OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16873, 9 December 1916, Page 16

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Of the 376 Southland men wrfo were sclcctcd for .military service by ballot, 80 have lodged appeals. A shark 6ft long, containing 26 young ones, was caught in tho inner harbour at Napier on Sunday. Salvage operations still continue apace on the stranded barque Antiopc at Bluff, arid good nrogress is being made in removing the cargo. If you value your complexion, use Waters' Vi-Oatta, Is 6d. —Waters' Pharmacy 0n1y.... A further survey of the damage t/y frost to the potato crop in the Kakaia district shows it was not over-estimated, and many acris have been affected. Nov ember was the wettest month in Otaki for 12 years, tho rainfall being 7.74 inches Of this amount 2.36 in fell in ono day (27th), while tho 7th and Bth together contributed 3.41 in of the total. Mr John Guard, of Port Underwood, who claimed to be tho first white child born in the South Island, celebrated his 84th birthday recently. He is still enjoying good health. Bourbon Coffee! The ideal breakfast drink. Tho full body and rich nutty flavour of Bourbon" make an undeniable appeal ' to all lovers of tho natural morning ( beverage.... There is at present every indication (says ! tho Wellington Post) of meat freezing works . being hampered in their operations later in j the season by tho shortage of slaughter- j men. . The Manawatu Standard has been shown | some very fine specimens of oranges grown , by Mr A. M'Kcnzie, of Carnarvon. "She drives me to drink,said a defend- , ant in the Auckland Magistrate's Court. J " He is not much of a man who is driven \ to drink by a woman," retorted Mr C. C. j Kettle, S.M. ... i The Master Bakers' Association announces j that the price of bread has been raised Id, | bringing the price to lOd for a 41b loaf. { Don't think of a surgical operation for j 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.... Meetings of the Christchurch tramway employees will bo held next week to discuss j the question of approaching the tramway j board for a war bquus. _ ] An extensive collection of curios from j the Polynesian Islands h;t-s just been re- f ceived at the Dominion Museum, Wellington. It has not yet been classified, but it nuikes a valuable addition to a very important section. A (ish of a variety hitherto unknown in Invercargill was caught by Mr Stirling at liiverton, and forwarded to Messrs Pasco f Bros., in whose window it will be on view t this morning. The fish, which is believed t to bo a pike, will bo handed over to the r museum. I Orders for assorted case- 1 :, town or country, made in legal manner, promptly atten- 1' ded to. —Wm. Crossan, Cavershaiu.... p Steps are being taken in Wanganui to {; hold a conference of local bodies on the • West Coast of the Xorth Island to induce the Government to provide hydro-electrical power for that part of the dominion a It is stated by the Napier Telegraph that 0 Mr Sydney Mart.ell is about to institute ■ legal proceedings against certain parties in " connection with the recent criminal charges J on which he was acquitted in Wellington last week. Metal workers' assistants in Wellington recently applied to their employers, the ironmasters, for a 10 per cent, war bonus on the minimum wages of Is 2d and Is 3d an hour. This was at first declined, but ultimately was conceded after representations had been made through the union. I

Many station holders in tho Masterton - district are this year personally assisting in shearing operations, owing to the shortage of labour. (some are doing tho pressing, others are iiecee-pieking, while not a n!w are ussist.'ng in the mustering. J At the Church of England Sunday Sciiool, Ruiiaiigu, the Rev. J. Famuli, who is about I to leave the district, asked tho children to I vote whether tlicy would rather have prizes t or give the value of Uie prizes to help tho i Belgian cliiloren. Every Hand in the school i I was held up m favour of the Belgian Fund. | The Wu/hi Borough Council lias agreed ■ | to join Jiatikati in sending a deputation - I to wait upon the Hon. W. 11. Herries, at , laur.mgd, to urge tile completion of the Wailn-lvatikati section of th« East Coast 1 railway, this section being of paramount i importance to Waihi and ivatikati. A Boom in iicots: Thomas's (the Boor, , Boomer) Annual Boom now on, at tho - Octagon and South Dunedin.... Monday was factory pay day for threo . factories at iidendale. 'liie sums paid . out i in respect of eucii were—Edendale £3360, iVJenzits Ferry £1530, Brydone £1599. The " two hrst named made progress payments of Is per lb butter-tat; Brydone Is 3d. J.he aggregate paid out was £0639 (says tne llerald). i It is stated that legal proceedings will j be taken against a local body near Cliristctiurch lor allowing part ot nil ol<l road! to ' be quarried away. Other instances of tli'i i same kind have occurred in Canterbury, and tfie casu will be a test one, in order i to ascertain if the Supreme Court can issuo an injunction restraining local bodies irorn interfering in ttiis respect witii public highways. As a sequel to tho advent of conscription, Gisborlio may soon have a very depleted l fire brigade. Amongst the names in tiia ) lirst batch of local men called up for mili- > tary service appears that of the supcrinJ teiident. It is also understood] that several i other senior local tire brigadesmc-n are in ! the First Division. The rainfall recorded by Miss Trimble, at Riversdaie, near Inglewood, during November was Hl.22in. 