OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11949, 24 January 1901, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The great and good Queen, Victoria is dead, A Settlers' Association, has been formed a 4 Albury (South Canterbury) on similar linea to those formed at Waikakahi and Cheviot. The curator of the Perth Museum has classed the monster caught at Fremantle recently as a-sword-fish. Paris Exhibition, 1900. — Grand Prize awarded to the Osborne-Columbia reaper and binder.—Cable.... Rabbits art on the increase in many parts of the Serpentine district (Victoria). The lessees of the Serpentine estate claim to have destroyed 20,000 during the past three months, Ono of the successful applicants for th® old-age pension at Melbourne a few days ago was 99j years of age. If you happen to notice something very good in the way of nickel-plating you can depend upon its being the work of the Speedwell Cycle Factory, George street. Now is the time to get your own bike attended to. ... Owing to the high price of fat stock the butchers of Hokitika have found it necessary to increase the price of meat. Peter Joyce, who was sentenced to death at Perth on December 14 for wife murder, and whose sentence, was subsequently commuted to imprisonment for life, has strangled himself in his cell. The Grey River Argus states that the Red Jacks Gold Dredging Company have paid £700 to a party of Chinamen for the mining .' rights over five acres of ground at the lower end of the company's claim. M'Cormick machines lead in design, workmanship, and high quality of materia!..., The West Australian Publio Works department has presented to the museum the first locomotive used in West Australia. It was ! named tho Ballarat, and has the distinction ' of being the first locomotive constructed in i Australia, being built in Victoria in 1870. ) AlO a.m. delivery within tho Town Belt is now being made in connection with the N.Z, Express Company's Feightcr" parcels service.... Tho Kurnara. correspondent of tho West Coast Times states that James Lowdon has boen committed for trial on a charge of murdering Jame3 Stephen, of Dillmanstown, on December 27. Lowden was released on bail, two sureties of £100 each and himself in £100. A very nice mallet was presented to the Postmaster-general by the contractor for the new post office at AsKburton at the laying of tho foundation siono on Monday! A silver plate bore tho following inscription:—"To the Hon. J. G. Ward oti laving tho foundation stone Aehburton Post Office.—Peter Hykdman, builder," M'Cormick maohines make agriculture pro- ' fitable. They harvest the crops of the world with tho least expenditure of time and .• money.... - | According to the,Bruce Herald Lovell's Creek is literally swarming with eels at present. Messrs J. Nelson and Fleming caught 81 eels in a few hours one night List week, more than one of which is reported to have boen 121b in weight. In tho clock and watch department of the . Paris Exposition an expert called tho attention of the Shah of Persia to a queer little pendule, which he wished lus Majesty to buy. " This little clock." said he, " fires a pistol every hour!" "To kill timo, I suppose," said the witty ruler, and walked away. At the Christchurch Cycling Club's Jubilee meeting the riders of the Sterling bicycle secured 13 firsts, 13 seconds, and two thirds. The big event of the meeting—the New Zeals nd Wheel Race—was' won by Connell (Temnka) on a Sterling. Three gentlemen who were fishing for schnapper outsido Sydney Harbour recently had ' a rather exciting • encounter with a grey shark 14ft in' length.. The men were harpooning salmon when the shark, after taking two fish off the •harpoon, sw'&llowed it. He then made an attack on tho boat, and drove bis head through the bow below the water line, making a hole. Bin in diameter. The occupants .at once ballasted the other, end of the boat, and made for the beach, stern first, the water • being up to the seats when they reaohed land. The prosperous farmer aiw&ys has a M'Cormick machine.... Advices from Niue, where Lord Ranfurly recently hoisted the British flag, indicate (says the Auckland Star) that both whites and natives are unanimous in their disapproval of federation with. Now Zealand, the main reason being, apparently, tho fear of taxation being imposed where at present there is none. ! In connction with the Pure