OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16988, 26 April 1917, Page 10

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

fceen «**. Ju S r a and SP p nS v ShOV - V ' of the Ma "»- n o d dav S ASSOCIatIOn is to be been abandoned ■ 7 d 3, has mmmm Mushrooms are now very mentifnl •" tion with the Easter moot- i n ~con"octerbury Jockey olSb™"* ° f #? Can - ToUiUktov tax, £1683 ?5s oi { f™ : - tax. £1515 lai; Ssfax d £79 d . ,Vld ™ d tabngs, etc., £53 Os fld.^tafW'S Woods' - L of the M-tertea^ffiS^ofSg: quiring help by reason t *? e - tra <le reof the proprietors ° f the <«Kstaient

Mr John. Sinclair had a miraculous •escano from a eonous accident at his sawmill «t his clothing caught in the machinery and everything was stripped off him, with the .exception of his boots. Fortunately he escaped with only a, few bruises.

- Speaking in the concert chamber of the lown Hall the other evening on the Physical Condition of Scliool Children " (says the Wellington Post), Dr Ark Patterson condemned the frequent attendance of children at picture shows. Defective eyesight, for instance, could bor attributed to tie pjcture shows, as could several other disabilities. The doctor emphasised tho need /or as much fresh air for the child us it was possible to obtain. g - iVon on Frida y bv Mr <■£« » Wwards in a Wairoa appeal case namnrl Telegraph). A milkman KHHn ■ PT ,0 . had hcon purged with m"H 'm t r "' lOnt in butt « *«. Tho mfllc w«° f * <xl ' rossn<i hfs that tho ho UVo T°l tam 1 ,c, -'r d with and dismissed to entrr a conviction. M'Uayin's -'Huia , ' , ale cannot be beaten for purity brilliancy lightness, and dear ness. Suitable for family usc . A supcrioand refreshing beverage. Stocked by all

"I belicyc that 19 out of every 20 dairy herds could be reduced 20 per cent with out decreasing the output of butter-fa*" providing that systematic testing and culling were gone in for," remarked Mr J Burgess, of Warea. at a sitting of the Appeal Board at New Plymouth. Mr Burgess added that there were a.' lot of poor cows that did not pay for milking, and could bo easily dispensed with. As tho result of 10 years' testing, he said that bo i£ f i mc / cas: - d tho -vi'-'ld of his cows by J.IAM) of butter-fat each per annum. During the progress of a licensing case at Invcrcargill Inspector Fouhy was pleading lor leave to reply to statements which counsel might "trot out." "You lenow, , ' lie sa:d, the defence has one of the ablest licensing lawyers in Otago, and I am only a comnipn policeman." With a smile tho magistrate made reply: "Mr Russell may trot these out. but iWlocen't follow that 1 will accept them."' "No!" ruefully agreed the gentleman of the talking profession. "Unfortunately his Worship cloosn t swallow all that I say " "W. C., W. H., C."—These mystio letters signify Wm. Crossan, Waterloo Hotel, Caversham. Dinna forget in purchasing future supplies.... Lionel Terry, the famous anti-Chineso niiirciorer, who has boon confined in Sunnyside Asylum for some years, has dropped his violent methods, and is now quite peacemi and quiet in demeanour. His hair, once close-cropped, now" falls in curls to his shoulders; his jaw, once clean-shaven, is* Su w • a n orn £ d b y a beard a n<3 goatee. Physically, Terry is fit and well, and every morning takes his constitutional run of from two to three miles. Warders have to accompany him, and take relays of a mile each during the constitutional. His mental recreation is reading—chiefly war news, of which- he is a close student. An ingenious but not altogether new torm of taking down one's neighbour was disclosed at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday (says'the New Zealand Times). One c ?? «r Ut, -J er, II a PP° ars > entered tho office of U W. Price and Co., Lambton quay in a hurry and asked to be allowed to use the telephone, and on his departure it was found that two £1 notes had - been abstracted from a drawer. The money had been returned since, but the magistrate If 1 * G. Reid) decided to inflict a fine of £15, in default 14 days' imprisonment, allowing two weeks for payment. The Mosgiel-Dunedin train service is going to cause considerable inconvenience. We are making special efforts to lessen it by enlarging our stocks and giving, better attention to all branches of our service. A trial order will convince you.—A. F. Cheyne and Co J

Considerable anxiety prevails on the enow country this year owing to the shortage of musterers (says the Oamaru Mail). The first ■ dustings of snow have fallen on the ii.gnest country, and thsro will be experienced tho greatest difficulty, owing to the shortage of men, in clearing the dangerous country of sheep before the heavy drifts arrive. I. lie general shortage of men prevents the pressing of all hands into this service, and it is not unlikely that severe losses face many of the owners of hinterland ,runs, where it was difficult at any time to secure men who would remain long enough to learn tho conditions of work sufficiently to be useful, and who now, in view of the demand for labour in more closely settled districts, will find it extremely hard to secure musterers. The trustees in the Cawthron Estate have purchased a site for the institute at Annesbrook (says tho Nelson Colonist). An area of 26 acres has been acquired, including the old Annesbrook homestead, erected by the late Mr Hugh Stafford. A considerable portion of the land is of first-class quality, some part, being in good orchard, and the site available for the institute building is unsurpassed, being rising -ground, eaey of approach, and overlooking tha lower portion of the bay and the Waimea.. Tho trustees of the fund are investing u further £5000 in war bonds, making £10,000 so, invested.

Waters' Pharmacy removed to larger premise, Nu. 14. next, Herbert, Haynes.... An unusual' incident took place recently on the summit of the Rimutaka Ranges, Wellington, during the march from Featherston camp by one of the reinforcements to Wellington. The men were rested on the top of_ the range, and during the interval Mrs W. J. Napier presented to each man a four-leaf clover in, green leather for luck, with a safety pin to attach, the same under the lapel of the tunics. After all had been 60 served, the men gave three cheers for Mrs Napier, and the whole force sang the well-known Irish ballad, " The> Dear Little Shamrock." The effect of many hundreds of voices singing the well-known song in such weird surroundings was very stirring. A young man, who should yet gain considerable notoriety, unless his enterprise turns in a different direction, narrowly escaped the arms of the law about 1 o'clock on Saturday morning (says the Southland "News). He visited the corner of St. Andrew and M'Master streets, and proceeded to drop lighted matches in the letter box. Fortunately, a postman, on a bicycle, apprniched before much damage colild bo done, but when ho took out the letters ho found then: burnt at the edges. By this time the man had disappeared. Had the official's suspicion been aroused earlier the identity of the culprit would probably have been discovered. ° The fragrance of good coffee is gratifying and stimulating to the appetite. Coffeelovers can obtain from " Durie's," Octagon, Dunedin, not only good coffee, but the world's best.... All farmers who have more at stake than they can look after themselves will be in- : terested to hear of the latest demand by a gentleman in search of a. country homo (says the Oamaru Mail). The man owning the farm, who is -well known as one who treats his hands fairly well, even going the length of morning teas to all, offered £3 a week to a general man, with a house, the milk of one cow, and the use of a" section of ground large enough to return a .good profit on labour if planted in potatoes. The gentleman demanded £3 a week, a house with hot and cold water, a garage for his car, and the milk of two cows. He has not 'got it, but it is strange that, as far as is known, neither has the fanner yet secured a suitablo man at his figure.