OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16752, 21 July 1916, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

J,anil)', it is reported, have already made t!i< ir ap]H'araiK'" Jn some of the paddocks at Prikovvhdi, in the North Island. Aα oithug to an old lewelent ot Napier, the present, winter is the worbt, so far as ram is coacorned, that lie n members. While Private Joseph of tho .Sixteenth Jieuilorwment, was tyclmg m Jnveicjigill on 'Saturday afternoon he was knocked down by a motor car and had an ■inn broken m his fall. Jhe practical ateeiico of tannin in coffee slioulel appeal to suiierers from indigestion, 'lhoso will find in '"Bourbon" cofiee a. beverage not only stimulating, hut quito sale On Tuesday morning an Ashburton Guardian reporter w«is shown an enormous b\wde turnip, gtcnvn by Messrs Kermodo Jsi«.s., hp ingfjeld, Aletfiven. Tho sample weighed 321b. 'ilio Maitai, which arrived from San Francis e> \ia Paptcto dnd llarotonga. (eays tho Wclliriffiori Post;, biiught a largo shipment of fruit, consisting ot oranges, bananas, and tomato "i. Frank 11. Blakcle;,, surgeon dentist, 174 Prince* street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's) Telephone 1483 Two men, named William Thomas Newman and James Baldwin, pleaded "Guilty" at Caiterton to having broken into the residence of Mr Joseph Bond at Belvedere. 'Jliey were committed to the (supreme Court for &ent( nee. ltepoits fiom the Mataroa Road (says the M,in<jaueka Settler) state that Mount Ngauiuhoe was observed to be in rather violent (ruption on Friday, as the crater was emitting luge -volumes of dark and yellow smoke. Good progress is 'being made at Hastings by (he conductor for the sit workers' dwellmgo at piescnt ibeing ereeted there (says the rlauke's Bay Herald). It is hoped to have the houses completed in the course of two or three weeks, when the tenants will be able to occupy them. Waters-' Pharmacy ior Unique Hot-water Bags at lowest cost. 'Iho adjourned inquest into the death of Alexander Shankf, who was found dead on Mr Lyon's laim at Kalrahu on the 10th inst , was held before Mr V. G. Day (eoioner, 1 at the Temuika Courthouse on Tuesday (says tho Ohristchurch Press). A veidict was returned that deceased died Ironi the effects of poisoning. "Poster stamps," in appearance very much like a largo postage stamp, havo been prepared by the ilailway Department for tho purpose of advertising the dominion as a tojiist resort. It k suggested that business firms should affix the stamps to the flaps of letteis sent overseas. Apart from the deplorable loss of life, one of the most regrcttablo and disastrous losses Dublin has eustained in consequence of tho rebellion a> the total destruction of the Royal Hibernian Academy. The outer walls are still standing, but the building is completely gutted, and all its treasures have been consumed by fire. ' Tnymosa is a scientific tooth paste retailed at Is at AlaishalPs Pharmacy, 85 Princes .street, Dunedin. Made in accordance with the iormula qi Dr Jenkins, D.D.S., and adopted by leading dentists everywhere.... Mr W. G. Walton, of Pleasant Valley, near* G-raldmc, was felling a tree when a branch &pht aDd struck him, breaking his leg above the knee (says the Christcnurch Pi ess) The injured man lay with his bioken limb immersed in vtater for nearly two hours before he was seen by Mr T. Tindall, and he was then motoied to a private hospital at Geraldine. Owing partly to shortage of plumbers, the work of connecting up houses with the Pctone sew eiage system threatens to extend over a period of years (says the Wellington Pos ). Some councillors have suggested thai tile by-law requiring" baths, sinks, and tubs to be connected should be held in abeyance until tho more important sanitary connections are made. Although the bulk of Mrs Hetty Green's fortune goes to her son and daughter, it is expected there will be much litigation concerning the £500,000 inherited from a relative, and for which there will be probably a thousand claimants (says a !New York message). A State official is inquiring whether the State is entitled to inheritance tax in the Green estate. The tax would amount to £800,000. Dressmaking Extraordinary.—During our winter sale we will make up ladies' costumes a3 follows:—10s 6d serge, £4- 10s; 8s 6d serge or tweed, £4 4s; 5s 6d serge or tweed, £3 15s, Fit, style, and finish as usual.