OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13999, 4 September 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Both Wm. Greon and Ttecdortf Flint, bf tho Albani Company, are . enthusiasts golfers, the forrter being tho holder of numerous, important cups: and other trophies. •

• A Now Zealand merchant as shipping & quantity of first-grado-New Zealand homp to Japan to tost tho' market there in view of a drop in prices on tho American and English markets. . . •, ' King coffeo for breakfast, inn cup of good sue, makes hubby good-tompored and healthy and wise.„ Mre Cleaton, of Finchlcy, who'-attained her ono hundredth birthday recently, has four grandsons who follow tho occupations 'polrcoraan, soldier; and ' sailor. tVxita'for liho Now South Wales State elections wero issued on Friday, • August <W. Polling day is Soptembor 10; wriij we.rcturnablo on Soptember 26, and mombors aro expected to meet on Octobof2. Frank H. Blakeley, jurgcou Ccritiat, 174 ..Pi'incu atreet South (over Kiltoj and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483.... Lord Norroys, who was sued at the Brompton County Count, for a laundry bill of £19, asked for an adjournment, l;o----cttitse, ho said, there was a • bankruptcy petition pending against him. : The upplicataoa;was allpwcd.

For Children's ; Hacking Cough at night Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6<i &2s 6d. Turn werp seen at Lansdowno (Wiararapa) last week feeding on mairo berries. , llio tui is tho parson-bird; and as such is sacred. We beliovo that there is a penalty "of,-. £50 for the man or boy who," pots " ono of tliose beautiful birds.-Wairarapa Daily Xnnee. . ■ . '

All stylish meu appreciate the suits which ouv cutter produces from 4 guineas each; tnoy aro the smartest and cheapest in Dun-odm.-Hcrbert, Haynes, and Co. (Ltd.)... Exetor will shortly posses ti fire brigade oomposed entirely of girls. The city corporation recently purchased fire applianbca for the girls' hostel connected with tho Miinkjpal College, and tho students are id be trained iri tho use* of this apparatus. , An Epidemio of Influen» is raging-in Dunedin. Ow Iriflueriza Remedy ■> a ritivo .preventivo.or cure; price 2e'6d. Waters, chemist, 20 Princes street..:., At Bow County Count George Purely, a joiner, of Islington, was awarded, £50 damages against tho Hart' Accumulator Company, of. Stratford, for'.tho loss of a finger white working a ciroulavisaw.

At t.ho land ballot at .Waunbna'.'the.ro were 250 applications for 17 farms, and all were allotted. At Opofciki there wore- 1601 applioations for 25 rural sect-ipis. N ' For aching heade, neuralgia, train, eicknees, or sea sickness, there is nothing so safe or effectual as Dr Croaaknd'e Headache Powders, Is 6d at Marshall's Pharmacy.... .' : -, " . . ,•'■'" -..'", It is Baid that Dγ Chopplo, '.Wellington,' will, at next election contest tho seat at present occupied by Mr John Stevens. -Mr Stevens hae of late years, much to the sorrow of his many frienda.boen afflicted vMi total blindness: Dr Chappie at last.eleption unsuccessfuUy.contested, the Newtown eeat/ , ; ■ '.'' ';•'■.■. .. '

Book your dates now for Brown-Ewing'e " Vacuum Carpet Cleaner." ' It ■ makes spring oleanine a pleasure.... ■• Mt John Thomas, '-tho ■ King's harpist, ha 9 received over 1000 congratulatory meseases from people, who thought ho hid.been kwghted. Ilj was Mr John Thomas, of Buckingham, who really , received the .honour. .... ■.'.■./ ■.