'ihe heaviest fall was,. sin, but November 8 was almost as bad with ' 4.95 in. Stratford's record for the month was 17.19 in, and tho heaviest day the Bth, when 3.90 in fell. I Bathing Caps, from Is, at Waters' Pharmacy, 5 .Princes street. .. According to Home papers reoeived by the iast mail, Mr Harry Lauder, til© ScotJ tish comedian, has bought an estate on the cast side of Loch Fyne, at Glenbranter, a place formerly linked with the name of ' the late Mr David MacGrayne, steamship I owner, Glasgow. Mr Lauder denies that • he paid £10u,0'j0, saying: "Not at all; non- , sense. It is a trifling affair of 14,000 acres." ! The Women's Christian Temperance Union has circularised the ministers of the different churches in Greymouth, asking for their help in bringing about greater social purity. The\ letter points out tho ' great ravages caused'by impure living, and asks that more may bo done by ministers , of religion, by education and other means, to stamp out an evil which shows a tendency to assume larger proportions. Your satisfaction will bo very much greater if you purchase your holiday suit now, instead of waiting until the day before 1 it is required. Our suits for men, youths, - and boys are beautifully cut and finished. A call of inspection will convince you.—A. F. Cheyno and Co., Mosgiel.... Tho latest sheep returns show that North Auckland flocks nave increased by 21.7,665 during the past five years, and that the increase over lost year is 100,661. As the northern pasturage ages it becomes suitable tor sheep, especially in hilly territory, and throughout the nine counties. embraced in tho North Auckland peninsula a decided preference is being shown by settlers in the back-blocks for sheep in place of cattle. In connection with a suggestion made that the Government proposes to establish a 'wireless telephone at Centre Island, the Hon. Dr R, M'Nab (Minister of Justice and Marine) stated in Wellington on Monday that Sir Joseph Ward was making inquiries while in England with a view to ascertaining whether tho development of wireless telephony had reached a degTee of efficiency to justify tho system being established among the lighthouses of New Zealand. M'Gavin's " Huia " alo cannot be beaten for purity, brilliancy, lightness, and clearness. Suitable for family use.. A superior and refreshing beverage. Stocked by all hotels What must bo regarded as "the limit" occurred in Invercargill on Tuesday, when two men helped- themselves to a motor bicycle anc| side-car owned by a resident of the town, and treated themselves to a joyride to Riverton. They returned the machine to the shed, where it was found later in a damaged condition by tho owner. It is understood! (says the Southland Times) that the culprits, who arc known, will bo called upon to answer a serious charge as tho result of their escapade. During the recent sittings of the Board of Trade in the Auckland province the price and the supply of meat were tho principal subjects of investigation. A great deal of evidence was also taken, especially from tho farming oommunity, respecting the increased cost of fencing. Tho testimony, which will be sent on to the Government, was taken in view of the many requests to the Government to increase tho minimum recoverable in respect to the cost of boundary fences. If you wish to purchase a headstone, Thomson and Co., Moray place (opp. Firer Church), have the best selection, and prices to suit a 11... Champagne continues to arrive in Auckland from under the very eyes of the Germans. The shippers of a recent consignment of a well-known brand report that it was taken at night out of the cellars in Rheims, actually undsr shell fire, and carted 15 miles by road before being put on board a train for Marseilles. These advices were dated on the 575 th day of the bombardment of Rheims, and tho writers mention that although the office premises, which were above ground, wero totally eliminated, the damage to the stock in the cellars v/a-s only nominal. A serious accident to one of tho out-going coaches was narrowly averted at Otira on Thursday 'week (says tho Kuiriara Times). A house was being moved and the floor placed on a dray. When near a coach tho floor fell from tho dray on to the road. The noise and cloud of dust raised startled the horses of the coach. They swerved round and attempted to scale a timber heap, and it appeared as' if the coaeh would capsize, but the ix)lo brok", saving the situation. A counle of the horses were severely < staked on the timber. The passengers and luggage were afterwards transferred to another coach.