OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13855, 19 March 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

' The average life of a. bank-note is 70 (lay?. Drinking tlie kins drink—King coffee.... For assaulting a niotormau and n tramway conductor, a man at Auckland was fined (with costs) £H 8s 6d. The cost of public education in England is now £23,250,000 yearly. Tho amount raised from local rates is roughly 6s lOd a head. Visit- cur new showroom, which is full of the latest gas fittings, lavatory- basins, porcelain enamel baths, and sanitary fittings. A. and T. Burt (Ltd.), Stuart street.... The Xckcn City Council a year ago had an overdraft, of £19,609 12s, and it is now taking' steps to raise a loan to liquidate it. Frank 11. Blaiieiey, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telophono 1483.... The Ordnance Survey Department at Southampton uses enormous cameras, costing £300 apiece, and taking a plate 45in by 33in. Men's overcoats.—Latest English make; abundant selection. Prices from 35s to 78s. —Brown, Kwing and Co. (Ltd.).... During the month of February 49 estatcf of deceased persons were placed under tilt charge of the Fublifc Trustee. A Wangamii artist recently purchased three pictures lie saw in a boardinghouse fcr 30s, and a few days later ho received an' offer from a Hawera resident of £15 for the pictures. The medicinal properties of the cucumber arc well shown bvi our Cucumber and Gtycerinc Soap; keeps tho skin soft as velvet; price 6d.—J. Waters, chemist, 20 Princes street.,.. For some cause or another an annoyanco of fleas lias set in in Hastings. On all sides complaints aro being made, and.many conflicting theories arc advanced to explain the matter. Nothing like Fospbcrine if you feel out of sorts. It revives and strengthens the nervous system, en res neuralgia and toothache promptly; a really wonderful pick-me-up tonic; small dose but large effect. Is, lj 6d, and 2s 6d.—At Marshall's Pharmacy.... Die first prize for tho best design for tho now town hall for Auckland lias been awarded to Messrs J. J. and E. J. Clarke, Melbourne; the 6ceond prize to Messrs Wni. and Herbert Black, Melbourne: and the third to Messrs Clegg and Miller, Ballarat. of our customers are now placing their whole season's orders with us, and find it to their advantage. Lovely, goods opened in all departments. Inspection invited.—D. Christie and Co., import busy drapers, Mosgiol, mid at London.... The Thames Star understands that an information has been laid against a Thames cab proprietor for not responding to the call of the police when asked-to convey a man, arrested for stabbing, to tho gaol. It is rumoured in New Plymouth that, when profitable oil is struck, Mr Anthony Horderu, the Australasian general provider* intends investing a large amount of capital in Tarsuaki. A smart tailor-made costume is the best dress fov a lady.—Ansell and Co., Octagon, are genuine ladies' tailors.... Palmerston North is suffering from a re. action after the boom. Fully 177 civil eases have been set down for hearing at the next sittings of the S.M. Court, a. number that constitutes a record. To prevent had odours from sewers, drains, sinks, and privies, use Qnibell's disinfectant. It is very cheap. Ton can buy a large bottle for Is. So why ho without it? All storekeepers keep it, and £o does G. M. Marshall, chemist.... The Free Press, Balelut-ha, lias been told of an Inchclutha farmer who on Tuesday sold a line of -over' 300 wethers at 235; those sliccp he had purchased two' short months ago at 15s. Another man sold lambs at 15s, which cost bim but 8s in January. ■ Owing to the new regulations governing tho workers' dwellings at Pctone, several inquiries are being made respecting the same by prospective tenants, and there is a reasonable possibility of all tho houses being occupied in the near future. The tenants of the houses already occupied are said to bo quite satisfied with their lot. For business purposes (ho best education is the most practical. A local cicatrical engineering l firm writes: "Other things being equal, wo always give preference to applicants holding Scran {on certificates." The training is thoroughly practical.