OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16591, 14 January 1916, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

In a briof chat with Mr T. W. Foster, of ■Mimihau (who has had excaptionaUy fine field turnips) ho stated (aaya the Wyndham Herald) ttiat ho had never before seen brairds of turnips so uniformly good 03 they aro tin's season. There is not a failure to be seen anywhere. Tlio tablet porter at Pukekoho railway station waa attacked at midnight on Friday night by an unktn.pt man, who declared (says tho Auckland Star) that ho mistook the porter for a professor of hypnotism, who was haunting him. Now Year supplies of wines, spirits, ales for cash; orders by wire illegal.—Crossan, Waterloo Hotel. Cavershain.... The Taranaki Herald deplores tho lack of municipal interest in New Plymouth, and says: —"For the second time in threo months a seat on tho Borough Council has "one 'begging in vein, no ono being found willing to undertake tho work and responsibilities." The daily intake of milk of tho Edendale Dairy Factory Company's several Factories (says tho WyDdham Herald) is—Jidcndale 6300, Menzies Ferry 5600, Brydono 2100—total, 12,300 gallons, in weight equal to 55 tons. The wise housekeeper who puts quality firet in her buying always insists on having "Bourbon Coffee." Experience has proved "Bourbon" easily the best.... Cold mornings, suggestive of winter, were experienced in Napier lately. A very old resident on Saturday morning informed a Hawkc's Bay Tribur.o reporter that ho had never known similar weather at this tiirvo of, tho year. When tho West Coast does a generous act it docs it well (says the Christchurch Press). A deaconess who had been on duty on the West Coast mado many friends there, and was transferred to Christchurch. After a time her West Coast friends learned pile had been ill, so they sent over a sum of money, more than was required to take her to tho Coast and back, with; a warm invitation to como and recruit with them. Bach is West Coast hospitality.

Tho Times states that a shark, about 12ft in length, was noticed cruising between tho outer tee of tho Queen's wharf and tho end of tho Wool wturf at Wellington on Sunday. Waters' Obap Lotion is unequalled for Hough Htinds. Is.—Waters' Phannacy. _ A perambulator is rather a curious thing to lose. The Havcera police (says the Star) arc inqairing for tho owner of one found wit.li 11 pillow in it oil Christmas Eve. The baby presumably was carried home. Recent heavy rains have damaged crops (i~o.ya tin: Tapan-ui Courier), putting them down where the fituJl is ii<"-avy. A fortnight's warm sunny weather is needed to )>ut i:ie grass in reasonable order for cutting. A movement is on foot to hold a carnival at Now Plymouth next month, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. It is , proposed to work on similar lines to Jho Battle for Bullion recently concluded fci Wanganui. Prices at J Waters, ohemist, are aiwajs. lowest; Cash or Credit.... Tho Ohristchurch Press states that largo quantities of apricots grown at Beaumont and Roxburgh ar-d being sent up to Christchurch daily by the express and transhipped to tho ferry "steamer for the Wellington market. Rather heavy seas haro interfered with the pleasure of fishing at Pourerero Lafce'v (says the Waipawa correspondent_ of ILawke's Bay Herald). Crayfish is abuw dant there this year. One party oaught over 150 in a-bout an horar. Baskets of 60 and 60 are tho usual catches. At tho last meeting of the Timaru Borough Council the suggestion made at tho previous meeting, that the Gaol Reserve should bo renamed Anzao Reserve, was adopted. Saturday half-hoMdav now b^ing. observed by us instead of Thursday. Onr customers will now have the advantage of shopping on 'J'hurWlay afternoons and on Friday evenings until 9 p.m. —A. F. Cheyne and Co., drapers and furnishers, Mosgiel — Thioves have been causing trouble to cricketers at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, on more than one afternoon recently (says tho Dominion). Last Saturday members of both the Central and Old Boys teams lost - money from their respective dressing-rooms, whilo members of the North Club had a similar experience on a Saturday in December. The Labour Department's weekly return of employment in Christchnroh, issued on Monday, shows (says the News) that 50 men, of whom 48 are labourers, are still on the books as requiring employment. Of these 48 32 are married men, who cannot leave Christohurch to take up work in the country. Frank H. Blafceley, strrgoon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483 The Homo boat Limerick left Waitara on Saturday night. Her cargo from that poiy consisted of 3775 carcases of mutton, 3783 of lamb, 5026 quarters of beef, 42 carcase? of pork, 467 pieces of Teal, 561 sacks o( boned beef, 58 sacks and 587 boxes of frozen sundries. The incident of minor disturbance to tho smooth working of ihe Petone Gear Works, caused by the_ leaving of th<* firing staff, may now be said to hove dosed (reports the Wellington Post). .The new hands are doing their work efficiently, and it is understood that fontß, at least, of the old hands have found work elsewhere Cutting