OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12933, 28 March 1904, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The West port Coal Company's output last week was 13,111 tons of coal. The cost of woodpavinjj the streets along llio Wellington tramway routo is 3s 5Jd per square yard. Xo matter how tcugh or difficult tlio work, he Kxcelsicr will make an ox-client job.— Morrow, Bnsiett, and C 0.... A City Council inspection of tlio churches in Christeiiurch shows that in most cases tlio doors open inwards, instead of outwards, which is considered to bo a danger in case of fire. (Smartest overcoat in town niado to measure liy iiroivn, Hiving, and Co.; £4 1?...., On the 18th inst., at Burnett's School Wcstporr, some chimney bricks fell through the roof, and one pupil had liev slnte broken iii her hand, and a second girl's arm was slightly injured. (jet a shower-proof coat made by ill' Xewsun, <if Hrown, Kwing, and Co.'s; all prices, from £4 4,". Arrangements are being made for tlio establishment of telephonic communication between Waimatc and 'fitnaru and Oamaru. Mr E. AV. Roper, of Christchureh, Ims been officially informed that thero aro 42 miles of the Midland Railway uncompleted.

Stay at Coug'ulan Bros.' New Shamrock Hotel. It is ,1 brick building, newly furnished, Tariff is only 4s (xl per day.... Damages to the extent of £1400 aro claimed from a Berlin butcher by tho rMntiveij -of a servant girl who is insano

through his boxing her on the ears. A large niimbur of persons assembled in King Kdirard's square, Chalmers, on Saturday evening, when the band, under Conductor Schnack, mofc at the rotunda and an excellent selection of music to the evident satisfaction of its audience. Those who intend t-i a veiling at Eastor will find all necessary bags, boxes, hold-alk, trunks at lowest pricos; special boxes for ladies' hats and dresses.—N.Z. Clothing -Factory, Octagon.... Paluiorstou North is the first district in tho colony to disestablish a district high school and establish in lieu thereof a high school. The district high school there will become a high school under tho Secondary Schools Act of last session after March 31. The Hawke's Jtoy Education 'Board has under consideration tho question of onterinto arrangements whereby country teachers repair their own residences instead of allowing thorn to get into a gri\afc state of disrepair.

It will pay you to call on us for your ■winter overcoat or waterproof.—X.Z. Clothing Factory, Octagon.... At a meeting of (ho North Canterbury Centre pf the League of New Zealand \\ heelmfcn, held on Friday evening last, several of the members spoke against the practice of holding sports gatherings on Good Iridav. During a discussion which loilowed, it was suggested that the churches should extend their condemnations to the Railway Department, which, it was stated, usually advertised excursions for.that day. For higli-e!a?6 tailor-made suits in Scotch, English, and colonial tweeds, try HaJioDstcio Bros.' Retail Branch, Octagon.... A Pahiatua farmer lias tried the experiment of sterilising milk before it is given to tho calves, and since adopting this method has not lost a single calf by disease. A valedictory- social was tendered to tho Rev. R. Telford at Raes Junction on lionday evening last. Mr J. Bonnet, prosided, and during the evening presented Mr Telford with a purso of sovereigns subscribed by the residents. Tho proceedings worn of a cordial character, and Mr Telford's long ministerial labours in tho district wcro highly spoken of. Scott's bargain, hard to boat:—English Speedwell cycle, priea £16, fitted with plated rims, freo wheel, and bach pedalling brake, Dunlop tyres; best of everything. Inspection invited.—W. A. Scott, Speedwell Cycle \VOlk5, 155 George stvoet.'. Tho Wellington electrical tramway system, it is expected, will do away with the necessity for To Aro Railway Station. The tramways, it is said, will he faster, cheaper, and further-reaching than the railway service.

Tho Auckland flax export last month totalled 770 tons, valued at £ 19,250.

Only 10 out of 25 returned troopers who took up sections of waste land at To Kuiti, near Kawhai, remain on their holdings. Those who remaiu have mado a request through Mr Witheford, M.H.1!., to have their lands placed tinder the Bush and Swamp Land Act. If the Premier had visited the Taieri ho would certainly have found his way to Messrs Clieyno and Co., Mosgiel, to ascertain why shipments of new season's drapery of such exceptional quality were marked at such low prices. Special novelties for the holidays. See thorn....

