OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14245, 20 June 1908, Page 16

OMNIUM GATHERUM

Some South Australian apples were recently sold in London at 37s a case, Living Whist and Kirmcss. Box plan at Dresden to-day.... A pure white fox has been seen on Euralie station, in tho Wellington (N.SW) district. ' For bronchial roughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2s sd, The total value of the output of the Mount Morgan mine for the past sk months was £466,800. Frank H. Blakoley, surgeon dentist 174 Frmces street South (over Kilroj and butherland s|. 'lelophono 1483.... A boy, aged 10, who was lost from home at Adelaide, was found at Murray Bridge a distance of over 50 miles away, none The worse for his experience. J. Waters chemist, has an absolute cure for Chapped and Bough hands; Is bottle Recently a number of Balmain (N.S \V ) tradesmen have been victimised with bad half-crowns, winch are said to be excellent imitations of the genuine coin. The watch to buy 16 the one guaranteed by the practical watchmaker. Leonard L. Lilbume, tJie up-to-date jeweller, 30 Princes street, Dunedin, undertakes to sell one that will give satisfaction... The Duke of Manchester has been noiiiicd by the Clifden District. Council of its intention to acquire part of his lauds under the compulsory clauses of the Labourers' Aot. If half dead with cold and no appetite that delicious excellent food Wilson's Malt Extract will give strength and appetite right away. Sec Sprosen's, Octagon.... Opossums are reported to bo fairly plentiful income parts of the Catlins bush. Mcn'6 working shirts, strong and sturdy, mado with an eye to stand strenuous work-a-day wear, shirts that men will appreciate most, tho bcMles being cut full, ajid allowing for plenty of action.-A. I\ Chayne k Co. can guarantee perfect satisfaction.... Over 30,000 rabbit*, weighing nearly 50 tons, were despatched from die Bathurst |NS.W.) freezing works by one train tho Dlher day for shipment to England. 0»2 :rain from tho western district recently irnved at Sydney with 168 tons of rabbits. '

