OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17083, 15 August 1917, Page 9

OMNIUM GATHERUM

file Attorney-general promises to make ;l statement to the House at an parly date on the subject of the appointment of women police.

I'mes totalling £1128 have been imposed ° upon bookmakers in the Auckland Police Court si<".ee the beginning of July. to the question of which Mr u No ? worth y. gave notice in the- House, the Prime Minister said that no promise had been given by Sir Joseph Ward and himself to Bishop Cleary in England that Marist Brothers -would not be subject to mililaTj' service. The best investment one can make at present is in drapery. This especially refers to Manchester and household lines, of which wo hold exceptionally stocks. Bo warned in time, and don't" let your stock run low.—A. F. Chnvne and Co.. Mo^i'el... Tile Board of Trade is inquiring into tho question raised *.;y Mr W. H. Field as to whether or not; there is a combine operafcing throughout a largo portion of tho North Island having for its object the control of the bacon and pork industry. Whitebait is now making its way up tho Grey River, an.-i fieher-nen are getting small supplies, which they were retailing on Thursday at 3s per pint, a drop of Is on tho market quotation for the previous day. Mr Wragge reports having seen the big. ge-st spot in the sun he had ever observed. This no doubt accounts to a certain extent for the display of tho southern lights and the earth tremors last week. Waterloo Hotel every time. Proprietor is Wm. Orossan. He is widely and well known as the leading man in that line.... Last week (says the Oamani Mail) a haro shoot was organised by Messrs Congalton, Ellis and Good, on behalf of the Otiako Rod Cross. As a result 52 hares were secured, and these have been sent to Pukeuri to bo frozen and forwarded to tho hospitals in Great Britain. It is reported that the continuous wet weather is causing STcat hiortality among lambs in Hawke's Bay. Owners state that the percentage of losses will be greater th.ir, has been the case for many years. Millions of tram tickets are sold annually in Auckland. Forty-three million tickets were used by tho Auckland electric tramways for the year ended July 31—a million more than tho number used the previous year. Waters' Pharmacy removed to larger premises, No 14. next Hnrhert. Havnes. .. The total number of bales of hemp graded in July was 8357, as compared with 10,395 for trie corresponding period of last yeaj— a- decrease of 2038 bales.' For the 12 months ended July 31 the number of bales graded was 146.874, as .compared with 148,026 for tho previous 12 months—a decrease of 1152 bales. Mi" J. C. Cooper expressed the opinion at the annual meeting of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company that the closing down of the fellmongery works by the Government was quite umiecessaxv. " It meant a reduction of from £200 to £300 per week in wages a-s far as the Waingawa works were concerned. " Not a word is allowed to leak out oflicially as to the part that is being playecfc by aircraft ol ono kind and another in our anti-submarine campaign," says the Observer. "Yet that part, we are convinced, will reveal, when the truth is known, a degree of ingenuity and energy which will make the nation very justly proud." Toothache loses its dread to those who keep Odontalgicon handy. Suitable alike to people of all ages. It stops pain by ".stopping" the tooth. Is, at Marshall's Pharmacy.... Among the items in the unauthorised expenditure account are tho following:—Expenses of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance on visit to England, £3000; expenses of their secretaries during the same, £1000. Arrangements are now practically complete, for a simultaneous exchange of pulpits between the city and suburban ministers of non-episcopal churches (states the Christchurch Press). Almost every pulpit will be occupied by a minister of another denomination for tho evening .service on Sunday. : In a letter to Lieutenant-colonel R. H. o*wen, of Sydney, Gensral Birdwood writes: "Wo are anxious to know what you all are going to do in the matter of sending reinforcements. It would be a great pity if some of our divisions had to be split up, and I am afraid it looks like it."

An exceptionally large quantity of gold bullion, valued at £45.325, was taken to Wellington on Saturday by the Mapourika from the West Coast. The bullion, which was contained in 14 boxes, had been accumulating on the Coast for some time awaiting shipment by a suitable vessel. The fragrant aroma and full rich body of "Bourbon" coffee easily prove that nothing cheap enters into that favourite brand. In jib and lib : ins. All jjrooere.... In Queensland there is a system of discount on prompt payment of rates, and it proves effective. The general system is ono which places every advantage on the man who neglects to pay. After he gets his rate notico he has 30 days before the rates are held to be due. Then he has six months before any interest can be charged against him.

The .exceptionally mild winter weather has prompted many amateur gardeners to. start the sowing of spring seeds much earlier than usual (observes the Timara Herald). • In a number of gardens in Timaru potatoes are already showing above ground, and in some pease and beans are in flower. Hie severe frosts last week were not looked for. and they have cut back tie too-early garden crops. In the House of Representatives Mr A. R. Wright asked the Prime Minister whether he would direct that, in all cases where the sons or daughters of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces were applicants for positions in the Government service (all things being otherwise equal), they should have preference over other applicants for such positions. Waters' Chap Lotion is a guaranteed cure for rough hands; Is and la 6d.. During the late earthquake Featherston and Greytown and the Moroa Plain suffered no damage whcatever (says the Wellington Post). Not a, chimney was broken, nor a cup. glass, or ornament lost in any of the. houses. The full force of the shock was felt at Blairlogie, Brancepeth, and Titwi (about 50 miles from the Moroa Plain), and so on through the Pnlmerston, and Wanganui. How to evade the income tax! A Masterton settler confided to an Age representative one simple and apparently legal process, lie stated that a farmer recently sold his farm. Instead of holding a sale of his stock, or selling the stock separately, and payintr the income tax on *such sale, he sold . the property, with stock' included, at so much per acre. All he was required to payunder the circumstances was the stamp duty. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods'. Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d. 2s 6d.... A couple of Timaru fishing boats are now » engaged operating at Oamaru and the reason given is the cost of benzine. Six hours' steaming is required to reach the fishing grounds off Timaru, and three hoars to reach those off Oamaru. With the high cost of benzine, _ the Timaru fishermen havo thought it cheaper to do their fishing at Oamaru. They catch as many fish, and only use half the benzine (states the Oamaru Mail). , ' Because he objected to wear "shorts" as a senior cadet, a youth named R. L. Edmonds for four years failed to register in Auckland under the Defence Act. Ho was fined £4. and 7s costs. Another Auckland yosth (B. Songhurst), who also had neglected to register, was stated to have torn up his medical examination papers, because he was afraid he would pnes and have to attend drill. He was fined' £5. anfl „ 7s costs. On similar charges K. L. Daws was fined £1 and 7s costs, and W. Winter £4 and 7s costs. Herbert «T. Thompson, who had riot attended drill for two years, was fined £2, and 7s .costs.