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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 March 1901, Page 2

The public are again reminded that the postage to Australia is 2d per half ounce, not one penny. Mr J. G. Thomas, who has been enjoying a holiday at the llotura Springs, returned to town by the Wainui yesterday afternoon.

Tenders are invited in our advertising columns for the lease of several borough reserves.

G. W. Moss and Co will sell on the wharf on Monday afternoon at 2 30, 500 sacks of chaff. The first returns from the Pactolus dredge of 24ozs 4dwts for 350 hours is exceeding satisfactory, considering that the greater part of the time was occupied in dead wash and that the dredge has not yet bottomed. Stratford, Blair and Co. are advertising for 500 condemned silver pine sleepers, in lots of 100 and upwards. Particulars sec our advertising columns. The Alymcr Lead Gold Dredging Coy are calling tenders for tire cartage of 90 tons (more or less) of machinery from Hokitika railway station to the Coy’s building site. Specifications may be seen at the office of the consulting engineers, Cutten Bros.

The contractors for tho connection of the town sower with the river at Johnstone Street have nearly completed their task, making a capital job, but unfortunately for themselves tho _ price was too low, and unforseen difficulties having been encountered, the men have not made anything like wages. Mr Shammh has commenced his eontract for tho erection of tho new bridge across tho lagoon in Herbert Street, The structure will be tho full width of the highway, aud is one of the permanent works to be constructed out of tho £40,000 loan.

Boring operations for petroleum are still being carried on at Moturoa, New Plymouth. A depth between 400 and 500 feet has been reached in the started some time since.

The Borough authorities, driven out of the Harbor Board office, are now moving into Mr Smith’s sample room in Mackay street, where they will remain until permanent premises are secured. Charles Beckman has been found guilty at Townsville, Queensland, of the murder of a man named Anderson, who was missed after being in Beckman’s company, and whose remains were found with tho skull battered in. The prisoner was sentenced to death.

Dr. Morice to-day reported to _ the County Council two cases of diptheria at Cobdon. In one case the disease is of a very virulent character* an operation having to be upon the patient last night by Drs. Morice, senior and junior.

The Chinaman who met with an accident at Kokiri the other day, particulars of which appear in our Kokiri letter, has since died. The acting-coroner, after enquiry, did not deem au inquest necessary.

The State Treasurer has received advices that the proposed Queensland loan is being favourably received in the southern colonies. The fact that the loan is being placed on the Australian instead of the Home market meets with general approval. The same may bo said of the proposal to allow the usual commission to brokers. Thousands of swifts visited Tilba, N.S.W., the other day, the air being simply black with them, flying about from a few feet from the ground to an immense height. It was a pretty sight, lasting about an hour, when they disappeared southwards. Militarism has of late been extremely popular among us. The Government displays a slight tendency to overdo it, and Field-Marshal Seddon and General Ward are to be found now-a-days more often in Camp than in Council.—Masterton Times.”

A gentleman who is at present in Palmerston, and who went to the Transvaal prior to the outbreak of war, succeeded in clearing .£30,000. It is his intention to return to South Africa. The American mail steamer Ventura, the third of the new Oceanic liners, which arrived in Auckland on the 12ch, is described by Northern papers as a facsimile of the Sierra and the Sonoma, but her hull is painted black, which gives her a smarter appearance than that of either of her sister ships. The best day’s run on iho trip out was 403 miles, which was . logged on Monday last. This gives an average of almost 17 knots an hour. On the previous day the run was 384 miles. Off Pago Pago the steamer had to wait twelve hours for daylight to enable her to enter the harbor, and more time was lost at Honolulu. On the return voyage it is expected she will do the distance in sixteen days. On her run from San Francisco to Auckland the Sonoma had a race to Honolulu with the Japanese liner Kong Kong Maru. Leaving two hours after the Eastern liner, the Sonoma arrived four hours ahead of the vessel. A steam yacht for the New South Wales Government has been purchased by Captain Thomas M’Gill, superintendent of the Royal dockyard at Bermuda, from an American millionaire. An English captain and crew left New York on February 23th to navigate the vessel to Sydney, via the Suez Canal, Batavia and

Singapore. Having secured the services of a lady who has gained her experience in some of the host houses in Melbourne, Messrs McKay and Son have much pleasure in drawing attention to their millinery department, which is now one of, the most complete in Grcymouth. We guarantee all orders entrusted to this department to give .satisfaction. A complete stock of Mackintoshes, Jackets, Capes, Underclothing and Corsets, just to hand. Advt. W. M’Kay and Son, having opened up their autumn and winter goods, are now showing an unrivalled assortment of drapery and clothing. Navy and black serges from Is 6d per yard. Heavy British dress stuff lOd, Is, Is Gdperjd. Splendid goods for winter wear—a lovely range of black fancy dress stuffs and costume lengths—at undeniably low prices. Furs and tippets, a big range, from 2s CJ each. Kid gloves, lined and unlined, and fur tops, ribbons, laces and velvet in endless variety. — Advt. At the Union Store, is to be had a very fine assortment of all kinds of fruit for jam making ; also a largo assortment of jam jars. Order early to save disappointment. Griffien and Smith. — Advx.