OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13209, 16 February 1905, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Farmers in the Gore district report that rabbits are more plentiful this year than for soma swisons past. The Cromivell Argus states that there are

some 'great crops this year in tho Hawea and Mount Barker districts. Severity bushels of wheat to the aero is common. The Jewish Zionists' Social Club in Wellington has at present under consideration an appeal to relievo distressed Jews in Russia.

Brown-Ev/ing's Sale is now on. Wonderful reductions in high-class goods: evervthing dependable..;. . ' * :Tliq• Ventura, with :f,ho outgoing nail (Auckland, January. 27), arrived at-Sun Francisco oil tho-13th inst. at 10-p.m. At Ch'ristchuTch on Monday n first offender was convicted on a charge of using obscene language and was fined £3 with, costs. The man was under the influence of liquor when the offence \vas committed. ; The cocksfoot- harvest on Hanks Peninsula is now in full swing, and the fine weather of tho last few days lias enabled a large amount.of threshing to be clone. Wo-nro' oflcß asked, "How old should a boy be before ho starts a Seranton Schools course,?" We reply, "As soon as ho has enough ambition." Given that, the sooner he starts the hotter. Wo are always pleased to discuss with parents plans for their boys' education.—Bray Bra?., Agricultural Hall, Dunedin.....

Laat year 220 odd bicycles wore either stolen or taken in mistnko in Chrijtchurch and their loss reported to tho police, who recovered oyer 180, while '21 are still at tho police depot waiting to bo claimed. Action has been taken by the police against three men who were found on a recent Sunday in the bar parlour of the Queenstown hotel,- the, reasons given for their presence being regarded as unsatisfactory. A telegram received in Christehureh from tho president ,of the farmers' Union states that the.iirico of malting barley reached 5s on Saturday. As a result of tho visit of a Roman Catho-

lie .missionary, a week or so ago an AntiShouting League lias boon format] in Waimatd. Members will neither "shout" nor bo "shouted"-for. '

If. you were offered 21 shillings for a pound tlie chances are you would take it. Wo are offering 30s worth of goods'for that amount.- and commend them, for sterling value.—Ch-oyno and Co., Summer Sale, Mosgicl and:'- Lawrence....

The grouping of sections <01 the ].orlion of Mount,Vernon Estate purchased by the Government lias been comnMed. 3he now fiettlomont will be callcd the Lindsnv stltlemcnt. ' '

, A visitor to Waimate informs the North Otapo .Times that on Tuesday morning a number of' shop windows there were smashed by a person .who made no atenipt to. evade tho consequences of her peculiar act. The damage done will : run into a considerable sum. '' ' •' -•

Mr H., D.-Brewer, dentist, may be consulted at .lite rooms.. 98 Princes street, Duncdin. from 9 to 5.30 daily.... > " The .test 'proscription I ean give for a cold,"- said Dr Greenwood at Napier on Thursday evening, " is to ftrin to the' waist every, morning. sponee tho l)ody. and then a brisk rub down with a. towel."

Should flip Temperance, party desire it (writes a Southbridgc correspondent of tho Lvttelton Times) Mr G. Armstrong, of Aknroa, wili contest tlm Ellcsmcrc ?eai at. the next election. Air Armstrong will visit the district, early next month. . " Mr'W. H. Bcctham'ono 0 f tho owners of the Branespeth -Estate, Wairarapa, writing in the :Pastoralists' Review, states that for 15 years .£SOOO a year was on an spent in the rabbits on that- property. The Unnual expenditure in thai direction is now; about £800.

A< curious, accident happened at Wnrkworth on show day .(writes a correspondent of the Auckland Herald). A horse belonging to Mr C. Dibble was feeding-in a small paddock,: and- knocked over a hw-lm-e, w ith f!io resull-tliat'thc horse was fo badly stunz that it died the same dav.

