OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16508, 7 October 1915, Page 10

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The daily milk supply at tho Edendale ■ Dairy Factory is now about 3500 gallons. A scheme is afoot in Wellington to supply the soldiers in camp with pillowf. Some good shooting was done by Cadet Dunn during a musketry course at Kaitangata on Saturday (says the Clutha Leader). He got 81 out of a possible 85. Proposals for a new award in the Wellington warehouse trade aro being prepared by the Wellington Storemen's Union, and will shortly be placed before the employers, with an invitation to meet the union in conference. As a brain stimulant and , nerve builder, Marshall's Fospherine is unparalleled. It makes you well and keeps you we 11.... Dr ffm. M'Kay has returned to Greymouth after two years absenco in the Old Land (says the Star), several months of which were spent in hospital work in Northern France in connection with tho war. _ ! Tho Minister of Publio Works stated in J tho House of Representatives early on Satur- ! day morning (says the New Zealand Times) that the Karori Rock lighthouso was prac- ! tically ready, and might be lit any time now. ! Mr R. H. Appleby, of Kurow, spent tho 1 week-end on the Waitaki River, just below ] Kurow township, and met with splendid : succcss (says the Oamo.ru Mail). Ho landed 15 fish altogether, tho biggest being a six-pounder. Tho others ranged down to 31b, and tho aggregate weight was 671b. The fish were ifi exoellent condition. New stylish sports coats, with bolt and military collar, in bright reds, saxe blues, ourples, and khaki browns. Smart and quite the latest London vogue. Price only 255.— T. Ross, 130 Princes street, Dunedin,...

The sealing schooner Gisborne h«4 re- - tiirned to Bluff "from her annual crtiiso round _ tho West Coast Sounds. She had very indifferent luck, however, and bagged only 20 skins. ' Sihe ' brought back , a b.'g quantity of fish—about 12 tons of cod —and that will pay much better thaii the result of their - sealing operations. ' Some excitement was caused in Otoki one night last week, when Constable Satherley stopped the eale of some cheap wares offered by a " cheap-Jack." The man in question was first escorted to the town clerk, who said he had no authority to sell, end afterwards to tho police station, U where he deposited a lot of useless articles, ■ , a which he has since failed to claim. Mr Cecil Henry Walsh, a well-known barrister in the City of London, has [J "taken silk" and is now a K.C. Since [[ called to tho bar he has had a wonderfully , successful career in advocacy and corpora-" y .tion work. He is the third brother of Mr n R. P. Walsh, of Feilding (says the Star), 3 and is one of a family of six lawyer brothers, formerly resident at Ayliife, Ox--0 ford, England, where his father and grand(j father, tho late Messrs Percival Walsh, iQ conducted a large legal practice. 5 '* Baby nips " for invalids save re-corking, d Try them. Wm. Crosean Waterloo Hotel, !„ sup-plies them to order.... a Canterbury, on the present indications, , may have a light harvest. The men ' will J not be wanted till January, and the taking. , t of a census now of the available men would* , not be of much value, for inside of four months tho list might become valueless n (states the Farmers' Union Advocate), as 7 tho men move about from place to place. Some judges are inclined to think there . will not be a shortage of harvest labour j for a light harvest . " if Chess players in tho Wairarapa are sur- !, PJ'sed _ and disappointed at the decision d the New Z&aland Chess Association not v to hold tlie championship this year (says e tho Masterton correspondent of the Doe mmion). It had been proposed that the 5 tourney be held in Masterton, and that the proceeds be devoted, to the patriotic funds, j It is contended, by Wairarapa players that 1 no circumstances have arisen to warrant J the abandonment of the tourney. i ;t „ Frank fl Blakeloy, surgeon dentist, 174 ' , 3 Princes street South (over Kilroy and : Sutherland's). Telephone 1483:... Matters in correction with the Tara--3 naki Farmers' Meat Freezing Company.'are r progressing very satisfactorily (says the 3 Herald). Tehders for the erection of. the ' buildings will be called in the course ok y a few days to close at /the end of the , month, by which time the site will be ready for. the successful contractor. The p work will be pushed forward with ill speed. i Satisfactory . letters have been i.' received in connection with the machinery," orders for . which were placed in. England some time ago. - ■ ■ An accident occurred ori the main road at Tokomaru Bay on Friday evening (reports! i tie correspondent of the 1 Poverty Bay . Herald). Two natives werd walking along ' the foad, on which two horsemen and I also a motor car were travelling. The ■ ■ pedestrians did not hear the approach of - • the horses apparently until the animals ' were right on top of them. > * One of ■ them was severely injured about the head. : Vi-Oatta Cream unequalled for the comIs 6d.