Mr H. D. Bedford,' i> a letter to Mr Ci. Lauronson, M.H.1!., written from New T;ork, states that ho secured a private interview "with President Roosevelt, who wan very courteous, and showed a minute knowledge of New Zealand legislation. The Canterbury Cricket Association has made a proposal to the Rugby Union that both bodies should combine in tho purchase of Lancaster Park for the sum of £10,000. The Rugby Union, after consideration, decided on Friday evening that it could not fall in with tho suggestion, as tliere would be difficulty in having a sports ground- controlled by representatives of several sports bodies.

Mr Scott-Collins, principal of tho Architecture School of the Seranton Schools, 13 a nativo of Peebles, Scotland. The schools' architecture courso cost £8000 to prepare, several world-famed experts assisting Mr Collins. The textbooks are 011 exhibition at Messrs Bray Bros., Agricultural Ha 11.... Mr K. S. Florence, S.M., who until recently was stationed at tho Chatham Islands, was stipendiary magistrate, sheriff, coroner, trust commissioner, postmaster, paymaster, education and licensing commissioner, health officer and vaccination inspector, Customs officer and receiver of wreck, registrar of births, marriages, and deaths, member of the Maori Council, and chairman of tho Chatham Islands School Board.

_ The solo agents for the genuine We!sbach / incandescent burners and mantles in Dunedin are A. and T.%rfc (L-imited). Tliey aro the original patent, and rccognised as the best, Beware of infringement;. BuitV showroom is complete with ti;o finest display of gasfittings ever shewn in New Zealand....

The Poverty Bay Herald says: "It will bo remembered that a few years ago wothci's over 701b in weight wore rejeetd for freezing purposes, (hat class of mutton being believed to be unsuitable for the London market. Whether there lias boon a change in the public taste at Home as New Zealand meat getu to be better known, or not, tlio remarkable fact is shown by recent account sales received by a local resident that tho 701b sheep l>riug the highest: prices. Out of a parcel of 445 carcases, consigned to H. Fitter and Son, meat salesmen, of London, on account of a local producer fivo carcases averaging 70 4-Slb sold at 4|d per lb, and brought the highest prices of tho consignment. They grossed £1 bs 6 3-5 d caeh. In the same parcel r. further 20 avernged 2s 8d per stone, or 4<l per lb. Their individual weight was 53 3-201b, and they each returned the grower 17s Bjd. Theso prices must be considered very satisfactory. Tho Mosgie! School Committee carried a resolution protesting against the proposal made at tho School Inspectors' Conference in the direction of curtailing school committees' " consultation " when appointing and removing teachers. and traders will find the New Zealand Lxpress Company (Limited) tho best means of forwarding consignments. Goods and parcels collected and forwarded to any address at through rates. With our complete organisation we are. in a position to give despatch to all consignments.... Into Wellington Harbour Board {.-ays tho Po;t| is determined to tako no risks 111 tho matter of admitting the public to tho wharves. When llr H. Bcauchainp proposed that tiie gate at the sDuth-rrn end of Jervois quay should lie open to tho publie from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. the secretary of the board opposed the motion on tho ground that such action would encourago the public to make use of tho wharves as a promenade, and would probably result ill accidents. The responsibility that would be entailed on lite board would bp a most serious one. Moreover, tiie working of the wharf would be hampered by people loitering about, and there would be danger of an increase of pilfering from ep.rwo. Eventually it was decided to hold tlto matter over until an opinion could be obtained from the solicitor as to the extent of the board's liabiliy in cases of accidonfc on the wharf.

Just opened, new autumn and winter coats in stylish semi-sac shapes and pretty grey. navy, green, and hrown mixtures, marvels of cheapness for first-class now goods—l4s 6d, 17s 6d, 21s, 255, 295, to 455. New kid and suedo gloves, perfect fitting and wear guaranteed, at 2-; 6d, 2s lid, 3s lid, 4s lid, 5s 6d, and 6s 6d. Also a grand lot of new umbrella;, with latest novelty handles, from 2s 6d to 25s.—At T. Ross's, direct importer...