OMNIUM GATHERIUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14857, 11 June 1910, Page 16

OMNIUM GATHERIUM.

A Chinaman at Napier has been fined £3 and costs for failing to take proper ateps for the eradication of mussel scale arid cctllin moth in. his orchard. ; Hire motor cars irom tt'impenny 8r05.... The Canton ot Geneva has adopted by a plebiscite women's suffrage in church matters, 2152 men voting for and 1349 against tho bill. j ' iSome countorfoit half-crowns are in circulation in Christehuroh. They are wellmade, but evdontlv marlc very easily, and their' lightness is easily detected. If you .require a headstone for any of your friends that have doparted, try Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite First Church), Dunedin,.' Tho Treasury has 'boon enriched to the extant of 15s, forwarded to the Railway Department, Christchurch, by "X.Y.Z." as conscience money.Mr Haldane stated in the House of Commons that there were in 1906 7306 courtsrinrtial in the British Army, resulting n 7133 convictions, aod in 1909 7366, with 7129 convictions. ' John Jamieson and Son's Three Star Whiskey in the wcod, imported for the Waterloo Hotel, G'aversham.... A Mackenzie Country runholder on a visit to InvercavgilU writes under dote June ? (Tuesday last):—"Very inild weather here; you can actually see mushrooms -growing near one of the main streets.' Ironic IT. Blakeley, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's), 'i'llenhone 1483.... It will be news to many to learn, that' guavas are cultivated in New Zealand. The Taranaki Herald says the guava crop this season is unusually tine, both in quantity and quality,-much of the fruit that has _been gathered being far superior to the average. To ensure perfect cooking an electric oven • is required. Call at the National Elec. and Eng. Co. (Ltd.), Agricultural Buildings. Telephone 2108... Lord Fitz-Ilardinge, addressing his tenantry at.Berkeley, stated that, alter - all compulsory and voluntary outgoings had been paid, his agont was unable til hand him a pennypicce out of rent paid on the estate. Absolutely the best pile., cure is the new American Internal Medicine, and for external use, Cones: a month's treatment. ss, Marshall's Pharmacy.. . : It was stated at the meeting or the South Canterbury Trotting Club on Wednesday night that tttf bookmakers were hard hit at the club's recent race meeting; that one had lost £70, another £240, another £300, and that in -all tlioy lost over £1200.' Universal Acetylene Gas Generators at Manufacturers' Prices.—J. and T. Christie,George street, Dunedin, have manufactured over 2000 " Universal Generators " in constant use in New Zealand.- Special, acety- I lent fittings, burnors, ete., on hand. JJsti- . mates supplied for house and town lighting. !

The Dominion's Foilding correspondent says the District High School Committee lias given tho local officer o£ the Salvation Arirty (Cnptnin Avcnall) permission to adtiroes the scholars (outside school hours) on the smoking and gambling question:;. In his animal report Captain H. D. Terry. Inspector of Constabulary tor tho Southern District of England, soys that experiment) have boon matlo during the paßt year in tlio use of bloodhounds for tracing criminals. but without any satisfactory'result. Electric bed warmers use less current than an eight-candlo power lamp, and only cost 15s each. _ Tho Nat. Elec. and Eng. Co. (Ltd.), Agricultural Bldgs. 'Phono 2108.!. Tho Wdimate School Committee Ims had under consideration the advisableness of supplying the school children with m rails. A tub-committee was appointed to consider the project; but at the last meeting the report stited that; • white th£.\proposal was very good as an ideal, under present cncumstanccs it was not thought desirable' to proceed any further with it' • I l emo ' | V> Quickest euro for Influ.' e.™ CoWs Ac ; 2s 6<l at Waters' Pharmacy.; There must be a fair amount of money available m Wanganui for legitimate speculation. • It is common knowlodgo (savs the Wanganui I-Iorald) that at a, land Wla last week thero were at least five different persons who were prepared to invest £30 000 paoli m the properties. . , For children's hacking cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is sd, 2a 6d....

The latest fashion of tight-fitting skirts was mentioned in a case at Marvlebono County Court. Two ladies, 6usd by dressmakers, both pleaded that the skirts were 60 tight that they could not walk in them, and one of them went further, and said she coi.lt; not sit down in hers.

At a meeting o. the Pahiatua Licensing Committee last week it .was pointed out that it was not incumbent upon a publican to provide stabling accommodation: unless it was made a special condition upon which the license was held.. Tho committee stipulated in the licenses of all the country hotels that'suitable stabling should be urovided for tho travelling public. - J. Waters, Chemist, has absolute euro foe Cracked, Rough Hands, lsj posted, Is 3d. A splendid stock-.of blankets oil liaiid." Arc you.in need oi gocd warm blankets? If so, we can fully supply that want. We have them in Mosgiel,. Koslyir, and other colonial (nukes at genuine prices. Also, some Mosgiel rugs, lovely* quality.—A. T. Cheyuc ami Co., uiosgiel..-. .

