OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2006, 4 August 1892, Page 19

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS, GOSSIP, AND ADS. The coal export from We.stpoit last week was 3840 tons.

One hundred dinners daily provided by the charitable organisations of the local badies for the poor of Bendigo.

A recent race meeting at Caullield in aid of the Melbourne distressed fund has resulted iv a net profit of L 1278.

The tender of Mr Jeffs, of Pulraerston, has been accepted for the Kyelmrn-I'almerston mail service, which started on July 3L.

The Dnnbb'in Tim»s understands that Mr Boddington, the will-knoivn ciiciceter, is to be transferred from Ophir to another district. The reported finding of the bodies of tho victims of the boat accident ab Katikati proves bo be a hoav, circulated by a drunken Maori. The whaling season in tho north is reported as successful. Mibsrs Cook Bros, captured three whales between Cape Brett and Whangarei.

During the past month 166 selectors have baleen up 36,000 acres ol Crown lauds, in bho Auckland distiiet, and 3461 acres have been purchased.

The "much-married" people of Utah nro evidently not more prolific than other people. A calculation gives tho average number in a family as six.

The. Advocate reports that the news of tho beneficial effects of water from the mineral springs ab North Taieri has already attracted one visitor from bho Wesb Coast.

Mr G. M. Barr, C.E., is engaged in making a survey of the mouth of the Matau branch of tho Wolyneuv, with a view of ascertaining the nature of the obstructions (if any) to navigation.

In the Bankruptcy Court, Wellington, J. 11. Pollock, a butcher and turf commission agent, had his discbarge suspended for six months, 011 the ground that a short timo previously he had bei-n through the court.

William Glover, keeper of the Nelson's Bay Lighthouse, New South Wales, fell dead while attempting to perform his duties. He has been in charge of the lighthouse since it was opened, and was 80. years of age. The present year 'is the jubilee year of New Zealand Freemasonry. September next will complete the fiftieth year since the New Zealand Pacific Lodge in Wellington and Lodge Ara in Auckland were almost simultaneously founded.

The Clutha Leader understands that the Hon. J." G. Ward has purchased several lots of fat cattle in the district to be railed to the Bluff, and there slaughtered for export. It adds that it is evident the merchants of Dunedin will have to look out for their laurels.

A fatal accident occurred to a lady parachutist in Berlin on Sunday, June 12. She neglected to fasten round her waist the strap attached to the p-u-iehut", and, losing her hold on bhe ring, ihopped from a greab height into an artificial lake. She was rescued, bub died afterwards of hemorihugo.

According t-i the Itangitikei Advocate, farmeis iv that, (iistiicb pronounce the present to be the worst .sea.-ou they have had for, many years for farming and as the lambing season is now in progress gloomy anticipations of a very small average are entertained unless the weather becomes more favourable.

Lou lon Society s-iys : — Sir Charles Tupper is always the big gun when Colonial "Arabissailors" make a piomiuent (igure in London. Per hups the most popular ol these officials in London society is Sir "Johnnie" Bray, from South Australia. The youngest and '"r.-iwcst" is iVr I'eiceval, from New Zealand. He recently immortalised himself by point blank r< fusing an invitation to Lady Knutsford's house on bhe ground that she had nob "called" on Mrs Perceval. This was, of course, much the same as a grumble from a foreign ambassador thab "bhe Priucess of Wales had not called" and left cards at his house.