OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13891, 1 May 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

A large drumhead cabbago grown by Mr B. l'Vhey, Otautau (Southland), turned the soalc at 351b.

For household needs-calicoes, shootings, lablo damasks, and curtains—BrownEwing's simply cannot bo beaten. Inquire prices and prove...,

The Knglish mail which was despatched from Wellington, via Naples, on March 22 arrived in London 011 tJio 28th tilt,, tho duo date.

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d k2s 6d. Last week the Waitaki River was in flood, tho result of heavy rains in tho bacla country.

P. and D. Duncan's ploughs, liarrowß, scarifiers, arc tho most up-to-date. Procure quotations before purchasing supplies. Catalogues from A. & T. Burt (Ltd.), agents.... Ihe Kurow and Hakataramea iangcs reeoived a covering of snow at tho end of last week.

_ The housowifo of 1907 moves with the time, and gets the best value for her money. 'Kins Coffee," at Is 6d per lb in net weight tins, 6tands a10ne....

Tho largest farm in the world is in Louisiana. It covers a million and a-haif acres. On it arc 36 miles of railway, and 300 miles of navigable water, on which uly three steamboats.

Now tho cold weather lias arrived chapped hands aro plentiful. A 6d bottlo of whito glycerine gives immediate relief. Cutolio Map, Is a cake, is tho best soap to use.— rl. L. Sprosen. chemist, Octagon, Dunedin... very best use for poor land is to turn it into forest. There is land in Norway whioh 50 years ago was worth les3 than 5s an acre, which to-day is returning 4(b an aero yearly in timber. Headquarters for Hot-water Bags at J. Waters', chemist, 20 Princes street....

At a hanquct given at tho opening of tho Royal Alltort Docks, in 1880, there was a mile and ahalf of tables and tablecloths. Part of the dessert was a quarter of a ton of grapes and one ton of strawberries.

Frank H. Ulakeley, surgoon dentist, 174 Princes 6treet South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483.... Germany has 1 a greater length of telegraph lines than any other nation. Sho has nearly 113,000 miles, boating Russia by about a thousand miles. Germany has nearly 30,000 telegraph offices, but Russia onlv 7000.

Foqtwarmcrs from 2s 6d at J. Watera', chemist, 20 Princes street....

The Unitol States supply moro than half tile conpcr used in the world. Mexico comes next, and Spain third, in tho point of copper production. Tho world needs four times as much copper to-day as it did 10 years ago.

Do you wish a perfect-fitting suit of superior tweed? If so, tonsult our outtcr, and you will bo satisfied.—Herbert Haynes and 00. (Ltd.), Dunedin

It was in 1818 that tho Americans received the right to fish along the'" French shoro" of Newfoundland It was this right which had causcd the crisis bctwocn Newfoundland and the United States.

Flannelettes liavo now become a neccMity in every household. The oncß wc sell are tho famous "Dacca Twist," 32in x I6in wide; prices, Bd, lOd, lOJd; and wo guarantee their qualities. Money returned cheerfully if satisfaction not given. —A. F, Cheyno and Co., Moegiel and Lawrence....

At Invercargill last week a man who pleaded guilfy to a chargo of. having procured- liquor for another man whilo tho latter was the subject of a prohibition order was fined £10 (costs lis), in default of immediate payment, two months' imprisonment.

In the football match Taiori Rovers v, Union on Saturday, the Taieri players wore a credit to their ierscys, which wore supplied by us at 7s 6d each. Ties, Is 6d.—D. Christie and Co., import drapers, Mosgiol and.London....

The New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association has received an application from the Auckland Centre asking for next years'championship meeting. It is understood that Wanganui will also apply for tho gathering to ba held there. Tho championships will not be, allotted until tho annual meeting of the association in October.

Tho largest and most rcchercho selection of suitings on view at Ansel! and Co.'s, Octagon. Fred Smith, jun., cutter,...

