OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15186, 4 July 1911, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Twenty degrees of frost woro experienced in Mnectown on Monday night of last week, and from eight to 10 in Arrowtown ■ i An urea of 1200 acres has been purcha3o<] l)y a syndicate, near Jlotiieka, in the Nelson district, for fruit-growing. For chronic cho=t complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint; Cure; Is 6d, 2s 6d.... Amongst Kaikoura's exports to Wellington arc chaff and linseed, a valuablo crop of tho latter having been grown on thu Ureenliills estate. 'Ready, aye ready! "Camp Coffee" is always ready.... 'ihroo wliubs were caught in Queen Charlotte Sound on June 24. Pcrano's party captured two and Keenan's one. This makes six whales within a fortnight. Hire motor cars from frank Shearer. Telephone 3065... Gislwrno and Timaru arc said to be tho liveliest and busiest place* in Now Zealand at the present time. Napier is said to bo phenomenally dull. Made in a minute and no trouble!— "Camp Coffee."... Labour continues to .bo in good demand in Invercargill, skilled operatives being kept very busy and unskilled men also being in greater request ten is usual at this timo of year. Hire motor cars from. Wimponny Eros' Premier Garage.—Telephone 1246.... Tho average daily attendance at tho Carnegie Public Library for the week ended Saturday, July 1, was 689 persons. Fragrant, wholesome, and delicious— "Camp Coffee!"... Here is a significant advertisement from the London Morning Post :\" Will Peeresses not using Coronation robes lond , thorn for the occasion? Stato terms. Confidential. Address, Baroness." Hot water bags, special quality, right" price, at J. Waters, chemist... It has been decided by tho Wellington City Council that tho corporation plumbers be informed, in reply to their application for an increase of wages, that the council cannot pay moro than tho award rates. Frank 11. Blaltcluy, eurgeon demist, 17* Princea street South (over Kilr&j α-nd Suthoiinml's). Teloptiono 1483.... Lambs in Juno are not an everyday occurrence, but several of the ewes on tho Ebulder Batik run, Alatflborouffh, have given birth to offspring during tho past few days. This is believed to bo a record in early lambing.—Express. Tho greatest bargain event of the entires year is our winter sale. It commences today (Friday), Juno 30. You can't find fault with our prices: they uro alwnvs masonablo. Evory article genuinely reduced.—A. F. Cheyno-and Co., Aiosgiei.... In tho current Gazette is published a copy of tJio cortificato of tho death of Tahi Kaka, executed at Auckland. It is signed by Dr Murray, Rev. D. Macpherson, Presbyterian ohiidnin, tho sheriff, tho gaoler, tho chief warder, and press representatives. J. Waters, chemist, Princes etreot, has an absoluto euro for chapped and rough hands, 15...

1911 "Argyll" cars, now model, silent engines, high road clearance; built by Scotland's finest engineers.—Soarlo, Oamaru. agent for Otago and South Canterbury. —

Under the now regulation just gazetted, all moneys belonging to tho National Provident Fund, and in tho hands of the Public Trustee, arc to form part of the . common fund of tho Public Trust Office, and, will be invested by tho Public Trustee ac-' cordinjrly. Thomson ond Co., Moray placo (opposite First Church), havo on hand a large selection of headstones and monuments at price) io «i:it all .. Tho residents of tho Beaumont district aro pushing on with the planting of fruit, trees in readiness for the opening of the railway to that point. ' It is safe to say that between 4000 and 5000 applo and pear troes will bo planted there this season. The National Elec. and Enj;. Co. (Ltd.). Chambers' Bldgs. Stuart st, solo rgenta Goneral Elec. Co., British Thomson-Hous-ton Co. (Ltd.), British Insulated and HolsbvCables (Ltd.). Jos.' Gordon and C 0.... A_ butter war is raging in Hamilton, Waikato. .On Thursday on© firm .advertised butter at Is 3d for sinorlo rounds, a second firm on Friday camo out with Is 2Jd, while on Saturday the first firm reduced the price to la 2d for singlo .pounds, or Is l|d for box lots. If you are wise you will frive preference to a. gas mantle with a reputation—one like the British-made Veritas, which outlasts half a dozen poor ones and jrives an infinitely bettor light. From plumbers or A. and T. Burt (Ltd.).... Tho planet Vonus, whioh shines so brightly in the western sky in 'the evening, is now distinctly visible to the naked eye in tho day time. It may be picked up quite easily by looking a little to tho west and rather higher