WineiAct, the Victorian Minister of Health has authorised the establishment of a central depot in Mel- ' j bourne, afwhiob"Samples of various wines for public sale will be stored. Should any question arise as to whether the wines bought were sound when the vigneron gave his guarantee to the merchants the samples will be available for analysis. M'Cormick machines are the best in th« world. They ivork the best, require th» least power, and are the most to the user.... _ According to an American journal, Piccolomini, composer of the favourite songs, " Ora pro nobis," "The link divine," and many more, is at present a pauper lunatic in Hanwell Asylum. The cause of his insanity was the loss of bis entire fortune of some thousands of pounds, which about two years ago he invested in a music publishing business, which failed. 4- subscription is being got up on behalf of the stricken musician and his family. Morrow, Bassett, and Co. are sole agents in New Zealand for the M'Cormick Harvesting Machine Company, and the Sterling Bicycle.... Miss Amy Castles, who recently retired ' from the tuition of Madame Marches! at • Paris, has now been placed with a M. liouhy, | wlio has the greatest reputation of any teacher I in Paris, not excepting Marched herself, and he declares her voice to be a magnificent dramatic soprano. He nlaccd her at once in the opera class, :n which her voice should be best displayed. ! The' Rev. Dr Rontoid and Dr M'Farland, WC-1 known Victorian visitors to the Wynd- ; ham district, completed their annual inbur- ; sion to the local streams last Saturday. The i waters of the Mimih.au and Wyndham were' too clear during' their stay hero to admit of : heavy baskets being recorded, nevertheless the l;cen enthusiasm of the gentlemen for the gentle art was rewarded by some excellent sport.—Farmer. , - ; Clem Hill added another to h:s already ' loug list of centuries in cricket matches on i the 12th iust,. when, playing for his olub (East Adelaide) against West Torrens. The litter 255 runs in their innings, but the East Adelaide team passed that score for the ' loss of three wickets. C. Hill's contribution was 176 fnot out), while lus brothers, F. Hill v and H. Hill, scored 30 and 21 (not out) reF spactively. T'-as the Hill family practically \ won the ma'>.r for their club. f A medio l ?, attended by about 70 persons, \ was held at Wvndham on Monday evening ; (says the Herald] for the purnose of forming 5 a district mounted corps. The meeting decided' to form a corns, called the Murihiltu Mounted Rides, with their headnuarters at Wvndham. Air R. M.H.R., was elected cnplain, Messrs R. Wilson and .T. Dunlop lieutenants, and Dr Rogers paptain. A boy named Mullamohy. aged 10, w.n admilted to the hospital at Svdney recenlly suffering from terrible injuries, caused by the explosion of a dynamite detonator. The boy found the detonator near, some brick works, and scraped it with a hairpin, not knowing what it was. The detonator then exploded, with the result that his left hand and the fillgon of hi? right band were blown off. Both eyes woro also destroyed.. He also received severe injuries "to his cheat. At Bombala a servant girl named Johnson had an unpteasant exnericnee with a snake on January 12. The cirl was' walking along a verandah, when suddenly something c'ropned on her head, curling arouiid her neck. She thought it was a strap,, and was'uncorcerned for a moment. Then, to her horror., she discovered it wap an enormous tiger snake. The girl's screams broutrht the mistress of the house, who, with great coolness, managed to <iet the snake to the ground, and at once killed it. Tho girl, though greatly frightened, was not injured in any Way. On Monday evening Mr Piper, who has for some years been in charge of the Preen Tsland School, was tendered a farewell social at Green Island by a larec ciro'.c of friend?, prior to his departure for Oamaru to enter commercial life. During the course of a thoroughly enjoyable ovening, Mr Piper was made the recipient of three presentations, a purse of sovereigns from the householders, a . gold medal from the Groon Island orcnestra, and a handsomclv-mountcd pioo [r( ? m ; he footballers. Mr Piper has always evinced a lively interest in matter? local, and much regret is felt at his departure from Green Is.anu. —Taieri Advocate. '/

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