Wectric flat'irons are becoming popular - in Dunedin. Tlio best typo is obtainable from National Electrical and Engineering ~','. 4T , Cl ' awforll strct. Tclcphono 2108... the discovery lias been, wade by a ecicnz tine 1 ranchman that potatoes planted near , an electric wire grow, to bo very, large, and that tomatoes in contact with' an elcctrio wire ni«n eight days earlier than usual. i-'rapwell and Holgatc, monumental sculpwm, Princes street South, draw public atf'ltion to their now stock of monuments just arrived; now offered at unequalled prices CJrave railings and concrete work «orie by competent workmen. Tel. 2342.... • ,f *% burning fatality occurred at liemboka (N.S.W.) last week. Whilo Mrs A. I Alcock went after a cow, her daughter Lily was left in the house. On returning Mrs Aleock was horrilied to see the girl had been burned to death by her clothes catching fire. Style and fashion, newest textures, and perfect workmanship are youn by placing HavJ"''°f d n r *' ll > our'«,tter.-^rbert, in F A V luT T a crenlat "rium was erected dd hl (le ' ( i lho > twcn ' ieth crc ™ tion took' Place the other day, so that it has oulr mon'th's ° n a " ™™ one 6in ft ™» Thomson and Co Moray place « () po«w First Church, haw the largest and cbeamrt stock or headstones, etc., in Dun«lin S •elect from. Telephone 2296. Liver disease, caused by the wet weather has broken out among flocks of sheep on the north, of the Gowcr Peninsula, near .Swansea Several hundred animals have died, and somo farmers have lost practically the whole of their flocks. Pram quilts, rugs, inverted gas fitting copper boilers, etc., wonderfully cheap and excellent quality at Lochhead's (Ltd.), corner Hope and Walker sts. See for yourselves. For some months past a " beer strike" lias been in progress at Rocky Head (Victoria), with the object of compelling the local publican to reduce the pried of beer to od a glass. Tho result lias boon a triumph for. the " unionist," as the publican has now reduced the. price. This cold weathor makes Hands roughen.' a ?v I Lot l on ™ makoe rou K h hands smooth.—Waters's Pharmacy.... Eight bands have already entered' for the second-class bands contest to be hold at limaru in October next. Tho following are the bands which have entered" so . far:-Cayersliam (Dunedin), Dominion,-'(ln-yercargdl) Navals (Bluff), Temperance Ashburton) County (Ashburton), .Elite (Chriscthurch), Marine (Lyttclton), and Marine (Timaru). Ladies with grey hair should-'use Martins Hair Pvornoter-not a dye, yot restores colour, makes hair soft' and glossy! & od at Marshall's Pharmacy.... A large "penny-in-tho-slot" maohine cornmany m Chicago has gone out of business Oil account of ,a flood of counterfeit money. It is stated that 40 per cont of tho coins comprised lead slugs, plugged dimos, and other bogus coins. The Chicago post office for a similar reason, has abolished slot machines for purchase "of-stamps. Acetylene as a Life-saver.-Seyeral qualitics of acetylene that-give it definite* value as a life-saving factor have been 'mentioned m tho past. One of-theso is the< absence' of danger from osphypxialiori, as grandly emphasised m the fact that in its'l2-vear history not a smg| e death from such » cause has been attributed to acetylene Particulars of this wonderful light can he had on inquiry from the New-Zealand Aoetyleuo Gas Lighting Company (Limited). oZ Octagon, Dunedin.... Paris has now 20 polyglot policemen who are fully qualified mtorpreters in English' Gorman and Spanish. They have been ' subjected to a good dear of banter from iarisians, who delight in putting questions to them in indifferent English and equally shaky German. ; Foe electric lighting shops, showrooms', oßicm, private residences, consult A! and T. Burt's eleotrioal engineer. Expert advice and estimates given free. Phone 1257, 12S8 and 523... > , . : Mr W; P Egerton, of Weybridgc, is thinking of closing St. Georgo's Hill, uia of tho beauty spots of Surrey, to tho public because of the damage done by visitors. Lads' Henry Somerset has been -compelled to close the grounds of Reigato Priory where a party of bean-feasters pulled up 100 young trees last autumn- to provido themselves with walking-stick-Visitors to Dunedin ■ will Gnd excellent accommodation at Watson's Commercial and Family Hotel, High street (next to Grand Hotel): Suites for ladies and married couples. Charges-os and 6s per day, 30s and 25s per week. Special arrangements for permanent boarders, iMi f ) V ; W Vv of Christchurch, has left for Fiji, where he will investkato ou behalf of .the New Zealand Poultry Journal a disease peculiar to poultry, in the south Sea Islands. The disease (says the Press) issaid to affect the heads bfthe-birds ■ ultimately causing' total blindness, and it is stated'that no similar disease is known to poultrymen in any country. .There are over 500 Gem lamps burniug in Dunedin. They halve the current bills and double the light) The National Blectrical and Engineering Co. are sole agents... . Li- accordance with an ancient onstom'. a valuable piece of meadow land in- the village of Tatworoh, Somersetshire', has just, been let by what is locally known as "candle auction," this consisting cf I 1?? .burning of an inch of caudle, the last bidder before tho candle's final flicker ■ becoming- tho tenant for tho ensuing year.'' ■ Now i that the rainy season has fairly -set in you should call.at once and secure one of our new uuibrellas, imported direct fronr the factory and made with extra strong . feather-weight steel frames, new glossy silk and Llama cloth, and artistic handles. Two thousand to eelect from at 2s od upto 355. We can honestly recommend somo special values-at 5s 6d, 7s 6d, and 10s 6d. At T. Host's, <lirect importer, 130 Princes street.... Club-swingers are nob the only, makers and breakers of records At the Empire Day celebrations at Rainbow (Victoria) ono of tho competitors in tho skipping contest, Katie Brock, skipped exactly 1000 times. She was looked upon as the winner, until Grace Love, who is 12 years of ago, rah past her total, and did not fail until sko had skipped 1891 times. Last year the winner's sister, Shylie Love, carried off tho school skipping championship with a. record of 1000. Going out of business entails selling stock at loss of usual profit All in business can vouch for this, and for the fact that Messrs Rogen and Clarkson are parting with their monuments and headstones at landed cost. Such being the case, those intending to erect tombstones, ornamental railings, etc., should inspect our. stock (unequalled in the Dominion) at once.—Rogcn and Clarkson (late Munro and Son), Moray place... While fishing about four miles off tho. Kaikoura coast during the past week (says tho Press), Messrs Noilsen Bros, cxpori- ' mental in deep-sea fishing. A lino 150 fathoms long, with 60 hooks attached, was put'over the side of the boat, and was allowed to remain, unattended for a considerable time. Upon hauling up a great catch was found to have been made, no' fewer than 17 fish being captured, including. , 10 sharks, one hapuka, ono bass, two ling! ono haaki, and a baaki and a bass both bitten in half. The young man i 6 generally a fastidious individual. Ho likes his clothes, boots, etc., to be smart and stylish, and in this he is wise. A man is very often judged by his personal appearance: a person who is a sloven in .dress is apt to be a sloven in work. Neatness and trinuiess in attire do not cost more than the opposite. Wo are showing a particularly attractive type of boot, which wc have called "The Young Man's"—-it is so up-to-date ami hand- ■ some. The shape is tho latest and tho leather fine glace kid. The'soles are welted and tho uppers full goloshed, while it may bo had either with the popular medium round toe or the smart sharp toe. The price i 6 19s '6d, and it is really 6Uoh good value, and will give such thoroughly satisfactory wear, that we can unhesitatingly recommend it.—Ccokham Horse, the depot for high-grade footwear, Princes street.... Tho dangerous practice of using the .303 service rifle for game shooting was demonstrated in a remarkable manner on Wednesday afternoon (says the Free Press. Balcltitha). A party of local shootiifa when journeying in a trap to the haunts of the wild duck and pukeko wore startled by the report of a rifle, and a .303 bullet dropped on the buggy mat. Luckily the bullet was spent, or there might have boon a. serious accident. : . Third weekly Limerick in connection with our great leap year clearing sale. Oper from 15th to 29th Juno; free to all; prists 10s and ss, every week. Christie and Co., in Mosgiel Town, Are far-famed drapers of great renown The price's right When cash is tight Send us the most appropriate line to com plcte.-D. Christie and Co., Mosgiel and i London....