OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16480, 4 September 1915, Page 14

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The price of bread in Ashburton has been reduccd to 9d per 4,tb loai. It is reported that thedts of young trees planted on the Marine parade at Napier have recently taken place. There were five convictions in Masterton for drunkenness during August. Country orders receive prompt attention. No, mistake. Ask Alf. ■ M'Robie, Railway Hotel, Mosgiel.... It is now fairly certain (says the correspondent of tho Wanganuii Chronicle) that the Marton Carnival will- produce over £10,000. The Hastings bakers claim that they.ha>ve given the lead to the dominion by reducing the price of bread to 4d per 21b loaf. A record price was obtained at the salo of the Matawhero flats at Gisbome cn Saturday week, £135 per acre being paid for the land. A deliciously refreshing gargle upon rising, Fluenzol in teaspoonful doses cleanscs the mouth and throat, and cures catarrh.... The serious effect of the dry weather was shown very clearly at tho weekly sales at Waiareka on Wednesday (says the Oamaru Mail). Dairy cattle wero down in price by fully £1 per head, and storo cattle by £1 10s. Sellers wero forced to make such sacrifices because they had no feed. There were three bankruptcies in Napier last month, making a total of 16' for this year so far. Up till the end of August, 1914, there were 12 bankruptcies registered, there lacing three petitions filed that month. If you wish to purchase a headstone. Thomson and Co., Moray place (opp. First Church) have the best selection, and prices to suit a 11.... Accounts amounting to £98,755 4s lid were 'passed for payment by the Gisborno Harbour Board at Monday's meeting (says the Times). This included a cheque for £88,900, be in# the final payment to wipe off the board's old loan raised in 1885.

The hon. secretary-of the Country Queen y Executive (Mr Hugli Mitchell) reports having received £7 Sj from-Mr Peter Ireland, Goodwood, being proceeds of - a euchre party and sale of violets, held in the local hall. . On Wednesday the . 15-yeiir-dkj • -dajightet •. of Mr D. Mark, employed in the . winding department of the Oamaru Woollen Mills, had the misfortune pet three of her • fingers caught in the cogwhecla of a . machine (says , the North Otago ; Two of the fingers were badly crushed, and had to bo amputated at the top joint Good coffee is stimulating and refreshing; with complete absence of tannin, ss in tea. These desirable qualities are seen at their : best in "Bourbon" brand. All grocers...-. Ah unusual accident occurred at Hatai-r, tai on Tuesday afternoon, when a woman; a visitor to Wellington from Ilawcru, was blown by the force of the wind against a v tramcar. She was knopked down, and sustained severe injuries to her head and face. She was removed to the hospital (says the Dominion), and the 1 report from that institution in the evening was that her injuries are not serious. , , The Wellington Trades and Labour Council, at its last meeting, decided to forward to the Government a protest against the 'proposed form of the national register, ana to suggest (says the Now Zealand Times) that information should be obtained as to incomes and tho sources from which they are V derived. Brandies, wines, spirits, suitable for invalids, are a specialty at Wm. Crossan's Waterloo Hotel, Caversham....' The Otago Harbour Board has found it - necessary, in consequence of a heavy reduction in revenue, brought a/bout by file war, to increase the. dues on shipping goods. "I hope that we will be able to keep clear of increases for some time to come," Mr M; J. Miller, chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, remarked on . Wednesday (sav* the Lyttelton Times) at a meeting of the board when the Otago increases were announced. It is proposed by the Marine Department to establish oysters in suitable parteof Cook Strait, and a sum of money/will be put ;on tho Estimates this year to cover the cost (says the Wellington Post).' The suggestion : is that the oysters from Foveaux Straits could . easily be acclimatised in Cook 'Straits, and when the vote has been passed a start will be made with the work on those lines. Best Hot Water Bags at lowest prices at Waters' Pharmacy.... A boy named John Kininmont, 12 years of age, residing with hisi parents at Incholme, met with a painful accident on. Tuesday (says the North Otago Times). He was climbing over a picket fence, when by some means his right foot caught, atid he fell heavily-, breaking his right leg. > Tho sufferer was attended to by a doctor,, and was later removed to a .private hospital in Oamaru. _ ... • Two petitions in bankruptcy were.filed at the Wellington office of the official assignee last month; there were no bankruptcies in August of last year. For the period from January 1 to August 31, 1915. there were-. / 11 bankruptcies (says the Times), while for tho corresponding eight months-,;of;' 1914 there were seven petitions filed. If your children suffer from" thread worms get Martin's famous syrup, rapidly