OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12934, 29 March 1904, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Tn order to enable them to teach the science subjects whicli the. iww syllabus will require, the South Canterbury Teachers' Institute recommend? tlio Kdueation Board'to conduct Saturday clasecs for teachers. In summing matters up, thorn are three tilings to bear in mind when purchasing a plough. It must he high draft; it must be etronjr; the. price must be right. These parts shine, in the Excelsior.—Morrow, Bassolt, and C 0.... A Taratahi settlor has lost four or five cows which have been poisoned by eating pollard laid for rahfcfo. An exchange says that the loaders ot the tcmrwr&nco movement aro sanguine that prohibition will te carried in the Greymonlh electorate next local option poll. Smartest overcoat in town niado to measure by Brown, Ewing, a:id Co.; £1 45.... Mr-'C. Lewis, M.11.R., cf Christchurch, last year imported from Messrs Garton, the well-known seedsmen, a sack of black Tartar excelsior oats, which, though sown late on dry and not very elenn land, will jjo five bushols in a bag. Tim grain k reported to bo very large' and plump. It will pay you to call on us for your winter overcoat or waterproof,—X.Z, Clothins Factory, Octagon.... Mr J. Graham, J1.H.1i., is endeavouring to obtain from the Government substantial grants to repair damago done by the recent Hoods in Nekon. Mr John Fuller, who was refused a permit to hold a sacred concert in Chrir-t----church on Good Friday, declares that in no other city in the colony would the ci?io authorities refuse such a request, and he has announced his intention of becoming a candidate for a seat in the. Chrtachurch Council on the earliest opportunity in order to havo the by-laws amended. Get a shmver-proof coat made by Mr Newson, of Brown, Erring, and Co.'s; all prices, from £4- 4a. It is expected that the. linotypes and monotypes in tho Government Printing Office will be in running order next week. Mr John Cell, who recently retired from service in tho New Zealand Post and TeV graph Department, has obtained an order from tho Federal Government for eight of tho instruments which lie. has invented fer the rapid transmission of telegrams. The. instruments are to bo uacd for tho SydneyMelbourne section. Those, who intend travelling at Easter will find all necessary bags, boxes, hold-alte, trunks nt lowest prices; special boxes for ladies' hats and dresses.—N.Z. Clothing' Factory, Octagon.... During tho last few weeks swarms of grasshoppers havo been passim* through Peak Hill, New South Wales. The. grasshoppers are proceeding in a northerly direction. On ono holding near tho town, whero they rested, tho grasshoppers ate' everything bufore them. Shippers and traders will find the. New Zealand Express Company (Limited) the 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 givo despatch to all consignments.... Rates totalling over £22.000 wore owing lo tho Sydney City Council at the end of last year. O( the general rates, £1674 17s 8d are labelled " good," £202 17s 5d is due by unknown owners, v.hilo rates totalling £182 Si 4d arc regarded as irrecoverable, and will be written off. For high-class tailor-made suits in Scotch, English, cud colonial tweeds, try Hallrattsin Bros.' Retail Branch, Octagon.... It is understood (cayi an exchange) that, all over tho colony, tho police havo been instructed to object to old-?go pensions being renewed in cases where the recipient* waste the amount in tiie purchase of intoxicants. Tho Christchureh police- are taking proceedings against bicyclists who, when they enter business premise.?, obstruct traffic by stacking (licir machines against shep and oflico frontages. Scott's bargain, hard to beat:—English Speedwell cyclo, price £16, fitted with plated rims, free wheel, and back pedalling brake, Dunlop tyres: best of everything. Inspection invited.—AV. A. Scott, Speedwell Cycle fl'orb, 155 George street.... A motion to tho effect "that this meeting regards I lie co-operation of tlio different farts of the Empire in naval defence as essential to the Empire's safety, and urges tho (iovcrnment of Now Zealand to consider the possibility of now taking further steps in that direction," is down for dis-eu.-sion at the next meeting of the WanjjiMiui Cham!?! , of Commerce. 