Now .ready, our well-known egg preservative..:'. A Is tin preserves',a kerosene, tin full' of eggs.' Simplest, safest, and best. H, L. Sproseu, ehemiat, Octiigon, Diihcdin... The KaUang'ata High School-lias recently boon presented by Mr Androwvßis3Gt with a magnificent fallow, buck's head. shot byhimself. The mounting of the head reflects I"great credit 1 on Mr Smyth, of Caversham, whoso work it was, and the trophy now. oosupiea a proinindnt position.in the entry hall of the school. "' '" : ..,''■ •'-.■' Edinburgh'.Town Council has accepted, as,a gift.from Lord TRosebcry, Lady Stair's houfic. tho (Treat historical mansion. inXawnniarket, Edinburgh, for tho purposes of a municipal, museum. . 'Before putting yourself to ; linnecessary ' incohveniqtieo and .'bustle in iushingto Dunodin with .your money try .D. Christie and Co., Mosgiel,'who are'offering exceptional!,, value in',' all. departments during Autnist.;.. "' ' f'■'■'■.'■• ■'■.■- The waterlevel on Edendala Plain has lieen at sv''lower ebb during ;th»- past 12 months than ever known before. During last summer (says the Farmer), whpn a mild drought scare was experienced, wells ; woro ,sunk and windmill pumps creeled by tho ecoro; yet despite theso precautionary measures, A, consequence'of the waterlevel etill .receding, wells haye.sinco had ,to be reaiink two or'"three'times over in nearly every instance. ■'."■ .' ', ''■ • /■.'■'.■ Do. it to-daj. Visit the ajihua;-.winter, sale and. make your.money* earn more. It's the greatest bargain sale' extant: ■ Come and test it.' Write. for cataJoguo.-The: Mutual Stores, Ltd.,,. Princes '-'street..!, i: .' The. action, brought' by Miss Hall, of Masterton, .against tWNew Zealand.Times to- recover .damages for -libel', hae been settled. A. Giim has been, agreed -upon,aa compensation to Mies Hall. The defendants say that they had no intention of reflecting on Miss Hall in any way, and withdraw all statements which may- seem to TcQoct upon her. ; . ~"• ■ A lady once remarked,' If I cannot find the floorcloths" I , want here thero is no use lboking' further." • She found it. and was pleasecL So will anyone be who, roquires floor coverings of any kind, and buys it here.—Cheyno and. Co., Mosgiol.... ■.:.;.' Tho Sister 'in charge of St: , Miiry a. Orphanage, 71 Leith ; street,. gratefully acknowledges the following .gifts for.Hlio month of August :-Mcedames Chapman, Olatworthy, Kitt, Knott, Minter, White, Misses Child, Docg, Pottit, Wliinajn, gt. Hilda's; Collegiate School, clothes dames Harper, Clark, ■ James, . Turton. Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, school. and story books; a friend, ink; Mr Stark, rulers; . Meedames ■ Bagley, Lookhartj D.1.C., hats; Miss Johnson, .dreescutting ohart; Mrs Lo lCeong, Mi6s Williarae, Messrs Searlo and Eberhardt, St. Hilda's Collegiate Mool, cakes, and buns; Dr Aloxander, -Mra Taylor, Missee Cox, Doeg, Short, a friend, fruit;: Mrs Fynniore, vegetables; Mies Johnson, meat; Mra Reynolds,

2s. ■ .. :'-,'■ We sCro making a, special display of gas fires suitable for halls, churches, private houses, and offices. No offensive smell; no flue retiuired.-A. & T. Butt (Ltd.)/ Stoark street.... ■ . At the Mataura Dairy Factory, for 1906-7 281.654ga1.w0r0 received.. the price ,pa)d .being 13|d per lb of buttor-fat, or 5 l-3d per gallon, amounting in all to £B*3l ISs 10d. Olio hundred and 6oventy-e?ght. tons of cheese wero made, valued at £9703 12e 7d.' One supplier, with a herd of 15 cows, received £215 16s 3d, equal to £14 7e 8d per cow. Another supplier, with 34 cowi, received £413 12e, an average of £12 2s 4 d

per cow. ~ , Ye cann'a ma'k a silk purse oot o » eoo 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 Trincce street. . All are. cordially invited to inspcot the alterations, when we shall.'show under the full flood of the clectrio liffht a grand lot . of :. blouses, gloves, coate, /hosiery, umbrellas, laco and silk goods at speoial alteration pricee.-T. RoS3, direct importer, 130 Princee street While digging in a garden'at Inver-. cargill last week Mr E. Dobson unearthed a revolver'of dimensions anid weight that would have recommended it as a raoful weapon to tho bushrangers and highway, robbers of the early days whose precarious, .but profitable, livelihood depended on forciblo persuasion., It k a fivc-chamberca '• 6hooting-iron," jibout 18in long, .weighing 51h, provided with a side lever for rammiHg charges homeland carries a bullot almost tho eizo of that used in modern rifles. - . i mi Tho end ot tho present month will see the close of one of.tioso great.sales which are typical of our civilisation. The exceptional circumstances in. rcßarf. to the increased duty on boots arid shoes have placed tho great " Flight; of time" sale on an extraordinarily popular basis, inasmuch as the goods marked at v' c l )rlcM " cloro the increased duty have been left unaltered. Tho opportunity, therefore,- of obtaining bargains has been quite unique. Those desirous of taking advantage of.the very many extremely low prices should make a .point of calling within the next few days. City Boot Palace "Flight of time" stock.taking; sale, Geovgo etrect.-Jos. M'Kay, proprietor....