OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Lunbintc i= now gcnr-ral in tho M.iana> diitnut. Tin'if is d vrry kr>cn demand in Mabttrton now for house propi rty. 'J lie (iifyrnouth Borough \aluatioa toll that dining tho year the tuplwl vt'luo ol Uk property in tho toun had increased In il&Oill) and tho uuimprovod valuo'by vuo. A c aso of scarlct fever in tho Mcthven drui j't and acav of diphtheria m tho \shliurton Borough wore notified (says the (ii nthan) to tho Hospital Boaid there on Tu. •>(! iv inoi rim/. Waters' Pharmacy for Uniquo Hot-watef Bags at lowest cost. A residt nt of .Mastorton (saj". tho Wairaiapa 'joints) h.i j l>Ofn diawn either lor tho jury oi' the common jury at Mditerton .Supn ino (Jourt sitting on every uiKusioii diuiMK the pjht four years. At the niinual meeting of the Eltham Daily Compmy a number utated (sajt> tho IfavMra HUi) that orw of tho Kit ham faolories had topjied the in New Zealand foi teM-s for tho wjason 191516, tho test being 93.88. " About half the tin manufaetured in Germany irf marlo from the tin rf-cover, j d (rora Ihe 'er.ip heaps ol other countries," stated Jrrofo'&of liaoteifuld (reports tho Dominion) in ihe eo.iiso of an a'ddrefs to tho Industrial Association at WdlmL'ton on Monday evening Tho modest sum of 5s spent in purchasing American Pile Reined es has curcd some of the mo c t obstinate cases of piles. All who suffer should commun'cate -with the agents: Marshall's f'harmacy, Punccs street. John Farell, 15 years oi ago, while snooting with two jouthful companions tho other day at Vvaihi, was accidentally shot lay one of them named Iljde. The lad succumbed to his injur.es at the hospital that night. At the annual mooting of tho Eltham Danv Company, a member stated (reporta the H.awerj Star) that, having bought rennit when it w-js cheaper and having a stock to last for bomc timo to cope the company had s a\ed £2323. Siim'arly, it had «)a\ed £100-in salt. L.tinbs are now to bo seen in various parts of South Uanteibury (reports tile Ohristrhurch Piess). J'\ecl is fairly plentiful for this time ot year and the indications aro Inat the lambing will be a good one, though the sudden return to wintry conditions thifi week has not, been good for lambs. Waters Chap Lotion absolutely curei Rough Hand-, Is—Waters' Pharmacy only .. A National Popular Government League ''as been formed in Wellington^composed of citizens interested m evtending tho sphere of the present government system, in the direction of allowing tne people moro power than they have at present in tho political machinery. The special objcotivo of tho league is the enactment of the initiative «.nd referendum. 'i he defendant m an action at sho Christchurch S iprcino Court on Tuesday morning evidently did not believe m procrastination (says the News). During tho course of tho evidence tho fact came out that he had got his solicitor and was taking a statement Irom an pye-\yitness within half an hour of the motor accident which ivas the cause of the action.' The total rainfal l for tho month at Auckland to 9 a in. on Sunday ivae 8.36 in, which was more than doublo the average fall oE 4.13 m for the full month (says tho Herald). The record fall for August is 10.56 in, which fell in 1870. so that it is possible that this figure nny be exceeded before tho end of the month. -• A recent northern visitor, when ordering a further supply of pure coffee from A. Durie and Co., Dunedm, remarked: "There is nothing obtainable elsewhere to oompare with it."... "Fifteen bob a -week'" exclaimed a returned soldier at Invercargill on 'JLuesday \< hen tho fact' was impressed upon turn that he had been granted a life pension of 15s per week (says the Southland Times). Then, when tho c'elightful reality began to reveal itself to him, the ex-khaki clad_ one added: "I'll go and get married now.'" "It is up to people to sec if they can help us to stop this barefaced robbery," remarks a London agent writing to his firm m Wellington (says tho New Zealand Times). 'Ihis remark is prefaced by tho statement that freights were about to bo raised from £5 2s 6d to £6 2s 6d, and tho assertion that one well-known line haa just netted a profit of over a million sterling. Someone was asking what Jines in drapery had not advanced in price"! Stocktaking bargains during our Winter Slale will make it patent that there are many. Further reductions for two weeks.