OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9323, 14 January 1892, Page 4

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS, GOSSIP, AND ADS.

Sir R. Stout is to lecture at Hampden on prohibition.

Mr John J. Ramsay, of Hyde, the secretary of the Farmers' Club, is one o£ the candidates for election to the Education Board.

The total number of coins of gold, silver, and copper now in circulation through the United Kingdom is estimated to be about 900,000,000.

Bernstone, the Paris tailor, has the grandest show of stock in Dunedin, at 45 George street, and also in Christchurch (High street). He charges very moderate. Suits at £3 3s, trousers 16s 6d. Fit guaranteed or money returned. •

The mortality in Wellington last year was 109 more than in 1890, the deaths being 592 against 483. The excess of births over deaths was 780. The births^ showed an increase of only 17 on the previous year. A son of Marshal Bazaiue having decided to call himself Beauclair the family of that name are bringing an' action against him for usurping it. They are determined to keep the name for themselves, and never let it be used by a Bazaine.

A Guauantkk of PcKiTv.—"The name of Cadbuvy on auy packet of Cocoa is a guarantee of purity."—Medical Annual. During the past 10 years the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has received more than 320 legacies. Few of them have been for less than LIOO each. One' of them, received last year, was for LM.684. In 1887 there was a "legacy of L10.035, and in 1889 one for LIO.OOO. Amougst other lfirge legacies were those for L7646 in 1881, L6319 iu 1888, L6062 in 1887, L5760 in 1884, L5331 and L4500 in 1881, L4500 iu 1885, and L3940 in 1888. The bequests of LIOOO, L2OOO, and L3OOO have been numerous.