OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10636, 30 October 1896, Page 4

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The latest Feildicg product is a bronze tuflrey weighing 4£lb. Tha botfly is agsir. causing great tronblo to horseownerft in and around Masterton.

The Rev. George Grobb, who visited the colonies some time ago as au evangelist, is reported to have left the Church of England for the Cougrsgation*! Chuvdi.

Blr John J. Koyds, ifiio is severing his coh< nectiwi with the National Mortgage and Agency Compuny, was yesterday presented by the Btaff vrith a handsome set of carvers and a barometer. Mr Fanj iharson, on behalf of the staff, raade the presentation, and spoke of tht feeiiug wbioh existed towards Mr Boydi throoguoat the company's service, who all joined in wishing him every success in his new position. Mr Royds suitably responded and thanked the staff fer their good wishes. Later in. the day, at the Pier Hotel. Mr Hoyds was presented by the grain desists of the city with a haDdsome rilver-mounted wallcingntiek 8od« gold-monnted raeersehaum pips as a mark of the estesm in wbioh ha is held.

Iv London aioue the natural increase < the populatioo, from * excess ot births over deaths, is about WOO a month.