OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, 27 April 1906, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Nearly 500,000 persons aro employed in working tho railways of tlio United Kingdom. A petition, urging the Government to acquire the Culverden F.slato (North Canterbury) for closer settlement is being largely signed in tho surrounding districts. A rich old woman of tlio Rue Vaugirard, Paris, who died recently, ordered her executory to spend £3000 on her funeral. For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d per bottle.... Tho Mnnawatii Daily Time.? slates thai Messrs A. and L. Seifcrt, operating for » big Palmcrston North syndicate, have purchased 3800 acres of the Makcnia. swamp for flaxmiiling purposes. Tho marriage has just taken place af a centenarian couple at Maysvillc, Ohio. The bridegroom is Captain Kuhns, aged 101, a. veteran ot the Mexican and Civil wars, while tho bride (Mrs Sarah Crawford) has just passed her hundredth birthday. Their courtship commenced 70 years ago. For newest and most fashionable designs English suitings.—Ansc'.l k Co., Octagon.... tinder "The Convicts' Forfeitures Act, 1871," and the amending act. of last session, it is now gazetted that tho I'nblio Trustee is the person to whom tlio eustody and management of tlio property of ail convicts is committed during the Govowior'i pleasure.

About 500 minors, engineers, plumbers, and others turned out on a • Sunday to assist in the work of laying nearly a mile of water main, to tho hospital at Cobir, New South Wales. In tihreo hours water was available- at the hospital, where there m-e 51 cases of typhoid fever. Scrravallo's Tonic of Hark and Iron Win« is just the tonic required by ladies for anaemia autl weakness. Pleasant to take. Price, 5s a bottle. Sec our window display. H. L. Sprosen, chemist, Octagon, Duiicdin....

At Perth (W.A.) on the 11th inst.. Jacob Hutchens was fined £30. in default three months' imprisonment, for having been in unlawful possession of 28oz of gold. An order was made for the return of tho gold to.Mr David Halt, the owner of the Reward mine, Southern Cross, by whom the accused was employed as underground manager.

If this should meet Ihe eyo of ladies desirous of improving their personal attraction it-will certainly bo to their advantage to secure a, new Jacket, at D. Ohristio and Co.'s, Busy Drapers, Mosgiel.... What is supposed to be the largest flying fish that has ever been secured was caught by the chief officer of iho 6tcamer Dolphin on her recent voyage out to the. colony. The. fish measured 24in from head to tail, whilst the outstretched wings spanned 25in. One of these, measuring lOJin, has been beautifully preserved. Frank JI. Blakcley, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes etr«et South (ovor Kilrey and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483....

Mr C. A. Moreing. who represents the big London firm of Bewick, Moreing, and Co., has been recently touring Victoria,, and has acquired extensive mining interests in that State. His firm is said to control mining ventures in all parts of tho world to the value of £52.000,000.

Competition is said to be the life of trade; but iliu suits wo make for 50s, 59s 6d, and 65s defy nil competition. Call early and leave, your measure. Endless variety of patterns, and satisfaction guaranteed.— Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel and Lawrence....

The late frosts in the Bay of Plonty district have done considerable damage to tho maize crops in the inland settlements, hut, as usual, tho crops on the sea coast have, escaped injury. Tho crop thus year from these districts will show a falling off of many thousands of sacks as compared with previous years.

Autumn goods to perfection at The Mutual Stores, Limited, and no on 7 in need of a new garment (and who is not?) should fail to see their splendid showing. Qual'ty goods at the lowest prices for ca6h nums up reason why Th« Mutual Stores oro so rapidly gaining public confidence and patronage. We give a courteous wclcomo to a 11....

•James Johnston, aged 40 years, was found lying dead alongside his bicycle, about, a mile from the Waterloo Inn, Tahara., on the 9th inst. Some time ago a. man. Gill Murphy, was found <!ead lwsido the same bicycle vn the same locality. A few weeks ago there was promise of a plentiful growth of grass to fide pastoralists over the winter months throughout the Mastorfon districts, but sanguine hopes of this kind have boen dispelled by tho frosty weather experienced lately. Tho growth of grass has boen materially cheeked by recent sharp frosts, and especially so in the bush districts.

To ladies who study a nice appearance on the street, see the novel and stylish shapes in tweed jackets. Tight, fitting, with belt and buckle at waist; full sac shapes, or the New Empire styles, with yokes, pleated back, and band and huckio, in prettv tweed pattern, at 10s 6tl. 12s 6d, 15s, 17s 6d, 19s 6d, 21s, and upwards. Also, grand lot rich caracul cpats, sac or Russian shapes, at 355, 37s 6d, up to 5 guineas, at T. Ross's, direct importer.... The second Tiger tea juvenile competition was productive of an excellent border design by Miss Bertha Raker, of South Duncdin, a girl of 60mo 12 yeans of age. The design indicates considerable artistic ability on the part of one so young, and the' proprietors of Tiger tea showed their appreciation of Miss Baker's work bv awarding her a. special prize. A reproduction of tho design appears in our advertising columns. Five tunnels are now being opened on the Midland Railway at the. bead of Broken River, and between that place and Sloven's Creek. They vary in length from 12 chains to two chains. Work is being opened towards the Cass River, and the road to the. river is nearly completed, only a few chains of the work remaining to be done. There are about 500 men on the works. Sixty or 70 are camped at Sloven's Creek, and some arc as far up as Mount White road.

Now tliat the rush of Ea6ter buyers is over, those who visit the great Boot Sale at the City Boot Palace will ho suro of receiving that careful attention which it is our aim to give to every customer. The immense popularity which has attended this sale of Miss Morrison's stock could never have been attained but for the fact that the public quickly realised tho advantages of shopping at such a time. The salo was further popularised by the strong recommendation of customers who had made such purchases as were quite exceptional in point of money value. The sale will bo continued for a. little longer as we do not wish to turn over a sinele pair of Miss Morrison's goods into our ordinary stock. You will find a visit to tho City Boot Palace pay you we 11....

Arabian horses (show remarkable courage in battle. It is said that when a horse of this breed finds himself wounded, and knows instinctively that he will not ,be able to carry his rider much longer, ho quickly retires, bowing his master to a. place of safety while he has yet sufficient strength. But if, on the other hand, the rider is wounded and falls to the ground, the faithful animal 'remains beside him, unmindful _of danger, neighing until assistance is brought.

A New York telegram dated March ♦ says:—A labourer named .Toseph Lipsitz has recovered a large sum as damages from the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railway 'tinder remarkable circumstances. His claim was in respect of injury sustained in a collision affecting his spina and rendering liim insensible to pain. In support of this contention a Brooklyn court permitted l him to he subjected to a strange ordeal in the witness box. A surgeon applied a whitehot cautery to the plaintiff's baro arm and body, holding it there until tho odour of burning flesh filled the jury's nostrils. Lipsitz did not flinch, but smiled cheerfully. This produced such an effect that tho company withdrew their plea that he was malingering. Seared, hut triumphant, th« plaintiff departed with a handsome sum to ealve his wounds.