OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14440, 5 February 1909, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM

During the last fiscal year (says the Times) over 1500 Chinese entered the Canadian Dominion, paying £149,200 in poll tax.. An effective remedy for Sunburn is Cuetmiber Jolly; l*bos Is.—J. Waters, chemist.... Owing to txAfcer facilities for handling the material, the flinboia© Barot'gli Council is now obtaining i+* jareanotl river shingle for 2s 9d u yjml. a." compared witJi 6s a yard a few months' ago. Bargains for salo at lantled cost price. Relinquishing following li»es:--}iugs, carpet squares, fenders,' brasses, toilet sets, clooks, mangles — Lochhead {Ud.), U Hope street The Duke of Devonshire has (presented to the Lajioasirire village of Dark, Flookafld Holkor a now club containing billiard and reading rooms, which hae ljCvii built, at. a cewt of £2500. An old resident of the Taicri, who is jeUing on for 100 years, informed us today tliat he had never seen snow on Maungalua ill January before, nor had he ever seen such chea-p drapery ami clothing as we are offering at, our sale just now.— D. Christie and Co., Mcsgiol.... Some enonnous cabbages have been grown by Mt George Powell,' of Otaki, Wellington, and the largest one, whan weighed, turned tho scales at tlilb. Another, trimmed, woighed 391b, and many others wore ftlmost is laijet

The 'death is reported of Mr William Parslow, who for nearly 40 years was jimcoboarcr and town .half keeper to the cor. iteration of Kingston-on-Tliames. Ho kept his own steam Jaitneh and was an ardent fisherman.

Jjaker, ladies' and goals' tailor, awarded hist class diploma by tJio Ijondon Cutting Academy for special proficiency cutting ladies and gents' garments; trial order solicitod.-A. Baker, 59 Princes street (upstairs; EOU th end Mutual Stores). Dunedin...,

wSi Sunday morning's 6eryieo in Wviw ham ] rcsbyterian Church (says tho Vytidhani Fanner) tho R C v. Mr alitor intimated that an anonymous donor had air 0 " 6 in Mokorcta ■*»** A meeting of the Tnnnnm a„„i„, > i iiig deeded {say, the Courier) to"rccom. mend the Mason for .hooting fallow ™ r thsyear to open on April 1 and cl«e 0I

Do you want tho water laid on' n,|i „„ write A. and T. Burt (Ltd.). Stuart, U Competent men will do the work to vonr onliro salisfaclion. Estimates free.. In a, letter to the Russian iiewrinancrs Count Leo lolsroy declares that sinoe l le made over his oiit-iro property to his \„\ ri IB years ago he has beoji absolutely I>C tniii Jess, and he is therefore miablo to"respond to the innumerable begging letters which he iwuves daily. a

frank 11. Blakelcy, surgeon dentist, 174Princes street South (over ICilroy and Sutherland's!. Tolnnhono 1483.... On Ist February the snijie-shooling season opened. A number of local sportsmen wont out (says llw Western Star) and returned witli good bags. Snipe are fairly good eating, hut do not afford much H port, as they are generally shot whilo standing in companies. °

. C. and W. Hayward's Furnishing Ware.ou.se open all day Wednesday; closed i n.iii. haturdav...

