OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16348, 3 April 1915, Page 16

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

-Three men in a boat fishing in the Bulier roadstead a few days ago (the Westport Times states). landed 160 barracouta. Others also made good catches. On Saturday the Ashburton police raided premises in Allenton where (the. Guardian states) it was suspected that an illicit trade in. grog was going on. No liquor was found. Smokers enthusiastically praise Fluenzol as a cure for smokers' throat and as a perfect gargle and mouth-wash.... . Six workers' homes are to be erected on a part of the Parker estate at Carterton, which the Government has purchased for the purpose. A novel in musical chairs on horseback, for ladies, has been added to the schedule of this year's Carterton show. The Auckland rock oyster, season will open on May 1. The prospects are said • to be very good, and the beds are in first- ' class condition. I 'After a fatiguing day you want a good ' M-n • T beverage as a pick-me-up. tion aVUI S V VlB the risht P rescri P" iho Public Works Department has • accepted the tender of Mr C. R. Lamb Grey Lynn for the erection of tihe auto- ■ matic telephone exchange at Remuera, Auckland. The price is £1314 The Department of Labour has decided to dispose of some 14 sections of land near btrattord (says tho Post) formerly held for the purpose of building workers' dwellings Good prices are ruling for turnips in such floured localities as Inchclutha and „i l inE p an -n Sev^ a contracts (says the Balclutha Free Press) have already baen made for the right to eat off " the turnip fields <it 3>ll and £12 an aero. .P ur °hasc a headstone, Thomson and Co., Moray place (odd M "» b "' t „-? 0 Forest Hill district is a perfect picture from an agricultural point of view (says the Winton Record). Harvesting operations are now general, and never history of the district have there been such prospects of heavy yields. ret ,- I 7 1 ? avc been received from the country districts in aid of the funds for Hospital Saturday at Invercargill The major effort was made a fortnight ago, and tho additional returns up to Saturday ammintmg to £66, made a total of cteeoA Waters' Chap-Lotion absolutely cures Rough Hands, ls.-Waters' Pharmacy ,?, le > « nd "tout, to the value- of 03,333 gallons were imported to New Zeafcji October according to tiio latest rrade Supplement. Hie value of the importation was £6544. During the 10 rno n th= w^ C 26 the i l3 !'® ntity im Ported was 264,363 gallons, valued at £52 591 Drunkenness, it would seem, was very prevalent m Wellington during last weekend (says the Post). At anv rate, tie police arrested,, m -various quarters, a score of men more or less intoxicated. There were 13 statutory first offenders in the list ° 1* terlo ° Hofcol . Cavereham, are just the thing. They are a dailv treat to many.... Mn V r tM rad A 1, ®"- D P' emen t issued with the state of Statistics which tho btate Statistician produces, shows that durm? n nlhs , cnd , cd October 31, t! -VTo,' T Jrroods£ oods wero imported u. r Zealand. The imports for the month of October were valued at £1 640 128 i of . a very unusual kind 'was A u an "" al meeting of tihe Timaru , feavl ?h w° n ,^ or,day ni £ ht > this being ! (says the Herald) a very hearty vote of 3 t °, som ,° P®^ 011 ° r Persons unknown namely the handlespper or handicapped i whose identity is shrouded-or suoposed to be shrouded—in mvstery. ' i New American Pile Cure, a wonderful ! effective remedy. Cures blind or bloedin- i 5s box contains one month's treatment. ' Marshall p Pharmacy 1 Crown lands to the extent of 630,185 acres ' were thrown open for sale and selection in February; also 4449 acres of land for settlement land and 145.625 acrcs National Epdowmcnt land. The total acreage of all lands opened was 780.269. In Januorv acres of Crown lands were opened ~^ n Westland it is almost impossible to procure the labour necessary for performing the road and other works of the County Council (says an exchange) The principal reason assigned is that ' minin«operations have proved so remunerative for some time that they absorb all the available men in the district. Frank H. Blakeley. surgeon dentist, 174 f ".uTw- st/5 t /f et ™ S ,° U . h (over Kilroy and SuthoMlril's). Telephone 1483

a^ s ' Influenza Remedy an infallible cure, 2/6. —Watere' Pharmacy, 5 Princes st... A pair of zebu, the Indian sacred bull, arrived in Wellington on Saturday bv the i-aloona (says the Dominion). Ihey "oomo from Melbourne and are for the Wellington Zoo, half the cost of purchase having been borne by the City Council, and half by tho Zoological Society. They are verv condS an ' m! * and arcived in excellent A trait of the Maori character, which is universally accepted in Taranaki, was quaintly put by tho chairman of the Eemont National Park Board in dealing with the offer of a iSative to keep a certain road in order (says the Stratford Post). Mr Sai^: " A Maori's idea of constant tS ver y definite!" thn °\r mll . li p e Ey models are now on view at thfn f=iu Drapery Warehouse. Everything of the newest, and prices in every moderate -. Ladies, see oure before and (S y ° Ur wlDter hats -—A. F. Cheyne Thl money goes tip in smoke. Tho latest detailed list of imports to New Zealand concerns the month of October, in that month we took in £28,273 worth of tobacco, £3642 -worth of cigars, and £39,515 £71 430° Clgarettes ' TheS6 su ms total Rain has been experienced in Nani=r for AftTTf S (says the Telegraph). L„n r „ t ine ' ky on Frida ? week, clouds °i° 1 i ace J lcr ? ss ttlc Ek J towards evenin „nd later steady ram set in. However 24 Ints of >nch -were recorded day Th e ? Cnded , 9 a - m " on Saturof £73 Inches * * f ° r the 10 da ? s nJ™ »W5 th ft. of coffee makes it the ideal breakfast drink. The wise ihf ?- CW K, e ' win K orders the E2sr»

