OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2164, 15 August 1895, Page 28

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS. GOSSIP. AND ADS.

Of the £240,000 to be realited from sugar on the northern rivera of New South Wales tbi3 season, £170,000 will be distributed among the farmers.

The tender of Hallenetein Bros, and Co , of Dunedin, has been accepted by the Postal de,uar ( nK'tit for uniforms for letter carriers and tc'cjraph me'ST.ger*.

Lms 1 , -,vtek there w»-re 10 bankruptcies in the ci 1 n.' - h carter, a baker, » cotiirictor, a wool ci-.s-s-r, a plaf-ttr-.r, a tailor, a saddler, a sawmiller, a storekeeper, and a taxidermiut. James Corley, jun., has beeu fined £10 find costs for making a falce answer to the returni ng officer when questioned at the recent Auckland election. Accused pleaded guilty. The charge of impersonation was withdrawn. Australian braDdy would appear to be steadily obtaining an old world reputation, as in addition to haviDg a tender accepted by the British War Office, a late cable announces that Joshua's

Boomerang Brandy has obtained a gold medal at Amsterdam.

Mr Chas. Wm. Hat, Dentist, has removed to (remises corner of High and Clarke streets pflrst street past the Arcade), Dunedin,— [Advt.] The estimated population of the colony on June 30, exclusive of Maori?, was 365,363 males and 324,110 females, an increase of only 352 on the preceding quarter. The excels of births over death* was 2675, but the loss by departures was 2324. \ It has been decided to retain the name ot Seven Dials, although the locality has been out up by the new thoroughfare from Oxford stteefi to Charing Cross. Some of the London traderpeople desired to have the name altered, owing to its evil repute in the past.

At the Auckland Board of Education meeting held on Thursday last,*** motion ''that it be a regulation of tho board that no married female teacher whose husband is alive be employed by the Auckland Board of Education" was lost by a majority of one.

B. F. Davy has been committed for trial ab Wellington on a charge of applying the trade mark of Joseph Wertheim to a box of sewing machine appliances with intent to defraud. The magistrate, however, said ha would give no directions for prosecution at the public expense. The friends of Mr Alexander Montgomery, the carrier who had several ribs broken while travelling in the vicinity of Shingle creek recently, and who for tome time was in a rather precarious condition, will be glad to heat that he is slowly progressing towards recovery. Now that it has been proved that the Treasurer not only brought the latest Canadian tariff over with him, but that the whole arrangements have been based upon it and ara thoroughly up to date, the New Zealand Times looks to Sir Robert Stout to make the aminde honor ahlt.

The hospital returns for the past week are as follow : — Number of patients remaining from the previous week, 103; admitted during the past week, 21 ; discharged, 19. One death occurred, the name of deceased being. Daniel Tierrey ; and the total number of patients now reins ining is 104.

The Christchmch Sun says the reason alleged for a delay in the publication of Hansard is that the three speeches in the no-confidence debate (each differing widely in their facts) of the Premier, tho Treasurer, and the Minister for Labour, are being transmogrified so as to agree in substance and in fact.

At Kaiapoi on Monday Henry Smith, licensee) of the B, If ast Hotel, was fined £5 and costs and his license endorsed on a charge of supplying Hugh Henry, a prohibited person, with liquor. Henry was recently before the Kaiapoi couifc and fined for drunkenness, and the same afternoon died while the dislocation of one of his shoulders was being reduced.

The treasurer of the Free Kindergarten Association acknowledges receipt of tho following subscriptions: — Otago Witness Little Folks' kindergarten fuud, £2 ; Mr John Reid (Eiderslie), £1 Is ; Mr R. Hay and Mr Lethbridge, £1 each; Mra Sise, Mrs Ulrioh, and Mrs Dennistop, 10s 6d each ; Miss Bathgate, 10s ; Mrs Cook, 5* ; monthly collections, 2s.

Wellington papers report the death of Mr Robert Greenfield, a well-known citizen. Born in 1833, at Berwirk-on-T *r e.l, he Itfft Scotland for Melbourne in 1856 He was attracted to Ofcago by tho golnfilfs, and after v*ried experiences fettled in Wellington as a timber merchant, taking aa bw partner Mr Stewart. With Dr Grace and his partner he owned the Wellington city tram?. The Reefton School Committee are indignant that a teacher tbej recommended was not appointed, and have cent a telegram to (ha Education Board that if the board's nominee come) to take ov(v the school the committee will close it « gainst him, as they decline to ackrowledge his appointment. A public meeting of parents is to be held with a view to condemning the committee's action. Afc the District Court, Queenstown, last week Robert M. Findtay claimed £100 damages from J. T. Thomson for writing alleged slanderous statements in a letter published in the Duns tan Times. After hearing evidence his Honor assessed tho damages at 40d, with court costs (£2 14s), saying that he would have also given professional fee and witnesses' expenses had not Findlay brutally kicked Thomson.

Tho Public Works Committee of the Wellington City Council decided to briDg forwirJ a motion that inquiries be made as to whelh.r the corporation haj power to establish a Chinese quarter, and, if not, that steps be taken to obtain that power, and compel the Chinese to occupy such quarters as in Melbourne and other large centres.

An interview with Sir Timothy O'Brien in the Cricket Field contains one or two good anecdote. As a specimen of the Australian variety Sir Timothy relates the following story of Bonnor. " You know," he says, "what a good slip Bonnor was. Well, it is rumoured that he used to practise in Australia for this position by Bitting on the banks of a river and catching the swallows as they passed by; he is said to, have become quite an expert at this kind of sport." To catch a swallow is one thing, to swallow the catch another.

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the convalescent fund, held in the Town Hall on Friday morning, was attended by Mesdamcs Webster, J. P. Maitland, Martin, Celquhcun, Theomin, H. H. Driver, and Dcwnie Stewart. The following subscriptions and conations were handed in : — Mr H. 8. Fish £1 Is, Mr Size £4 4s, Mr H. H. Driver >, Mia Martin (subscription) £1 1*, Mrs Bi*e (*ubi'crintion) £1 Is, Mrs James Mills (subscription) PA Is, Mr and Mrs John Reid (Elderslie) £1 Is each (second subscription), Mrs Chapmin 10s.

A concert and fiance, under tho autpioes of the Peninsula Rifle Club, was held in the olub's hall, Saodyraount, on Friday evening. Con* sidering the inclemency of the weather there was a good attendance. Mr L. O. Robertson presided. Songs were given by the Misses Burnside (2) and Galiichan, and Messrs Wilson, Wau&h, and Poppelwell ; and tolos (piane and violin) by Miss Burneide and Master Duckworth. Miss Burnside played (ha accompaniments. The entertainment concluded with a ventriloquial sketch entitled •• Fanny Folks," by Mr Poppelwell. Several performers h»d to respond to encores. Afc the dance which followed the Messrs Clark supplied the music, and Mr A. M'Kay, Jan., acted efficiently as M.C.

A very pretty memento of the winter's snows has reached us in the form of a photo of the WaiR mgoa (anglice, medicine water) mineral water springs, at the North Taieri. The _surrounding country has a coating of sin or <!iu of snow, through which the tussocks penetrate here and theie, whil« the native bush, tbe water tower, and tha fountain form an agreeable relief. The photo is by Monis, and a number have been printed for private circulation by the proprietors, Messrs A. .Thomson and Co., who arc now placing the waters in the market.

— The only monstrosity mentioned in the Bible was tho giant who had '• six fingers on every hand, and on every foot six toes, four* and-twenty in all." See 2 Samuel, xxi, 20.

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