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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 30 January 1901, Page 2

Manson and Co advertise in another column, that they have bought CO gents mackintoshes at half price. A general meeting of shareholders in the Stony and Mosquito Leads Gold-Min-ing and Dredging Corn. (Ltd) was held at M.Carthy's Commercial Hotel yesterday. The following directors were elected : Messrs Perotti, Hannan, O'Kane Lang, and Maltman (Reefton). Messrs J. L. Doogan and F. H. Kilgour were appointed auditors,

At a meeting of the Grey Harbor Board to-night, Mr Guinness will move :—l. That the resolution which was passed on sth Dec. 1898, namely—" That the future ordinary meetings of the Greymouth Harbor Board be held on the last Wednesday in each month, " be now rescinded. 2. That the future ordinary meetings of the Greymouth Harbor Board bo held on the second and fourth Wednesdays in each month, at 7.30 p.m., commencing on Wednesday, 13th Feb. 1901. 3. That the Board take immediate steps to proceed with the prospecting bore at Dobson. The fortnightly meetings are rendered necessary by reason of work proceeding again,

The district secretary of the A.M.P. Society, Mr E. W. Lowe, states that the new business transacted for the year 1900 amounts to over M, 220, 000. This is the largest amount of new business ever transacted by the society in a single year. This great result has been contributed to in the most satisfactory manner by each of the six States of the Australian Commonwealth and by New Zealand. Our morning contemporary is not very "particular to a shade" when he desires to bolster up what has been proven to be incorrect. To-day ho says:—"They managed things better at JTokitika in respect to the Royal proclamation than we did here. The County Chairman (Mr L. Northcroft) read the proclamation at Stafford and Goldsborough, and Mr Stains, M.C.C., performed a similar duty at Kanieri, and Mr T. V. Bvme a like task at Dillmans. In town the bellman rang up the citizens so well that an enormous crowd was present to hear the proclamation read. Mark the refreshing innocence of the words (, at Hokitka" and then councillors reading the proclamation, not, though at Hokitika, but at centres in the Westland County. At Hokitika, the Mayor read the proclamation. Our contemporary inadvertably forgets to mention this fact. The Reefton School committee have decided to hold the annual sehool picnic at Greymouth on Thursday, February 7th. The train leaves Reefton at 7 45 a.m. and on the return journey leaves Gray at 4 45 p.m.

The drapers, grocers, and bootmakers' have all arranged already to observe Saturday as a close day of mourning, and will not open on that day. The telephone Exchange is notified to be open on that date, but a requisition is being signed by the subscribers asking that it be also closed.

We observe that the change in the editorship of the "West Coast Times, came to pass yesterday and Mr H. A. Cowper is now in charge. Mr Cowper is a journalist of long experience, and with his knowledge of his work should admirably succeed at his new post. The Labor Journal reports regarding labor throughout the colony arc very favorable. Work is described as fairly plentiful and few or no applicants of the unskilled labour class. The reports from the centres of population on the West Coast are also favourable.

The French Court of Cassation has now before it a libel suit arising out of the most curious cases on retord. A re-

cently-published history having said that Count de Bourment deserted to the enemy in the famous battle, the nobleman's descendants have taken action against the author for this aspersion upon the country's memory. The plume of the Prince of Wales worn on State occasions is worth £lO. The feathers are pulled from the tail of the feriwan, one of the rarest and most beautiful birds of India. Great expense and trouble are found necessary to capture the bird, which is found only in the wiidest jungles. "Hear, hear!" is perhaps the most familiar interjection heard during debates in the House of Commons ; but how few members the origin of the phrase. It will be a surprise to many to know that the earliest instance of its use is to be found in 2 Samuel xx. IG. "Then cried a wise woman out of the city, 'Hoar, hoar!" While many people in this counry aro anxiously pondering tho coal problem it is satisfactory to learn that, according to a famous geologist, the province of Shansi, China, alone can supply tho whole world at the prosont rate of consumption for 3000 years. It should be remembered, too, that in most cases beds of iron ore lie in close proximity to those of coal, and hence can bo easily worked and smelted. Fourteen persons received letters of naturalisation of the colony last week.

Last week there were seven bankruptcies in the colony—a bookseller and a restaurant keeper at Auckland, a refreshment room keeper, Wellington, a sheep farmer at Bauldeburn, a hairdresser at Alexandra South, and a builder at Orepuki.

" Have you made any money this year ? " " No. " " Have you any money in the bank ? " •' No. " " Have you any in any stocking ? " '• No. " " Have you any property ? " "Yes," The Court—- " You have not put it down, what is it ? " •' A tent, sir, that's all. " Pension in full. A brick and tile company is about to start operations in the Silverstream Wellington district. The company has for the last six months been testing clay along both the Government an Manawatu railway lines, any it finds the Silverstream article most suitable for its purpose. It will be placing men to work in the course of a few days, and an order has been given for the manufacture of machinery.

Judge Gurr, of Samoa, writing to his brother, Mr Norman Gurr of Wellington, says: lam glad to see New Zealand has got control of some of the islands of the Pacific, but notwithstanding that there will be no great scope for investment on a large scale for many years. If a young fellow cannot find anything to do in New Zealand, he might try the islands, but there he will only succeed in making a living. They are valuable for the purpose of assisting to consume some of the colonial excess of produce, but that is about all.

Though the Wellington glassworks are in a state of suspended animation, the unfortunate experience of the owners has not prevented Auckland investors from entering upon a similar venture. A company has been formed under the stylo of the New Zealand Olaßa Company, and has secured a site in Mechanics' Bay, an area of nearly two acres* that is considered an ideal one, as sand aud coal can be landed from vessels at the works, which are close to the city. Mr Mount* the manager of the company, is expected to return from America with the requisite plant by the San Francisco mail steamer leaving the Pacific Slope on the 24th inst, and in a few months later the industry will be in operation. Tymons and Co drapers and clothiers are now opening their second large ship; ment of new goods—every line new and up to date—lnspection invited—T. W» Tymons and Co Greyrnoutb;—Advt.