increase of opossums in the Nelson district quite an is sfarinrinf m capturing the little animate their skins ( sa y s the Mail). Mr G EUottt SST^A wiater 'P rocured over 600 shns from the best of which he has turned out some excellent rugs, muffs, and fure A novel feature is that the h4ds of aTe are retained on the muffs and furs, bemg cured in the skins. The articles ar^ fa^ble^^t. W forth Ter * Scott's Catarrh Cure, safe and certain, re■■sSissk* 6d - w = Afckffif iTd a V ?i ayJas came beiore Zf, *■ S.M., last week. It' came out m evidence that six of the mao boys before the court, and a number of others, had a very hot engagement with clay, clods and I^ory y wh?S f ft ene of battle shared the fate of the Rheims Cathedral, 10 panes of glass being shattered. A war indeS of half a crown apiece was collected from Sho P^ nte K^ f the half "do Zen delinquent who had been .caught, end the mock warriors were promised an ignoble he next time they allowed battles to cause damage to neutral property. , 63 10 031156 iiiru motor cars Iroiu vv impenny Bros "• Iremier Garage Telephone 12467. Itose who love Mount Egmont have got their own schemes of popularising it, but great f P^ y orts compared to the great idea of Mr Percy Smith, of New Plymouth (says the Stratford- Post). This is no less than a carriage drive round thn mountain which Mr Smith quJe practicable. A few days ago, while at Dawson Falls, taking a Lap of' tam from his pocket, he dilated upon the magnificence of such a tourist triumph. "It would be the best drive in the world," he remarked, enthusiastically. "There would be eight or 10 miles of the grandest forest scenery anyone could see." Jit ladies' winter coats, 19s 6d 255, and 295; raincoats, from 17s 6d; rich silk blouses, 7s 6d<; flannella blouses, 2s lid; Cashmere, silk stockings, ldd, napper, woollen gloves.—Ross's, 130 Princes street. Speaking to Mr Phil Wareing on' the v* 'i t P j lCeS ' a representative m w T ? mu^ a Leader was informed that Mr Warexng had just worked out an average of the prices he had received for wheat for the years 1902 to -1911 (inclusive). He bas not beea growing grain for the past two years. The lowest price he received, was 2s 7d, and the highest 4s 6d, working out at an average of 3s s£d per bushel over tile period under review. Anybody who knew anything about grain growing, remarked Mr Wareing, would realise that there was no big fortune in those prices If gram growers were getting 6s 6d to 7s 0n -j e , a wb, J e ' good luck to them." he said ; they deserve it. It only came once in a generation, and helped to make up for many lean years." Beautv Competition.—Another pretty chiid, competition has started. Two prizes- — Ist class, £5 ss; 2nd class, £3 3s. Full particulars obtainable at studio of Guy, photo corner of Princes street and . Moray place. J-he best work. See showcases.... " Another step Wards realisation of the Uromwell development party's scheme appears at hand (says the Argus). The. Mayor (Mr Jolly) has received a letter from a representative of the party, wherein the writer refers, to the proposed official openof new school on Msy 4» in cooncc*' tion witn which there will be a big function. Ihe Cromwell Development Party proposes doing something on the same day, probably turning the first sod at Kawarau rapids and planting tho first tree on Ripponyale. No doubt the residents will welcome the opportunity of organising a gala day to mark the dawn of a new era, and the assistance of the council and various branches of the Progressive League will be sought to arrange one or two days' celebration. The proposal will be fully discussed at next meeting of the Borough Council. For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, is 6d, 25'6d.... The Rkngiwahia correspondent of the Rangitikei Advocate writes:—"The- great majority of our farmers are in hearty sympathy with the work in agriculture taught m our sschools. AVhile there are many branches of agriculture that a primary school cannot teach, there are many that can be taught. The value of basic slag for the soil, the results of too much superphosphate m producing sorrel, ,the value of green manuring, seed selecting, etc., and the proP® 1 * care of tools are items out of many which have been demonstrated. With bread at its present price, it is hoped tliat every boy will start a garden of bis own at home and supply vegetables for family as some are now doing. By so acting he will be putting into practice some of those things ho has learnt at school, and proving* that his time'in agriculture has not been wasted."