OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Witness, Volume 01, Issue 2123, 1 November 1894, Page 30

OMNIUM GATHERUM

NEWS, GOSSIP. AND ADS. Last week 4265 tons of ooal were expoitflfl from Westport. Work vu itartad At the Westpott Cardiff Coal Company's mine on Monday, thus relieving somewhat the pressure of the unemployed. It is stated that Thos. Waddington, of Wellington, has won tile second prize (about £3000) in one of the sweeps on the Ganlfleld Cup. The Manawatu Standard cays that a Fitoherbert shcepf armer has had the good lock to obtain an average of 150 per cent, of lambs this year. About two months ago a lifebuoy was lost orerboard from the s.b. Mawhera near Books Point. It was picked up a few days ago on tha Rangitikei beach. Mr J. T. Matson, of Ohristchuroh, has pra» senteA Te Whifci with ft rug, on which is wo? e& an inscription, "To Te Whiti, Parihaks^from J. T. Mataon, 1894." The sawmill at Centre Bash owned by Messrs Cooper and Co. was destroyed by fin on Tuesday. It was insured in the New Zealand office for £350. The Wellington Trades Council have passed a resolution dissenting from the action of. the Government in inviting the Duke and Dnohess of York to visit New Zealand. Mr George Brewnlee, late chief clerk of the Railway department, Port Chalmers, has been promoted to be chief clerk to the manager of railways on the West Coast. A cable message has been received announcing the death hi England of Mr William Rhodes, youDgest son of the late Mr R. H. Rhodes. Death was the xeßult of an accident. James Hawbhoroe, a well-known commercial traveller, who wbb seized with a fib of apoplexy while landing from the steßmer at Plymouth oh Monday evening, died afc the hospital, Mr J. White, « passenger from Napier by the Rodondo, who was supposed to have been drowned, did not meet death by the wreck. A letter received by his friends states that he iri safe. Under the will of the late Mr Henry Willoox (of Wellington) £100 is bequeathed to the Home for the Aged Needy. £100 to the convalescent fund of the hospital, and £50 to tiff reoreation fund of the Lunatic Asylum. The Premier is to go to Chrifltchurch on Friday en rtute for his home at Kumara. Tie Hon. Mr Carroll is to go to Christohuroh. The Minister for Mines expects to go to Milford Sound in the Hinemoa on Saturday, taking thither a road party. Two young men, named T. Tippet and J. Clogan, in crossing a claim in Yoek Golly, Daylesford, Victoria, pioked up two nuggeta weighing 230z and 260z respectively in the tail race. They went at once to the men owning the mine and handed over the gold. The following are the hospital returns for (he past week: — Remaining from the previous week, 102; admitted during the past week, 21; discharged, 24. D*vid Power died in the institution during the past week, and the number of patients remaining is 98. Frederick Banks, aged 69, of the firm of Miles and Co., died suddenly in Jds office «* Christchurch on Tuesday. He had been aihng for some months, but would not leave work. Th« immediate cause of death was failure ©I the heart's action. He came here from Melbourne in 1857. He did dot take ft prominent part in public affairs, but wja at one tune member of the Bynod. A. payment of 5s for the Challenge States o* 1895 is due this (Thursday) evening. Stone, Son, and Co.'b Otago and Southland A.B.C. Guide and Diary is to hand asprompt^f as usual.