OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13895, 6 May 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The Wostport Coal Company's outptA last week was 16,333 tons 16cwt.

An army officer must pay £1 10? on his commission, Intt a naval officer gets off with a duty of Ss. Chilblains cured by using our chilblain ointment; Is.— J. Waters, chemist, 20 Prince.; street...

It is calculated that 6300 millions of men nave boon killed in battle since the beginning of the world.

■ Fur household needs—calicoes, shootings, table (Jama.slcs, and curtains—BrownSwing's simply cannot be beaten. Inquire prices and prove.... The UniU'd Statt-s produces 54- gallons out of every 100 gallons of the- illuminating oil used in the world.

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6(1 &2s 6d.

When finished the new harbour at Dovor will have an area of 700 acres, and a depth of 30ft at low 6prin(r tides.

Tlie Koran consists of 114 suras or chapters. Each chapter begins "In the nanio of the most merciful God."

Beautiful cork mats for the bathroom, from 6s; loofahs, loofah rubbore, loofah bath shoce, loofah gloves, all prices. Splendid bath and toilet sponges.—At Marshall's Pharmacy....

There are now 15 sawmills in and around Bannovirke, which employ approximately 276 hands.

Ono dairy farmer in Taranaki drives his milkinjr machine with a pair of horses in an ordinary horse-power machine. Quito a number of Dimcdin pcoplo do I heir shopping in Mcsgiel now owing to lower prices. A trial order will convince you.—At D. Chriatic and Co., busy drapers. Gainsborough's famous "Duehesa of Dcvpnshiro " was picked up in a furniture fhop in Sloane street for £60.

Tho anoiont Egyptians commenced Ihoir day at noon. All modern civilised nations count their day from midnisht. Frost hns made, its appearance, and this means burst water taps. Tho only safeguard is to uso Tlamage'e patent* frost proof taps, math by A, and T. Burfc (Limited), am] sold by all ironmongers and plumbers. Sond for particulars.... It is probiiblo (says an exchanpe) that a world's championship and two New Zealand championships for sawinj; and chopping will bo decided at Ekctahuna next yfflir.

Now the cold weather line arrived chapped hands aro plentiful. A 6d bottlo of whito glycerine, gives immediate relief. Cutolio soap, fa <i rake, ie the best soap to use.— H. L. Sprosnn. chemist. Octagon, Dunedin... To-morrow ivipht tho Duncilin Choral Society will commence its rehearsal of Handel's "Samson," which it is intended to render in ono of the city hall* in August. Tho parts havo arrived from Sydnov. Tho ln.it, time the nratorio was given in Duncdin was in 1001.

Cucumber jelly has no equal for chapped nliin; tubes ls.-J. Waters, chemist, 20 Princes etreet....

Mr Thomson, 8.M., fined n man £10. and Mβ cosh, at Palmersfon North last week on a orwrgo of using indecent langtiago in a railway earriago in tho presence, of school childrr-n.

Frank H. Dlakelov. surgeon dentist, 174 Princes ptrnet Foulh (over Kilroy and Riit-herlnnd's). Tclenhone MB3.

Tho Munnwatn Daily Times learns rm reliable mithoritr that. poW has been disonvered on the Tararua Ranees. Testa are now bi?inc made, and further fle.vclonmenta nr" expected within the next'few weeks. Do you wish n perfcet-fitfin? suit of euponor tH-«ed? If so. consult our cutter, and v<m will be satisfied.—Herbort Hajncs and Co. (Ltd.), Dimedin....

Tho usual monthlv meetniff nf tho committeo of tho Victoria .Jubilee ConTa.lcf<vnt Fund iKvi, held on Friday; present—Mca<W»es Tneomin (in tho ohair), Aforrß Mackerras, Sale, Reynolds, Phillips, Martin. Israel, Batchclor. Johnston Brown, and Miss Hutchison. The following subsorintions were rccoivo-]:— Afrs E C Reynolds 10s 6d, Mr» Martin fll ]s, >trs Mason ss. Mrs H. E. Williams £l Is, Mrs Bathfate ss, Mre John Rolwrts £5, Mrs Israel

There is a farcination about quick eales to which our prices alwnye yield. Wo are now showinjr ■some rcmarVa-blo lines in linen naoory, slightly imperfect, at damaged prices.—Mutual Stores, Ltd,, Princes st

A plasterer an<V his labourers, for working n.t the Gnuid Hotel. Palmerston North, on Sunday week, were fined 15s and 10a, with 7a cost 9 each, for folowinc fihoir tra<lo on Sunday. Oomisol pointed out that un<fer tho award of tho Arbitration Court they , wnrc permitted to work on Sundays, provided they received doublo wagra, which they .did.