, A well-made, perfeot-Ctting suit' at a reasonable price is what every business man requires, ;Wo _ arc prepared to meet every clothing renuirement for every man. A special -purchase: of Mosgiel tweeds-enables us to ; offer a •-•first-class suit, made to measure, cut bv our first-olasg cutter, for ste-ft . marvel of value. • Summer Sale—Tho Mutual Stores; Limited, Prince eUeet, Dunedrn.... 4

I At the office, of the Carterton Registrar* - | ? ?8° Mr R. H. Elliott, well knbwn< ,° t7 district, was married to p.: Mrs »pbb; formerly Mrs Gibson', of Grcyigi tojfn..:.-.The bridegroom, who is aii oid age ' • pensioner, and was ' formerly ah" iiiinate of - | the Carter Home, is 79 years ofago, wliiio 5. tlio iH'Klo is. a sexagenarian. Tliey * 0 ' to "j ™racrston North for the honeymoonis.! ''The more drink■ I lata the soberer I ielKOt,. remarked,!! witness at tho Christ- .- . ohuroh Supremo. Court on -Monday. "I do - | not think jour conduct is very ereditabla to a ; yov f ropl,ed the judge, "if it Ji#d Ilot ifef for-your - drinking -.there would have _-. been no charge against this inani" 0 D u nrcs!wnl ''"'P' l of the late Mr Alfred Loot), surgeon -dental. 63 Princes street, cial teeth s ' ltcla ®°' (1 fillin S s al) d artifii- An old-age ponsioncr at Thames, who ' Sv ICo |h"'"i " go ,? f 'ivo-think - ± Star), bo awardod .tho ; " ™ti W'ir rS} ; H «from ' e u ♦?, o lm s tol '> through Palmorston and 0 the nirarnpa district, and back, again, ' ohms' 110,10 " 10 wcr3 ° f° r his cxperij is reported that at tho site of tiio 1 Llav lL Pa awkc ' s B 'V) the recent heavy . 2 & tho sand arid disu! i ? ,pl , ete sk : eletol,s of human beings; )J. " g Vr """Sj ß or poking places—grim rdire of the cannibal days. Heaps 0 f bdnos n;a> bo soon alongside,- still further sugges- ,? f ilori 'iblo orgies ill " tho bad old the pleasure of life i s knowing JOU hayo got tho kst, This -you can ™7 6 - "l-n 1 " m"' s , a .. R °y al infield, This ejele is still the leading favourite in Otago, !w 1S m ° 1 . ,01,t ' Ncw Models HOW Jioivmg, fitted with two-speed gear, free wheels, cto.—W, A. Scott, 155 Georg^ tl,! Vi l'!ir f v enC r to tl,e sko,etn » f o«"d on the Hack- leach, at a point equi-distant behvecn Greenhil| s and Bluff, last weok, the Jmeicargill police have concluded exhausivo inquiries and re-intorred the bones in 1! eie'r\r • i - vonld a - ni>Ml ' a 'n ancient jJaori biUTing.groiind exists thereabouts, and there is therefore Uttlt? doubt P ™ t l he remains teeame exposed owin" to n slip m a .saiuDiili. . ° 1" day ' ast ' a raan name d Joseph South, who did not appear to answer a charge of assault, was fined £10, and' was ordered to find two sureties of £50 each, i» audition to his own recognisance of £100, to beep the peace for 12 montlis. A prohi--1 biUon order was also issued against Southlhe evidence showed that tho assault wai quite unprovoked, the accused and hia brother setting ~pon the complainant,him * ' J ' iig ' !Cll nnd lninc,locl Dairv farmers who requiro aerators and tinsmith s work can same ciinicd out a l ' I tt l ld t B " rt ' s (Limited), Dnnedin. Agents for Do Laval cream separators, Wmlc's patent skylight.... Commenting on some evidence given in p case heard in the Masterton S.M. Court on I'nday, Mr W. P. James said that periurv - was freniiontly committed to such an extent that it was next to impossible to judge the lights of a case. In the present instance, as a case in nojnt, the evidence was oi , such a nature that independent and reliable witnesses could, he presumed, be produced, whose;sworn statements should sustain a charge of perjury against somo of tho' p3rf-.es. The third annual conference of delegates from the 24- Maori Councils of the colony will open at R/jtorua on March M. The Aat-ive Minister (Hon. J. Carroll) will b« present. Lord Plunkct has beeon invited to take the opportunity of meeting !ho Natives, 3 "d he will he askod to open the ronfcrencc. Invitations liav'e been sent to all the leading . tribes of Zealand, and it is expected , that a largo number of representative riien j will ba present. I