OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13997, 2 September 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Russia's death rate is 41 per 1000—tha highest in Europe. Thero are 30,000 people in Great Britain who have tost one or both legs. The average age of British cavalry horses is live years and two months. Tho horses of tho British army cost tho nation £25 a year apiece for forago. Fifteen thousand persons are engaged in the manufacture of violins in Germany; King colfeo for breakfast, in a cup of • good size, makes hubby good-tempered and healthy and wise... A railway engine may roughly be said to be equal in strength to 900 horses. A New Jersey lady dislocated licr jaw while yawning, and died two days later. Tho Wcstport Coal Company's outputs, last week was 12,518 ton 6 6cwt.. Frank 11. Blakciey, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). . Telephone 1483.... It is 29 years last Monday since Christchurch and Dunedin wero joined by rail. A large skite, measuring nearly 4ffc across, was washed up on Caroline Ba.y, Timaru, on Friday.

All stylish men apprcoiate tho suits .which our cutter produces from + guineas each; they aro tho smartest and chcapo6t in Dunedin.—Herbert, Hayncs, and Co. (Ltd.).... Esperanto is taught in the military schools and 1000 colleges of England and France. In Japan there is an Esperanto Society with 1000 members. An Epidemio of Influenza is raging in Dunedin. Our Influenza Remedy i 6 a positive preventive or curc; pricc 2s 6d. J. Waters, chemist, 20 Princes street.... A freehold, farm in the Aorangi Settlement has been purchased ,at tlio substantial sum of £70 per acre.: Tlio farm will probably be cut up into flvo-acro sections for building purposed For bronchial cough, coughs that trouble old folks, talco "Unoeda" Cough Syrup, a pleasant and effectual euro. Is 6d at Marshall's Pharmacy.... A party of about 20 Asliburton sportsmen visited Mr L do C. Malet's estate, near Maronan, on Thursday, and for a day's sport bagged ovor 150 litres. . ■ _ Book your dates r.ow for Brown-Ewing'a " Vacuum Carpet Cleaner." It makes spring cleaning a pleasure.... On May 28 a horso, saddle, and bridlo were stolon from Mr Duncan's, near Rakaia. No trace of them could bo found at tho time, but a few days ago the horse, witTi tail and mano cut, was found on a vacant section. at Doyleston. /

Just arrived, "Pliotoeraphic 'Year Book and Amateurs' Guido, '1907-1908.'" Prico Is 3d, by post Is 9d.—H. L. Sproscn, chemist, Octagon, Dunedin... A rose of a new ya.rioty, which in England would cost 10s 6d, oould be purchased in Sydney, for ss, and in Christclwrch for 2s 6d. So said a lectnier in ChrjstcKurch last Friday. Before putting yourself to unnecessary inconvenience and bustle in rahing to Dunedin with. your money try D. Christie and Co., Mosgiel, who are offering cxcoptional value in all departments during August i A packet receivqd at the oflico of the Timaru Herald was addressed to "Tlio editor of tho Herald, Canterbury, South Africa." The postal officials bad marked it—"try New Zealand." Curjously enough the parcel came from a University Prcsa warehouse.

Do it to-day. Visit the annual winter sale and make your money oarn more. It's the greatest bargain sale extant. Come and test it. Writ© for catalogue.—Tho Mutual Stores, Ltd., Princes street.. 1 .. ;'. The Federal Government employs a linguist at Fremantle who can ' 'speak tho Austrian, English, French," Italian, Greek, Syrian, Turkish, and Arabic ' languages. His duty is to interview immigrants on their arrival, and ho is paid at tho rate of. £1 per shipload. A ladv onco remarked, "If I cannot find tho floorcloths I want here there is no use looking further." She found it and was pleased. So will anyone be who requires floor coverings of any kind and buys it here:—Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel.... The first of tho new staff of adult telegraph messengers in Cliristclmrch has been appointed, and during the past two s woel;s has been employed in tho'delivery of'telegrams after 7 p.m. Tho new messengers will receive a remuneration of 30s a.week, and will replaco the message boys on the lat» duties.

Flaxmillcrs should inspect Crosbio's patent stripper before purchasing elsewhere. Latest improvements give more fibre than others,—Burt (Ltd.), Stuart street.... The Christ-church Cycling Club lost nearly £200 on the Exhibition Wheel Race meeting, and iii the annual report the committee expresses a doubt as to the advisableness of offering large amounts in prize money, the doubt being strengthened by the fact that the Good Friday meeting, with a much smaller programme, netted a. profit of £42. For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d k2s 6d, It- is stated that a email syndicate in Christohurch has secured fa larpo number of kiwi skins, those of the grey kiwi, the spotted kiwi, and the large brown kiwi found on the West Coast. Somo of the skins were placed under offer to a Wellington resident who wa6 in Christohurch somo time ago. Ye cajuia mak a silk purse oot o v ft soo'a lug, but it is really wonderful what brainy men , can do out of unpromising materials. This is apropos of the alterations now nearing completion at T. Ross's shop in Prinoes street. All are cordially invited to inspect the alterations, when we shall show under, the full flood of the electric light a grand lot of blouses, gloves, coats; hosiery, umbrellas, laeo and silk goods at special alteration prices.—T. Ross, direct importer, 130 Prinoes street.... "The old-fashioned, stamp and stamplioker are going out, of use directly," said the president of the Timaru Accountant Students' Society. 'A'machine was now in use in big offices in Chri6tchurch, and would soon be in use in Timaru, by whicli letters and telegrams were, stamped with values of Id, 3d, 6d, and Is. An. extraordinary feature of tho plans of the Geraldine post office building is being freely commented on locally. It appears (says tho Temuki Leader) that no provision has been made for a back entrance to the building, and as the postmaster's living rooms will all be upstairs every thing must pass through the front door to reach the same. The butcher and baker must make their calls at tho front door, and all coal, firewood, and. kitchen requisites must make their way through tho samo entrance. The new post office will certainly bo a unique building, if nothing else. The end of tho present month will seo tho closo of one of those great sales which are. typical of our advanced civilisation. The exceptional circumstances in rega«Lto tho increased duty on boots and shoes have placcd. tho great "Flight of time" sale on an extraordinarily popular basis, inasmuch as the goods marked, at sale prices boforo tho increased duty have been left unaltered. Tho opportunity. ; therefore, of obtaining bargains has been quit© unique. Those desirous of taking advantago of the very many extremely low prices should inakc a point of calling within the next few'days. City Boot Palaco "Flight of time" stocktaking sale, George street.—Jos. M'Kay, proprietor.... The Wanganui Herald understands that tho local butchers intend to ask for a writ of mandamus to compel tho Borough Council to establish municipal abattoirs, and also an irijunction against the council entering info tho proposed agreement with tho Freezing Company for the slaughter oi stock for the retail trade.

Tho late editor of the Maori Record (Mr R. S. Thompson) died a few daye ago. Speaking .at his funeral in _ Ilavrera, Potanga Wiata said:— I "Depart, illustrious friend, to tho majority gone before. Depart to Titokowaru, and to Tohu. andto many other friends of thy youth. You ( came to us as a shield between our people < and the wrong done, you hive warded off many troubles between the pakeha and the Maori. You were a medium between the white and the dark raws. And so depart, most illustrious and best of friends. Your memory will not die so long s.s manuscript shall live. And 60 farewell. farewell."