OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15552, 6 September 1912, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

.Mr B. W • Mason, a farmer near Feilding, was attacked by a bidl oh his farm last Saturday, and sustained several fractured ribs.

There arc now 51 suppliers to tho Tarnnnki Egg Circle, and the quantity 0 f eggs handled during tho month of August was 2COO dozen.

Country orders for cash a specially with lho_ Waterloo Hotel. Prompt despatch, any train.—Sufficient address: Croesan, Cavor. sbum....

A largo whale- was seen in Chaffer's pas. sage at tho entranco to Wellington harbour during Sunday afternoon. 11 seemed in a woak condition, moving very slowly, • and was visible for four or five hours cruising closo to Barrett's reef.

During tho past month thero 'wero registered nt tho Chrislehurch City Council offices 17 motor cars (fivo of which woro reregistrations) and_ 76 motor cyoles (10 of which were re-regislnitions). ColTeo is out of thcrun of general competition because of tho innumerable variations hr quality. 'Specialito" Bourbon coffee, finest grown in 1911; all grocers... It will probably bo a month yet Wore tho wireless station on tho top of tho Tinakori Hills will be opened for work (says tho Dominion). Tho motor for charging tho batteries has not arrived on time, and it will not bo installed for upwards of three weeks. As showing to what proportions tho fruitgrowing, industry may bo developed, a visitor from Tasmania who is at present in Timam informed a Herald reporter that Tasmania exported just tinder a million pounds' worth of apples lost year. Our well-known remedy "Bronoho" is undoubtedly the best for coughs and colds of all descriptions. Is 6d and 2s 6d.—Wm. Elder, chemist, Nos. 8 and 297 Georgo 6t... A well-kno'wii American scientist is credited with tho statement that if the. Eng' lish people want to regain their supremacj in athletics" tho most' important slip they must talre in that direction is to cducato llio average English liousowifo in tho fine art of cookery. • To Mr W. V. Siddall, bandmaster of tho Woplslpn Band, has been entrusted by tho authorities the matter of organising a Territorial Band in Chrislehurch (says tho Press), and already a slart has been niado in the direction of enrolling members of tho Territorial forces who wish to becomo mombors of tho band.

iN'yHll's Beef and Iron Wino; largo bottles, Jr.—At Waters' Pharmacy....

Tim Timaru llcruld says thai tlicro is somo talk of starting a co-opcrativo coal yard in Tim'nrti. Tlicro is a notice of motion on the books of tho Waterside Workers' Union to the effect that such a yard should bo oponed, and tho matter will bo discussed at a meeting of tho union at mi early date.

A cun of rich, fragrant, golden brown coffee is instantly mado with "Camp Coffee."—Atlvt.

There is evidently a scarcity of trained nurses (says our Greymouth correspondent),if wc are to judge by tin. fact that only two applications have been received for tho position of sister on tho nursing staff of the Greymouth Hospital. Tho applications will bo "dealt with nt tho meeting of tho board to bo held on Wednesday next. Linoleums and floor coverings of all kinds aro best supplied at Christie's, Mosgicl, where the quality and design aro tho bict and prices tho lowcflt.... Tho other evening a lady and gentleman were making their way to tho Woodvillo Station to catch tho lost train to Dannovirkc, when they wore blocked for two or -three minutes at tho crossing by tho shunting of a string of thicks. It was not long, but just long enough to mako thorn misa their train.

Vi-oaita Cream (greaseless) mu.!»s tho skin liko velvet; Is 6d.—At Waters' Pharmacy.... Mrs Mary Pickup, who had resided in Ellhhm over fivo years, died recently at tho

ago of 93 years. She settled in Wanganui in 1856, and remained thoro during tho troublesomo times consequent on tho Maori war. Her husband (who died 33 years since) and brother wero tho first whito men to sing at a concert ill Wanganui. . Marshall's Nursery Lotion promptly cleans children's heads from parasites; Is,— Marshall's Pharmacy..;'. Tho Kelso correspondent of tho Mataura Ensign mentions a particularly striking illustration of increaso in land values. Rumour Ims it (lie that a settler not_ a hundred milos from- Hcriot, sold .his farm

recently for £16 10s an acrc,_ and after having a look round tho Dominion for a month returned last week and offered tho

buyer something like £1000 on liis bargain to rennrchaso his farm. This is an authentic story, and clearly goes to show tho great potentialities of tho district.