Mr King, Mayor of Stratford, is definitelj I out for the Patea seat, and will run as a ! Government sunporter. Hitherto Stratford i lias (says (lie Eltiiam Argus) to a very largo extent- held .the key of the Patea- seat by giving an overwhelming majority to a Stratford candidate; but with two Government. candidate* in tho field-Mr Symcs and Mr King—the Stratford vote will be so split up that its preponderating power will lie lost. A- duel between the two Stratford men should materially improve Mr Jas. Boddie's chance of election. ! The Bruce Herald states that Mr George ; Fished of Milton, had a nasty experience ; last Sunday at the mouth of the Tokomairiro River. It is stated that he and Mr liovl-a were in a boat near the mouth, : when Mr Fisher suggested they should go out over the bar. To this his companion . demurred., and got out of the boat-, where upon Mr Fisher started out to sea in his light craft. The frail boat, however, soon got into " difficulties and swamped. Tho occupant, when. almost exhausted, was * I rescued by Messrs T. M'Gill and Clouston, who _ fortunately happened to be . in the vicinity at the time. Stay at Coiighlan Bros.' New Shamrock Hotel.' It is a brick building, nowly furnished. Tariff is only 4s 6d per day.... A Clifden correspondent informs the Southland Times that a stag which, along with some deer, was liberated beyond the Waiau River some considerable time ago, has chummed with the miners at Tewaev/ae Beach; and follows them about like a dog. For sport they sometimes make him jump, : and surprise visitors with his performances. At times, without effort, he easily clears obstacles 7ft or Sft high. His antlers' at the present time are in the velvet stage. During the rutting season lie returns to the herd of deer, which are often to bo seen gambolling on the sands. T. Ross. Sale of new goods commences to-morrow; everything in the shop reduced, but specially wo cummcnd ■ you to on blouses, costumes, skirts, corsets, sunshades, umbrellas, gloves, stockings, laces, ribbons collars, ; veilings, handkerchiefs, and everything in our freshly imported stock; all goods marked down to. in many instances, less than half-price. Writo for "bill giving full information.—T. Ross, dircct importer, 130 Princes street. Dunedin.... Tho Auckland Star reports tho death o( Mr J. A. Dnbson, one of tho pioneers of gold mining in the 'colony, who passed away on Friday last. The deceased was a native of Scotland, and one of that hardy band of miners who followed tho gold from A'ictoria to Otago, and then up to the Hauraki fields. He wan successful as a miner on the Victorian goldfields, and when Otago broke out was found amongst tho pioneers working on the Shotover and the Molyneux. - When tho Thames and Coromandel fields were giving, such excellent yields in the ■ early days Mr Dobson oneo moro followed ■ the gold, and when the Kuaatunu field was first opened he was again in evidence, even at the- .advanced age of over three scoro years and ten. Mr Dobson was until quite recently, at work on the Great Barrier trying to solve the problem of successfully treating tho tailings. At length lung - trouble set in, and the deceased finally went to tho private hospital. He is survived by one son and one daughter. It is now about 100 j'ears sineo the tragedy of tho "Boyd" in Whangaroa Harbour. At very low* tides and calm wcathei a portion of the wreck can still lie.seen. A few feet of water cover it even at the lowest tides, but one side of the vessel can, bo seen, the other being apparently embedded in tho mud. Several interesting relics a'r« < got out. of the wreck from time to time. Mr Gothard, of the-Whangaroa Hotel, has a solid coppcr gudgeon, one of three into which tlie rudder had bf-11 fitted. A rumour was current lately that the Maori had discovered the whereabouts of a quan - tity of gold bars that are supposed to .have. been taken from the ship nnd hidden away at the time when the crew wore massacjrcd. . However, tho Natives' are very reticent about it, and nothing definite can. be ascertained at present.