OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13890, 30 April 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

At the end of March there was a bal.viefl of £4635 8s 2d lo the orcdit of the Kaitangntii Relief Fund.

Dr Nisbet's "Tour Through iho Lowlands of Scotland," on Friday evening, iu aid of Art Gallery Building Fund.... The young lady who caused a sensation in a Petono church the other day has been committed to a mental hospital. \ For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d & 2s fid. Tlw Royal Commission on Surplus Native Land (Mr R. M. Houston, M.11.R.) will commence its sitting at Kaitaia. on May 10.

Drinking the. king drink—King coffcc.... Paradise ducks, pukcko, and native pigeons arc protected this year. A splendid variety of genuine hand-made laeo and Indian Roods always on view.—l 3. Finlay, 10 Tine Hill torraoe (Gardens).... Europe has four nctivo volcanoes, Asia, 15, America 56, and the Asiatic Islands no fewer than 110.

For household needs—calicoes, sheetings, table damasks, and curtains—BrownEwing's simply cannot be beaten. Inquire prices and prove.... Some .wimnlcula) are so tiny that 2,800,000,000 occupy a space equal to onethousandth of a cubic inch. For fashionable millinery the best valuo in underskirts and hosiery, real Maltese laco goods, and courteous attention, ladies are invited to "Dorothy," 14 High, street.... Sea water contains silver in conGidcrablo quantities. It is often found deposited on the copper sheathing of ships. P. and D. Duncan's ploughs, harrows, scarifiers, are the most up-to-date. Procure quotations before purchasing supplies. Catalogues from A. and T. Burt (Ltd.), agents....

A movement, backed by several influential residents, is gaining ground, having for its object the establishment of a Young Men's Club in New Plymouth. Wo have just printed (says the Kumara Times) what wo consider a record roll— the supplementary roll of the Kumara Borough, which onlv centains ono name. Now the cold weatlier has arrived chapped hands aro plentiful. A 6d bottle of ivliito glycerine gives immediate relief. Cutolio soap, Is a cake, is the bcst.soap to use.— H. L, Sprosnn, chemist, Octagon, Duiiedin... Mr Fidmund Newman, of Turakina, ono of the best respected settlers on the coast, is mentioned as' a candidate for the Manawatu seat in the House of Representative?. Headquarters for Hot-water Bigs at J. Waters', chemist, 20 Princes street..,.

It is stated (says Iho ICaikoura Sun) that an agitation is afoot, chiefly among the scUlors of Mid-Marlborough, to oither purchase or start in opposition to tho Picton works. The low price offered for sheep is the Grievance. Frank 11. Blakcley. surgeon dentist, 174 Princcs street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483....

Sat> Marino, in Central Italy, is the smallest republic in the world.' It has only 22 square miles, but its population is 8500. Its annual revenue is £300, and it has no debt. The army has 130 officers and 900 men.

Footwarmcrs from 2s 6d at J. Waters', chemist, 20 Princes street Wlicat is usually supposed to Ik> tlio chief agricultural product of tho United States. This is a mistake. It oomos fourth in tho list. Maize is the greatest crop of the States, hay cominff second in value, cotton third, and wheat fourth.

Do you wish a pcrfcct-fitting suit of superior tweed? If so, consult our cutter, and you will be Haynes and Co. (Ltd.), Dimedin.... Mr and Mrs Christopher Lawrence, of Hucknall Torkard, Notts, claim to'bo tho oldest married couple in England. On May Dav thoy will have been married 72 years. Mr Lawrence is 92 and Lis wife 91 years of age. Flannelettes liave now become a necessity in every household. Tho ones wo sell aro tho famous "Dacca Twist," 32in x 36in wide;'prices, Bd, lOd, 10id; and we guarantee their wearing qualities; Money returned cheerfully if satisfaction not given. —A, F. Chcyna and Co., Mosgicl and Tho Oamaru Mail is informed on reliable authority that blight has bceri discovered in an unmistakable form in several of the potato crops of the district. Though, liappilv, tho experience i 6 far from peneral, the discovery demonstrates that, the dry season lias not banished tho disease, as it was hoped would be_ the- result. _ Drinking the king drink—King coffee.... Tho Oixrtiki Dairy Association lias paid out in milk cheques to suppliers for tilio rponth of March the surti of £1233 10s. The amount paid out for tho corresponding month last year was £870 19s 3d, showing a v«ry substantial and oncouraging increase. Cheques to individual suppliers ranged-from £59 downwards. In the. football match Taieri Rovers v. Union oti Saturday, tlie Taieri players were a crcdit to their 'crsoys, which'were supplied by us at 7s 6il cach. Tics, Is 6d.—D. Christie and Co., import drapers, Mosgiel and London....

