OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16666, 11 April 1916, Page 10

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The Oamaru Mail has been shown a splendid specimen of cabbage by Mr \V. Jones, of T&, aid) have unanimously decided to close the bars iroin 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Anzao No fewer than 1500 crates of cheese- were sent forward to the Patea Refrigerating W< » k s the other day for that districtprobably a record for one single day Waters Kornbane is unequalled for' curing corns?' ls.-At Waters' Pharmacy.... Over &J0 was collected on the lacecourso at pentham on Thuxeday (says tho IS f ew Zealand limes) for the benefit of the Petone woollen mill operatives who are at present out of work. Tho Lands Department has now completed the purchase of 125,000 acres of Native land on the east side of the Waimana River, Gisborne district. The past' month has been an exceptionally busy ono for the Wellington meat freezing tirades <eays the Now Zealand Times). All available, hands hare boen employed, and- good time has been worked. .Bastcr orders for wines, spirits, ales, etc., have not exhausted supplies.—William Grossan, Waterloo Hotel, Claversham.... For tho last few weeks Government engineers have been engaged in taking levels for tho proposed drainage of the Poukawa Lake (says the Hawke's Bay Tribune). It may interest some to know that agitation for this work to be done- has boen going on in the district for tho last 30 years. Consent has been granted by the WeiUngion City Council for picture performances Jx> bo held on Good Friday (says tho New vJcaland Times), subject to tho programmes being strictly censored by the town clerk. Thursday was pay-day at the Mataura Dairy Factory, tho sum of £2379 being distributed among- tho suppliers, ae against £1987 for the corresponding month of last season. The milk supply is keeping up well, tho daily intake being 3200 gallons. For bronchial coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.... It is desired that therq should be a bra.ES band in connection with the Auckland Soldiers' Club (says tho Herald). An endeavour is being .made to secure for the purpose the instruments which were provided for the band of tho Tunnellers' camp at Avondalo at tho ond of- last year. Some individual ie devoting attention to Tuatapero at present (says the Western Star). A barrel of eggs nnd some onions, that wore out sunning, have boon mis-, appropriated from one residence.

A pem regulation trader the Hospital sod Charitable Institutions Act provides that "no payments shall be made except such as are covered by a cheque specially drawn for the purpose or purposes stated to tho board, and duly passed by it." When speaking- at the conferenoe with thq Minister of Agriculture at Oumarn on Friday, Mr Georgie Livingstone said (reports the North Otago Times) that he had heard it stated that more money wae spent in paying salaries of tho local etaff of the Agricultural Department than was spent in railing stock away south. M'Gavin's "Huia" ale cannot be beaten for purity, brilliancy, lightness, and clearness. Suit&blo for family use. A superior and refreshing beverage. Stocked by all hotels.... Potato digging has become general in the Geraldine district (says the Temuka Leader). There is some trouble with a second growth on many fields, but tho yield on the whole is satisfactory. There is a certain amount- of blight about in eomo local itiesf Or W. H. P. Barber has given notice that at tho next meoting of the Wellington (.My Council ho will move—"That the council suggest to tho Municipal Conferenoe the desirability of urging the Government to procure four up-to-date trawlers for the purposed of supplying the four chief centres with a supply of fresh fish." If you wish to purchase a' headstone, Thomson and Co., Moray place (opp. First Church), have tho best selection, and pricei to suit a 11... j In tho Dannevirko Magistrate's Court on Thursday morning, a Native, while being cross-examined by. counsel, answered eeveral times, "I'm b-~- if I know." "Hβ epolce with quite an innocent look on his dusky countenance (eays the News), and wondered why the court loungers laughed. Probably he thought he was. using quite good English. Hafc and cap-making are very busy tradea in Wellington just now (says the New Zealand Times). A scarcity of female labour is hampering the industry very much. The jewellery shops are very busy; a considerable amount of overtime hae been worked, and in consequence good wages have been earned. The confectionery trade is also busy. , A well-known Dunedinite wae agreeably surprised to find the coffee obtained at " Dune's," Octagon, Dunedin, superior to anything he got recently in either London or Paris.... : Tho Orepuki Advocate learns that a mean and despicable theft wae perpetrated in , Tuatapere on Monday evening. It appears that Mr John Pont, who wae absent from his residence between 6 and 9 o'clock in the evening, returned to find that. sundry articles of the household were found strewn about, and something like £5, or £6 had been abstracted. ■ . . ,' .. / A letter was received at the Ashburton County Council meeting on Friday from a Tinwald resident, offering to clear fallen trees in one of the council's reserves, providing the council would give him' the timber (says the Guardian). It was reported that tho applicant wae single and physically fit to go to the war. The chair- ;. man (Mr C. J. Harper) promptly replied that "the council would accept the applicant's offer when he returned from the y:ue " • ■ v_x Other scarce lines are twist wincey shirting, Is 10d; doctor's flannels,* Is lid, 2s 3d, 2s 4Ad; stripe flannelette, Is and Is 2d; colonial wool blankets, 29s 6d, 32s 6d, 37s 6d, 39s 6d; ladies' latest tweed coats, 39s 6d,49a 6d.