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Southland Times, Issue 14783, 29 October 1900, Page 2

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At Campbelltown Police Court on Friday Herbert Tanner was convicted before Mr G. R. Waddel, J. P., of drunkenness, and fined 2s 6d, and costs 2s. On Saturday for a similar offence the same man was brought before Mr J. H. Reed, J. P., convicted and fined 10s, costs 2s, in default 7 days' imprisonment. Thomson and Beattie are doing some things well. For further information look up their advertisement. The British Government keeps elevne vessels at work sounding and charting tlie ocean beds to find out where dangers lurk. Last year 10,000 square miles were carefully charted in different parts of the world. Intending purchasers of bicycles should certainly see the 1900 " Sterlings " before deciding on any other. Chain, chainless, and free wheels — Morrow, Bassett and Co, Dunedin, Christchurch and Ashburton, sole agents. Within the last year an ancient grave was discovered near Rome and opened. In it was found the skeleton of a woman with a complete set of false teeth, displa} r ing admirable workmanship and wrought out of solid gold. "Gum Leaves," by Ethel Turrer. Most attractively got up, and copiously illustrated by Mr D. H. Soutcr. Price 4s. Tlie Town and Country Journal says : — " A new book for young people, as novel as it is delightful. . . . . A number of short, gracefullywritten stories, worthy of the author of ' Seven Little Australians,' and helpful suggestions for bush children are among the many noticeable features of this very original production." — Supply at Lillicrap and Co's, Esk street. Author Rider Haggard lost £50 over his first book ; the second brought him £10 ; over h's third he made £50 ; and his fourth, which was King Solomon's Mines, made him famous and rich. By the San Francisco mail Morrow, Bassett and Co received information that tlie 'McCormick Harvesting Company had won the Grand Prize for harvesting machinery at the Paris Exhibition. They also received the gold medal for twine, two medals in the department of metallurgy for superiority in forming metals into special parts for machines; in the department of machinery a medal for factory machinery, and also silver and bronze medals in other classes. In all the\took six medals, and the grand prize. The gold medal and 200 franc 3 was also won by the McCormick binder in the field trial against all-comers. The most widely separated points between which a telegram can be sent are British Columbia and New Zealand. A telegram sent from one to another would make nearly a circuit of the globe, and would traverse over 20,000 miles in doing so.