OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13811, 26 January 1907, Page 16

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

A silver penny of William the Conqueror has fetched £32. Fashions of the day. Newest designs in suitings at Ansell anil Co., Octagon.... Tiio United Slates has 196* miles of abandoned cana.ls. A s;ick of flour weighing 28011> will make about 4001b of bread. Frank H. Blakeicy, Burgeon dentist, 174 Princce street South |over lCilioy and Sutherland's). Telephone 1185.... The 'highest pasa in tho New World in ■common use is Humahuacu in the Andes. Its summit is 14,C60ft. An olivo tree in full hearing yields two 'bushels ef 'berries, which, when crushed, ■give two gallons of oil. Biown, Kn ing's salo lusts for 12 daje only, and everything throughout tlio house is reduced.... In 1735 a lady. Madame Proiilschikeff, cotn-maiulcd. jointly with her husband, a I'uissian Polar expedition. Austria's florin is 2s of our money; Brazil's milrci is 2s 2d; Persia's kran is Gd, and Sweden's rix dialer 4s Bd. London's combined importe and exports are worth 261 millions yearly; Liverpool's are second by only 25'- millions. The youngest President of tho Royal Academy was Sir Joshua Reynolds, elected in 1768,"at -the age of 45. The difficulty of securing sufficient boy ami , srirl labour at the l'etone woollen mills is bring as keenly felt as ever. " Gijot! stuff fit to set before a king," is the delighted exclamation when "King Coft'eo" is poured out. and diffuses its aroma round tho table. Take the hint anJ order a trial tin!... A cheque for £2800, made up of pennies and half-pennies, lias been given to Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital as tho contribution of the working classes of Coventry. Regarding the price of flax, a, resident of Tokomairiro informs the Milton Mirror that he has just sold to a. local flaxmiller a quantity of dressed fibre for £35 per ton, and that this is part, of a iot for which ho received £10 a ton 17 years ago. Marshall's Fosphorino, tho famous tonio and neuralgia cure; a nerve-strengthener; nothing to equal it rib a nerve piok-me-up; Fplcndid for students, business men, and those whose nerves aro out of order. Is, Is 6(1. 2.5 Pharmacy.... The gate, receipts at the football match at Swansea between South Africa and Wales amounted, to £2867— a record as far as a Welsh Rugby international match is concerned. At the Woleli match with the New Zcalandcrs last season the sum taken was £2650. Visitors to Dunedin should inspect our large and cheap stock of tombstones; near way to station. —Thomson and Co., Moray plate (opposite First Church). Mrs Seddon has given a bed to the Eumara. Hospital. It is to bo placed in the recently added wing, and in to be known as the " Seddon Bed, in memory of your late member, who lived among you for so many years, and entered into your joys and sorrow's." During the holiday 6caeon visitors remarked on the greatly-improved window displays of the retailers in Dunedin. Graduates in the Scranton School windowtrimming and show-card writing courses are much sought after for this work.— Br*y Bros., agente,.,.

