the fort ras attacked by natives, called tho Valindos, rho are well known as a warliko and csiunilal tribe. Lieutenant- do Magneo and his oidicrs were massacred and eaten. No urtlior details are obtainable at present, tort Beni lies closo to the south-west border if TTgaiuda. It is on tho River Semlilct, rfiich connects Lake Albert with Albert !/lward Lake. Fort Boni is almost the lost easterly point of the Congo Free State, ud is on the edge of dense forest country. ,® lB . United States excel every other ountry in the world in regard to the numer and extent of its public libraries. 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