English ordinary macadamised roads have boon constructed at a cost of alwut £800 a mile, but soiiio of the main loads have averaged £1800 a milo to make. Franco has spent £1900 a mile on her firstclass roads, and £1200 on building secondclaes roads. The most expensive main roads in the world are those of Switczrland. of which the cost of construction has averaged £3100 per mile. The largest and most recherche selection of suitings on view at Anscll and Co.'s, Octagon. Fred Smith, jun., cuttcr.... There are many who will regret to hear of the death of Mr Edward Tavlor, which took place at his residence in Christchurch oil the 19th inst. The lato Mr Taylor was best known to the public as having been fho pioneor of the Prohibition movement in this colony. Mr Taylor leave a widow and one ton (Mr T. E. Taylor) and three daughters. An absolute necessity to a lady is a nice fur. Chir stock of new goods comprises hundreds of necklets, stoics, and throw-overs in Russian h.aro at 5s 6d, 3s lid, 4s 6d, 5s 6d to 15s 6(1; imitation stono marten, 7s 6d, lQs 6d, 12s 6d. 15s; real marmot, 7s 6(1, fla 6d, lis 6d up to 495; Canadian sable. 42s to 90s; light, and dark bear, 10s 6d to 60s; foxalino (in white, grey, and marten colouring), from 7s 6d: pretty grebe, 4s 6d. 5s 6:1, 6s 6d to 2&=; Kolinski, Fitch, Jap sahle. and stono marten. from 425; muffs to match, from 6s 6d.—At T. Ross's, direct importer, 130 Princes street. Dunedin.... Wellington city appears to bo the only place, in New Zealand where any quantity of Government discount, stamps is utilised During the March quarter, for the wholo of tlic oolanv, tlio stamps sold only amounted to £716 (as against £761- for tho samo quarter of 19C6), and of this amount this citv was responsible tor £695. Auckland, Thames, and Napier were tlio only other customers. Photo Goods.—Cameras, albums, mounts, tripods, lenses, shutters, platos, films, P.O.P. in endless variety.—At Marshall's photo department, 86 Princes street, Dunedin. Write for catalogue, gratis A surveyor's calculations show that, between 1882 and 1906 the Manawatu River has eaten up 135 acres of land at Ilokowhitu, the most fertile portion of tho borough of Palmcrston North. Tho land pone would now lx> wotlh ljctween £60 and £100 per acre. On the opposite side of the river at Fitzherbert another largo area hna disappeared by erosion, making useless tho Cliff road to Fitzhcrbert East and tho I'ahiatua Raage road. Recent floods destroyed half the protective works erected bv the Borough Council at a cost of £1500, and there is now a danger of tho river entering a chain of lagoons and thus reaching the eastern portion of the borough. M«dical men are unanimous in fho opinion that, the foundation of many disoases developed during t.ho winter season is Tiothinu more than damp feet. Simple as it may appear, it is nevertheless truo that wet feet have much to answer for in tho wav of sickness. No better preventive will be found than a good pair of zoloshcs worn over (he l<oots in wet weather. We stock " Hood Rubbers' —a world-famed make. Hie finest oualitv hao the new rolled-edge sole, which enables them to fit perfectly any hoot. liens size (storm-iiroof fronts). 6s (xl: women s, 4« 6d; children's, from 3s 6d. Otherstvlcs, also Bond's make, nvm's 4s fy\ ond 5s 6d: wom-n's. 3s lid. 3s 6(1. and 2s lid; children's, 2s 6d up. Be prepared in time by calling a.' fookham House, the depot for high-gradi footwear, Princes street....