—A./F. Cheyne and Co . Mosgicl.—Advt. The Colonial Secretary of Western Australia stated recently that the loss on' the State fish supply venture since the commencement of operations 19 months ago amounted to ncaily £t/XX), and tho loss on the steamship service up to June 3U, including interest oil fixed capital and overdraft, amounted to £64,306. Tho Land Purchase Board has bought Mr Geo. Watts's Erina Station, situated in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, as a settlement for returned soldiers (says tho Christchurch Prcfes). ft comprises 7700 ac-es, of which 2000 acres ere agricultural land, and the r>r.co was £5 per acre. Mr A. W. Rdtherford, *jun , Brookdalo, has purchased the Erin,i merino ewo fiock, this j ear s crop ol lambs. Freight and all charges are high, but tho qua. Liv and quantity served are good.—Wm. Crosslin, Waterloo Hotel, Cayersham.... ■Yale Unu r ersity has awarded the Ilowiand Memoriil Prize of £300 for distinction in literatuie to Rupert Brooke. The announcement is mad j as follows: —"On an isle in ihe /ligean, under olives, by tho sounding pea, lie- buried a young poet and soldier, do id on the way to Galnpoli. To Rupert Brooke, tho patriot poet the Rowland prize is this year given." Many residents of New Plymouth were rudely disturbed from sleep on Satvrday morning by a prolonged whistle which proceeded from the -vicinity of the breakwater. Tho clamour arose from the fact that as an officer of tho Corinna, just prior to that steimer's departure for Wellington, pulled tho cord of tho whistle it broke, with the result that tho vessel was announcing her dcpaiture for a full 15 minutes. It was only by means of ladders that a seaman was finally able to climb up and turn oft the whistle. Frank R. Blakelej, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483 While throe men wero walking along a road nr.ir Ma\welltown on Monday afternoon they hoard a man's voice in a thick clump of furze, and on making investigation they found a retimed soldier m an exhausted and delirious state. His clothes were soaking wet, and his hands wore co\ ered with scratches from tho furze. Tho man was removed to a residence, whero ho received overy kindness, and was well looked after. It transpired that he had been woikin" at Nukumaru (sajs tho Wanganui lleiald), and had left thero on Saturday with the object of going to Wanganui for a few c!aj s. His subsequent movements, up to the time when lie was found.-aro not known lie was taken in a motor car to tho District Hospital. The returned soldier was out, in all the rough weather experienced since Saturday. Had he not been discovered, it is probable that ho would have soon succumbed to exposure. Whilo engaged m sinking .v ditch at Waikana last" week Mr Thos. M'Kennel made an interesting discovery of bones, which aio bclieicd by many who nave seen them to bo those of a moa (says iho Mauiuia Ensign). Among others there aro sexual short, thick bones, and iciy heavy points, and ono largo leg bono aoot.t 20 inches long. Thero aro also a number of small bones about a foot long which look as ii they wcro the toes of the°bird. Another interesting .tone is tho spur, which is about 2m long and fullv an ik h thick at the base. These latter bones indicate clearly that they aie part of a l.u"0 bird. Th"* bones wero found about < i-ft = 6in deep, and Mr M'Kennel t-tr tes that tin re are other bones still there lie co!lt otod i nur.iher and send them to Mr A. A. M.'.cOibbon. . On Saturday night an old and crippled woman stood' for hours on the Lvtteiton whnr f , lost amid the turmoil of iht hurried depaiture of holiday makers 'sajs liie Christc!nirch Sun). She wanted to go to Weli,n 'ton. bet coildn't get on board tne Maori. And tn all the crowd there wasn't' one who would ri-k his chance ot*getting away by giviig a bttle help to this old woman " ifer owit-sional appeals merely -icmed to keep her struggling unr.or her Imrde.i of paiceU from one gangway to another. Finally the Ma-orj sa-ded. ami tho ladv wa."i stdl v.aitng despair'nglv on tho wharf. She end.aioured to get on tho Monowai. b'ii «as unsuccessful urti! C'ap11in Diowitte U'c,une aware of her plight. Then *ho captain to it that all (ho race followers in the world v ere "ot nuaf I'> ■-top a negl"eted old woman from g' tt.ng a passage on his -hip