Tho housewife of 1907 movos with the time., and ?ets the best, value for hor money. "Kinpr Coffieo," at Is 6<l per lb in net weitrht'tins, stands a10ne.... An amusing slip was made at Wellington on Wednesday during an aotii-Asiatio discourse. Tho sneaker said thoro wero bOfiß naturalised Asiatics from various countries 'in New Zealand. Tho figures were :— Germans 164, Swedes 1295, etc. No ono

eoemed to see tho joke. Flannelettes liavn now becomo a necessity in overy household. The once we sell aro tho famous "Dacca Twist," 32in x 36in wide; prices, 6VI. 10d, lOJd: and wn Buaranteo their "wing qualities, Money returned cheerfully if satisfaction not tjivon. —A. P. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiol and Lawrence.... WVifn the coach contftiranfr Cice-Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkos and parly ira.l crossinc; Hie Cass River lost week the kini* bolt liroke. and tho bodv of tho vnhiclo was in mid-stream. When tho isolated partv was cxtract'xl from its watery .snrroimrlthe' Admiral is'rerjorrod to have paid: "Well, that is the first tirno I havo been shinwrecked on land."

An absolute, to a lady is a nioa fur. Our etonk of new comprieps hundreds of necklets, stolea, and throw-overs in

Ru'eian havn at 3s 6d. 3s lid. 4a 6d, Sβ fv\ to ]Ss sd; imitntion fitonc marten. 7s 6d. 103 6d. Vs 6d. 15s; r<>al marmot. 7s 6<l. 9s 6d, 11s fx\ up to 495: Oanndian stiVilo. 42s to 90s; litrlit and dark bear, 10s 6(1 to 60s; foxnlino (in wh'te. grey, and marten colourim»), from 7s 6d: prettv irrebe, 4s 6d. 5s 6d, fe M to 2fo; Kolinski, Fitch, Jap cable, and stono marten, from 42«; muffs to match, from 6' 6d. —At T. 'Ross', , !, direct imrorter. 130 Princes street, Dnncdin....

The New Zealand Times slates that the great brass cymbals Hint played snoli a prominent part in some- of the Exhibition orchestra's niusi(>—notably in the W.-wrner nnmlxT'-aro said to lw Chineso instruments 380 years old. Mr Alfred Hill, tino owner of the cymbals, states that they wern " looted " from the Llama Tenfnlo at Peking at the time, of tJio Allied Forces' advance on Pekimr. They boar Iho.rocrcd crost of tho tcmplo to trtifi day. Tho person who secured the cvmbals was connected with the commissariat department, and when loot was the order of tho day be hirncd.his attention to musical instruments. He secured several Cfiinefo flutes and ol>ocs. and threo quaint dnima. the wholo nf which be nrpsentixl to Mr lUM in Australia, some time ago, whnn Mr Hill threatered *o wrile Fomo music esrccially adapted to the peeulinr soun<l-scale tho instruments nrodi'T. The instruinrntsmay lie exhibited in Wellington on Mr Hill's return to the north. As tho cold weather Ffems now almost upon us, end people will bo commencing to make their purchases of winter footwear, we append a short lift of some new lines ju6t opened up at tho City Boot Pnlnce, which am quite tho latest for ladies' wear. Olace button boots, flexible sole, round too. goloslied. 19s 6tl; place. Balmoral, patent tip, smart heels, 21s; place Balmoral, patent ponk tip, machino sewn— a roallv qood. useful hoot.—lls 6d; irjace kid Oxford stronß, patent caps, machine sewn. 8s 6d (the same ?W may also be had buttoned); glaco kid Oxford ehoc.v best qunlity. patent tip, flexible solcfi. very aristocratic finish, 18s M; buttoned fchoe, in iflnce kid. flood strong soles, well finished, lfc 6d. Toil can alwaye rely upon getting a first-eluM selection to choose from at the C'<W Boot Palace, George street (corner St. Andrew street).—Jos. M'Kay, proprietor.... Mr J. Sinclair, of tl\e National Bdnlc staff. Milton, h.is returned from a week's dcei'-ehootin? trip to tho Blue Mountains, lie wnfi fortunate in "ecurinfr. a couple of verv fine licnils —a 16-pointer and a 24nointer, tho latter a massive specimen. The party ex|ierienccd very unsettled weather, but altogether Had a pood time. A wild boar tint nearly settled Mr Sinclair's mate was baeced after an exciting time. Wild "Dennis" measured 6ft Bin from end to end.—Mirror.