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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 13 February 1901, Page 2

Influenza is again making a house to house visitation in the Buller district.

Wanganui Borough is raising a loan of £30,000 with which to purchase the local gasworks. The firebell was rung at 8.30 last evening, the cause being a chimney on fire, but no damage was done. A seam of good-looking coal has been found on Mr Peart’s property at Puponga, in the Nelson district.

Under the now Municipal Act. which came into force on Ist January, the Borough Councils will have control of billiard tables. Erickson’s hall at Totara Flat is 65 feet by 30 feet, is well fitted up, and suitable for balls, concerts and theatrical entertainments.

We were a bit particular in our yesterday’s issue to ask folks to see that they got the correct brand o i Eeckitt’s blue, which is the best. The name is “Reckitls’’ and not “ Rickets.” See that you get “ Becketts ” and none other.

At a meeting of Directors of the Economic Building Society held last evening, it was decided to hold a sale of two £IOO allotments on Monday 11th March. Mr Lord desires us to acknowledge the receipt of £1 13s per Mr Hargreaves of Ahaura, towards the Martin Memorial. The above was obtained in email sums from residents of the Ahaura.

Next Wednesday a meeting of the Brunner Advisory Board will be held to consider the case of a widow, where allowance was stopped, and who was moving in the Supreme Court in the matter. We believe it is likely that her allowance will be continued,

The owners of unregistered dogs, and there are many of them in Greymouth, are reminded that Mr Kane the Inspector is now on the warpath, and it would be advisable for them to interview him at once as ho has instructions to take immediate action against all defaulters. A few of Miss Galloway’s personal friends met laei night and presented her with a small memento prior to her severing her connection with the hospital. Wo understand Miss Galloway leaves for her homo in Wellington next week, where fho is to be married to Mr F. Raymond of Timaru,

A badly starched shirt causes no end of annoyance and often “cuss words,” whereas a nice glossy shirt looks well and feels comfortable. A new starch “ Robin tbo Now Starch ” is just in the market, and is greatly superior to all others. It does not stick io the iron and

finished with a fine gloss that causes laundresses to believe when first they use it that they are improving as they remark, Well I never ironed a shirt so well before.” Give it one trial, the article will do the rest itself.

The Mayor of Hokitika has asked the Premier to allow the Indian Contingent to visit the West Coast. His telegram is as follows“To Kt Hon Seddon, Wellington. Becognising that it would be impossible to ask for the British section of the Imperial Representation Corps to visit the Coast as no request has been made, but it is felt the Indian section should be allowed tbo opportunity of visiting the West Coast. On behalf of the citizens respectfully suggest you kindly endeavour to arrange tour, contingent to land at Westport, ride through the famous Buller Gorge, and (rain from Reefton to Hokitika, thence riding overland through Otira Gorge to Canterbury. Feel sure visitors would specially enjoy such an excursion, and- am equally confident nothing would bo wanting on part of West Coasters to make tour most memorable. Rely on your best endeavors on our behalf. No such opportunity likely to offer again and glad if seized it. Kindestregards.—H. L. Michel." The Rotomahana has been recordbreaking again. On a recent trip from Lyttelton she beat her old record of llhr 35mins., making the passage in llhr 24min.

Mr Pierce Lanigan, the well-known Auckland contractor, has applied for 2000 acres of land, to the south of the Taumatahinau block, as a prospecting area tor cinnibar. Ho states that he has found the reef of cinnibar, which so many attempts have been made to secure. The Free Lance takes the Wellington Racing Club severely to task for continuing its race meeting before tho funeral of the Queen. The officers of tho Imperial troops have been accorded tho privilege, while in the colony, of sending their letters and telegrams free by franking them. The New Zealand Shipping Company has agreed to tho request of the Memorial Committee that the Queen’s statue should be brought out to tho colony free of cost. It is a coincidence, to say the least of it, that the only King of England who has been designated by a grateful people as “ Tho Great ” died exactly a thousand years ago. King Alfred the Great died in tho year 901, just ton centuries before tho decease of Her late Majesty, who is justly entitled to be styled *• Yictoiia the Great."

The Westport Coal Company paid £15,589 7s in dividends last year, making a total of £162,832, 11s lOd, being at the rate of 4| per cent on the capita' ac ually paid up, amounting to £207,858. Dividends have boon regularly paid since the year 1892 ; no calls were required during that period. In yesterday’s issue reporting the annual meeting of the West Coast Economic Building Society’s meeting through the placing of a period in a wrong position the sentence read exactly the opposite of what was intended. It ought to have read: — The Chairman in moving the adoption of the Balance Sheet, congratulated the Society on the very successful year they had. Last year, it was his painful duty to present a Balance Sheet very different to the one now before them; the Society had taken a turn in the right direction, and would no doubt with careful management continue to prosper.

The decrease in the New Zealand gold output is entirely owing to less gold being won by reefiiug companies. Dredging shows a satisfactory expansion. The Otago dredging returns for 1900 show that 72,2700zs wore obtained, as against 56,1520xs in 1899, an increase of 10,123 ounces—or not quite 40 per cent. If the West Coast returns wore added, it will bo seen that dredging has saved the year from disaster, so far as the gold output is concerned.

Mr John Rockefeller, multi-millionaire, presented £30,000 to the endownmoat fund of Chicago University as a Christmas present. The University was practically founded through Mr Rockefeller’s munificence. His gifts to the University up to date amount to nearly £2,000,000, making it one of the richest educational institutions in the world.

The Now York Sun says that the earnings of Harry Vardon, the English golf champion, from exhibition matches and other profits, in America, amounted to nearly £20,009, part, however, going to the sporting-' goods firm which managed the tour. His actual engagements were seventy-three, of which ho won sixty-two.

The Dresden Plano Coy., of Dunedin, being heavily overstocked in musical instruments purpose holding a genuine clearing sale of high class pianos and organs by all the best English and German makers. The sale commences on Saturday, the 9th inst. and will be continued for 10 days only, when no reasonable offer will be refused. Pianos from 20/- monthly, and organs from 10/0 ■, monthly, every instrument fully warran- - ted for 10 years. This is really a splendid opportunity of securing an up-to-date instrument on very easy terms. Second hand Pianos and organs taken in exchange as part payment for new ones, and full market value allowed. The Dunedin representatives, Messrs A. Jackson and J. Gofton, will be pleased to answer all comnumications addressed to them care of Eevingtou’s Post Office Hotel, Greyraouth, or at the local agents Messrs J. W. Eassou and Co., Inspection invited.— Advt.

At the Union Store, is to be had a very fine assortment of all kinds of fruit for jam making; also a large assortment of jam jars. Order early to save disappointment. Griffion and Smith. — Advt. J, Gofton, the Dresden Piano Go’s tuner, is at present in Greymouth, Orders left with J. W. Easson and Co. or Post Office Hotel, will be promptly attended to.— Advt.