OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17158, 10 November 1917, Page 14

OMNIUM GATHERUM

Tho lowest temperature recorded on the grass at Mataura on Wednesday night was 29 degrees^—3 degrees below freezing point. A coincidence in the last ballot is the fact that three sisters' husbands in the Taranaki district are called up for service.

The milk supply at the Mauriceville West dairy factory in the Wairarapa is neaving the maximum supply. A fair increase on last year's supply is recorded. If you wish to purchase a headstone, Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite Firs; Church), lave the best selection, and prices to suit a 11.... Durinf the course of a special service in the Gisborno Baptist Church on Sunday night rotten eggs wero thrown through a window, bait tho sen-ice proceeded uninterruptedly. . Tho amount raised in the Wairarapa district for patriotic purposes since the commencement of the war has now reached £149,266 18s lid. The Waimate Dictrict High School pupils have again forgone their prizes, and have handed an equivalent amount (£l2 7s 6d)'to the local Red Cross Fund. H'Gavin's "Huia" alo cannot be beaten to: purity, brilliancy, lightness, and clearness. Suitable for family use. A superior and refreshing beverage. Stocked by all hotels.... Tho Labour department has completed arrangements for tho erection of four workers' dv/ellings at New Plymouth, and it is hoped to arrange for the same number of homes at Masterton. The Claims Board of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association is sending £1500 to tho Aotea Home in Egypt. The money has been provided by tho patriotic shop, and from other sources.

Water?' Kornbane really cures corns; Is. Waters' Pharmacy (next Horbort, HavncO Tho jtasterton correspondent of the Dominion states that a lad named Peter Romanos was severely burnt about the face by the crplosion of a "double-banger" on Monday evening. He was admitted to tho hospital. _ According to the latest cables, Germany is faced with a very serious food problem Here in N.Z., however, wo can pick a.ud choose, and in cheesing St. George Sainl-wi-.-h Pa>te you will choose wisely. Try this tn&ty, light, digestible delicacy for luncheon to-dny; Ham and Chicken or Ham and Tongue. Ask your grocer for a Soz tin— contains twice as much as usual pastes.—S

Thero has been a fall of about 15 per cent, during the past few weeks in Christchurch in the price of New Zealand cement (says the Lyfctelton Times}. Four companies—two in, Auckland, one in Golden Bay, and one- in Otago—snn>ly the'Christchuroh market , I Are your eggs, all that could be desired? Otago Egg Circle brand are. Demand these. Accept nothing inferior.... : Within the last three weeks oyer 800 yearling cattle have been sent' from Taranaki to various parts of the -North ■ Island. The majority wei'O heifere, one line of over 100 Jersey heifers being sent north to start a dairy herd.

.It is a little known fact that there is sufficient wire behind tho switchboard alone at the Wellington Telephone Exchange to reach from Wellington to Sydney and back —a distance of 2500 miles—or more than one-sixth, of the distance between Wellington and London

Medicinal Castor Oil (tasteless) can be obtained Marshall's _ Pharmacy, Dunedin. Absolutely best English refined oil; mu<ih superior to , other brands; Is 6d; ■'postage 3d extra....

With five silver ribs, a silver plate in his head, a glass eye, and bullet wounds in the neck, back, arid face, a withered arm, and a shoulder wound, Lieutenant W. Kennedy (of Cobram) has been nursed back to life by his sweetheart

It'is reported (says the Aehburton Guardian) that a member of a local body got into a heated argument with a resident on Thursday; and a bout of .fisticuffs followed,, with the result that the councillor" will not appear in publio aga : n for a few days. Tho recent fino weather has enabled farmers in the Auckland district to proceed with shearing operations, and the new season's wool clip is rapidly coming to hand. There are now about 4000 bales in the Auckland stores, and the qua'ntity arriving weekly is increasing. Bourbon Coffee is a blend of fine grade coffeee and rich Canterbury chicory. No apology is necessary from a hostess who' places this genuine article before her guests.... . The Buller County Council, as a result of protests from motor men, backed up by the residents of country districts, has decided to instruct its clerk to collect motor license fees, at a reduction of 25 per cent, during the currency of the war, owing to the increased cost of benz'iie, tyres, etc. A peculiar anomaly in connection with the lost ballot for First Division men is reported to have occurred in the Aehburton district. It appears (says the Guardian) that the names of four , youths appear in the list who are all under military age, and who have not at any time registered or enlisted. ' . .

Respecting the cry that is at present being raised about the high price of potatoes, it may be worth mentioning (says the Dominion) that at least in some parts waste spaces are. being utilised. Along the railway line, in the vicinity of Otaki, and further north, one can see some very fine crops of this staple article gi owing on the railway reserve. ■ , :

Help the doctor by taking prescriptions to J. Waters,'chemist (next Herbert. Haynesj... A singular loss of trees in shelter plantations on the flats in the Poverty Bay district is reported. In some places whole plantations of pinus insignis have died, while macrocarpa trees have been similarly, affected in patches. Occurring as this has done on some of the richest land on the flats at Pouparae and Makauri, it is attributed ' to the excessive wetness of last season.

The Ashburton Dairy Company is manufacturing three tons of butter daily at the central factory. The returns at tha Blackbridge cheese factory for October showed that the supply of milk was double that received for the corresponding month last year. Up to the present the season has been particularly favourable for dairymen.

"It is a strange thing," said Mr J. Orchiston (chief tolegraph engineer) to a Wellington Post reporter on Tuesday, 'M)ufc the number of new telephone connections applied for to the department is much greater in the North Island than in the South. Tlie increase in connections is considerably greater proportionately in Wellington than in any other centre.'

For beautiful creamy flavour and delicious aroma try the specialist buyer and dispenser, Wm, Crossan, Waterloo Hotel, Oaversham...

An old resident of the Wairarapa, Mrs Rachael Burch, died at Greytown on Sunday at the age of 94 years. The deceased came to the dominion in 1854, landing at Nelson, and had resided in the Wairarapa for about 50 years. She leaves a. family of 14, 62 grandchildren, and 51 great-grand-children.

A reservist* named W. A. M'Gfll tjm arrested at Whareroa on Monday (says the Normanby Star) by the civil police upon a charge of desertion from Trentham camp. When arrested M'Gill was working under an assumod name; he had been missing from camp since January. M'Gill was taken to Wellington under military escort, to bo dealt with by tho authorities.

In days gone by Gore possessed a live Farmers.' Club (says.the Ensign),' but since it passed into the limbo of abandoned enterprises nothing has been run to take its place. Now, however, it is proposed to form a branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union at Gore, and a meeting for this purpose has been called. The high prices ruling for drapery and furnishings apply only to a limited portion of our stock. Before making your purchases get quotations from us. Our goods aro of sterling qnalifcy, and the value, second to none.—A. F. Cheyno and Co-» Mosgiel.... ' '.