—A. F. Cheyne and Go., Mosgiel.... The usual monthly meeting of the committee of-the Victoria Jubilee Convalescent Fund was held in the Town Hall on Friday; present—Mrs E. C. Reynolds (in the cnair). Mcsdames C. E. Statham, Keith Ramsas, J. B. Callan, jun., M.- B. Gordon, ."lohnstoli-Brown, and Miss L. Ross. The following subscriptions were received:—Mrs John Roberts, £2; G. P. Farquhar, £1; Miss Maokenzie, ss. ' The Board of Trade has arranged to sit in Wellington on Thursday to hear evidence relative to the price of commodities (says the Times). The board has completed its inquiries in Canterbury, and is at present .' in Greymouth, where evidence is to: be taken regarding the prices of coal, flour, and bread. It was to .sit at Westport yesterday and to-day, and at Nelson tomorrow. ' ' ' Waters' Pharmacy is noted for Highest " Quality and lowest possible charges.... Inquiries made on Friday elicited the information (says the Chrietchurph Press) that regulations aTe being framed for the pur- > pose of part 2 of the Education A_ct, relating to teachers' incorporation A in the Court of Appeal. The regulations will contain .some new features dealing with the procedure to be followed in cases before the Court of Appeal and in general matters. These will probably be issued this week. The Arbitration Court at Napeir on Wednesday heard an appeal against the decision of the magistrate (Mr >S. K M'Carthy,. S.M.), in the case, the Inspector of Awards * v. A. A. Penfold, of the Petane HoteL in which the latter was fined £2 for failing ' ' to give an employee a full day's holiday once a week (says the Hawke's Bay Tribune). The court was asked to declare whether or not the hotelkeepers , award, which allows for a full holiday, was inconsistent with the Shops and Offices Act, which provides for a half-day holiday. The ■ court held ,, in the negative, and the appeal ■ was dismissed with £5 5e costs for tho respondent. Don't think of a surgical operation for piles until you've tried American Pile Cure. . Complete course for one month costs, but ss. Marshall's Pharmacy, Princes street, are sole New Zealand agents.... An' unusual chargo was called in the Auok- __ land Police Court on Wednesday (says tho* Herald)', when Harry Dean" Bamford (Mr M. G. M'Grogor), barrister and solicitor, of Auckland, accused Annio Nicholson, of Mercury Bay, of publishing a defamatory . libel of and concerning informant in a letter written by her, dated February 29, addressed to and received ■> by the manager of the Auckland Club. The defendant did not appear, but wrote a letter to the court asking that her absence be excused, as she was still at Mercury Bay. Counsel for the informant appHed for a warrant, and tho , application was agreed to.' The case~wiH be heard later. The Prime Minister ha 3 been asked by the executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants to. have Mr W. R. Haselden, 5.M., , removed from the chairmanship of the liailway Appeal Board. What railway men as a whole think of tho proposal may bo gauged from the fact that the circular from the Gore branch of tho A.S.R.S., suggesting the removal of the present chairman of the Railway Appeal Board, was replied to' by 28 branches, all unanimously supporting the proposal. The secretary (reports tho Railway Review) waß instructed to forward ' data to the general secretary with a view to having the request attended to." Frank H. Ulafceley. surgeon dentist. 174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Tolephone 1483 When the north express stopped at Ashburton on Wednesday a. lady stepped .out of x carriage, and proceeded to enjoy _ a cup of tea (says the Guardian). She. evidently over-estimated the time the train would wait in Aehburton, and on coming out of the refreehment room saw the tram disappearing past the end of the platform. There would havo been nothing ■' very terrible about this had it not been for the fact that in the train were the woman's ■ money, hat, Juggage, and—worst of all— three young children! The unfortunate passenger rushed about the station in a frantio state of mind, but later became pac ; fied and decided upon o definite course of action. Telegrams were exchanged with Cnristchurch, and eventually the woman followed on in a slow train and picked up tho child : ren at Christchureh, whore they had been taken charge of. The quartet were bound for Sydney. _^