OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13288, 20 May 1905, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The Sierra left San Francisco with the inward English mail on the 18th inst., at 2 p.nt, _ i According to the Bruce Herald thoro is a. likelihood of a Choral Society being established in Milton at an early date. At Ksitangata a lew days ago two men weie convicted on charges of stealing poultry, and each was fined £2. Frank H. Blakclcy,, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over • Woodward, chemist). Telephone H83.... 1 In Milton at 6 o'clock on Thursday morning the thermometer was 2deg boloiv freezing point. i Dr M'Arthur, SM. at Wellington, has decided that in future cases in which juveniles are brought before tho coml will be hoard in his private room. Prices for gram ate likely to rule low this year, but farmers can still sa"\e money by wing to Mal'aeli's Boot Store, Arcado... Tho Bruce Herald states that it is understood that the whole of the shares in tho Bruce Colliery Company have been takon up by a syndicate. Empire Day (May 24) has boon gazetted as a public holiday for the Government oilices tlnoughout tho colony. Mr H. D. Brewer, dentist, has removed to larger premises next door (opposito National Bank). Mr W. H. Skitch, of Dunedhi, who is well known in cricketing circles, won the first prize in tho ChriMohurch Cricketers' Art Union, which was drawn on Wednesday evening. For chronic chest complaints Woods' Great Peppermint Curo. Is 6d... At tho Magistrate's Couit, Goro, on Thursday, before Mr Riddell, S.M., Ernest M'Konzie was convicted 011 a charge of assaulting Mr W. J. Yeal, stationmaster at Waipahi. Tho accused was fined £1 with costs (£5 17s), and was ordoiod to find a surety for £50 that 110 would keep tho peace for 12 months. For superioi walnut and oak furniture, the largest 6tock of this timber in the city. —C and W. Ha>ward, 103 George street.... We understand (-ays the Milton Mirror) that in all probability Mr E. F. F. Wara will contest tho Bruce scat at-tho gcncal election as n Government supporter. Mr W. D. Mason, of Middlemarch, is also mentioned as a likely candidate. It is no secret, Tom, I got this suit, iciloi'-mndo, at The Don, 91 George street, nriee £3 3»: >ou pan pec the style, qiulity, fit. I have paid £♦ <s for an inferior one, It is undcistood that tho Westinghouso Brake Company has almost completed the fitting of the biako to the South Island lolling stock at the Addington Railway Workshops, and that the work will bo finished in about three months. A cablegiam has been iccoi\ed from Mr T. Rona.yne, gonoial manager of New Zealand railways, stating that the International Railway Congress at Washington concluded its sittings'-ou Saturday. Taratu coal limns freely, giving great boat, and is clean. Piice only 21s per ton delivered. Sold by all coal merchant?....' The committee which carried out the ;in':iiK:cni"nii for Father Hays's temperance lcctmc in Otautau decided to devote tho piofit from the meeting (about £5) towards a presentation to tho rov. lecturer, and accordingly a beautiful ?old-mounted' fountain pen, suitably inscribed, has been forwarded to him Study economy and comfort by using Taratu coal Your coal merchant can supply it. The Mount Ida Chronicle states that Mrs L .Mathowson, of Kokonga. has recently been very ill from fish poisoning, vdiicli necessitated her spending threo weeks in a private hospital in Dunedin. She is now progressing splendidly. It is icported that a ten-pound noto was recently picked up on tho Ashbmton Trotting Grounds. From its roiled and dirty nppeannce it had evidently been Iving there for some months, arid is supposed to have been lost about the timo of tHo last Ashburton show. When vmi! 1 hov wants a c uit it will ho worth your while to see our Rnnfmly suits for boys, 7to 13 years. Coat and trousers, with imitation vest, "enuine Mosjicl tveed, and luoely made, 14s 6d and 15s 6d. Men's and Youths' equally cheap —A. P. Ohoyue and Co., Mosgicl and Lrwrence... As a sequel to tile, recent prosecutions under the Noxious Wends Act the V/yudbam Herald is infoimed that a petition is about to lie circulated amongst landholders to have ragivoit elnninited fiom tho act. Fannera hold tint us cheep eat tho weed loathly it is more a benefit than a nuisance, Thomson and Co., of Moiay plac<s, have purchased the late H. Palmei'fl stool: of momimonts, which are helm; sold at a larao discount. Dfsiw 