OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13263, 20 April 1905, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

No publication of the Daily Times on Good Friday morning. A Returned Troopers' Association lias boon formed on {lie West- Coast. The Cromwell Argus hears that the frost is very hard at the Nevis at present, there being four inches of ice. 'l'rouser clips, elioap line, Id per pair; Lucas steel clips, 3d per pair; Kxcclsior band, 3d per pair; Terry's bands, bronzed and made of best steel 3d per pair; Lucas Lecva, very strong, per pair 6d.—'W. A. Scott, 155 Gcorgo street.... An estimate of the stock in Queensland on January 1 gives an increase of 183,793 cattle and 2,800,894- sheep during the year. Tho West-land Education Board lias accepted a tender of £179 18s for t-lie construction of a technical school building in llokitika. It is understood th-it Or Roth bos resigned the position of- Protcctor of Aborigines in Western Australia. He has obtained two months' leave of absence, and it is stated that his duties will lie taken over by the' I'olico Department. A report , from Ungarie (N.S.W.) states that myriads of inico are overrunning the country and doing an immense amount of damage. Brown, Swing's 19s 6d blanket is a housebold word. Tho same quality at the same price this winter.... Bishop Lenihan states that in the Auckland diocoso the Catholic Church owns property valued at £100,000. The land in its possession represents £50,000, and the buildings a similar amount. Your Easter trip this year will be made much moro enjoyable if you make your necessary purchases from us. Rainproof coats, Inverness capes, umbrellas, dress hampers, rugs, steel trunks, Gladtone bags, and all other travelling requisites at moderate prices—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel and Lawrence.... The electric current from Afataura has lieen tried over the power line between Mataura and Gore. The trial was successful, and although a few minor defects wc-rc ascertained, which have been rectified. For chronic chest complaints Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d.... The Auckland' Star understands that close on 1500 sacks of this season's southern wheat have been rejected by the northern mills as being unfit- for milling, though it was shipped from the south as prime milling. A. and T, Burt (Limited), Stuart street, have jlist landed a large stock of new senson's gas fittings and gas fires of the very latest designs. As tho winter is drawing near, it is time to see about getting the ( as fitted ipto your house, and to havp. your old fittings renewed. Call on us at once, and secure the first choice..,.

Messrs V 0. Alcorn and 0. Gordon, l. lurch of Christ evangelists at Gore and , Mataura respectively, purpose leaving the colony shortly for America to study for ; the ministry in a Texan university. ' 1 m Mr , Jan "* Bonnet. informs tlio luapoka limes that lie will again bo a t candidate for tho 'I'uapcka scat at -the . general olcction. The natives on the East Coist of tho Aortn island arc busily engaged preparing ' for tlie whaling season, which commences 1 next month. At Hamilton (Wnikato) last week a man was fined £3, with £7 2s coste, on a cluirge ; of using insulting and obscene language. Iho evidence showed thatthe accused challenged the informant to get out of a 1 sulky and fight. Milton coal should lie tried and its value P.sccrtained; obtainable all ooal merchants.... As showing tho ravages of the small birds on the wheat crops in East Taieri, a prominent farmer in'that locality had a crop which promised to yield fully 40 bushels to the acre, but owing to this' pest the' Crop has only threshed out- nine bushels. —laieri Advocate'. t'eoplo are not usually benefited by a hre, but Dunedin certainly seems to be an exception just now. Messrs Buttcrworth Bros, misfortuno in the form of a firo was tho opportunity of 'fho .Mutual Stores, Ltd. , his enterprising firm promptly purchased for cash all tho salvage, and are now retailing it at- sacrifice prices. Sonic of the lines are absolutely untouched, soino are sohed by fire and water, but the first, wash gives now goods for prices unheard of before in Dunedin.... Mr Kowley, who has been promoting interest in the pipe-clay deposits at Kakahu, has procured several tons of clay and taken them to tho Tcmuka brick kilns. It is expected that the manufacture of articles for which tho clay is suitable will commence shortly. Mr P. L. Boilings has definitely decided k? contest the Masterton scat, at the general election as an Independent, candidate. He states that ho. intends to devote himself chiefly to a fight for the freehold temiro and the accomplishment of no-liccnsc by a bare majority. Milton coal, a fine household fuel, n'onsulplmrous, 21s per ton, delivered.... At Father Hays's first lecture at Invercargill the receipts amounted to £80, and at the second, when a collection was taken up among those who occunied tho rear portion of the hall, and' Is was charged only for the reserved scats, £30. It is expected . that the expenses will total £60. ' The Minerals Agency Company, 37 Crawford street, has been appointed solo selling agents for the fine household 3V ilton c0a1.... Mr H. D. Brewer, dentist, has removed Tho s.s. Wanaka brought about 2500 Snecp to Lyttclton from Napier on Saturday night, making a total of about- 5600 landed during tho week. On Sunday morning about 1100 sheep from Nelson were landed out of the Sis Alexander. A largely-attended native marriage at tho Tahoraito pah, near Dannevirkc, a few days ago, was celebrated with 110 less than five elaborate wedding cakes. One, a handsome four-decker, was purchased by the bride, another (a three-decker) by the bridegroom, whilo the relatives on each side presented one, the other lieing made to tho order of tho Tahoraito natives, to larger premises next door (opposite National Bank). . At Ashburton on Saturday afternoon agricultural, pastoral, town, and suburban properties to the value of fully £25,000 wore submitted to public auction. There was a hi? attendance of farmers and the general public, but not a solitary bid caino within P#cut owners' values. Tho various auctions la.stcd from noon till 3 p.m., and not a single acre changed hands. Tho remains of one officer and nine men of the French war vessel Alliers have been discovered on the north shore of Queensland. The vessel came to Cookfown in 1879, with smallpox on board. The sick men were (juarantined on shore, and on a number dying they were buried in unconscornled ground. Many efforts were made at iho instance of the French (Jovernmcnt to discover the graves, but up to the present they had proved unsuccessful. Tho latest decided novelty for ladies' weai is tlio new Inverness coat. AVo have this day opened a magnificent range of over 50 patterns in pretty greys, browns, navys, and checks in light or heavy cloths, with or without silk linings. Price—27s 6d, 32s 6d, 355, 395, and 455. Every lady wanting a stylish and thoroughly up-to-date winter garment should soo these coats or write for one. If ordering send chest measurement and stato whether tall or short figure, to T. Ross, direct importer, 130 Princes street, Dunedin.... A Canadian contemporary maintains that the giving of presents to assistants who leave or get married is often a cause of trouble, especially in large establishments. It amounts in some eases,to blackmailing, the open subscription list inducing employees to give more than they wish or ought to give. What is claimed to lie a more satisfactory method has been hit upon by the manager of a largo Toronto concern. By examining a list got up among his hands lie found, that some of them had given more than, in his opinion, they could afford to give. lie therefore detcrmimvi to change the system, and had a box made for use when any subscriptions were taken up among his employees. Into this box the employeo drops his donation without any of the others knowing how much or how little he has given. The result in tho case cited was that the aggregate of tlio contributions decreased, but the manager is satisfied that when occasion demands it the various employees give as much as they can afford.