OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14715, 24 December 1909, Page 16

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

_ Tlie Tuturau (Southland) Dairy Factory is making good headway, and tho output of cjiucsethis season is expected to exceed any previous season. Hire motor ears rrom Wimpenny Eros.... Joseph Howard, employed, at the Seaview Hotel, Brisbane, dived off the top of the Sandgate Pier Baths last week into 3ft of water, and broke his neck All outside photographic work of the vtj best quality undertakon; portraiture- equal, ling tho best studio work; home pours a specialty.-Guy, Witness Office. Tel 80b The need of a water, supply is being felt in Mataura at present, quite a number of residents having had to cart water for household purposes ■during tho past week. Holiday footwear! An essential for a happy and pleasant holiday is foot-comfort Our stock wrll afford you a splendid choice! City Boot Palace, George street..., 11 Lads have come into my office, and their progress has been retarded by their bad writing," said a member at a meeting of tho Timaru Chanibei- of Commerce. Enamelled name-plates are to bo placed on tho corners o r tho principal streets in Sumner, the Borough Council having decided to order a supply of plates "from Dunedin; If you cannot get "Wyandotte" Cleaner and Cleanser from your grocer, then leave your groacr.... Preparations Toltio for the AngloJapanese Exhibition have been progressing for many months, and it is predicted that the resulting display will bo a remarkable one. The space occupied by exhibits will be 242,700 square feet. Bathing Caps, Is; Water Wings, 1 6 6d.— At J. Waters, Chemist, 20 Princes street.... Tho King has intimated to Sir R. S. S. Badcn-Powcll his wish to hold a review of Boy Scouts next May, Badges, entitling holders to bo called King's Scouts, aro to be awarded. Splendid Christmas Boxes.—Charles Bills Dunedin, has just landed splendid collection baby cockatoos, corillas, and champion gallahs; every kind guaranteed or exchanged free.... The first milking machine on the Mokoreta Ridges has just been set up for Mr Maurice Gorman, at Tamlet Farm. It* is working well at present, and is said to milk live cows as quickly as one by hand —Wyndham Herald. Improvements m eicctnc lighting are continually made. The National Elec. and Kng. Co. (Ld.). Crawford et, havo lamps and appliances which much reduce the cost, Mr James Gumming, chairman of tho Clutha County Council, informs the Tapanui Courier that good farming land in the vicinity of Pukerau has risen to the extent; of £4 an acre sinos the establishment of the dairy factory there. By last mail intimation was received that a lar([e_ consignment of monuments had bo*n shipped to P.okcii and Clarkson. To make rcom for these they must considerably reduce their stock. During this month purchasers would) do well to take advantage of reduced prices.—Rojren and Clarkson, Moraj place (oil George street) Durwdiii,.., '