Frank 11. Blakoloy, surgeon dentist, 174 I'rinccj street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's) Telephone 1483.... A boy named Ward had a fortunato cscapo from a serious mishap on Sunday morning at Oriental Bay. A correspondent of tlio Post ■writes that whilst the boy was walking a pony lie was riding into tho sea ij dog attacked tho pony, and in tho resulting buck-jumping exhibition tho boy was thrown into the water. Tho bulldog immediately Hew at the boy, fortunatoly getting him by the leg instead of anywhere moro dangerous, and not until persuaded by a hunting crop wielded by a friend accompanying the boy -would tho dog rclcaso his hold For Influenza take Woods' Great Poppermint Cure. Never tails. Is 6d. 2s 6d.... •

An alarm of fire was sounded at Hastings about 6 o'clock on Saturday evening. It appears 1 that somo benzino lintl leaked from a motor car on tho roadside and drained into tho water channel. A passerby, after lighting his pipe, threw tho burn-' ing match,into the gutter, with tho result that tho bonziuo ignited ami burst into a hugo (lame. In a fow minutes, however, tho b1a7.0 was extinguished without any damngo being dono. lliro motor care from Wimpenny Tiros." Premier G-irage- Tclophono 1216.... A uniquo find was recently made in a Tnranaki Maori village, a manuscript, written in 1840 by two Nativo priests, dealing with hitherto unknown principles of ancient. Maori law Jbcing discovered (says tho Now Zealand Herald). Bishop Crossley stated on Saturday that Mr Percy Smith, tho wellknown authority on Nativo customs and history, had in hand tho work of translating tho document, which would Uirow a great flood of light upon many problems which liavo been puzzling students of the Maori raco. Working men requiring strong, hardwearing trousers should sco special values at A. F. Chcyno and Co.'s. Thrco good lines, 7b lid, 8s lid, 9s 6d; also, strong working shirts, well cut and honestly made, guaranteed to fit and wear well. Seo them. Instancos of tho peculiar nature a of subsoil water in Chrislchurclt were again forthcoming in the cellar caso at tho Supremo Court on Tuesday (says tho Press). Ono witness, who stated that ho had dono a considerable amount of boring in and around Christchurchi expressed tho .belief that the rise and fall of the water in tho subsoil of Christchurch was duo to the condition of tho weather and tho stato of tho Waimakariri at tho Bcaley. Ho know of one hole not for from Christchurch which in ordinary fine weather was ouile dry, but which when a nor'-wester was blowing contained two or thrco feet of water, this, ho believed, being duo to tho melting of the snow on the ranges A pitfall is presented to the unwary inventor who trios to protect his ideas through tho mazes of tho patents acts. Fortunes have been lost for tho want of a littlo oxpoit advico at tho right timo. Do not-risk having your ideas pirated, but consult the rcliablo patent agonts, Messrs Baldwin mil Kayward, Joel's Buildings, Crawford street. Duncdin, whose advico and methods arc sound.... When a manufacturer forwards samples of his wares to compolo with: other goods ho generally sends tho best ho can produco for finish and quolity; Wo havo opened a very lino rango of samples of knitted golf coats from 14s 6d; golf jersoys, from 2s lid; merino vests and bodices, from Is 6d; fleecy lined bloomers, from 2s lid; merino combinations, 2s lid; corsets, from 2s lid; nnd tweed motor hats, from lid.—At T. Ross's, direct importer. 130 Princes 6trcct, Duncdin....

A woman o( Lyons who desired to havo (ho beauty of joutii restored to lier and failed to ncniovo her wish, asked for £1000 damages against a doctor, as tho pri;o of disfigurement. The doctor had ottered to remove tho wrinkles in her checks by lifting the akin and sewing it lo_ tho forehead under hor hair. Tho operation succeeded beautifully on tho right check. Tho loft cheek, however, refused to succumb to tho lyauty doctor's treatment, and the woman has now a youthful right check, which is firm and blooming, and an elderly left check, with wrinkles, and the half of a double chin. She thought that tho disfigurement was worth £1000. The court undeceived her, and gave her nothing.