OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15955, 24 December 1913, Page 10

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

A well-known Hnvelock farmer has been obliged, to throw tons find tons of hay and lucerne into the Ttiki Tuki, as a result of the destruction caused by tlio recent rains.

It is estimated that between 200 and 250 men from Buller district are firing on the boats, and working on the wharves at Nelson, Wellington, and Lyttelton. Before buying Xmas presents, inspect ouvwindow.—Scott s Pharmacy, opp. Herbert, Haynes.... Two hundred and four live pheasants were shipped by the High Commissioner's department by the Otaki on November 12 to tho Whangarei Acclimatisation Saciety. La6t week there arrived at -Hokitika by special train about 50 patients for the mental hospital. They had been transferred from the Sunnyside institution, .which is rather overcrowded.

That nobody benefits by a strike, is not correct. We havo purchased cheaply 200 more one-piece robes in rep, latest styles. Worth 25s to 50s. Our prices: 9s 6d, 12s 6d, and 15s.—Christie and Co., Mosgiel,... Mr F. W. Fairey, of Nelson, ha 6 been asked to contest the City'seat at the next general election in the interest of tho Reform party. He is talking time to consider his decision.

Other fish than trevnlli have been plentiful :'n the harbour durinjr the past week or two (says the Oamaru Mail), but perhaps not to the same extent. Wharf fishermen have, it is stated, hooked several quinnat 6almon with bait intended for trevalli.

Hue motor cars irom \\uiipenny tiros' Unrage. Tninnhone 1246.. v The difficulty which has recently confronted the Wellington Hospital authorities regarding the supply of coal for consumption in the near futuro ha 6 been overcome, the Blackball Company having agreed to furnish 40 tons at the earliest possible date. The system "of not allowing people on the Timaru railway station without a ticket is rigidiv enforced (says tho Timaru Post). There is room for further improvement, no was shown on Saturday morning, when a lad on the platform, on being questioned by the official as to how he got there, unblushingly replied, "Over the gate, of course. How else do you think?"

Christmas greetings are extended to our many friends and. customers throughout Otago. We thank them for their patronage in tho past, and hopo to merit a continuance of their confidence.—A. F. Cheync and Co, drapers and furnishers, Mosgiel.... A man names James Steele, employed on the railway works at Inangahua Junction, was handling some gelignite last week, when it exploded, shattering his hand. Ho was at once taken by car to Greymouth, where his hand was amputated.

Police inquiries arc being made into tho death of an illegitimate child, which was born (says the Marlborough Express) at a residence in the Marlborough Sounds district. The statement of the mother, who is 18 years of age, is that the child, though of healthy appearance, was found about half an hour after birth to bo lying dead in bed alongside her.

Prescription dispensing is specialised at Waters' Pharmacy, 20 Prir.co« street....

flie Karpri School boys (says the New Zealand Times) have distinguished themselves in sport during the ,pa6t year by winning three* championships:—(l) The junior championship in cricket, (2) the 6ix-a-side championship in Association football —winnng a modal each', and (3) the championship of the hockey teams, in which tlicy scored 90 points to nil—perhaps a record in school games.

It having bcen_ reported that the miscreant who committed the Winslow assault had been seen at Hakaterc (says the Ashburton Guardian), Constables Kidd (Ash-bin-ton) and Mcoro (Methven), and a local resident familiar with the back country left Ashburton for Mount Somen;' by Friday afternoon's ' train. On arrival at Mount Somors they had an hour's drive through heavy rain, only to find that the report b>il not been well-founded.

Puro Tasteless Castor Oil, Marshall's. Specially prepared for ladies and children's use. Is bottle. Marshall's Pharmacy...

About 11 o'clock on Friday night (tho Lyttelton Times reports) a hansom cab driver had an unpleasant experience. Ho was driving along Tuam street, when suddenly tho horse disappeared from view, falling into a drainage excavation, 6orao of the lights on which had been blown out or removed. The horse's back was broken and it died almost immediately, and tbo shafts of the cab were badly _ bent. Tha driver and tho faro escaped with a severe shaking.

Whilo driving a passenger in his motor car into Mosterton on Thursday afternoon, Mr T. Holland had a narrow escapo from being shot. He was passing between tho Waipoua bridges, when a bullet, presumably from a pea rifle, crashed through thfl wind aereen between himself and his pas-' senger. A hole some inches in circumference was made in the wind screen. The matter has been placed in tho *ands of the police.

Safe Guide for Inventors.-—A!! inventors who wish to turn their ideas into solid cash should write to-day for a gratis copy of the valuable brochure which has been published by Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, patent attorneys, Joel's Buildings, Crawford street. Dunedin. Tho whole subject of patents is treated in a lucid and interesting manner by acknowledged authorities.... The Kaikoura Star says:—We have read of a dog suckling kittens, of a cat mothering chickens, and oven of one of the feline species allowing two young rats to take up their residence with her litter, and similar anomalies; but we confess we havo never yet heard of a horse mothering a calf. Yet such can be seen on a Kaikoura Suburban farm, where a maro who lost her foal has taken complete control of » calf, and exercises parental duties as if the young bovine wcro ona of her own progeny and species, About one o'clock on Sunday morning (says the Chiistchiirch Press) Constable Jamieson heard cries for help arising from the river in the vicinity of the City Council Chambers and, on investigating, found a middle-aged woman in tho water. With the assistance of two fellow-constables, tho woman was got out and taken t,. the police station. She was to have bi-n charged on Monday morning with having attempted to commit suicide, and also with having been found drunk.