curative, lis, Marshall's Pharmacy... . Wairarapa farmers assert that the past winter has been one of the best for-stock and agricultural pursuits that has ever been experienced. ' The occasional showers of -warm rain, followed 'by bright, .'sunny: days, have materially assisted the lambing; and have given tho crops an excellent start. Notwithstanding the depresision; caused by , the war, the ratepayers in the Hawke's Bay County Counoil district are coming forward 'readily in answer-to the rate demands which were issued on" August 1 (says the Herald). The revenue collected last month amounted to £11,352 36 sd, and,' with the exception of a period some six: or seven years ago, when the rates were exceptionally high, this constitutes a record for the couniy. Here's something to. interest the men. Cheyne - and Co., Mosgiel, have'opened a line df btrbwke-proof buckskin trousers,-all sizes; the ordinary. 9s 6d quality; but as they are slightly shaded in colour, hardly noticeable, they are to be cleared, at 6s 11d..w Substantial evidence of the prosperity of , Ashburton is shown by a return prepared; by the town clerk of the building operations in the; borough during the period, from 1, i 914, to August 31, 1915. -No . less than 28 new residences, figure on the, list, most of them of a -very substantial character, and new shops, offices, additions; , to residences and other buildings bring the total number of works completed or i» . hand to 54. The aggregate cost (says th« / Guardian) is set down at £24,043. For Influenza take Woods' Great Pepper: mint' Cure. Never fails. Is 6d. 2s 6d... The result of a. meeting of farmers held in Blenheim on Saturday was the appointment of an influential committee to consider the question of establishing co-opera-tivo freezing, works' locally (says the Marl- ; borough Express). -While the committee' was being nominated the suggestion was ' made that it should not include men engaged in commercial circles, but' should bo restricted to sheepfarmers.' One man re-' plied that he . did Hot sympathise with/ this idea. ■He considered : that the situation, involving, as it did, the vital, interests of one of tne staple industries on which the district and town depended for their prosperity, concerned, all classes, "of, the community. This view found general favour, and a number of biisiness men' were; .added to the committee. * ' > . New. stylish sports coats, with belt and military collar, m bright reds, saxe blues, purples, and" khaki ; browns. Smart and quite the latest London vogue. Price only 25e.— T. Ross, 130 Princes street, Dunedin..., Gisborne people, it would seem, are loyal . to the institutions to which they belong. • Though the Gisborne Permanent Land, , Building and Mutual Investment Society held ite 41st annual fneeting on Monday, Mr John Townley, who presided,and. who was unanimously re-elected chairman . of directors, has 'been a member :0f: tho society ever since its inception.' Chatting over old times, prior to the meeting, Mr , Townley, said he was in Gisborne long, before there was any such thing-as a building society. He and two, other friends had met in a room , in the Albion Hotel over 40 years ago, and had discussed the; advisability of startling a building society. Tho proposal was followed up, and the present society was the outcome. Mr Townley. will be 78 years of age this year. Frank ft. Blafceley, surgeon, dentist, 174 Princes street South (over' Kilroy and ; Sutherland's). Telephone 1483.... While giving judgment in an assault case at Mangawelca, Mr W. R. Haselden, S.M., stated that complainant was responsible for the injuries he had received, as ; he was the aggressor'.' His Worship alsp stated that ho made it a rule never to . fine a person for retaliating if he was- first ' struck. His made some noteworthy remarks' in, giving judgment in; a case in which a mother, applied for a maintenance . order against her son.. The evidence showed that the applicant was'.'entitled to the widows' pension, but from a sense of pride would not apply for it. His Worship oonsidered it was no more discreditable'for a person to take .'advantage of the pension than it was for a civil servant to contribute 10 per cent, of his income to enable him to get superannuation allowance. Waters' Chap-Lotion guaranteed to cure Rough Hands; Is—Waters'; Pharmaev.... The reorganisation of_ a considerable number of the Taranald picture theatres' is now taking place (says the Hawera Star). A company, to be known as the South Taranaki Amusement Company (Ltd.), ;is now in the • advanced stages of flotation.: The object of the company is, among other details, to work Hawera, Patea., Elthani, Kaponga, iOpunake, and Manaia as one complete picture circuit. The freehold of the Hawera premises, known as. the Theatre Royal, and also the Princess Theatre at Eltham, are to be secured, and the present buildings to bo converted into the verv latest picture palaces. The _ capital of. the compaiiy will be in the -vicinity of £17,000, and it is understood that a 'con-.. siderablo number of shares have already been taken up. '