OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11658, 15 February 1900, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Hop picking was commenced in the Belgrovn district, Nelson, on Thursday. ... - ' , The cycling sports at Lawrence had to be postponed yesterday owing to bad weather. Some time ago Mr Antonio Lima, of Otaki, captured a fine female sea lion at Kapiti. The Brightwater correspondent of the Nelson Evening Mail writes that Admiral Pearson willt probably visit Nelson during the approaching deer stalking season. .. Two convictions were recorded at Lumsden. on Monday before Major Keddell, S.M., for failure to keep down rabbits, and n'fine of £5, and costs, in each c?.se wore inflicted. ' ; Mr John Paton, a eon of Mr Paton, of Maheno, has been accepted for service with' the third contingent, leaving Lyttelton on Saturday. Mr Paton is one of the Hawke's Bay section. In the 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... The firo in the Cardiff coal mine has obtained such a hold that there was no alternative but to seal'up the mine. This work was completed on Thursday last. One of the applicants for the. Rough Riders at Auckland was an unusually tall

young man from the Waikato, 6ft 7in in height. He was told that he was too tall for the contingent. : . In a case which crtme before Mr C. C. Graham yesterday, a seafaring witness described the results of a collision bstweon two vehicles by. stating that the driver of a, drag struck a van on,the starboard quarter, knocking one of the wheels off. Mr D. Porteous, of the Postal department at Gore, and a prominent member of the band, who has been transferred from Gore to Clinton, was on Friday evening presentedby his fellow-bandsmen with a case of silvermounted pipes. The New Zealand Express Company (Limited) (Campbell and Cruet) will receive parcels for their second free consignment to tho mem-, bers of:the New Zealand contingent at the company's office, Crawford street, up to the 28th" inst.... : . ;

At an. enthusiastic meeting at "Wanton on Saturday'night, it was ■ resolved that a volunteer corps be formed, and its services offere.l to the Government. Sixty names v/erc handed in at the meeting. A suitable range, allowing of firing up to 1000 yarHs, has been secured. Ei»ht thousand sheep (says the Pe.orus Guardian) are to be shipped from the Pelorus. Sound-for Canterbury. The steamers io Kapu and Kiripaka have been engaged tor some days in bringing sheep to Havelock. _ A Clark's Flat settler recently found on his land a plant that bears a .very close roscm-. bianco to the Bathurst burr, which has long been such a cause of injury and annoyance to the fioekowners of Australia. In oraf.r to make sure of the class to which the. plant hilonps he has sent it for examination to the, secretary of the Christchurch A. and P. Association, who is an export in such matters. Seven defendants.had-to interview .Mr 11.. •V. Stratford at Lawrence on Monday:last.to. answer charges of failure to take sufficient stops to destroy rabbits on their properliss. Two informations against Daniel M'C'iuskcy were withdrawn, a mistake having' been made in'taking off the numbers of ?he sections. Fines were inflicted in all the other casps.as. follows-— E. Cotton, who has 30,000 acres, £W, and costs; William Kelly, 5700 acres £25- and costs (7s); 'Daniel Keenan, 2200 acres, £10, and costs (19s); Hugh Cameron, 1100 acres. £6, and costs; John aiiomson. £2, and costs; Henry Rcvell, £110s, and co-ts (17s). ,■'."■■. The following extraordinary advertisement appears in one of the Cromwell papers: — -Warning to Boers.-It has been decided by, the Committee of Investigation that on and afler the 13th inst. Cromwell and Hie .surrounding districts will be made unfit for any Boers as" a place of residence, and. they are requested to note the fact.' The Livc-ti^hon Committee meet to-night at the usual time and place.—By .order." :. ;■ .