For really useful and acceptable Christmas presents,, sec our French kid gloves, 2s 6d to 7s 6d; our real silver-handle umbrellas, 5s 6d to 3 guineas; our silk stockings, Is Ud to cs 6d.—At T. Ross, direct importer.... At the Mataura " break-up " on Friday (says the Ensign) except for attendance certificates and packets of lollies tihe pupils received no other prizes. Mr R. Winning (chairman of the School Committee) explained the reason why the prizes had been abandoned this year, which was on account of no fund's being available. This had been decided on after conferring with tiho head teacher. Next year, however (the speaker said),.the committee hoped to be able to distribute a number of prizes so that pupils should put forth their best enorgies when there was an extra induce ment.

Scud a test order at onco to W. Crosean, Waterloo Hotel, Caversham, and watch the prompt attention displayed thereto.,.. The Chriatclmrch Press says that shortly before midnight on Friday, when the gale was blowing and heavy rain was falling, a curious phenomenon was observed" in several gardens near May's road, Christchurch. There were bright flashes of light of a bluish colour playing on the tops of several trees, while bright points of light showed on the tips of branches of numerous other trees and on tho c'himneys and gablo ends of several houses. Tho night was very dark, and tho stars were completely obscured by tho heavy clouds. The mysterious lights, which recalled " St. Elmo's fire," familiar to seafarers, wero visible for an hour or more.

Coffee drinkers make no mistake when they order "Bourbon" from their grocer. It is the production of a coffeo specialist with 50 years' practical experience.... A specimen of apple " Gloria Mundi," grown by the King's Acre Co. on one of die pot trees exhibited at tho autumn show, was sold in Covent Garden for 16 guineas. Jt was understood when tho fruit was put up that the proceeds were to go to tho Charing Cross Hospital, so that the price must he partly attributed to thn deairo to possess the champion fruit of the year, and partly to a higher motive. The weight was just over 37 ounces,

''Iirazol": Superfluous hair remover; ss.—Scott's Pharmacy 17 Princes street....

A sturdy young farmer to whom a mild practical joke does not come amiss happened on a Maori woman driving into Waitara (says the Mail). This lady, who is familiar for her breadth and her tonnage, practically filled up the cart, in wlu'ch she was lying fast asleep, Quietly stopping the horse, tho farmer turned it round, and set it going back whence it came. On reaching homo again, the sudden stoppage awoke the slumberer. What slio said when she found herself at the place from which she had started an .hour or'SO before is unfit for publication,

Frank fl. liiakelej, surgeon dentjsD, 17+ Princes ttreet South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's) Telephono 1483.... A noteworthy incident at the Auckland Grammar School prize-giving on Thunsday evening was the presentation by the Mayor (Mr C. J.' Parr) of the Royal Humane Society's bronze medal and certificate to W. A, E. Leonard, of Manurewa, a pupil of the Grammar School, for the oourago displayed by him in rescuing a girl from drowning at Weymouth, a seaside resort on the Manakau, near Manurewa, last summer. The Mayor addressed a few suitable words of congratulation to "the lad, who was favoured with more than a usual share of the applause bestowed upon prizewinners.

Waters' Chap-Lotion; absolutely cures rough hands-. Is.—At Waters' Pharmacy.,.. An exoiting burglar hunt, took place in Timaru the other night (says the Timaru Herald), when a man entered a well-known boarding establishment in an unorthodox manner and illegally appropriated all the valuables he could lay his hands on in two of the .boarders' rooms. Unintentionally he made a noise which roused ono of these whoso room had been robbed, and hastily throwing on a, few clothes tho man gave chase to the burglar. Out of tho house, through the garden, and on the road they ran, tho pursuer gaining steadily, At last almost within striking distance of his man, when ho slipped &nd fell, and tho thief made good his escape. J. Murphy, Criterion Hotel, is prepared to cxecuto all orders for assorted cases wines, spirits, and ales. Ga6h with orders promptly attended t0...'. Tho fact that the weight of years does not prevent Sir Maurice O'Rorke from still being able to take his place as chairman of tho Auckland Grammar School Board of Governors at the annual prize-savings was referred to in a happy' little speech by tho Mayor (Mr C. J. Parr). ,Mr Parr created a ripple of laughter amongst tho pupils by remarking that ho well remembered their chairman presenting him with a prize and patting his curly head at one of the annual functions in the Choral Hall, some 30 years ago. He expressed'a hope that Sir Maurice would bo able to preside at still many more such functioas, a sentiment that was heartily reciprocated by all present. Dr Chavaese, in " Advice to a Mother," says, under "Washing Baby": "M'Clinton's Colleen soap is best for this purpose."... "There's not a genuine tailor-mado suit in Auckland, if tailor madesuits mean handsewn suits," said a. witness at the Auckland Magistrate's Court, " Fifty per cent, of a suit made by a tailor is machine work. In a chart-made suit there is 25 per cent, hand work." Tho Magistrate remarked on tho stylo of placard used for chart suits by the defendants in the action, one of -s-bich was produced in court, and read, "Suite to measure, 72s 6d." Such a card, his Worship considered, would lead a purchaser to believe that he was getting a tailor-made suit. Ho suggested that tho notice should be "Chart suits to measure, not tailor-made; no try-on given." " Oh, your Worship," remarked Mr, Clayton, who appeared for the defendants, "we don't want to drivo the customer away altogether."