OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13307, 12 June 1905, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Sir Joseph Ward has advised Sir W. J. Steward that, he will pay a visit to Waimate before the session. Tho president and secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association intend paying a visit of inspection to the .-Dunedin show. llairy fanners and agriculturists in search of new or second-hand vehicles would do well to inspect-' the .large and varied stock at Thcs. Scurf's Otago Coach Factory, Stuart street... Prohibition orders made in the colony last year numbered 1426, including 116 against women. .- Mr W. Frank Fitt announces that he will bo a candidate for tho Panicil elector■ato at 'the forthcoming general election. For shooting,, wild duck out of season on April 9 a man and boy were fined. £2 and ill respectively with costs at the Te Aroha Police Court. Farmers and pastoralists who appreciate quality and fit in tailor-made suits should •v'sifc Hallenstein Bros., Octagon, whew firet••>■33 tailored suits are being offered at 755. .Expert cutter always in attendance.... One of the cheques stolen from tho premises of Mr James Grant; Dee street, Invercargill, on Monday night has been cashed at .the Empire Hotel. This (say.s the Southland Times) strengthens the theory of the polieo that the offender is a local, man. Miss. Nance O'Neill, tho well-known actress,-, and her theatrical company pawed through Auckland en route to Sydney by the mail steamer' Sierra last week. . Oil cans, long spout, plated, 6d oaoh; Lucas Favourite, best finish, will not leak, Is, .' Oil, 6d and 9d; 3in 1 oil, large bottles, Is—W. A. Scott. 155 George .street,... The remains of the Elginshire appear to bo settling down (says the 'I'imarii. Herald). The ragged, forward part of the wreck used to be some-height above, the water even at high tide, but now it is but little abovo the water at low tide. Mr Guinness stated at a public meeting at Greymouth recently there was nothing to prevent a banquet being "held in an hotel after 11 o'clock. They could keep going till daylight if they wished, and. no ono could interfere.- This is not tho view taken by th® police. : There "is no doubt shows aro the medium of enlightening the; people of Otago-on its vast natural resource. Those desirous of seeing the process this province has mads in manufactures should, not fail to see and seeuro.for a smali outlay a special lot of men's colonial ribbed underpants, and singlets, 4s 6d each. also sox at Is each at the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Octagon../.. ; . , " ' .• r ' ' " • 'AtChristchurcli on Thursday, before Mr .Jiistica Cooper." a young man named "Willis, 21 years of age, who had a ' very' ■ had record, was sentenced to 12 months! imprisonment on each' of four chargcs-of breaking and entering and theft, the sentences: to;nm concurrently.

The Jtev. Mr Walls, who lias been iV cliargo of ithe To Aroha I'resbyterian . Church for over seven years, has left to tab; up wprlc at Wore./ Ho wits presented with a purse of sover.eigiw (£3B) and a travelling bag', prior to his departure..': : The Minerals Agency Company,' 67 Crawford street, has been appointed sole selling agents for (he fine household Villon coal.j:.' ; An inmate of an Ashburtoii: booi'dinfe house, on - going to !h\l on Tuesday night, found a boy slowed awav in n rug beneath . his lied. The intruder proved to .liavo rpn; away from Burnham Industrial School,' and said he /had reached Ashhurton by concealing himself in a train. 110 • was taken back to Burnham. Brown, Ewing, and Co. .have the largest selection of tweeds for men's suits iA Dunodin, and a good tailor to mako them up. Prices from 345.... . • . Addressjng the 'Philosophic Institute at Chri6tehurch last week on the subject of teohnical analyses "of coal and coal-tcsting, •» Mr Wright, said that the departmental estimate of the consumed in Now Zealand during;. 1903 was 1,267,861 tons. At a. modest computation, two-thirds of that quantity had been used for manufacturing purposes. Ho mentioned that a saving of fuel provided the'best opportunity for economy in industry. Milton coal should lie tried and its value iscertained; obtainable all coal merchants.... Woods' Great Peppermint Curo, for coughs and colds, never fails. Is 6d.„. The staff, of,-the Gisborne Municipal Abattoirs mado an unusual "kill" oi) Sunday week {says the Poverty Bay Herald). During the heavy storm of the previous day two whales had ventured too far up t-ho bay, and, running into shallow water; had got into difficulties. The abattoir hands, with a number of others, got to work, ajid managed to attach ropes to the stranded oetaceans—a cow and a calf—ono 12ft and the other sft- long. Elsewhere in > our advertising columns it • will be seen a sale of men's, up-to-date hats is being'held this week at the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Octagon.... The .Socialist party in Wellington has decided to contest a scat at the forthcoming Parliamentary olection, and Mr Robert Hogg is to bo invited to etand as the; candidate. Mr liogg lias not very long arrived from Home, where ho tcok a prominent part in the Independent Labour party. _ Ho has been engaged in lecturing on socialism ,and is an ardent advocate.of State control of the liquor traffic. There arc hundreds of p: -pie' coming to the Agricultural show this week from the. rural districts, and those desirous of seeing the sights of the city should take a-walk along Princes street to the Octagon, whera they will have revealed .to them the largest display of men's hats, shirts, ties, and warm winter underclothing; also men's aVd boys' winter overcoats, waterproofs, and oilskin.!, all being offered at most, reasonable prices, and qualities of tile very best, at the New Zealand Clothing Factory.... Quito a large number of cattlo'have died recently in the Takahue settlement (writes the' Eaitaia correspondent o£ the New Zenland Herald). Messrs Bradley arc the heaviest sufferers, losing 40 head. It is supposed that the cattle have been eating too heartily of the young fern that i« springing up over the recent burns, but some think that the heavy mortality is caused by the cattle drinking from water holes into which the potash from the bush files has drained,

Tlio Winter Show this Tear being somewhat later than usual, intending patrons will do well to inspect our stock of Ladies' Jackcta. Funs, and Inverness Capes. Tho line of Men's Rainproof Coats wo are offering nt- 29s 6d are marvellous. Writo for one.—A. F. Cheyjie and Co., Mosgiel and Lawrence....