The Witwatererand Trades and L-ibour Council, of Johannesburg, has written to the Wellington Council stating that the Labour party secured three seats in the Transvaal Parliament, and asking for particulars of New Zealand's labour legislation. The council passed a resolution congratulating the Transvaal body. ; Tho finest ooilection of high-class toilot toap in the city.—Vinolia soap, 6d: Buttermilk, 6dj Glycerine and Cucumber, 6d; Skin soap, 6d; Margerison's White Rose, 6d'; Wright's Tar, Pear's, Colgate's, and many others.—At Marshall's Pharmacy.... A Reefton man, bicycling to Abaura to tell a father that his infant was ill, 9truefc a. looso plank on the Littlo Groy bridge, which was under repair, and was shot over tho side into the river, 20It below. He fell on his back in the water, swam out, regained tho bridge and his. bicycle, and wet and bruised, rode on to Ahaura and delivered bis message.

An absolute nocessit}* to a lady is a nioe fur. Onr stock of new goods comprises hundreds of necklets, stoles, and throw-overs in Ilweian haro at 3s 6d, 3s lid, 4s 6d, 5s 6d to 15s 6d; imitation stone marten, 7s 6d, 10.9 6(1, 12s 6d, 15s; real marmot, 7s 6d, 9s 6d, lis 6d up to 495; Canadian sable. 42s to 90s; light, and dark bear, 103 6d to 60s; foxalino (in white, grey, and marten colouring), from la 6d: pretty probe, 4s 6d. 5s 6d, 6s 6(1 to 255; Kolinski, Filch, Jap Kihle, and stono marten, from A2s; muffs to match, from 6s 6d— At T. Ross's, direct importer, 130 Princes street. Dunodin....

A iii'.rtv recently came into Mastorton from "the country in the time-honoured trap to hear the celebrated band. 'When they reached the show ground they inquired whether it was the Masterton Band that was playing, as they had conic to hear the " Bossies" of the Batn, and did liot care for moil players. They thought it was worth while coming in to hear lasses play.

There are now 22 hoys on tho training ship Amokura, and C'antain Hooper hopes to ho able to receive another contingent in about three weeks. Two boys have already left the ship; one was dismissed, and the other, a boy of 15 years, got so l>a<l an attack of homesickness that he was allowed to leave.

As tho cold weather-eccms now almost upon us, antl peoplo will be commencing to make their purchases of winter footwear, wc append a' short list of some new lines just opened up at the City Boot Palace, which are quite the latest for ladies' wear, Glace button boots, flexible sole, round toe, goloshed, 19s 6d; glaco Balmoral, patent tip, smart heels, 21s; glacc Balmoral, patent peak tip, machine sewn—a really good, useful boot,—lis 6d; (jlnco kid Oxford shoes, strong, patent caps, machine sewn, 8s 6(1 (the same shoe may also be had buttoned); glace kid Oxford shoes, best quality, patent tip, flexible soles, very aristocratic finish, 18s 6d; buttoned shoe, in glace kid, good strong soles, well finished, 14s 6d. You can always rely upon getting a first-class selection to choose from at tho City Boot Palace, Georgo 6tr«et (cornor St. Andrew street).—Jos. M'Kay, proprietor....

During the winter months Mr Jaques, Government Canning Expert, will go through Now Zealand giving demonstrations of the art of preserving and packing fruit. He will commcnce at the Auckland winter show on 23rd, 24th, and 25th May, and will l:c kept lmsy afterwards till tho new reason logins. The lessons given at the Chrislchurch Exhibition were appreciated by large numbers of actual and prospective growers.

Lannia Veiogo, the chief 'woman of the Tongan kingdom and last child of the noted chief Dili Toga, died on .Sunday, April 7, at tho age of 80 year?. She was grandmother of the lato Queen Lavinia. of Tonga. The funeral took placc the following day, Kin? -George Tubou being the chief mourner. The coflm was carried by 30 men on an immense hier to the waterside, whence it was rowed, to the burial Dlaeo of the "Tui Toga." Pine miles distant, the Rev. J. H. Watkin. president of the Free Church of Tonga, officiating at the grave. A remarkable task was undertaken _by an old friend of the lato Mr K. XI. Smith, .Mr .T. Hickman, of Urcnui, for the pur- • pose of paving his last tribute qf respect. Mr Hickman did not hear of his friend's death till Sunday night. Then he set out from his home and tramped through tho night and through the storm to New Plymouth—a distanco of 20 miles—in order to be present at tho funeral. Mr Hickman is weli nast middle, ago. Ho was a playmato of the Into Mr Smith in boyhood, anil was related to him.