OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2253, 6 May 1897, Page 31

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

NEWS. GOSSIP. AND ADS. There are only three total abstainers on the 1 Supreme Court Bench in Australia. s P&linerston North is now paying a rate equal j to 5s in the pound on the unimproved values. Au' immebse underground cavity hss been discovered in the Central mine at Broken Hill. Mr and Mrs Mountney, of Cromwell, bave i gone to England to be present at the Record Reign celebrations. It is estimated that the cost of increasing the So&mes Island light from a fifth to a second order will be £3000. The governors of the Gisborne High School propose to make shorthand a compulsory subject. Private Harris, of the Canterbury Honorary Reserve Corps, has decided to attend the National Rifle Association meeting at Bioley at his own expense. From Weetporfc laßt week 7020 tons of coal were exported, of which the Weetporfc Coal ' Company shipped 5160 tons, and the Cardiff Company 1860 tons. j The friends of Mr Henry Scotb, of Merton, who met with an accident a few days *go, will I ba pleased to know that he is progressing as favourably as cau be expected. j Some despicable thief invaded the garden i belonging to the Wellington Benevolent Homo the other night, and made off with a considerable portion of the crop of pumpkins. The following are appointed New Zealand . delegates to the Fruit Conference at; Brisbane : — ' Edward Morrison (Auckland), M. Murphy (Ccristchurch), M. Campbell (Roxburgh). The Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association have decided to erecb premises of their own on the now vacant section between the City Hall and~fSargood's, in DowliDg street. The hospital returns for the past week were ss follow : — Remaining from the previous week, 80 ; admitted during the week, 21 ; discharged, 11 ; death (Samuel Fulton), 1 ; — fcotal remaining, 89. The Lyfcteltou Harbour Board received 70 applications for the posibfon of junior clerkship at the salary of £50 a year. Tho number ; included married men and young men up to 27 and 28 years of age. I The Marlborough Education Board proposes I to take advantage of the parliamentary vote for technical education, beginning with classes j for shorthand, ■which the department holds j comes under the subjects provided for by the