OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2057, 27 July 1893, Page 21

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS, GOSSIP, AND ADS. Mr John Dunn is definitely oufcfortheClutha seat. Last week 363,774 ft of timber was exported from Greymouta. ' " The Emperor of Russia is entitled to wear 44 military uniforms. Mr J. R. Monson is gazetted a member of the Otago Dock Trust. . ■ There are about 370,000 acres under tea cultivation in British India. A splendid new seam of coal, 20ft thick, has been struck in the Westport-Cardiff mine, at an easy altitude. A large fresh-water lake is reported to have been discovered 30 miles from the CooJgardie goldfield, West Australia. ,_ ' The proprietors of the Anchor line of steamers trading to the West Coast are going in for retrenchment and abolishing pursers. Within less than 12 months Mrs Roulston, late of Greymoutb, has lost by death, in the order named, her husband, father, grandfather, and mother. The number of entries for the forthcoming show of the Dunedin Fanciers' Club is 1162, ' made up as follows -.—Poultry, 660; pigeons, 230 ; dogs. 182 ; canaries. &c, 90. The Newcastle Herald says:— "Messrs Murray Brothers, timber contractors, oE Maclean, have secured a large contract for the , supply of timber to New Zealand." On Friday a ballot was taken for 5586 acres of Lake Ellesmere land offered on perpetual lease, when 700 applications were received for 45 lots. The average yearly rental willamount to £590, It is somewhat of a coincidence that at the land balloting on Tuesday the clients of Messrs R. B. Martin and Co. were successful jn'obtaining 18 out of 21 runs in Central Otago district. The Council of the Auckland Institute has agreed to join with the Canterbury and other institutes in requesting the Government , to issue a new edition of " Hooker'i New Zealand Flora." i Five members of the band of the Salvation Army at Milton were fined 5s and 13s costs for playing in the streets, without 'obtaining permission. The alternative was four days' imprisonment. The following are the hospital returns for the week : — Remaining from the previous week 105, admitted during the week 21, and discharged 17. Edward Fahey died- in the institution," and the total number of patients now remaining is 108. The promoters of tho Wellington Convalescent Home have upwards of £1000 in hand— a gift auction realising £543, a ball £216, and' subscriptions £248. When the Government subsidy is ' received a suitable site will be chosen. ' A correspondent of a Southland paper has unearthed a local Poo-Bah, who is a gentleman farmer, an Otago school commissioner, a county councillor, and a member of the Charitable Aid and Education Boards, in addition to several minor local bodies. The Legislative excursionists who went up the Wanganui river returned on Monday night after three days' travel. The party which went up the river in the steamer Wairea included about 20 member* and 30 others. They only stayed at Pipiriki & few minutes. Rain fell mostof the time. . , . Mr Justice Conolly's suburban residence at. Remuera was entered on the 19tb, arjd a small sum of money and jewellery takep from Miss Conolly's bedroom and some. plate from the dining room. The thief must have been disturbed, as the plate was found in a sack' behind a fence in the garden. ' y The mother of William Thompson/murdered by Scott in Auckland, and his brother Frank (who is partner in a large manufacturing firm in the Midland counties) were awfully, cut up at the fats of William, whose widow they still hold in the highest respect, considering her perfectly innocent of any complicity with Scdit. . Dr Grace writes to the. Press as follows:— "Sir William Jervois was^strongly of opinion that it would be wise for Sir Harry Atkimon' to offer Mr W. P. Reeves • a seat 1 in' the last Ministry. Sir Harry, after his first interview with the Governor, called on me to ask" me to help'to disabuse Sir William JervoisV'inind of this idea." A farmer named John Cook, aged 62, of Haka au, Auckland, who lived by himself, was fonndin his house dying. He had taken a fit, which rendered his limbs useless and prevented him from helping himself. He lived two days after being discovered. A verdict was returned of "Died from a fib brought on H by exposure and want of assistance, being without food three or four days." ' | We have juet been shown a very comfortable glove for the approaching season. This glove is made in two qualities from Btrong dogskin, is prettily lined with striped fleecy wool, with a handsome beaver cuff. As the price of 3s lid I and 4s lid per pair puts it within the reach of all, we should advise our readers to send at once for a pair to T. Ross, Glove Importer, 130 Princes street. • A burglar was caught ,in a room at the National Hotel, Wellington, on' the 19fch, next to the room in which the landlord kept his valuables. He made a bolt, bub was caught, and recognised as a man named Henry Macdonald, who had served a sentence in Ly^telton Gaol. He was on Thursday committed for trial. Another charge has been preferred against him of theft of a ensh bos from the Ngahauraugi Hotel.