OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13889, 29 April 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Mr Glcnny, siationmaster rit Patea, is retiring after 30 years' service with tho Railway Department.

The' population of the United States will apparently be double its present proportions by tho year 1942. Drinking tho king drink—King coffee.... In 1845 a- great, bazaar was organised by the Anti-corn Law League at Covenfc Garden, and over £125,000 was raised. A boy is now oii his way from England to Oainarii, baying bceii sent out specially for education at the Wttitaki High School. For household needs—caliccos, sheetings, tablo damasks, and curtains—BrownEwing's simply cannot bo beaten. Inquire prices and prove.... Mails for the United Kingdom, etc., despatched from Sydney via. Vancouver on tho 19th March arrived in London on the morning of tho 25th inst. Twenty-one out, of every 100 of Belgium's people aro landowners, lfow farms in that country exceed in size 100 acres.

Headquarters for Hot-water Bogs at J. Waters', chemist, 20 Princes street Southampton docks, owned by the I/. and S.-W. railway, havo the peculiar advantage of double tides i.e., four hours' high water daily.

Frank 11. Blakelcy, surgeon dentist, .174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483.... Somo idea as to whether properties in 'Oaniaru aro really moving up or down ia furnished by the fact, that- a property which four months ago sold for £300 was sold last week for £375.— North OUgo Times.Do j'ou want, a hairbrush? We have the finest selection in town. Sample, brushes at wiiolesile prices, from Is to 30s each.—ll. L. Sprojen, chemist, Octagon. Dunedin.... Hull now ranks as the third British port. Her imports and exports combined are valued at £53.550,000 yearly, whicli beats Glasgow bv £15,000,000. Footwarmcrs from 2s 6d at J. Waters', oncmist. 20 Princcs street....

Nino hundred and thirlv-five out of every 1000 prisoners in United Slates prisons are men. Tlia total prison population of the States is 86,000.

Do you wish a perfect-fitting suit of superior tweed? If so, consult our cutter, and you will be satisfied.—Herbert Haynes and Co. (Ltd.), Duncdhi,... It has been calculated that out of the population of tho globe, about 1,500,000,000 in all, thero aro much' fewer than 3,500,000 afloat on ewts or rivers, _J S there anything new. under tho sun? ics, rlic Lorraine" ladies'kid shoes in tho latest shapes at 14s 6d- to 18s 6d. Men's lorpoise Cookham boots 19s, French calf t,'® 1 ™ ou can save money by buying tho K hoots from us, 21s to 235.'-Simon ■Bros., Continental Boot. Depot, Princcs street (opposite.Post Office).... 'I am a member of a trades union, lind I hope to be a member of a trades union until I die," said Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister of Labour, at tho Grocers' Union of Workers' smoke Concert at Wellington on Wednesday night. _ Flannelettes have now become a necessity in every household. The' ones wo soli are tho famous "Dacca Twist," 32in x 36in wide; prices, Bd, lOd, lOJd; and wo guarantee their wearing qualifies, Money returned cheerfully if satisfaction not given. A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiol and Lawrence....

At Hondra, Queensland, James John Doig, aged 60, was attempting to fasten a leading to a ring in a. bull's nose, when tho animal charged him, driving his horns into Doig's lung, and inflicting a deep wound in his thigh. Doig died on hie way to the hospital. the king drink—King coffee.'... I the Labour party very young," said Commissioner Cadinan at Timaru on Thursday night. "I looked for a. situation to earn a little money to keep my mother, at five and a-half years of age, and got one. Boys of 16 nowadays don't want to go to work; they want to go footballing." •P. and A. Duncan's ploughs, harrows, scarifiers, are tho most up-to-date on. tho market. Procure quotations before purchasing season's supplies. Catalogues on ap. plication.—A. and T. Burt (Ltd;), 'agents.... •Niagara Falls are receding at tho rate of a yard and a-quarter yearly, owing to tlio wear of the limestone cliff over 'which tho water falls. Consequently in 35,200 years tho will have worn their way back to Lake Erie, and completely drain it. The' largest, and most, rechorche selection of suitings on view at Anscll and Co.'s, Octagon. Fred Smith, jun., cutter.... A very curious fact is that, there is less rain at 100 ft above the earth than upon its surface. An experiment made at Westminster showed (hat, whilo 22iin were collected during tho year on tho ground, a raingaugo on top of tho Abbey square tower collected only 13in. iFor. Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d k 2s 6d. During tho year ended . 31st March last" 553 permits for now buildings, including 336 for alterations and additions, wereissued within tho city limits in Wellington, the permits covering works estimated to ccst £381,233. Tho values of the building operations for which permits wire issued in 1906 was £426,271 and £344,560 in 1905; and tho number of permits issued last year was 579.