Tho Colao correspondent of the Orepiiki Advocate states that the mutton birders nave had a ( good season this year, their Ctttch being about 143,000. Wood'prices arc being obtained, ranging from W to 5(1 per bird. JJie weather was fine on tho islands, unci \<?ry Jittle timo was lost. kvoryone bpina* in perfect'readiness to eonie homo when tho steamer called. It js interesting to Know that a dog, which was left on the islands last, year by mistake, was found on their return this season liono the worse for |ts solitary confinement of 12 months. " I'he Illustrated London News Kceord of (li« Transvaal War", is one of tho most beautiful historical works ever issued from tho pross. livery pago is alive with wordpictures and illustrations from the pencils of the best, war artists of the. day. As a memento of the third iumivcrsary of Peace Day, which, occurs on tlie Ist of June, Tito Mutual Limited, will present copy to every customer spending 40s at tho Stores....

A ra.ro Maori treasure, a largo hci-tiki, , beautifully fashioned, has been securcd by Mr .T. W. Thomson, of this city, son of the la,te Mr- Alexander Thomson, who during bis lifetime took a special interest in collecting Maori,curios. The ornament in question once belonged to Rapana T'uterangi, [ormerly a leading chief of the Ngatimaru tribe, whose lands are in iraurnki. The tiki, which • was bought, by 3ffr Thomson from, Detective Kennedy, of Ohristcliureh, brother of IMr J. Kennedy, of this city, has tho reputation of beiug tho finest in New Zealand, and it is ; stated that the exportation of this unique specimen of Maori art has been prohibited by tho Government. It if. estimated that long years of.patient fretting with sand and water ■ have been required to convert tho crude greenstone into its' present form. Burt s have all tho Drainage itaard iequirenients in stock for ■ drainers and plumbers, and have experienced men to carry out the work complete. The showrooms are well stocked with baths, basins.- ' sinks, closets, and other sanitary goods, at prices to suit everybody.... v At the annual meeting of the Wakntipu Licensing Committee an application by Mrs Johnston, of Skippers, for au accommodation license instead of a publican's license, at a, fee of £10 was granted, bat a similar application by A, f. Taylor, with resppct to his howl at Ma-ndoville, was declined. The license of the (tibbston Motel was held' over for three months, as the building was in a bad state of repair, and improvements were necessary, the improvements, to be effected in' the meantime. L. Boll's fee for an accommodation license at hong Gully was rcduccd from £10 to £7 10s.

I'rank H. Ulakoley, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over Woodward chemist). Telephone 1483.... "The police report being unfavourable to the granting of a license to tho applicant of the Commercial Hotel, Cromwell, Mr Turton. for the applicant, withdrew the application, and applied tq, liavo the license granted in the name of 11. Mountney. Th« request, was acceded to. Tho police objected to the extensioi/to 11 o'clock for the Cromwell hotels, but the committoe decided to grant the application for the 11 o'clock extension.

Milton coal, a lino household fuel, noilsulphurous, 21s per ton. delivered.... A young fisherman named George Shrubsal!,. about 25 yeans of ago, had a terrifying experience off Banks Peninsula on Saturday) losing his boat and escaping with his baro lifp. On Saturday/morning-lio was in Plea ' Hay, about three miles from Akaroa lighthouse,. in company .with another- fisherman named Hansen. There was a fresh southorly wind blowing, and considerable sea running outside. The glass was falling rapidly, and Shrnlioall made up his mind to run back to Lyilolion before bad weather came. He'and Hansen got their anchors up. about a quarter, to 12, and started out- of tho bay; but,' seeing how things were outside, the latterran back again to an . anchorage, leaving Shmbsall to go on by himself. Shrubsall made good progres<j for a time, but about a quarter past 12 his boat cr-nsized, and ho was thrown out head first; He managed to catch hold of tho keel'of the boat, and for the next, hour lie was continually tossed snd buffeted by tho, waves. Just as lie became exhausted, aud was giving up all hope of being pickcd up, he was rescued by tho captain of the steamer John Anderson, which commenced running to Akaroa Ohat day. Shrubsall had finite recovered from Irs terrible cxpcricnce. on Sunday. About two years ago ho was blown away in his boat in a heavy southerly gale as far as JCaikoura... He was sighted there by the steamer Wakatu,' but refused any ass.xitj.nce, as ho said he was quite able to get back to Lyttelton. He did get back, after an aisenon of some days. On another occasion his boat was capsized in J/yltcllon harbour, and ho was rescued by the crew of tho .schooner Joseph Sims, which was sailing into port at the time. . Tho rccent cold snap is undoubtedly accountable for the stir in all classes of winter gcods now going on with lis. Ladies' pretty tweed jackets, with boll sleeves, at 12s 6d, 15s 6d, 17s 6d, 21s. A fresh lot of stylish Inverness coats at 255, 27s 6d, 2Ss. New golf jerseys from 8s lid; warm flannelette

blouses from 3s fjrl, and rich flannel blouses' from 7s 6d, are all going off like hot cakes. "Whilo our stock of reliablo furs, in stoles, collars, and muffs to .natch, are the finest and cheapest in town.—At T. Ross's, importer, Princes street