and scraping corns with a razor or knife only irritates and encourages them, and does not eliminate the _ roots. The easier and more effective way is to use Kura Klava. Is, at Marshall's Pharmacy.... _ Mr J. Anstey, M.P. for Waitaki, advises the Oamaro Mail that, in reply to further representations made by him on the subject, the Prime Minister states that he has bad reports as to the suftabilrty of Benmore for returned sokEers. The Prime Minister states that these adverse reports have been received from independent as well as official sources. One Bawke's Bay farmer this season sold 18 tons of wool at an average price of Is sid per lb. He also disposed of a big line of bullocks at £15 per head, and a line of fat wsthers off the shears at 25s one, seeing the New Zealand bush at this time, would believe (saya the Wyndham Herald) that it coold be* called sombre. The fiery flowers of the rata, which are • blooming most profusely this year, are transforming the whole appearance of, tho bush, making it in parts just a Maze of colour. A reoerrt visitor to the Clyde and Cromwell districts states (says tho Oamaru Mail) that feed is abundant and crops are looking very well indeed. At H&wea Flat he saw 300 awes in wheat, that promised to yield 60 to TO bttshds, and crops £hat could hardly hava looked better. _ One of the mascots belonging to the 9tn Reinforcements, a small poodle, received a summary ducking at Wellington on Saturday It had the misfortune to fall into the 'harbour, but waa quickly resowed by a burly sergeant, who plunged into tha water after the pet -without waiting to disrobe. , ~ Ccdksfocrt catting has started at Akaros and in other parts of the Peninsula, and work will be general next week (says the. Lytteitori Times). Owing to the light and short crop the" harvest toll probably be finished up by the end of the mopth, espeois: ally if the dry weather continues. Tho will make the season the Shortest andl quickest on record. According to the monthly report of the Labour Department for December a few men have been idle in Wsnganui at different times during December, but not for long periods (says the Chromclo). There was plenty of work offering in the country districts, but it would not be advisable for any but farm hands to go there at the present time. . The Native Land Court, nov sitting at Rotoroa, is going into the cra«sfa°n of mdividuaHsbg the titles to the Ipd comprised in the island <rf M . oko 'f'„^ t^ ,te<1 I ,\ ll Lake Rotorua (says the Auckland Herald). This island is famous as the objective of Hinomoa in her swim across the lake to join her lover Tatanefcai. The question of metal supplies for and . the upkeep of the Main South road is a very furious one with the Taranaki County Kdl (saye tho Herald), and at the monthly meeting of the council a councillor moved that the engineer prepare a repwt on the question of concrete roads. He estimated that tocost of a road 13ft 6in wide would be about £2000. It may be taken aa indicative of the fact that prosperity » well distributed through North Otago (says the Times), and that the groat majority of people live under the most comfortable circumstances, that no bankruptcies were recorded m tho djstrict during the year ended December 31, 1915. ThiS compares favourably with the 1914 period, when Tvith, and with the preceding 12 months, during which four petitions were filed with the official assignee. . On Monday a young lady was batiung near that portion of the CastleoMf beach which is marked off as dangerous (says the Wanganui Chronicle); She apparently, al- ' though unaware of the fact, gradually worked into the deep water and was. soon overcome. Mr E. Thomae waa fortunately in the vicinity at the time, and, seeing tho helpless bather, went to hor soon had her ashore. She was taken to her home, and it was necessary to give her medwal attention., Tho rescuer deserved credit for his action, as there was every possibility of the beach claiming another V 1 There is a feeling of kindly democracy actuating the Hawko'a Bay County Council ! tho Napier Telegraph). The per- . m/nent roadmen they, employ hvo m littlo . whares, and, with a view, to improving their ' lot, the council has decided, as funds axe available, to erect better class houses for.ts - men. A good many of the wharea at present in use aro quite unsuitable for married men and 60 to provido better accommodation'for them houses are bemg erected m various parts of the county, something after the "stylo of the Government s workers homes By this means also it is anticipated that a botter'ctass of men will be obtained —and retained. , , . Tho body of tho man "who was found in the Guyton street cemetery, Wanganui,, on Sunday was identified aa Robert Gresnmg, ' a German, about 50 yeaTs of age, who had been employed as cook ai tho Rutland Hotel (soys 'tho Chronicle). When search ' was made in tho daylight on Monday a bottle, which had contained poison, was found' in tho locality of where tho body was discovered. It appears that tho deceased was last seen alive on December 18. An inquiry was held by the coroner, and [ a verdict was returned that death was evidently due to poison, self-administered.