OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Witness, Issue 2106, 5 July 1894, Page 34

OMNIUM GATHERUM

NEWS, GOSSIP. AND ADS. Mr John M'Lean, of Oamaru, has resigned his appointment as a J.P. The yield of gold from Charters Towers this year is expected to reach £1,000,000. The railway line at Clarksville was cleared early on Tuesday morning, and traffic resumed as usual on the Lawrence line. About 10 members of the Bruce Rifles will resign to give an opportunity of securing recruits, and putting new life into the company. Eight black whales were driven ashore by > gale on the West Coast abreast of Hellensville, Auckland, last week, and secured by the Maoris. The Wellington Board of Education has amended the regulations so as to permit of the infliction of corporal'panishment on girls by the head teachers. An interim dividend has been declared by the New Zealand Insurance Company at the rate of 12£ per cent, per annum for the half-year ending 31st May. George Chandler, licensee of the Provincial Ho. el, Wellington, for which a renewal of a license was refused, has been declared bankrupt on his own petition. The Waitaki High School Governors are of opinion that an effort should be made by legislation to secure uniform periodical examination and inspection of the secondary schools of the colony. Two Russian seamen, who escaped from the Sadie A. Thompson while here, were arrested at Timaru, but as _ the captain had left no instructions concerning them they were discharged. The Surprise Minstrels gave an entertainment at Seasliff the other evening, which proved very enjoyable. A dance was afterwards indulged in, which was joined in by a number of the patients. The hospital returns for the past week are : — Remaining from previous week, 102 ; admitted during the week, 14 ; discharged, 19 ; deaths (Bosz Crawshaw, Henry Jonston), 2 ; — total remaining in the institution, 95.

Minuts puns were fired at Wellington on Sunday from the saluting lattery, out of respect to the memory of President Carnot, whose funeral took place on that day. In all 57 rounds were fired, being one for each year of life.

The Rev. Mr Blathwayt has received intimation from Mr Raymond Blathwajt, " the interviewer," that owing to other engagements he has had to abandon bis tour round the world. He has been sent to India as correspondent to » Black end White."

A number of friends of Mrs Peachey met in the Britannia Hotel on Friday, sad expressed sympathy with her at the loss of her license. The opinion generally expressed was that her case was a hard one, mid that her misfortune was accentuated by the recent death of her husband.

" One of the Unemployed" writes from Owaka on the 26th ult :— "A week ago a batch of men from Oatnaru went through here for bushfelling at Taukupu. One returned penniless to-day, saving that there was no work for tho party, as every section surveyed had been taken up. Fancy the poor fellow picking up hit) drum at Taukupu with the prospect of having to carry it to Oamaru ! Mr Ward, at Oamaru, said tho wages here averaged 8s 2d ; no one here believes a word of it. I believe myself 5s 6d is more like it."