0 n iinphoah'on, . A scare has lif-sii occasioned among tho icsidents of the Bnl'aito district near Ball.irat, Victoria, consequent upon the report that a tiger is mowlins about' in tho adjacent hush. Two lesidents report having seen it. Superintendent Yonnjr has Instructed the mounted police te keep a lookout for the tiger mid shoot it in the event of Its being encounteiod Milton coal a iiti<> household fuel, non«ulii|inro'ia ',1s per ton delivered A huttw factory in'the New Plymouth district, which about August, 1903 paid out £6"0 by wav of bonus, and £150 last jcar, rspeots to 'lave £700 to divide this vear. This expedience is evppeted to bo metty general: if 60, tho lust eierns of the alleged dcpiession should disappear eaily in the spung. 011 their annivoisaiies people usually 10coivo presents The Mutual Stores, Ltd., give them in double measuie Remember, you are not paying for tbe.-o out of quality nI goods; tlioy are u straight out e>ift. Visit the stores yourself, and you'll lie convinced. To-dnv is the time.. . At tho annual meeting of tho Waitaki and Waimate Acclimatisation lcforcnee wns miulo to the iu« of cylinders by sportsmen, and it was decided tint tho matter be loferied to the conference of Acclimatisation Societies in Wellington, with a request that it bo considered with a view to compelling the discontinuance of the practice. The quo°lion of the u'e of pea uflos end fowling niecs by lovs under a certain age was eonside'od at length, and this subject al-o was to tile conference for consideration. Dress 001 d for ladies' evelcs, blaek and assorted colours, good quality, in 2 4 -yard lengths, 9d and Is per box.—W. A. Scott, 155 Gemife street.,.. On Monday Mr Albeit Po\ had tha muscles of his arm injured by _ tho accidental dischaigo of a pea rifle. Fo\, in company with another voiinor man, was driving between Fortrose ami Ilaldanc. 110 had his lille leaded (savs the Wyndham Ho:aid), and was shooting 'labbita as tlioy dro\o alonj. He laid hl= rifle down, and his companion made to pull up the »ug and in doing so discharged the rifle. Fox was brought to Wyndh?m for medical treatment, and is piogressing well. Hydraulic *luiciui» p'ant, fiumiiffe pines, drcdcic work esrried out promptly bi- BurtILiinited), who cast daily in bras? and iron. Breakdowns in machinery repaired *• haitnc spscial facilities to do if... Al a meeting of the Southland Temperance R"form Council on Monday evening it wai decided to appoint ladv canvassers with a view of imparting knowkdgn to electois, and an electoral committor .was sat lip with the object of ensuring that no name l ? e\cnpt those of persons entitled to voto shall appear on the. rolls. The secretary reported that inonoy for cariying nn the campaign was coming in more freely than on any pievous occasion. The Dev. L. M. Isitt will deliver an address in Tnvorcargill in July, and w ill followed by Mrs Harrison Leo some tjmo in August. It is expected that Mr WooJlcy, the American temperance oiator, will visit liivci'c.ivsill in Septembei*. The latest decided novelty for ladies' wear the new Inverness coat. Wo have this day opened a'magnificent range'Of over 50 patterns in pretty greys, browns, navys. and checks in liiht or heavy cloths, with or without silk linings. Price—27s 6d, 32s 6d, ?ss. 395, and 45s Kiery lady wanting a stylish and thoroughly up-to-date winter garment should seo these coats or write for one If ordering send chest measurement and state whether tall or short figure, to T Ross, direct importer, 130 Princes street, Dunedin The Queensland Department of Agiiculture 13 issuing a circular to ooffee-qrowers, stating that, owing to the complaints that growers find a difficulty in disposing of I heir crops, and the statements of southern buyers that consignments are of uneven curing and require uniform grading, the department has erected a coffee-grading mill at Kamerunga State Nurseiv. Cairns, for tho purpose of assisting tho industry. Tho coffee will bo received in the dry parchment state, and will bs bulled, separated, graded, packed, and despatched south for ■salt at tho most advantageous markets in the Commonwealth. The department, however, has no intention of roastingr. grinding, or retailing coffee, or in any similar manner competing with private enterprise.

ftEDCLIFFE CROWN BRAND GALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON; cheaperi and best—Hoge and Co. (Limited), agents, Lowe -■ R&ltrar itreet.—Advt