than the moon'a position. Tho unusual spectacle of sun, moo. , *, and star in tho day time may thus be witnessed. Any fair-minded citizen with the irrtereste of Mosgiel district at heart cannot fail to recognise that better bargains than whit Christie and Co. are offering at present aro not obtainable anywhere. A visit to their stores will convince tho most sceptical , (his week.... The amout of beer duly collected by the Ivereargill Customs Office . during the month of June was £113 10s, ci £39 17s less than tho amount collected during tho corresponding month of last year. The difference represents 3188 gallons of beer. This duty is levied only on beer maaiufactured in tho Southland district, the J breweries concerned being at Invercargill, Gore, andl Queenstown. Now that winter is coming, electrio light bills aro a. consideration. Mazda lampi keep them down. Tho National Elec. and Eng. Oα (Ltd.), Chambers' Bldgs, Stuart 5t.... ' Ohristohuich towards tho end of the year is to be the scone of what tie pro- ! moters earnestly hone will bo the biggest r band contest ever held in, Australasia, The contest is being promoted by. the South , Island Band Association, of whioh Dr Thacker is the president and Mr G. Jennet, the secrotary. The association com- ' prises all tho bands in the South, Island. Selecting a Patent Agent.—lt is very important that specifications and drawings should bo prepared by competent persons, as tho validity of a Patent ofteh depends upon thom. No Patent Ageot is'oompctoni unless he is<a practical, mechanical,draftsman, has scientific education, and is skilled in patent law. Messrs. Baldwin and Ray- ! ward, Joel's Buildings, Crawford street, Duncdin, have these qualifications, and are thoroughly trustworthy.... Rabbits were first introduced into the , Otahu district in the year 1867 (says the i Western Star). The late Mr G. Cuthbertson liberated a pair there, ajid received . assurance from a number of men (among those present being Mr G. Robertson) that . tlioy would' not be molested. Needless to say, fivo years afterwards the country was overrun with tho pest. \ Opened this day, the latest styles in ; rich embroidery and fine guipuro lace Peter Pan collars, white, orcam, and Parish at lid, Is, Is 6d, and Is lid. Also, bow plain coloured stockings, for evening wear, iu sky, cardinal, saxe, and wedgowood blue, resoda, nil, cream and white, beautifully .finished, at Is 6d pair.—T. Ross, direct importer.... Plans havo been received in Ashburton for a ne« and un-to-date theatre, which is 1 to bo built in Tanored street, by the Hayward Pictures Entertainment Company (Ltd.). The plam have been prepared by Mr F. J. Barlow, A.R.V.1.A., ol Oluistchurch. The , building will be of brick, with cement facings, and will accommodate an audience of about 700 The site chosen is a most- central one. v MarshaU's Fospherine makes weak, nervous, or wasted systems strong and vigorous; cure 3 sleeplessness, after-effect of influenza. Is, at chemists and stores.... The vicinity of Lake Coleridge will shortly be a "hive of industry, owing to tho work in connection with the hydroelectric scheme. Traotion engines are now carting material from CoaJgate Railway Station. ' A road is being formed from tho Acheron to tho site of the proposed power-house. A novel featuro ia connection with the road is that all the fencing posts will bo of reinforced concreto. • ■ Social functions are now in order, and i consequently thero is an increased demand at present for evening shoes. At Cookham House choice examples aro stocked both for gentlemen's and ladies' wear. In , tho ladies' styles tho following aro - very nice indeed: Patent leather, court shape, with l steel buokle, 6s lid; ditto, with single) strap,\ with' kid lining, 10s 6d; black velvet > piimpi, single strap, kid lined, & 6dj Langtry, tan glace kid, with silk tie bow, pump soles, 9s 6d; grey suede, extremely "chic," single strnp, 12s 6d; bronze glace kid pumps, einglo bar, 12s 6d-. Ladies residing in the country can rely upon their orders by mail bning very carefully attended to.—Cookham House, Depot for High Grade Footwear, Princes street.... Mr Elloram, of Feilding, who received a knock on tho ■ wrist while attending a sick horse some weeks aeo, was operated on tho other .evening. The operation was unique, as no mark was visiblo either ut tho time of the accident or afterwards, and apparently the wrist wns uninjured beyond" a bruise. The use of X-rays revoaled the fact thut u bore had been splintered and tho picoo lodged between two other bones of tho wrist, preventing its use.