Ladies who feel tired and' weary froni study of any kind, those who work hard with their brain; these all gain benefit from a short course of FosDherine. la, Is Od, and 2s 6d.—Marshall's Pharmacy.... An extraordinary case which has been puzzling somo of the Taranaki medical fraternity has occurred at Waitara. A young woman went into a trance, and remained in that condition for 65 hours.

She was seen bv three doctors from New Plymouth, but. the pricking of needles and shocks from electric batteries Jiad no effect on her. At latest- advices she had been, removed to the New Plymouth Hospital, still in a trance.

Ladies wishing to bo well dressed can. depend on having a really smart mado _by our Mrs Webb. New costume materials aro now to Ixj had at our establishment. Book your order now and save disappointment.—D. Christie and Co., import drapers, Mosgiel and Lbndon. It is moro than 44 years since IT.M.S. ' Orpheus was wrecked on the Manukau bar. and it soems impossible that any rclios of that awful tragedy should still be lying along the coast. Such is the fact, however. At Easter a party, of campers, whilo walking along tho beach some two miles and a-half from tho Heads, saw the end of an old Gpar sticking out of the sand, about. 300 yards from' the edge of the tide. It excited their curiosity, to they dug it up, and found it was the mizzen-topmast, of'the ill-fated vessel, the spar to which the unfortunate officers clung during an awful afternoon' and' night, till they were washed o(E and drowned.

An absolute necessity to a lady 'is a nioe fur. Our «tock of new goods comprises hundreds of necklets, stoles, and throw-overs in RiK-sian haro at 3s 6d, 3s lid, 4s 6d, 5s 6d to 13s 6d; imitation stone marten, 7s 6d,

10.i 6(1,'12s Gd, 15s; real marmot, 7s 6d, 9s 6d, lis 6d up to 495; Canadian sable. 42s to 90s; light alul dark bear, 10s 6d to. 60s: . foxalino (in white, grey, and marten colouring), from 7s 6d; pretty irrebo, 4s 6d. 5a i 6d, 6s 6:1 to 255; Kolinski, Pitch, Jap sable, and stono marten, ' from 425; muffs to match, from 6s 6d.—At T. Ross's, direct' importer, 130 Princes street. Dunedin.... In connection with the visit of Mr C. J. Fulton, New 'Zealand fibre expert, to St, Helena, Mr A. G. Wise, scoretary of the St. Helena Committee, states that- the proposed new industry will not afford employment for the large number of labourers' who have been thrown out, of work• by the withdrawal of tho garrison, oven if it is successful. Tho question remains how the colonists can exist till tho first crop of flax is ready to harvest, which will bo at least four years after, planting. Tho inhabitants arc anxiously 1 pressing, therefore, for tho establishment of on Admiralty depot, and for more frequent visits from British warships. As the cold weather seems now almost upon us, and people will be commencing to mako their purchases of winter footwear, we append a short list of some lines just opened up at tho City Boot Palace, which •arc quite tho latest for ladies' wear. Glace button boots, flexible sole, round toe, goloshed, 19s M; glnco Balmoral, patent tip, smart heels, ?,ls; glace Balmoral, patent peak tip, macliino sewn—a really qood. useful boot,—lis 6d; ((lace kid Oxford shoes, strong, patent caps, machine sewn, 8s 6d (the same shoe may also he had buttoned); glace kid .Oxford shoes; best quality, patent tip, flexible solos, very aristocratic finish, 18s 6d; buttoned shoe, in glace kid. Rood strong soles, well finished, lfc 6d. You can always rely upon getting a first-class selection to chooso from at the City Boot Palace, George 1 t street (corncr St. Andrew street).—Jos. M'lvay, proprietor....