OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10620, 16 March 1896, Page 4

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Sir B. G. Wright is to be asked to contest the Ashburton se*t.

Last week 3671 ton* coal and 274,102 ft timber were exported from Greymonfch. From Westport last weak 2897 tons of coal were exported, of which the Wesiport Coal Company chipped 2490 tons and tho Cardiff Company 407 tons. A break on the Wertport Coal Company's incline reduced the quantity. It was the boy Henderson who pleaded guilty at the City Police Court en Friday, and not the boy Ernest Cobam, as stated in onr

report. A young lion was born while FRsgerald Bros, circus was at Clyda. Singularly enough, o similar event occurred at the same place on the occasion of the hurt visit of the eircoa.

The Rev. J. Upton Davis, formerly Baptist minister in Dunedin, has been elected a member of the Finchley (London) School Board. He stood on the Progressive ticket, and was sixth on the poll. . Mr H. C. Boydell (late oE Danedin), who graduated at the OSago School of Mines, obtaining his MB. and B.Sc. degreed, has been appointed manager of the Golden Flesee mine, Coromandel. Tho Qamaru Committee of the New Zsaland Rifle Association strongly opposed the proposal to hold a picnic on Sunday, and a (social ia to held instead.

At the State farm at Levin four acres have been fenced as a pig run. It is the intention to go into the pig business. A good market has been seeufed at a satisfactory price. The poHce of Australia are to bo taken in hand by the Misses Johnson and Barker, two evangelists from London, at present visiting Australia. The fair evangelists are organising special work amoagat the police in each centre.

The hospital returns for tho past week are :— Remaining from previous week, 105 ; admitted during tba week, 17; discharged, 18; death 3 (Robert Dick, Chong Wong), 2; total remaiu. ing iv the institution, 102. Profeisor T. B. Bax, at Sydney, recently broke the world's record for continuous club swinging. He commenced at 7.15 pjn. on » Friday and continued without a break until 11.15 ou Saturday night, a period of 28 hours, breaking tho world's record by an hour. Bax was feed on beef tea, cocoa and bisenrta, and occasionally with port wine. On the Saturday afternoon ho was rubbed down with whisky, which, he said, had a splendid effect. He felt none the worso for his feat, and was able to go for a swim at Bondi next day.