—Waters, 5 'Princes street.... , The reply given to a deputation of Can- ? terbury members, of Parliament by Mr J Massey (Minister of Labour)' shows that tho j Government _ intends to provide 1 every pos- v ; sible convenience in workers' dwellings built j bv the State., , The'request was made that " electric light be installed in workers' dwel- ' ' lings in and around Christchurch. Tho : Minister promised that" the -installation should be made where required at . the ex- , perise of the State, the householder to ' pay interest on the cost of the work, and ■'■■■ the subsequent charges for electricity. • ■ , Dr James Wallace, of Feathcrston, died j on Tuesday, at. the age of' 86 years. - After 1 serving about six years in the British Navy ; . 1 as surgeon, the late Dr Wallace varrived inv New Zealand, by the ship i Ashburton in ' | 1857, and shortly afterwaids settled' down j to fanning, and hxid resided in tibe Feather- . ston district ever since. Deoiaaed waa' a . widower, his- wife having died in 1901. There were no children. s, I From Waihi to Orepuki ooffee-lovers send for their favourite "Bourbon" ' brand. Manufactured by A. ? Durie and Co., ooffee specialists, Octagon, Dunedin.../ v • Mr J. W. Taunt's nine-year-old son, who is in the Napior Hospital suffering from caused by : the explosion of 'a cartridge, is progressing favpurably. Ho ind another little 'fellow, were playing with a • cartridge, hitting, it, when it suddenly went off. « Tho' elder. boy was struck in' tho stomach/ and when an operation was .performed it was fourid some pieces of mbtal had entered his. body, and they, were removed. .'The other lad was struck ,by a piece of fragment on the head, but was v not seriously hurt., . Several of the factories engaged in the manufacture of condensed miS hre experiencing considerable difGoulty (says tho West Coast Times) in obtaining .sufficient supplies of milk, with the result that there has' been a marked shortage 1 of the, commodity for some weeks. The shortage » " attributed to the continued drought in< some parts iOf the dominion, and also to the 1 high prices being paid for butter fit at the various dairy factories. : / : • Water-glass for egg preserving; large tins 9d.—Waters' Pharmacy, 5 Princes street ... * According to the annual report of the Wellington . Land Agents and Auctioneers' Association,there were on theVroll at the close of the year. 40 town and 17 country - members, with two branch offices. I'hjs ■ was somewhat less than in the previous year,, three members having been written . off, and several others retiring through the depression oaused by the war and other circumstances. One new member was elected during the year. The British Vice-consul (Dr Aganoor), who is reported as having been lulled in Ispahan, Persia, is a brother-in-law of Mrs Carew Thbmas, of Matara/wa-l and has/beeij ■ at Ispahan for the last eight or 10 yfears (says the Wanganui Chronicle). A couplo of years ago, when there was, trouble in Persia.,' Dr Agatioor sent his' wife, with an armed escort, back to England, via northern Persia and Asia Minor—a long a,ijd perilous 'journey, which occupied three months. Mrs Aganoor .is the only white woman known to have accomplished such a journey on horseback. Linoleums have jumped in price remarkably of late. A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel, have just received a big shipment of Boor coverings in splendid designs. These were secured before the advance, and will be sold at old prices. This is a great chance for the thrifty.... , There is considerable dissatisfaction among the tenants of tho workers 5 dwellings'' in ■ Fairlie owing to the inadequacy of " the water supply attached to the dwellings (says tho Timaru Post). In some cases wells have been sunk to a depth of from 18 to 20 feet, and a fair supply of" water - has been obtained, but in other cases' wells have been sunk to a, ■ of. 35 feet . and no water -has been • tapped. There is also a dispute between the contractor who erected the build- ' ings and the tenants, as to who should boar the cost of deepening the wells,, and Mr Jackson, of the Timaru Labour Department, has gone to Fairlie to try to , arrange 'an amioablo settlement of tho matter. During last week Mr John Fuller, jun., accompanied by Mr White, architect, was. . > in Napier, and in conversation with a Telegraph reporter stated that it was his in- : tention to go on with the erection of a new picture theatre within three' months. Tho new will ba a Continuous one. Mr Fuller also stated that a new "continuous picture theatre, was being built in Gisborne. The new theatre in Napier woujd be constructed on most modern lines, and would-be sumptuously appointed. Mr _F. Wayett, jun., of Kopu, had an exceptionally narrow escape from drowning ,on the Waihou River, near Paeroa, on a recent evening. He was taking a small oil launch from Paeroa to Kopu about 10 . p.m. When Netherton. the benzine tank exploded, and the launch caught, fire. Thera was no other person on the launch. After the explosion Mr Wayett states,he was unconscious, and knew nothing until about 4 a.m. next day, when he was then lying amongst the rushes on: the edge of the river bank, with his feet and legs covered by the incoming tide. Ho had 1 no reoollec- • tion of leaving the boat or ever being in" - , the river. Ho can give na "explanation of the explosion, _ as the engine seemed to be running all right. The remarkable thing about the whole occurrence is that, with the exception of'a burnt hand, Mr Wayett bears no signs of being burnt.