—Bray Bras., agents.... l'l'ho late hush fires in the Glcnomaru district have been the means of drawing tho people closer together through their common misfortunes, and it has resulted in the holding of social gatherings at neighbours' houses, which are locally known as "bush • fire returns."—Free Press. Drinking the king drink—King coffee.... Given a suitable season one of the best; industries in (his part of the colony (says the liivcrton Star) is the felling industrv. In fine weather the fishing boats, usually containing three fishermen, make from £4 to £6 per day when fishing at Escape Reef. During the past week largo quantities of groper were caught. Tho aim of (Joo. E. Keith, tho great maker of boots for tho elito of the United State, is to produce a boot which shall have all the sterling qualities of the hand made-to-measure article, with a finer and moro elegant finish,—and he succeeds! Keith's boots for men arc superb. We have them in glaco kid, 'Ixix calf, and velours calf, witli broad, medium, or narrow toes, at 22s 6d, 255, 265. and 27s 6d. Two liotab.'e lines aro the exquisite and velour calf Balmoral, pointed toes, very graceful; and the other extreme, the solid box calf Cookham for winter wear, as desirable as ifl the former for dress purposes. Cookhani House, Princcs street, tho depot for high grade foolware. Now shipments now opened.... Another petition from Poinahaka settlers has been duly signed and forwarded to tho Land Board praying for extension of time to settle iuient overdue ront, and also asking the Board to delav forfeiture and confiscation until Mr M ; Xab's Land Bill becomes' law, when it is -thought rojief wilt bo given the settlors.—Mataura. Ensign, Comfortable comforts can now to procured from us for the coming winter. Our stocks of woollen underclothing, doclor flannel, and blankets have :;ll been secured, and as they come direct from the manufacturer!, you can rely on tho prices being reasonable. Inspect tlic.se goods. They aro nearly all unshrinkable.—A. F. Dlieyno and Co., Mosgiel and Lawrenoe.... A narrow escape from a serious, if not fatal accident, oc-ctirred at Mangoro (Auckland) recently. . Mr Cooper and his family were sitting under a largo troe, and had just moved away when the force of tho wind blew down the tree, which fell Jicavily on the spot the Cooper family had just vacated. Had the tree fallen five minutes earlier the consiliences would 1 probably have been v'ery serious. When spending your money you misht as well have the best value for it. Tho sanitary tooth brush (price Is 6d) is specially made for ladies, and the silvercd-wired tooth brush (price Is 6d) suit gentlemen, and never leave hairs in tho mouth.—ll, L. Sprosen, chemist, Octagon, Duncdin.... Dr Findlay, speaking at tho Fire Brigades' dinner in Wellington, taid the sooial ques-t-ion was a doep one, and there should Ik> an honest and sinccro desire for a hotter standard of comfort and higher education, intcllootnally and technically, which could only ho attained) by uniting tho industrial side and the commercial side with the social issue. The Thames Star says that sawmillers in almost every part of the West Coast of Auckland aro complaining regarding tho absence of bottoms to convey timber. It is reported that there are bet-ween a million and a million and a half feet waiting shipment at. the different mills, and that owing to the skids being fidly stored some mills will have to suspend operations temporarily. Tho new coats just to hand are' tho prettiest we have opened for many a day, reaching from below tho knen to tho bottom of the dress, and made from rainproof tweeds in pretty check stripe and fancy mixtures. They are boaut-ifullv finished, and, being tailor-made, thov (it like a glove and give a stylish ar.d ladylike appearance to tho wearer. The prices this year aro extromelv moderate, running from 15s Gd. 17s 6d. 19s 6d. 21s. 255, and 29s to 455, and are well worth tho careful consideration of every lodv contemplating buying a new coat, at T." Ross's, direct importer, 130 [ Princes street.... A grasshopper plague was raging between ! Barnawartha -and Wodonga (Vic.) last month. Tliey were so thick that several travellers liad difficulty in making their horses 'aw them An empty excursion train was brought to a standstill about seven miles from Pensliuret throuph grasshoppers causing the ra-ils to become greasy ar.d the wheels to skid. Tho train was delayed 25 minutes.