OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11642, 27 January 1900, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Tho Wyndham Racing Club made a. profik of £40 8s 9d at their late meeting. At the Sydney shipping office last year 15,097 seamen were engaged, 13j.284- discharged, and 582 registered as deserters. 'Die colonial mails which left Auckland by the M'oana on December/25, arrived In London on January 24 f the due date. Compared with 1897, thore was a decrease of 15,174 births in France in 1893. The excess of births over deaths was 33.E60. The recent heavy rains have caused conf siderable damage to heavy crops in a forward condition in the Bruce district. During the past year 18,506 persons arrived in, and 16,619 departed from the colony. During December the arrivals were-2200, and the departures 1236. , • ' According to the AYairarapa Observer, no less than 50,000 sheep are said to have died in the Hawke's Bay district' from blood poisoning originating through receiving cuts while being shorn. A hive of bees has been living for some tim.o past in Goulston. street, one of the densest parts of Whitechapel, London. They are supposed to thrive on the lime trees in Spitalfields churchyard. In tlie nick of time! " Royal Horse " being at a premium, there has just been landed another large shipment of Royal Enfields; also a splendid contingent of up-to-date Cycle Accessories.—Scott, 155 George street... A whale measuring 36ft was found on the beacli on the north side of the Waimatuku by some Invercargill people. This is the second one found within the last four weeks. _A Crimean veteran in the person of William Evans, who was present at the taking of Sebastopol, died at Charlton (Victoria.) last week. The deceased was in his sixty-fifth year. . . Trooper White, of the first New Zealand contingent, has forwarded to his mother from Arundel a curiosity in the shape of a cheque for £50 on the Standard Bank of South Africa (Limited), drawn by a Boer. . Mr F. Palliser caught eight fish''in the Opihi on Wednesday night of a. total weight of 741b—one of the best baskets this season with the minnow. Mr C. N. Macintosh got three fish scaling 301b, and Mr F. Tasker one of 101b.

A great storm occurred on Wednesday at Wojlnbadah and Castle Mountain, N.S.W. Four inches of rain and hail-fell at the former place in an hour, and 6in at Seven-mile. The

hailstones killed a number of sheep and calves, and a lad named Sullivan was knocked insensible. Many acres of wheat were destroyed, and dead birds found beneath the trees.

Mr H. E. Melitus, violinist, after visiting every city in New Zealand, has decided to permanently reside here. Branch managers in all the chief centres control the forwarding business of the New Zealand Express Company (Campbell and' Crust), thus ensuring promptitude and''despatch. Address: Crawford street.1..

During the last year'the increase of pooulation of West Australia was 2893. Nearly' the whole increase was due to the arrival of a large number of females during the year. The number of males who arrived was 235, and females 2668. The heart of a vegetarian beats on an average 58 to the minute; that of the meateater 75. This represents a -difference of 20,000 beats in 24- hours. Acre oncQ meant a field of any^ize. The Germans still use Use word in this sense. God 5 anrs, meaning; a cemetery,' is an instance of the old meaning. In the King of Saxony's museum at Dras den there is a cherry-stone upon which,' by theI'aid of a'miftroscope, more than a 100 faces can be distinguished. A reasonably active man walks about 297,200 miles—more than 10 times the earth's circumference—in 84- years, just, walking about his house and office.

Mr Robert Stenhouse, who' died at Groper's Bush on the 20th inst., was born in Scotland in 1827. He came to New Zealand in 1863 in tho sliip Electric, landing at Port .Chalmers. Mr Stenhouse went south and, took up land in the Western district, where he has earned on farming since. The deceased gentleman is survived by his wife, one daughter and several sons.

At the Gore races on Wednesday, one of the jockeys appeared to adopt the methods of Tod Sloan, the famous American rider, by taking his seat well forward on the saddle. Whether there is any advantage to be gained in^this stylo or not, the jockey in question (M'Uombe) was particularly successful, piloting three winners during'the day. Plans for the new railway station and post office at' Clinton have been prepared and the preliminary work connected with the' restoration of the building has commenced.. The plans provide for a range of new buildings of a substantial character ,and also include refreshment rooms. It is rumoured at Clinton that the postal and railway business will be amalgamated and conducted by the one set of officials.—Ensign. , Another of the old landmarks at the Moeraki Kaik has passed away in death, at the reported age of 112 years. Poor old Sam was well-known and respected by all who knew him. Ho was kind in his disposition . and honest in all his dealings, and a. strictly temperate man. When Moeraki was a whaling station, Sam was looked upon as one of the best hands in a boat, and many a story be could tell about their exploits when after whales. Of course a tangi is being held. On leaving the Massey-Haris Company (liimited) to engage in mining pursuits, Mr John Mackay was last evening presented with a travelling bag, ease of pipes, and walkingstick, from the Massey boys, as a. slight token of their.esteem. Mr W. A. Shields (manager) made tho presentation in a neat speech,. and Mr J. It. Lowry (accountant) also added a fow .words. Both testified to Mr Mackay's faithful discharge of duty, and witched him all success in his future career. Mr Mackay suitably acknowledged his thanks.

T. Ross's bargain sale now on. Ladies' blouses, all new shapes, were 2s 6d to 165,.n0w Is 3d to 7s lid; sailor hats, were Is 9d to 4s lid, now lid to 2s lid ; lovely shot sunshades, were 5s lid to 21s, now 3s lid to 10s 6d; white skirts, trimmed lace and embroidery, were 5a 6d to 255. now 2s lid tq 15s 6d; heavy coloured skirts, sold elsewhere at 7s 6d and 10s 6d, now 3s lid; washing gloves, from tyd ; tan kid gloves, from Is 9d; best, linen collars, from sid; rich lace scarves, Is 6d; silk ties, Is; washing belts, 6|d.~At T. Boss's, direct importer, 130 Princes rtreet....

Every day Mr E. G. Lane, r-Jiemist, of Oamarn, receives references to the value of his eieasoted emulsion of cod liver oil. . We have been shown a letter written by a doctor, in which he states that ho treated o. caso of consumption with Lano's creasoted emulsion aud was glad to say that after a course of treatment the patient had improved greatly.' Tho sputum had diminished, the oough waa less, the night sweating had almost stopped,, and tho weight had increased . seven or eight pounds....

Last summer the Canadian Government sent Professor Mavours, of Toronto University, to Finland to see if ho could divert to Canada some of the Finns suffering from-, the tyranny of the Russian Government. As :i result of the professor's visit, the Government has been notified that some 15,000 Finns will go out to ■ Canada, next spring and looato >on the farms in the North-west. ' '

A easo of considerable interest to factoryowners was decided in the Magistrate's Court nt Feilding last week; whon a charge was brought against Elijah Mondin for having worked in tho Kimbolton creamery on a Sunday in view of a public place. The case (says the Manawatu Daily Times) was virtually against tho Chcltdnham Dairy Company, tho proprietors, and was for the .purpose o,f testing their right to work their factories on Sundays. When tho evidence was taken it ;waa proved that tho factory had to.be kept open, on Sundays, as otherwise the milk, would no]t keep until Monday. Mr Greenfield, S.M., who presided, took a, practical ■view, of tha case, and recognising that the work wag necessary on Sundays, lie dismissed tho information; ■—■> , ■ :.. ■''' ,:■ "LION AND CROWN" SALMON^ V