*mil!limimim,ti m.i i J' ■■ lw ui,,i.» t W", ■■■ Of raw beef 1001b are equal to 67 roast; or 741b boiled. Procuring cooks for camps is a. very difficult undertaking in South Wairaxa-pa. tit! present. A cook from a Lower Hutt camp was remanded to tho Wellington Supremo: Court on Monday last for theft, and in order to keep tho camp going his employers went bail for their valuable oook. Artificial teoth require a 6pecia.l tooth brush. Wo have just imported a. special lino; price Is 6d each. Silver drawn tooth' brushes, Is 6d each, specially made. No ; loojo hairs. Price Is 6d each; other brushes, 6~d.15, Is 6d, and 2s each.— H. L. 1 Sprosan, ehoniist, Octagon, Dunedin. An exceedingly sharp frost was experienced in Otautau and 6(trroundinjr.. dis- ■ tricte on Saturday morning, when potatoes, pumpkins, marrows, etc., suffered severely, the latter plants being thrown back considerably in growth. Wait one minute, madam! Yes, you have read a Waronui Coal advertisement before, and have resolved to commence tho new year by using the coal, too. Have, you done so? Others have; increased 6ales tell us so. Order now, and remember tho name " Waronui," delivered in town by aJI leading coal merchants at Zls per ton, of ' uhono 401.... Tiio chairman of tho Naniur Hospital . Board (Mr 0. H. (Jranby) has'received from : Mr .]. N. Williams his chequo for £1000 towards tho extension of the hospital. This ; Ruin, with the Government subsidy, will swell the board's funds by £2200. , It's goodness a man wants when ho buys his outfit. Wo have a wealth of men's , furnishings at pleasingly low prices, the quality of which is unapproachable. [ Poorly-made, ill-fitting garments are intolerable. Try tho Mosgiol Drapery Warehouse.—A. F. Cheyno and C 0.... A short limo ago tho South Canterbury; Board of Education had reason to complain of a scarcity of teachers, there being ft good deal of diOioulty in getting vacancies filled. Tho supply of teachers teems to have increased, for at llio last meeting tiicro wore as many as 19 applicants for oarli of the two vacant posts. If you find it difficult to keep' cool this weather pay a visit to our stores, where yon will find heaps of seasonable goods at greatly-reduced prices—D. Christie and Co., import drapers, Jlosgicl and London. Mr Andrew Carnegie has replied to the letter sent by the town clerk of Now Plymouth in October last, and in his communication states (hat as soon as ho has seen and approved the plans of tho, library building:, for l:h« erection of which he promised £2500, ]ie will make arrangements for progress payments whilst the building is being erected. Our sale of fashionable, evory-day g'oods. now in full swing, bids fair to "be tho most successful wo have had. Ladies' pretty striped, checked, flowered, and shot sunshades selling at tho ridiculous .prices of Iβ 6d and Is lid. All our new season's blousos, many of them only just, imported, and worth up to 10s 6d, aro marked Is lid. 2s lid, and 3s lid. Sevonty-nino linen and crash dre.-* skirts, excellent [or wear, and wasli beautifully, from 2s lid; lace gloves, 3d pair; law stockings. Is lid pair (just tho tmiiff for tho warm weather), and everything throughout tho whole shop reduced at T. Ross's, 130 Princes street, Dunedin..., A private letter received in Christchureh from a gentleman intimately connected with Mr Chamberlain, written on December 4th, conveys tho gratifying bows that tho right honourable gentleman continues to inako excellent progress, Ho wa3 able to get out daily for walking and carriage exorcise, and was deriving much benefit from t,ho change to Highbury from London.—Prese. During- the oast twelve months tho gas lamps in iho Auckland marine suburbs of Birkenhead and Northcoto have been lit by means of clockwork. Tho invention is so arranged that it automatically lights tiio lamps at a certain hour each night and extinguishes thorn next morning. All that js necessary is to wind up fcho mechanism once a week. This does away with the expense of men to light the lamps and put Iliem out again, an important matter in a, scattered suburban district. Coachbuildcrs and wheelwrights should not fail to inspect the display of carriage and waggon woodwarc shown in the New , Soutb Wale* court of the Ohristchurch Inhibition by Messrs. Frank Grimlcv (Limiled), of Sydney. Now Zealand lacks hardwood necessary for the, construction of vehicles, but which abound? in the eastern parts of Australia. In the New South Wales court of (bo Exhibition there is a, fine display of these hardwoods worked up into shapes to suit coachbuilders and wheelwrights. It is claimed-that they are more desirable and less costly than American tim- , here. Those interested are advised to see this exhibit.... A contemporary says: ''On a population basis Kliham has a. licensed house for -i>verr 443 people. Stratford has ono for every 425 people, and Hawora runs a hotel for ever j 303 people. But tho West- Coast, must ho the haunt of millionaires (or it may bo the opposite), for at Urunner it. only requires 102 people to keen a hotel going, at lloss 82 can do it. and at Knmara there is a licenced house for each 82 of the population. I'ancy a hotel for every 82 of tho population! Deduct women and childrcil. and what extraordinary figures wo get." ; Style, what is it? Style is that- undefined something which is the tangible cxprcfpiori of exquisile taste 'mid refinement. Fur * example, "Snow" boots are the embodw nieiit of stylo in footwear for gentlemen. It is a subject that admits of no argument' —lo see. to handle, to admire is" to bo convinced! We liavo a ehoico lot- of tlwfl famous American boots for mini, recently opened up. Ulaco kid, open front', incii. toos ono of tin? "King" envies. 2's. In vellum calf, ton cap, 23s 6d. TV "Varsity" box calf, welted, medium pointed t'o«, wonderfully smart, 255. Tan, glare kid, welted, and medium toe, for the man who wants to keep in lino with Fashion's latest, 22s 6d. (llace kid button, the old style favourite brought up to date with pointed toe. 245. Indeed, for every description of boots it will bo to your advantage lo buv a-t Cookham House, the depot for higln grade footwear, Princes street.... Following is a list of artisans and labourers employed during November last on co-opcrativo railway works in the colony: — Kawakawa-Grahamtown, 91; Helensvillo Northward?, 215; GisborncPiotorua. 79; North Island Main Trunk, 2447; .Mount Ivjmcnt, 37: StratfordOngaruc, 83; Blenheim AVaipara, 246; AVestport-lnnngahua, 51; Midland: llanu, 96: .Midland: Springfield, 290; Midland: ltacfton-Inangahua. 100; Midland: Otira, 188; Ifokitika-Ross, 67; Naghere-BlaekbaH, 71; Otairo Central. 63: Lawrence-llokburgl), 123; Catlins-Wfiiniahaka, 126; OrcpukiWaiau, 70; Rivcrsdalc-Switeers, 9; building.;, etc, 313; total. 4635. . In connection with the statement in yes--1 terday's issue that tho water at Morgan's baths was unsuitable for swimming on. Thursday evening, Mr O. Morgan (propriei tor of the baths) wriies stating that no ono 1 at tho baths knew that Dawwm's timo was lo Ise taken. Nearly the whole of tho ■ water was let out of the largo hath on Thursday niorninK, consequently no ono ' could swim in it that night. The coveredi in bath was full, but probably it was not i long enough for a trial. Mr Morgan slates . that if ho had known that an official trial was to be made he would have had tho ■ largo batb fidb

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