OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2008, 18 August 1892, Page 32

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS, GOSSIP, AND ADS.

Last year 14,622 sacks wheat and 13,828 stcde oats were shipped from Oamaru. During the year ended 30fch June 16, 197 bales wool were shipped from Oamaru.

During the past week 5377 tons of coal were exported from Greymouth, and from Westporb 3534 tons.

Tho South Australian railway receipts fortho past five weeks havo fallen L30.0C0, owing to the strike at Broken Hill.

According to the Bruce Herald, a waggon ia successfully competing with the railway in carrying goods to Milton.

Watene Tawhaiao, a Native who owned considerable property, was killed at Waikanae, Wellington, by the falling of a tree. Mr A. G. Robinson, accountant at the Oamarn branch of the National Bank of Now Zealand, has been promoted to be manager at the bank at Tapanui.

The Marlborough Express asserts the probability, " from information received," that his Grace Archbishop Redwood will shortly receive a cardinal's hat.

An amendment has been carried to the Queensland Constitution Bill in favour of dividing tho colony into two provinces, instead of three as proposed by Sir S. W. Griffith. There was only one section of Crown lands taken up at the Dunedin office this week, viz., section 49, block 11, Glenomaru, 35 acres, at 20s— Robert Tulloch, on perpetual lease. Mr C. H. Mills, M.H.R., sbated in the House that a Mr John Gibson in his constituency has in his museum a sheep with four horns, which has been growing wool ever since it was killed.

The Natives of Kaiapoi are of opinion that the coming spring is going to be a mild and ea-ly one, from the fact that whitebait are already showing in the river, and the trees aro well forward in leaf.

The Roxburgh correspondent of the Tuapeka Times says ho would far sooner put his money into a Sydney sweep or a Melbourne consultation than hand it over to mining diroctors or company promoters.

An impudent burglary is reported as having occurred between 7 and 9 o'clock on Thursday evening, at Christchurch, when the residence of Mr F. Smith was broken into in the absence of the family, and Ll2 stolen.

In an up-country block in Hawke's Bay there are 26 married couples, of whom 13 have no children. " This," said a member of the Education Board at its last meeting, "is very unusual for a colonial experience." The Clutha Leader chronicles the death of Mr William M'Gregor Murray, who arrived in the colony 31 years ago, and has resided nearly all the time since then at Wairuna. Mr Murray was born at Moss of Lessendrum, in the parish of Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He leaves a widow, five sons, and two daughters. Mr R. H. J. Reeves made an amusing slip in the House one day last week. Speaking in praise of Mr Shera's Inebriates* Homes Bill, he said he sympathised with the mover, and was sure it " would be benefioial to himself." As the House laughed uproariously, he corrected himself by saying, " No, I don'b mean that," and joined in the laugh. Mr Boddington has been transferred from Ophir to the Dunedin branch of the Bank of New South Wales. Prior to his leaving he was entertained at a smoke concert, and presented with a purse of sovereigns. The Dunstan Times says it is understood that Mr Campbell, of the Lawrence branch, has been transferred to Ophir in Mr Boddingtou's place. Herr Weismann, a distinguished German biologist, has pointed out that the average duration of the life of birds is by no means well known. Small singing birds live from eight to 18 years. Ravens have lived for 100 years and parrots still longer in captivity. Fowls live from 10 to 20 years. The wild goose lives over 100 years, and swans are said to have attained the age .of 300.

Mrs Gregorio, of Fortrose, had her stable, cowshed, and chaffhouse 'consumed by fire on the 6th inst., together with all their contents, including two draught horses and the thoroughbred entire Haruha, two sets of harness, three riding saddles, aud two sets spring-cart harness. There was no insurance whatever. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The sympathy of the neighbours took a praotical turn, and the severe loss will not be felt so much.

In connection with the youthful vigour with which Mr Gladstone threw himself into fcho electoral campaign, Mr Smalley has been recalling Sir Andrew Clark's testimonial to the constitution of his eminent patient. " There is," said Sir Andrew, "no medical reason why Mr Gladstone should not live to be 200." Equally satisfactory is the remark made, says Mr Smalley, only the other day by an old friend of Mr Gladstone : MHe is a younger man to-day than he was 20 years ago."