OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17081, 13 August 1917, Page 13

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

It is stated that the cable staff will bo transferred from Whakapuaka to Welling'in. a the 18th inst. Napi-or Post Office clock has gono erratically since Monday's earthquake, and only strikes occasionally. As showing the number of 'women who •were taJcmg up dairy work in Taranaki, the chairman of the First Wellington Military i er r^® oard ( Mr D - G - A - Cooper) stated that 2aoo men and 15C0 women were engaged in the industry. Assorted cases of best brands and qualities supplied town and country on isgal order.— mu ,T. SS : U '' Wat °rloo Hotel, Ihe Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. i ' P us h'is " turned down" a proposal that Boy Scouts should be used aa rangers in connection with fishing and shooting licenses. . A New Zealand officer, writing in May, incidentally mentions that on his visit to ix>ndon ho found the hotels open in tho daytime from 12 to 2.30, and at night from 0.6U to 9.30. It cost them each 12s 6d to see a play, and of that 2s 6d was taxation. Very few permits to travel beyond New Zealand are being applied for just now The necessity for providing a cash bond" with a guaranteed return to Now Zealand' has cut Australia out of the general holiday itinerary. The expenditure of the Marino Department during the year exceeded that of tho previous year by £18,945 Os 6d, the increase being more than accounted for by the expenditure on the Antarctic exploring ship Aurora. There is in the French army a soldier named Montsarrat, who is 81 years of age. He was for over two years in captivity, having been taken at Lil.le Then tho Germans liberated him, and as soon as ho arrived in Paris he enlisted. It is rather appalling to note (states the Hawke s Hay Tribune) that scarcely a week paisscs in Napier without cases of either obscene or insulting language being brought before tho oourt. Two &ucli cases were dealt with last week. The best investment one can make at present is in drapery. This especially refera to Manchester and household lines, of which we hold exceptionally large stocks. Be warned in time, and don't let your stook run low—A. F. Cheyne and Co.. Mosiriel... In the House of Representatives on Wedncsday (says the Dominion), Mr Wright asked the Prime Minister if all persona who arrived in New Zealand from Schleswigl- - were regarded as Danes. If eo, was such a, policy not dangerous, seeing that it was quite possible for German spies to our shores under a Danish disguise? The Dannevirke News says that continuous wet weather is having a detrimental effect upon cows in profit, and the spell of rain during the last two or three wee ; cs has been responsible for a greatly diminished " drop in the pail." Waters Pharmacy removed to larger premiers, No 14, next Herbert. Haynop. Thorc were 16,465 acres of Government land opened for selection in' August, most of which is in tho Auckland province, where sections range from 30 acrcs to 704 acres. There were two reserves for lease m Canterbury, and two small grazing runs m Otago. . The Grey River Argus states that Mr iom Learmont, of Reefton, has been engaged by the Government to make a preliminary survey of the Charming Creek coalfield, with a view to ascertaining the best.means of opening up the area, which is said to oontain 2,000,000 tons of hard coal. American Pile Core is not an ointmentit is a course of internal medicines and suppositories sufficient for one month's treatment. Costs 5s only, from Marshall's Pharmacy, 86 Princes street.... Tho purchaser of a piece of furniture at an auction mart in Gisbcrne on Friday week was much surprised, on examining his purchase at home, to find a cheque for £25 in one oi the drawers. The Maoris at Rua's settlement, Maungapohafa, are reported to be in a very poverty-stricken condition at' the ' present time. It is stated that all their cattle and sheep were sold to defray the expenses of the protracted court proceedings, and all they have left are a few fowls and pigs. For want of stock the land is reverting toi a wild state. The fragrant aroma and fall rich body of 'Bourbon" coffee easily prove that nothing cheap enters into that favourite brand. In a lb and lib !ins. All grocers.... The Minister in charge of the Pensions Department was asked i&e following ques-' fcion by Mr Glover, member for Auckland Central: Whether he would this • session amend, the Widows' Pensions Act so that women whoso husbenda are chronic invalids should be entitled to a pension? Last year the New Zealand Patent OfEoo received 882 applications for patents from residents in New . Zealand, 45 less than in 1915; and 418 from applicants outside NewZealand, or 45 more *than in tho previous year. The proportion per 10,000 of the population shows New Zealand 8 per cent., Great Britain 3.7 per cent., United States 5.7 per oent., and Australia 4.4- per cent. Waters' Chap Lotion is a guaranteed cure for rough hands; Is and Is 6d:... At the request of the shipping companies the chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board has given instructions that in future the wharf gates at Auckland are to be closed at night time. A guard will bo E laced there, and no one admitted unless aving business, on the wharves. This is a war measure only, and is done in view of what has happened lately on several overseas vessels, leaving Australian ports. A sensational inoident is reported in connection -with the earthquake shock on Monday morning. A Masterton resident,. on going to bod on Sunday night, closed-the door and window of the bedroom. Waking Up with the earthquake, she discovered tho window up, Ihe door open, and a man disappearing through the latter. It is surmised that the nocturnal visitor was a burglar, whose operations were disturbed by the earthquake. If you wish to purchase a headstone, Thomson and Co.,* Moray place (opposite ■First Church), have the best selection, ind prices to. suit a 11.... Some time ago a resident of Kaikotira recognised that tho facilities offered by modern scienco gave a certainty against) what formerly had been a chance. He, therefore, ordered a 1 25-knot motor-boat, with which to chase the whales which have always made Kaikoura a favourite spot with whalers. This craft came to hand several months ago, and immeditely justified itself by reason of its superior speed over other craft. ' Already 10 whales have been captured, each being worth several hundred of pounds. For Chronio Chest Complaints, Woods' Peppermint Cure. Is 6d. 2s 6d.... Private Coleman, writing from "somewhere in Franco" to his brother, Mr F. Coleman, of New Plymouth, enclosed a cutting from an English paper that was found in the trenches, saying "Wo have received a copy of a bright galop set as an instrumental and vocal trio by W. F. Gordon, New Mymouth, New Zealand, and publish od : by the Lyttelton Times. It is a stirring and tuneful number." In the course of an inquest at Auckland! on the body of a child that had died from croup, Dr Reekie stated that there was a simple remedy for croup in every household that should be widely known as a good palliative while the patient was. awaiting tho arrival of a doctor. Ordinary baiting soda applied on the end of a spoon and tipped dry behind the back of the tongue would give relief in acute cases of croup.