'I In. , iirchiiecliiial and building contractors' courses in tl:o Hcranloit I'orrwpo.'idence Schools are hccoiuing very popular among Duncdin e.irpeiiters, who rind thes'.- rouiscs their best means of bettering themselves. Information re these awl other courses nf instruction may ut> obtained from Messrs I Bray Bros., Agricultural Ha 11.... Mr C. H. Smith has been the recipient of a very haudvoinp enlarged photograph ot the Sydney cricket 'ground on the occasion of the. first tast match played there between MacLaren's All-England Elwen nnd the Australians in December, 1901, when the Englishmen won easily by an innings and a large number of runs. As the photograph will, no doubt, be very interesting to those who aro enthusiasts in the game of cricket, Mr Smiih has agreed to have if. placed on exhibition in Mr C'hiaroni'i window in I'rincfs strcot for a few daye. Thc« ; o who have visited Messrs Clieyne and Co'b. Show of Winter Goods at the Mosgiel Drapery Waiehome have been unanimous in declaring it one of the best they havo seen. Special linos in Men's Shirts, Pants, lilankets, and Flannels, manufactured in the famous Mosgiel Milk... The Government is now in po-scssion of the final report of Mr Hancock, who visited tliis rolony a few months ago - for the special purpose of subniitlnig data in connection with the harnC'V'ing of colonial rivers and waterfall? for oketrical energy. The report (saj'o the Wellington correspondent, of the Southland Tiince) has been circulated amongst Ministers, but it is unlikely that its 'contents will be published for public information until Parliament meets. The solo agents for the genuine Welsbacb incandescent burners and mantles in Duncdin arc A. and T. Burt (Limited). They ■aro the original patent, and recoguised aa the best. BtMrare of infringements. Burts , showroom is complete with tho finest dieplay of gasfittings ever shown in New Zcalaud.... At the Gore S.M. Court Mr G. Cniicksluink, S.M., gave* judgment in a caso in which TV. Alexander sued Joseph Snail for £20, for piKo sold. Tho claim arose, out of the Wcndon ac-sault case, and defendant counter-claimed £100, damages sustained' olid costs incurred through an cassault committed by plaintiff on John M'Auliffe. a> servant in defendant's employ. 11l giving judgment, the S.M. remarked that the ease was an unusual one, as it involved the right of a master to recover damage? through having to eNpend money in procuring medical aid for a wounded servant, imd also damages through tho lots of his servant's services. The origin of the law on which the claim was based was that in old times the servant had, a, status in the family, and tl:o master stood to him in the nature of a parent. Hut in our modem times the relation of master and servant arises by contract and not from status. . . The question resolved itself into this: Was tho master buund by law from the relationship between Himself and his servant to furiiiiili medical care and attention for the servant? At common law a master was on'.y under obligation to provide . medical attcidanco and medicines in the case- of apprentices. If a servant was not able to pay for medical attendance and comforts ho must go to the public .hospital or similar institution, but the master was not bound to pay any doctor's bill. Alexander, by assaulting the servant, did a grievous wrong, for which ho was now undergoing a W;'lldeserved sentence., and for which, also, the servant has a civil remedy ajaiust him. As to the claim for less of Ecrvicos, thafe was a claim that could be enforced, and judgment on that head would be for £5 and costs. Just opened, new autumn and winter coats in stylish semi-sac shapes and prolty grey, navy, green, and brown mixtures, marve-s or cheapness for first-class new goods—l4s 6d, 17s 6d, 21s, 255, 295, to 455. New km and suodo gloves, perfect fitting and wear guaranteed, at 2s 6d, 25.11 d, 3s lid, 4s lid, 5s 6d, and 6s 6d. Also a grand lot of new umbrellas, with latest novelty handles, from 2s 6d to 25s.—At T. Boss's, direct importer... Refuse substitutes; WOLFF'S is ihe real orjoinal Schnapps. — The rins is a. re-Uo of the time when men sealed their documents with it instead of writing their (signatures, while the walk-ing-stick was originally a stout cudgel carried for purposes of offence and defence. Abosdaxt Evidkxcp. can be produced that Chamberlain's Pain Balm will positively rdieve rheumatic pains aa well as being unexcelled for cuts, bruises, and burns. ■ For tale, by all dealers.