OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2299, 24 March 1898, Page 35

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

The Wanganui Standard says that the Asiets < Board has sold the Beerescourt estate, in the \ Waik&to, to Me Rushbrook, a recent arrival from England. There were 10 bankruptcies in the colony during last week — a farmer, a labourer, a china dealer, a veterinary surgeon, a miner, two auctioneers, a groom, an aboriginal, and a \vidow. An elderly mau named Charle3 Morgan, who | was of eccentric habits, has been missing from I Day's Bay, ou the opposite side of Wellington ! harbour, since February 20. He waa last seen in i a ragged state, and said he had been in the bush j for three d&ya. The police are searching for him. ! Another man named Withers has been missing from the IVocfcon district for some days. During the hearing of certain charges against a police constable in the Wellington Magistrate's Court on the 14-th mat. it came out that he was in receipt of £10 per month, upoa which wage he kept himself, his wife, seven children, his own and his wife's mother, paid I 12s a week rent, and supplied himself with j uniforms. | His Excellency the Governor held a levee in j the Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon. He waa accompanied by Captain Ward, A.D.C., Captain Wellesley, A.D C, Captain Alexander, and the Hon. C. Hill-Trevor, private secretaries. His Worship the Mayor, Bishop Nevill, the Right Hon. the Premier (Mr R J. Seddon), and the Hon. John M'Keozie (Minister for Landt) were present in the reception room. School excursions in future will only be run on oca iition that the committee arranging the excursion places at least two adults in charge t.f each carriage to maintain order and prevent children from ridiDg on the platforms. The number of adults, exclusive of teachers, is not to exceed the number of children. The committee must undertake the sale of tickets »nd all responsibility for their value. Tho trials of two motor cars, built to the ordfT of Mr W. M'Leau for a Wellington company were made last; week. The cars aro seated tor 20 and 30 persons respectively, and run up to 20 miles an hour, bpi»g driven by gas generated from benzoline. The trials were successful, and the company intends to import a number of larger cars for passenger traffic in the streets. Mr M'Lean while at Home iuspected a number of different cars, and chose those built by Becz, of Paris Tne Sterling cycles secured more meritorious wins and victories than any other wheel competing at the Linwood sports on Saturday. Oub of 15 events the Sterling secured seven first, 10 second, and seven third place*, carryicg tho various riders Sutherland, T. Clarkson, Wall, Blade, Porter, and Preece to victory — mostly all from back marks, and not xfith big starts. la the big wheel race Sutherland was first, T. Clarksou second ; in the Mile Championship T. Olarkson, Sutherland, Wall, and Barker ftuithed in that order, all the Sterlings cempeting in the race, The One-mile Handicap was also won by Blade on a Sterling. At Amberley at the North Canterbury Caledonian Society's gathering on Thursday, lOfcb, out of four events the Sterling machine gained one fi-st, three seconds, and two thirds ; on Sb. Patrick's Day, at Timaru, out of eight events they secured six firsts, six seconds, and four thirds ; while at Ashburton they were again in evidence, securing out of five events &ye first?, two seconds, and two thirds. The agents for the celebrated Sterlings are Messrs i Morrow, Basiett, and Co., Dunadin, Christchurch, and Asuburton. ".* j

It is expected, owing to the good pricps ruling ' for rabbits at Home, that fully 3,000,000 will be frozen for export from Southland alone. The j Mataura Emign says 20,000 were received at ! the freezing works last Saturday. Money in rabbits. ; A correspondent of t'aa Oamaru Mail who has ' been up country states that one of the finest | stag's heads he has ever been in bis wanderings — sad' lie has seeu a goed many — is to be seem j at Mr E. Monro's (the popular coach-driver). The head, which has bc=.en splendidly dreseed, j has antlei.'t standing out 3£t 6in from the head, •with a beautiful oval head. Tuere aro eight ' points on oach antler, thus fcrming a fine imperial. ILo atag was found at Longstfp last year, it having fallen over a cliff and btokeu i's jiack. If there aie many ariuials like thirt cut back the voice o£ the deerstalker wiil^oon be j heard in the Land.