At thr inquest at Souihwarlc on tho b:dy of an unknown man found in the Thames, the coroner said that tho HomoOffice was about to establish a'register of unidentified persons, which would bo kept at. Whitehall. Special shipment razor strops, just landed; wonderful value—2s each. Also, razors, shaving brushes, soaps, etc. Inspection invited.—llendy's Hairdressing Rooms, lOt Princes 6t reofc (opposite Bank of Now Zealand).... Rhodesia being under Roman-Dutch law, cases dating back to the days of Constantino wero cited during tho hearing of the important action between Do Beers and the Chartered Company of Sdutli Africa, which was recently heard beforo Mr Justice Swinfen Eady. Watcrs's Mosquito Lotion will prevent Sanclllirs and Mosquitoes from biting— Watcrs's Pharmacy.... Motorists (Lord Montagu writes in Tho Car) are a legal portion of tho traffic, entitled to the use of the road as motorists, as tax and ratepayers, and as British citizens. Tho uso of the road by motorists is just as legitimate as its use by farmers' carts and gentlemen's barouches or four-in-hands. Frank H. Blakeley, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South lover Kilroy and Sutherland's! T-Minno 1483.. Juvorcwgill professional fishermen intend to apply to the Marino Department for an extension of their trout-netting season to six months. At present it is limited to four months, while amateur fishermen have six-a fact which makes it a big temptation for the professional men. For highest quality Hot Water Bags, Purest Drugs, Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, and Toilet Requisites, go to Marshall's Pharmacy, Prescription Chemists.... Just before the Melbourne, steamer sailed on Monday tho polico at Bluff arrested a passenger named Francis Hanilley Wells. He was charged at the Police Court, Invcroargill, with having deeortcd his wife al Blenheim, and was remanded to appear at the Blenheim Court on tho 27th Inst. " Wyandotte" Cleanor and Cleanser is the best and cheapest disinfectant on tho market. Sprinkle it freely about your drains.,.. Mr R. M'Nab, who is in London making researches into tb? records of early New Zealand history, has obtained permission to examine- in Paris tho logs of tho Frenoh ehips which founded tho Akaroa Settlement in, the early days, and' •will loavo London shortly for Franco. Thomson and Co.. Moray place (opposite First Church), havo the largest and cheapest stock of headstones and monuments _to select from at 'lowest rates. Inspection invited.... Several writers havo been endeavouring of late to draw comparisons between Welsh and German coal, but thoir attempts have been unsuccessful. The only way in which Welsh steam coal can bo superseded (says the Iron and Steel Trades Journal) is by foreign competitors offering cool ut profitless prices. Mr'Hcndy, hair specialist, invites ladies or gentlemen suffering from weak or fall- . ing hair, premature greyness, and all scalp troubles'; to consult him. Advice gratis. Address, 104 Princes street. Telephone 902.... Quito a number of peers' oldest sons will bo candidates at the general elections at Home. Among the Unionists are Viscount Bury (eldest son of tho Dulcc of Albemarle), Lord Lewisbam (tho future Earl of Dartmouth), Lard Wolmor (Lord Solborno'B heir),, Lore. Korry (th<j futuro Marquis of Lansdownc), Lord Duncannon (tho futuro Er..rl of Bessborough). . "At Christmas play and mako good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year," so 6ang tho poet more than 300 years ago, and tho sentiment is as good and fitting to-day. With a sincere appreciation of tho generous patronage wo have received during tho past year, we desire to wish each and all our customers ' A Merry and Haonv Christmas," with plenty of "play" and abimdauco of "good olicor. City Boot Palace, George street, G. JI. Piaey, manager.... . . A curious cricket accident occurred in a Hutt-Wellington Central Junior match at the ' Hutt Recreation Ground . recently. Gomrlay, a bowler for Central, sent down a fast ball, which struck Robertson, the Hutt batsman, in tho face, driving one of his teeth right through his cheek. Ihen. as if to add insult to injury, tho bait fell and struck the wicket. . Let us help you to choose your Christmas presents. Hero are a few suggestions that minlit mako your choosing easy. l'or your lady friends: Gloves, handk*""»»ia, iace collars, perfume, peggv-bags ourtains, and rugs; and for the men-fancy box, golf hose, ties, handkerchiefs, and brushes. Choosing made easy at A. F. Chcyne and Co.'s, Mosgiel.... , Arthur Balfour, a clerk, aged 67, was at Scarborough recently sentenced to six months' imprisonment on three charges ot stealing joiners' tools. He had done tho same thing beforo. . The Recorder remarked how strange it was prisoner had always stolen joiners' saws. Such things had been known as a man being apparently unahlo to resist certain articles. We wish all our friends a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, and thanks for favours bestowed upon us during 1909, which we have greatly approbated May we be similarly favoured during 1910.—Faithfully yours, Christie aim' Co°, drapers and clothiers, Mosgiel and London... , . ~ ~ . Tho Parliament House in the Montgomeryshire market town of Machynlleth, whore Owen Glendower was crowned Prince of Wales in 1402 at the height of his rebellion, where his Parliament assembled, and where David Gaw tried to assassinate an English King, is being converted by Mr David Davies, M.P., into apublic institute and library, at a cost of more than £6000. Just as every man thinks he is a judge of music, so pretty well every inventor has a lingering idea that he can run his ' own business in tho matter of his patents. Never was a greater mistake. The wise inventor nuts himself under the guidance of a skilled' agent. Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, Joel's Buildings, Crawford street, Dunedin, are agents of repute. Thoy mo to tho preparation of working drawings, and stand between the inventor and his Mr Macdonald, M.P., has informed the Rotorua Times that bo has arranged for 10 25-aere Motions to be surveyed at tho north shore of Lako Rotorua for change paddocks for the bush settlers on a yearly tenancy, with improvements guaranteed. ' Last year, at this time, we wero surprised by the great demand for the white canvas boots and shoes so much worn by men in Australia during the summer. Anticipating similar inquiry this season, wo have laid in a good supply of Englshmade White Canvas Boots—lacing, light strong leather soles, doublo thick bacK, and toccaps. These are well shaped and very easy-litting. Price, 83 6d per pair; in shoes, 7s 6d. As a matter of fact, it would bo hard to imagine anything more delightfully cool and comfortable for holiday wear than ;tluW splendid canvas boots and shoes. Visitors are invited to inspect our latest styles in ladies' and gentlemen's fooitwcar for sumirier.—Cookham House for high-grade footwear, Princes street... A Californian woman supports tho scheme for city improvement in a very practical way. She is an ardent advocate of city gardens, and has a large and beautiful garden of hor own, from which she gives seedlings and cuttings to anyone who asks for help in making a garden plot. She gives away hundreds of plants yearly, and' has been the means by her Kcnercsity of turning many a poor little bare plot into a thing of beauty. There is nothing sets oil a well-built woman like a pretty blouse. We are ro- , mindev cf this by seeing at T. Ross's a special shipment of white embroidery blouses at 3s lid and white washing silk blouses at 6s lid, which for appearance and value beat anything in the.;o parts. As he is holding a sale of his blouses. «:c advise every lady to ecc these before buying elsewhere; while to the mere man wo say, Go at once and get your wife a blouse at T. Ross's, 130 Princes street.... Th,3 N.S.W. Public Works Committee has been prosecuting an inquiry concernmg the proposal to erect a new licspifal for tho insane at Morissat (on the shores of Jake Macquarie). l)r Sinclair, in his 1 evidence, said residents in hospifals for tho msanc in the State on October 31 nuinl»red 5559, and there was adequate ■><• _ cominodntion fsr onlv 5055. The new metallic filamont electric /amps give thrice the light for tho samp current consumption. See them at tho National Flee .and Eng. Co., Agricultural Hall Buildin**. Tel. 2108 ... j Says a visitor to Trinidad: Tho city of Port-of.Rpp.in, undeniably the finest town ' in the British West Indies, with a popula- ; lion of 55,000, lies in front, whilst behind it li"s a vast rmphilhentre of hills to the ' height of o\er 1000 ft; not scarped or ; granite cliffs, but .«. mighty oxpanso of green, »ompo.wl of forest trees towering up as far as., the skyline.