1 10 Iwo Scotch immigrants who arrived by tho \\hakatane at Port Chalmers went on to yiieenstown ( m Wednesday of last week and. went up to Mount Nicholas on Uie following day. They have both had experience, ~.„ sheepfarming. and came out .wider engagement to Mr Hugh MoeWJe MaiHhv «"* si Bht (says tho Mail) they consider the country very roii-h as compared with the Homo hinds ' ° lent fi„ "if 1 6t f dard «. excel, jent liiibli, a„d reasonable prices argue for iIsTT? ,°/ °" r "'"dc-to-measuro Dunedin :'' Ha,l,Ml a " d Co ' < LLd '>. al\w V W ' llieh aS fo,,nd '" «H> Loire tth T P 9 " 10 n'" e ?' s ° was identified wri to, H" P,t,t ; r ° Desgris w « nimselt at the iwhce station recojitlv aJid declared that ho ra not dead. ThepoHel •«*pt«:l hi. statement, and , Z>Z tU arrestolhimonanoldohargoof'S 1 ' J- Waters, chemist, 20 Princes street for Pompe.au Massage Cream. Tand & of the o 'silv,? \° f tho .j!««"«J«'«tor 'siaft /-(aland fiom Melbourne on February 12. , Wl Commissioner Jf ! Kie '& itf "t 51^1,1 ' 1 Cllmpai e" ™ '•»'« U,l -ii •' , Hor>"M will .simultaneously conduct a like m the Soll(fl Wand « famous k1° y 1 COm CUreS ' «•»•«"•» iamous h.ura Klava; removes corns Ur William S. Bigdow, who is responSW« gold am. m mtaglio instead of in cbof, a new <!e, w ture in coinage, is (notes the Argonaut) neither a sculptor Zn\ TT nUet ' hni tllc a » th " of'the on - Buddhism and ImmortJJity. Ho l,as glvc „ ycil , f ( , the literature of the Far Fast * Dr win M ' Le ? d (Studi0 ' 27 Ratka >' street)— UiUHing and painting classes. Studio reoiiens February 9.... ■ "" m '° 1B The greatest congress of officers of tho tto Hk/r V ?^> ld in Aurtralo,^ 2 ! l r 1 "', 1I * ,irßc d ' iri "s t«o h h,rii° f f f" nI .°» *»<» occasion of he farewell of Commissioner M'lCic, commoling the Australasian brigade.' U 0 leading oncers of the Salvation Army n New. Kcdand will attend, and matters o" adiniinstrafon w.dely affecting the fituS 0t the organisation will be discussed J" 0 new eaectr.call.y-drive,, machine,.. and (Zi mato P ,' ant . install «» tiy & .eL?™, n /° r drM!i «f-tone is iS peied. lh, s firm Mw s j of .monument* and headstones gsign cJ.ea.par than the imported articfe! Ca 1 and iiispect at Rogcn and Clarteon A r ° a '! d ' So,,) ' "'""umcntal sculptors, JVlorav pjace.... An interesting survival of ancient custom was observed at Lord Qraipton's Court Jrfet, at CaJlington, Cornwall. Among tha apiKiintinents made were two official'aletasters, two pig-drivers, two weighers of meat, a reeve, a portreeve, a eergeant-at-niaee, a town-orier, and a bill-poster. CalHugtoll llrban Council was apmintod scavenger of the borough. . 'Plie Ben Lomond climb must be becoming very popular judging by tho large num. tiers who make the ascent almost every Uay. i\o less than 30 persons easaved the task one night last week- (says the" Wafcatipu Mail), start.ng at midnight. Tho fascination of ascending at this hour .is ■hat of seeing the sunrise. Tho track between the hut and the top has been commonced. and will be welcomed by tho-e who make the ascent in tho future. lanama, Straw Hats-The most durable as well as Hie most comfortable hat ever made for man; if, the ideal, hot-day. etyisl. hat, easily cleaned and re-shaped] making it the most, economical hat to buy Lhe warehouse for the stylish Jiat— \. F Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel.... ' ' Homo files contain ijarticulars of tho finds of gigantic bones i„ German East Africa, reported by oaole. n, c measuremejitsof one animal, which professor Fraao calls the Gigauto sauvus Augustus Afrieanus, showe<l t, c bones of tl.e hind legs to be Hit 6in long, Uh> pelvis 3ft 3in L diamekvr whjle tlie spine exceeded by one-third tho length of thai of any animal

Fine footwear, with fit, form, and finish, aslnonable and fascinating for fastidious Mies! rhats just what we arc listing a few examples of this wee k. Beautiful goods, extremely moderate in price, and the very thing for present-day and' autumn wear. Tan glace kid shoes, English makes, kid-lined, wide eyelets, and ribbon ties, 15a txl. Glace kid Derby shoes, rich shade of uarfc tan, Cuban heels, etc., 12s 9d. Vory dainty fancy cross-strap tan shoes, dark shades of-glace kid, metal ornament, etc., lbs bd Fancy cross-bar four-bufW glaco kid tan shoes, chocolate shade, steel rose on front, and pump soles, 12s 9d. We give very careful attention to all orders by mail, and count no trouble too much to pleaso — City n o ot Palace, Goorgo street, Dunedin (li._ M. Pizey, manager).... Very good hauls of flounders aro being' obtained at present; by the Thames (isher. men. It is estimated that the other day fully 2000 dozen flounders were caught, tltt majority being shipped to Auckland, while a very large number were received at Thames. One boat is credited with making the large baul of 300 dozen, whilo throe other boats returned a tally of something like 200, making 900 down for the four boats.

Come or send to T. Ross's summer salo for bargains. Blouses, nicely trimmed, and good sizes, for Is 6d, Is lid, 2s lid, 3s lid, in blue, pink, cream, or floral. Sunshades, pretty floral patterns, is 6d, Is lid, and 2a Ud; children's sunshades, from 7Jd. Kimono straps, in muslin and silk, blue, pink, whito, cream, green, heliotrope, trimmed lace— were 5s lid to 10s 6d, now Is lid and 2s 11(1. Ribbon corsets, Is lid, and broche silk ribbon corsets, 2s lid; also 50 dozen ladies' cotton vests at 3 for ll.Jd.—All at T. Ross's, 130 Princes streot....

"It is a great mistake to allow prohibition orders to lapse," remarked Mr 11. W. Rishop, S.M., during the hearing of arase in which a woman applied for thfl renewal of a prohibition order agairut her husband at the- Chrhitchurch Magistrate's Court. The magistrate wont on to remark ihat if the orders were, allowed to lapse the persou to wlioin fbey applied usually went on an " awful drunk," and then came back and had a fresh order taken out against him.

The National _ Electrical and Knciaecri&n Oomimny (Jjimitcd) have erected or on order 75 oleotrio motors in 0ta.R0....

There has been an offer of soma tlioueands of |K>umls standing for ov«r 150 year*, in the name of a great company in lyondon, for anything that will dissolve fogs by the penetration of a created light. The nionoy has never been earned by any inventor yet. Fog still persists, increasing the tax of commerce in proportion as tho volume of commerce nndtiplies.