OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10900, 6 September 1897, Page 4

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

There was a clean charge sheet at the Police Court on Saturday. ■ The export of coal from Westporfc last week was 6133 tons, of which the - Westport Coal Company contributed 51|r5tons, and the Cardiff Company 988 tons. The Southland-News declares that a wellknown grain merchant in Dnuedin bought up tome hundreds of toDS 01 potatoes during the RF.ason, expecting & rise in the market later on.1 By a straDge perver3Jt&,#ajatete~h»verK!&Me&_ to rise, but instead Save gonß down to bed-rock prices. The hoipital returns for last wset are as follows:—Remaining from pravious week. 113; admitted during the week, 20; discharged, 23 ; deaths, 6 (Sew Hick, Abraham James Lefevre, Samual Forsytb, Frederick Wood, Mary Sh. aTr < and Angus M'Kay); remaining in institution, 101 Regardless of the alleged over-production ol cycles, the Royal BnfieW Company .are still unable to keep pace with their orders, so intending purchasers will do well to order early from Speedwell Cycle Works, v The Etunedin City Guards' annual social was held on Friday evening, end proved a great success. About 100 couples were prasent-in-nluding Lieutenant-commauaing Allea, Lieutenant Baron, Captain Smith, b'crgc&nt-major Kibblewhite, and Sergeant Webb. Sonjs were contributed by Sergeant Douglas, Sergeant Moss, and Miss Loriroer, and a step dance by Mr Smith. Sergeant Moss, Sergeant Douglas, Corporal Sonthgate, aud Bugler Ed ward* wero M C's and the duties of secretary were carried out by Sergeant Moss. Mr C. Hamapn's band supplied the muaic, and the decorations were by Mr Sutton. Mr S. Lean's catering gaTO every satisfaction. Surgeon-captain Will continued his ambulance lectures to the Engineers on Monday evening last, taking for his subject the various methods of lifting acd carrying the woandotl. After the lecture members wera practised in stretcher drill and bandaging. The doctor proposes to takenp camp hygiene for next Monday. The ordinary fortnightly lecture to the electrical section was given on Thursday evening by Sergeint-major Wall. A syllabus has been drawn tip for alternate instruction in telegraphy and land mmmg1, and the subject for the evening was land mining, the instructor giving general itemß and uses of the various explosives. The fortnightly meeting of the Port Chalmers Congregational Church Band of Hope'was held on Friday evening, and notwithstanding the very inclement weather which prevailed there was an excslleat attendance of members and their friends. An excellent aud appropriate programme, consisting of choruses, addresses, readings, recitations, and solos, was pone through with credit to all wfc.o took part, a duet and recitation by two little visitors—Maggie and Afffie Reid, of Kavensbourne— being especially wall received. This society continues to mako steady progress, and now numbers some cQp children, exclusive of adalfcs. Great cmukis due to the organist (Mies Nellie M'Kuilay) ror the interest taken in training the young poople, who regularly, take pact in the pretty chorusss,

Longfeilow's first poems were pnblished at 13. _™_^