Two Petone (justices had a unique experience ■ the other day. Before sentence was passed on a man brought before thorn, tho offender went down on his- knees, and,, putting his hands together, begged to be given a, chance,-stating that lie wanted to go up tho country. Ho emphasised his plea for leniency by 1 saying .that, if ho were let off on this occasion, he would submit to being put. away for five long, weary years il again arrested for an offence this side of '.Christmas. '

Wishing to join the band' of philanthropists, and having no fruit to sell, wo havo cast our optics round for a line to offer you at'half-price, and have decided on a line of dress tweeds, bought very much below landed cost; 42 and 44 inches wide, and worth 2s 6d, 3s 6d, 4s 6d yard, to be sold at Is 6d, Is 9d, and 2s 6d. Dunedin and other olients who do not find it con-vc-r.icnt to call, writo for patterns to D. Christie and Co., tjie philanthropio drapers, Mosgiel.,'..

At tho Yinccnt Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .meeting, held • at Clyde last week a Chinaman named Young, Wing, of Alexandra, applied for a portion of his passage money, to Hongkong .The. Chairman said that if they could by granting £5 assist every .Chinaman to his own country it would be a good thing to do. It ■was resolved to pay tho £5 conditionally that tho'Rev. Mr Don' would take ths .matter in band and see that the -man was sent away..

Human hair has steadily advanced in prioe during tho last few years, and froiii advicos recently received from 60tne of tha leading buyers in Europe, is likely to become still dearer. On this aoeount ladies are advised not to throw away their, hair combings, but utilise them for. making into switolies, curls, transformations, fringes,' hair pads, otc. Mr Hendy makes a specialty of this work, and. will be pleased to send illustrated list of desips, and give quotations for makurgup, to anyone desir? ing it.—Address 104-Trinccs street.... The Canterbury A. and P. Association has been presented, for exhibition purposes, with a 6amplo of wool of an unusual charaoter. The wool, which is three years' growth on a Ro.mney-Lincoln oross owned by Mr R. W. Chapman, of tho Waiouru St/ation (who presented it to the association), shows no apparent break between each year's growth, and is about 2ft in length...

Getting a patent is not. so_casy: and,safe a thing, or not invariably, as many people think. The man with an idea shoujd iconsult an expert. Messrs Baldwin sod Rayward, Joel's Buildings, Crawford street, Dunedin, publishers of Progress—the inventors' jourtal—are , constantly saying people expense arid trouble.... . ■ It is undorstood (says tho Evening Post) that a syndicate is being formed with tho object of oonstructin&a new picture theatre clqso to Lambtym quay, Wellington. A. local architect has been instructed to; prepa/e tho, necessary, plans arid specifications. It is understood that the propo6ed ; building will not only bo fireproof, > but replete with modem conveniences.

" Take it to pieces, examine it part by part, and then you'll sea quality and ' finish .in every point." That's, on? of the ments which "Snow," the great Amerioan maker of stylish boots, uses to indicate the character of, every boot ha manufactures. Tho following "Snow" boots for men wilL be found to substantiate the utmost claim to quality. The " Henley" vici-'glaee kid, beautiful mpdel for easy_ wear, 265. The "Bronx" glape kid, swing toe, rock-oak sole, 27s 6d. The "King" African box calf, full round toe, welted rook-oak soles, 27s 6d. The "Brighton" dull box' calf. Heavy rook-oak welted soles, : 265; . These aro distinctly very high-class examples ot gentlemen's footwear.—Cookham House, Depot; for High Grade Footwear, Princes street.... * '. ''

An Oamaru resident who recently visited the Ashburton County informs the North Otago Times that the devastations of tha grub approach in intensity tho worst of tho plagues that settled -down on Egypt. In one field a farmer obtained no return for three years, It is said that if fires were lighted at night when the grub lias developed into the moth s&ge their number would, be-greatly reduced, the nioth beng attracted to tho flame. The German follow a plan' somewhat similar to this with good results.. . , •. From to-day wo aro holding a special midwinter sale of showroom goods, all of which are fresh and fashionable.. Toadies' new tweed coats, latost stylo, from 15s.- 6d to 19s 6d;. navy and black pleated Bergo dress skirts, full width, wero IBs 6d, now 10s 6d; coloured tweed dress skirts, from Es 6d; 60 coloured moirette underskirts, 2s 9d oacli; new motor caps and Burberry hats, with etitched brim, for motoring, golfing, driving, all colours, 2s 6d and 4s lis j all our furs, mulfs, and' umbrellas at sale prices; beautiful- blouses, in flannola, for the sale, 2s 6d, 2s lid, and 3s lid; dainty flannel and delaine blouses/- latest style 6, trimmed folds, tucke, and buttons, from Ss 6d, 6s 6d, and 7s 6d.—At T. Ross's, direct importer, Dunedin

At a Tiro brigade eocPal in Timaru Mr Craigie, in making a presentation to Mr M'Caii; who is taking up a dairy, farm in Nelson, said that up in a train to Auckland tlic other day a roan had told him that his son *nd the'latter's wife were on a dairy farm, milking. 80 cows morning and night with the aid of an up-to-date milking plant. When their work was over the couple, -went out motoring.—Timaru Herald. .