OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17327, 29 May 1918, Page 10

OMNIUM GATHERUM

— ♦ Grass seed to tho value of £12 7s has boon collected by the school cniidren α-t Drumruond. Jhe ISdueation Board uxprussed satisfaction at tho rteult (save liie bouthiaiid News). Vjs.to.s to Town.—Plenty accomruodatioa at uidsgow Kestaurant. Moray pLice.. . A Wuirarapa resurvist, who was called up in tho ballot on iuesday week, was presented by his wife in Masterton 24 hours later with twins. It is reported (says the Lyttelton Times) tii.it large quantities of petrol have been received in Ohristcburch, and that thoro will be sufficient to inert demands for several months. ttuturs (Jlup lotion, guaranteed to cure <m»o Kouifii Hands.-Waters' Pharmacy The Post states that owing to the prevalence of diphtheria tho Stratford School lias boen closed for tho winter holidays It will re-open on Monday, June 10. <Jn tho 21st, instant the New Zealand Dairy Association distributed amongst ita £55 -- 241 lOs - I'n« covered /lo ; 7d8£l!j oi butter-fat supplied during April/ ° Owing to the continuation of tho war no conference was called bv tho Now Zealand Acclimatisation Association last year, and as Parliament docs not meet until October r.hw year, it is not nrobable that there will be a conference this year (says the Dominion). Tilt note of quality in " Bourbon" is aecbi.med by all lovers of good coffee. If not obtainable from your grocer, send direct to A Durie iind Co.. 52 Octagon.... Miss Fanny Durack and Miss Mina Wylie, the two most brilliant swimmers Australia has yet produced, are visiting America to compete in the American championship. Miss Mary Durack, a sister of Miss Fanny Durack, accompanied them as chaperone. it is not often whitebait is caught in May, yet a local sport who was out at the rvcw River a few days ago netted quite a nice bag. Another evidence of the mildness of the season (comments the Southland News). Within the last few weeks two whales have been captured in the inner harbour (states the Napier Telegraph). The first measured 23 feet in length, and the second just 30 feet. Both were boiled down by fishermen at Wcstshore, who secured two cwt. of oil from them. Before the snow falls provide* yourself with warm underclothing. Pure woollen garments are still procurable at A. F Cheyno and Co.'s; but order early. Many lines are very scarce. Full ranges for men women, boys, and girls.—Mosgiel Drapery VV arehouse. .. Tho Whakatano Press reports that Captain A. A. Jonas, master of the Harbour Board's scow Vesper, was arrested on Wednesday by Constable Cummings as a prisoner of war. He is to be interned on Somes Island Two cows straying on the railway line at Ashburton wore struck by the engine attached to the earlv goods train from Ohristchurch on Saturday morning, and were killed instantaneously. A mail mado his 112 th appearance at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington on Friday. He is on a fair way to obtain the record for convictions for drunkenness and petty offences, as he is comparatively a young man. .1. Waters. chemist (next Herbert, Hames). for Unique Hot-water Bags at IOWPS+ PTTfns Australian losses in the war are brought J l ,?™* to the minds of the people by the In Momoriam" noticrs appearing of thoeo who have fallen at Gallipoli, and in the operations on the western front. In a recent issue of the Melbourne Age, these notices alone took up eleven and a-half columns. Representatives of coal miners, including Mr R. Semple. are in Wellington (says Saturday's Post). It is understood that important questions are in dispute. Tho workers' delegates are endeavouring to arrange a conference with representatives of the employers. Marshall's famous Teething Powders, absolutely free from mercury, opium, and other . harmful drugs; cannot harm the youngest infant Cures all teething ailments promptly. Is packets at Marshall's Pharmacv, Dunedin.... A Napier Harbour Board employee named mitchinson met with a. serious accident on Friday, and was admitted to the hospital suffering from a fracture of the base of th>3 skull. On Friday night his condition was reported asvery serious. Particulars as to how the accident occurred are not available Tho dead body of Miss Hannah Kettle, a trod 21 years, daughter of Mrs Kettle, of Otiika, \vas found in a crppk near a waterfall at Whangarei on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Kettle had been ill for some time, and had been attended by a nurse from Auckland. Aged whiskies, good old -wince, sparkling ales, brst brands liqueurs despatched to legal order.—Wm. Crossan, "Waterloo," Caversh«m.... The Wanganui Herald says that what practically amounts to a strike so far as the eorting charges imposed by the Railway Department on goods handed at the local wharf are concerned, was decided upon at a meeting of importers which was held on Friday to discuss the charges to which so much objection has been raised. The importers decided to refuse to pay the charges, and to tender their cheque for the amount less sorting charges. On Friday morning a painful accident happened to a man named Frank Seyb (reports the Timara Post). Ho was feeding Kellahan's ehaffcutter on Mr C. Ryder's farm. Landsborough, when his left hand was cAusrht in the feed rollers and was drawn through until his hand was cut off by the knife. Mr P. Downey, taxi-owner, took tho man to thp Timaru Hospital. For chronic chest complaints cods' When addressing the court on Friday (states the Now Zealand Times) Mr M. Myers, counsel for the defendant in an adulterated milk case, said that the Health Department ought to obtain samples of milk from the farmers before the milk left the farms. By this means it could bo ascertained whore the blame lay, and the penalty could be made commensurate with the offowo Mr Pnmdeville, of the Crown Law Office, who appeared for the prosecution. Rn ; d that, the department carried out thp practice suggpsted whenever possible. A comparative statement of the output of Southland dairy factories for the past four years show? how important a place small firming occupies in the prosperity of <hie province (states fho Southland News). The I +otal valup of the output for 4hp sonson itist closed is estimated at £750.000, which is over ono-tbird the vnltio of all our ex-liM-ts for 1916—namely. £2.175.000. Tn thp. nffsrrofn*-! , ontrmt there is a reduction of over ?000 crates as compared with the previous 'y^" ,l- ! due chipfly to tho larsro nurnVip? of country workers called up for military service.