OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 3313, 12 September 1917, Page 37

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Tho members of the Roman Catholics Church in Wakatipu have presented theirnew pastor (Father Corcoran) with a runabout motor car.

It is understood that the libel action A. H. Vile, editor of the Wairarapa Ag»: v. D. M. Graham, publisher of the Wairarapa Daily Times, has been settled out o£? court. Dick Arnst, sometime world's champion, sculler, is now doing war work with, thoSydney Harbour Motor PatroL He volunteered long since for active service, but was rejected. It was decided at a recent executives, meeting of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association that no returned man. whose discharge was endorsed below "Fair" ; should be admitted to membership. Profiteers were recently severely dealt; with in a London Police Court, when fines, amounting to £225 were imposed upon two. brothers for selling seed potatoes abovothe price fixed by the Food Controller. With only 3000 white settlers, the MalayStates have contributed 1000 officers to tboarmy and navy, presented a Dreadnought,: and over 30 aeroplanes, and have subscribed £2,000,000 to the War Loan. It is impossible at the present moment;: for gift goods to bo sent direct to ourtroops in Egypt. The Minister of Defence 1 has made inquiries of the High Commisr sioner, and finds that he will forward such, goods from England to Egypt. A deserter was arrested in the Methveifc. district on the 2nd. Tho soldier had received his training in camp, and on goinjf: home to Highbank on leave had overstayed' to the extent of six weeks. He had refused to return to camp, and was arrested: by Constable .Moore and two military police. A man named Denis Mangan, alias. O'Sullivan, about 30 yeans of ago, was ar< rested in an Invercargill boardinghouse an* Wednesday for endeavouring to evade military service (states the Southland NowsJ. Ho was called up in the second ballot at. Hamilton, North Island, and had failed to< report himself. It is said, on the authority of an Auckland business man who has dealings with, the Old Country, that vessels leaving Horn*, for this dominion have difficulty in getting-' cargoes. Having no"time to wait for profitable loads, when goods come to them, only in driblets, the boats make the voyageh out to a large extent in ballast. The executors in the late Mr G. P. Don-f nelly's estate, in bji affidavit sworn in con--nection with the lodging of the will fc# probate, state that according to their knowledge and belief the deoeaaed'a estato. and effects are under the value of £200,000. It is understood that the duty which will; have to be paid on this sum will be at. the rate of approximately 20 per cent.—* £40,000 on the total sum. A correspondent of the New Zealand: Times inquired whether it was possible forthe Southern Cross to be seen in thai Northern Hemisphere. This question \has often been put to tho Government Aav tronomer, Dr O. E. Adams. On being re* ferred to in'the matter, Dr Adams stated that, as a rule, the. Southern Cross oould bo seen from the Red Sea, generally 30 degrees north of the Equator. It has been a rule on the Wanganni Education Board —and I oan speak with 23 years' experience—never to be daunted by difficulties, but to believe they only exist to be surmounted. If money is require* worry the M'l.fc r of Education; if he fails to respond (an: ho generally does) appeal to the residents. If they are slow in coming to the scratch, increase the overdraft (oun was over £BOOO a few years ago).-r-Mi Fred Pirani. One Kaikoura District High School pupi is "doing his bit," in a mannep deserving warm commendation (writes t correspondent of the Lyttelton Times) ThS frugal lad, who is only II years of age; has invested £l3 in War Loan certificates and he "still has a small egg in tho nest.* It may bo noted that the lad has already lost one brother in tho war, while anothe has. been discharged after having dona hi part thoroughly. Mrs Truby King, speaking at the depma tion of the Plunket Society to the Hon G. W. Russell (Minister of Publio Health) at Wellington, stated that while the soien tide feeding of pigs and calves had beei laid down years ago, they were bow onj going into the question of the scientifi feeding of babies, though it was Just a easy to lay it down exactly for them a for pigs and calves. There was no root for doctors differing. Owing to the fact that nitrous oxide i now quite unprocurable in New Zealand dentists will be unable to make extraction under- gas. It is st-ited thai; tho shortage i due to the fact that the prohibition of th expoitation of the gas hae beon agreed tk The only manufacturing plant in the d< minion, which is situated in Napier Soutl is unable to secure the necessary mated. to continue the" manufacture for seven months. A number of members of the dlstrv syndicate, formed with the object of havirij if possible, the Hokonui district prospected visited Mr R Anderson's f?.rm at Hokonu and inspected several outcrops of-coal ;< a splendid sample. It is bituminous, an those with a knowledge of tho miner, consider it of superior quality (says tl Southland Times). The extent of the d is not known, as the sample was take from a surface se?.m of about a foot | thickness Messrs M'Skimming and party bore on Mr Todd's land near the . Mai railway siding (near Hedgehopei is no down 200 ft. It has been decided to sir another 100 ft if coal is not struck in tl meantime. A party of prospectors hai discovered a 3ft seam of brown coal ne Glenoce, but it has not, so far. been d v eloped.