—A. F. (Jheyne and Co.. Mosgiel.... It has been definitely ascertained that the lady passenger who was reported missing from tho Northern Company's steamer R-arawa when the latter arrived at New Plymouth on Friday morning from Onehunga was Miss Brown (says the New Zea- > land Herald). She was engaged as housekeeper to tho Rev. Father Skinner, of Waiuku, and was about 30 years of age. Miss Brown informed the stewardess that she was going to New Plymouth to visit a sick friend. The marked difference between the state of trade in Wellington and Chnstchurch, was referred to by Mr A. G. Lunn, who has been on a visit to the southern provinces (sajs Saturday';. New Zealand Herald). Hβ said that excellent trade was being done in Wellington, whilst the position was the reveiso m tho Canterbuiy centre. "That the Government be asked to introduce legislation making it an offence for any employer when advertising vacant positions to inute applicants to state the amount of wage or salary they may require, Uio practice being tantamount to encouraging people to work lor lefs than a loasojiabic or a living wage." Tho foregoing resolution was earned at Monday night's mceiing (reports the Dominion) of the- Petono Borough Council. Waters Lhap Lotion absolutely cures Hough Hands, is.—Waters' Pharmacy 0n1y... Dairymen tbrrmshout Taranaki repoit that never bofoie has the late autumn and winter been kinder to their herds, which consequently are m splendid condition. Feed generally is plentiful, and stores of hay and ensilage havo only been partly used. Iho dauying season will commence this year quito a fortnight earlier than last, u liich also was an early season, and with tho high prices prevailing the outlook was ne'vei so cheerful. The lion. Dr R. M'Nab, Minister of Marine, when in Christchtirch on Tuesday night, in leply to a question, stated that there 'iverc still several men in- custody on Roto Roa Island whoso removal he would appiovo if they were required for tho purpose of facilitating shipping (reports the jjyttelton Times). Tho only condition he would impose was that they should be engaj,cd on vessels which were not merely uacung from one New Zealand port to cuiothei, but were leaving Jvew Zealand waters At Win, Crossan's Waterloo Hotel, jou can only bo supplied with tiij best. Nothing micnorjs stocked there.... Iho general abundance of feed in the diet: let is remarkable (reports the Oamaru Mail). All o\ar the Papakaio Plains crops ale looking remarkably well and so far pu-ts have not shown up to any extent. At A.vamoko a hno paddooh ot oats is buffeting severely iiom tho lavages of white ;;mij, but other instances have not yet neon iieaid ot. liabbitto are now less plentiful in North Otago than for some years post, owing to tho drought followed by tho heavj rains, 'uiiich in some instances Jiilcd bullous. Stock generally is in firstclass condition, but it must be remembered tint faims aro ior the most part underblocked. At Napier on Saturday night a returned man was curving a stick which had been presented to him by tho matron of a hospital in Caiio, and was entering a supper looj'i when ne was accosted by two "hooligans', who told him that ho should bo carrying a ride, not a stick (reports tho ilawkc s Bay Herald). He replied that he iivl done bo, bui. notwithstanding his recent illness, his aggressors took the stick horn him with sc/mc -violence and knocked down a man who interfered. On Monday the memento was recovered by the police, aud the two "reeiuitiug agents" will be enablrd to make their explanation in tho Police Court. The praencal absence of tannin in coffee should appeal to sufferers from indigestion. Tlkso will fii.d in Bourbon" coffee a, beverage not only stimulating, but quito safe. During the hearing of a motor car case in Iho Supreiiio Omit at Wellington on Monday li's Honor tho Chief Justice, commenting (says the Times) upon some evidence- given, observed: "What amazes me, and doubtless, it has ama?cd others, is tho number of motor ens that can be sold in this count'y, and their interminable variety. Wo ha\o one man fancying a cai of American make to-day, changing it for an Italian car to-morrow, and disposing of that for a. Ficnrh car the day following, just as the fancy takes him. I had no idea that the traffic in motor cars was so inexhaustible."