Greymouth Evening Star, AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1901.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 April 1901, Page 2

Greymouth Evening Star, AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1901.

Ihe Grey Eivc-r is still high, but all danger is over. tfo far as can be learned the damage is similar than was expected. Of course no dredging can yet bo undertaken.

The Blackball ini/.o ia in much the same position as it was yesterday. The Grey-month Fire Brigade engine and men expected to get over the river a* mid-day to-day, and proceed at onco to the inina. ' Gj.pt. Morice rcooirod the following wire from the Officer comniandiug the District this morning: "Require to know how many men from your corps will be able to attend camp in Wellington during tho Eoyal visit." We have been asked by Mr Smith to inform the burgess of Greymouth, that the Mr Smith who is out. as a candidate for municipal honors, is Mr Smith of the cash drapery establishment on Mawhcra Quay. Tenders are invited in our advertising columns for tho erection of machinery, housing and tables' on tho Marsden No 111 Coy's dredge at Marsden. Particulars may bo obtained from the consulting engineers, Cuttcn Bros. At the Timaru races yesterday, Mr D. Campbell's marc Beaky was successful in the Hack Selling Race, paying the good dividend of £7 7s. The horse was afterwards bought in at £l2.

The Chairman of tho Recfton School Committee has received the following nine nomiations for the ensuing election : —Messrs Bowatcr, Harvey, Irving, M'Ncil, Mirfin, Seantlcbury, Shepherd, Whit-ton, and Wiclcen. There are nine members to be elected, but nominations may bo received on tho night of the meeting. We regreS to announce the death of R, J. Rees, civil engineer, which took placo this forenoon. The deceased had been a resident of this district for about ten years, being associated with some of the earlier contracts on the Midland railway. Latterly he was engineer to the Grey Harbor Board. The deceased was one of the oldest volunteer oiliccrs in the colony, a gentleman of culture, an estimable citizen, a staunch friend, and devoted husband and father. His death ia much deplored and his widow and family have tho sympathy of the whole community. It is alleged that the forgery of dock warrants in London caused six banks to lose an aggregate of £200,000. The winnings of the members of the Woodville Rifle Club, at the recent N.Z.B.A. meeting totalled £2()(). Many things have been laid at the doora of the tyyographical error. The latest is that of creating an Emperor. William Mathews, writing in the Saturday Evening's Post, says:—lt was a printer's error that gave to Napoleon 111. his title. There was once sent to all the Bonapartist adherents throughout Franco a sort of proclamation, with tho words, ' Let the watchword be " Vive Napoleon 1!! " ' The printer mistook the three exclamation points for II!., printed the document accordingly, and soon the communes were raising the cry for Napokon III."

As an instance of the effect of the Queensland drought, it is stated thai while the wool despatched from the Longreach district in that colony in J 899 totalled 81,000 bake, the quantity raised last year only amounted to 5,5 17 bales. The Hamilton (Victoria) correspondent of the Pastoralists' Review states that although the rabbits there will not touch poisons:! grain, poisoned jam has been successfully tried in places where they are thick, and whole colonics of them exterminated. The development of tramway traffic under an electric system in Liverpool has been truly remarkable. Two and a half years ago the old horse trams carried 38-i million passengers. Last year, with 270 electric cars on the lines, the number exceeded 82:; millions. In June 130 more cars aro to be running, and the general manager (Mr Bellamy) estimates 122 millions as the total of the year now current,

i i» ».tued ilia Mr Winston Churchill has already made over £IO,OOO by his war leci.ui - es.

The census just taken in the United Kingdom and Australasia will represent a centenary. It is exactly 100 years ago since the first official census of Britain was taken. London at that time was returned as having a population of 888,198. To-day, London lias more than that number of people living under conditions which, according to the standard of the Local Government Board, amounts to overcrowding. ■.:■:.■■■ &..-;;'-,.' : y~*~± The "Tuapeka Times" says: —The rabbit buying season af Lawrence commenced on Monday, when the agents handled over 5001) rabbits —lobe exact, • 1918 bunnies —weighing almost seven tons and occupying five trucks, and on Tuesday about the same number was received. Of Monday's lot one agent received abfiut 3000. These numbers arc good for the beginning of the season, but they are "not in it" with the middle season records, when the trappers settle down to work. The "Evening Post" states that his Excellency, Dr Soil', German Governor of Samoa, at the request of the merchants and others in the Samoan group, has decided to establish a pigeon post service, which will bring all the outlying islands into direct communication with Apia, the capital of the group. While in Wellington last week, his Excellency laid the matter before Mr William Baine, of that city, and requested him to arrange a scheme for the working of the service from a business standpoint, and on his Excellency's return to Samoa (he matter will be placed in the hands of Lhe local postal authorities. Lady Warwick, at a public meeting in connection with an Agricultural College which she is endeavouring to establish, prayed for a " saintly millionaire " who might hand her a cheque for the benefit of the movement. Tho millionaire only turned up next day. There is much truth (says the Outlook) and not a litt'o criticism in the observation made by a working man in tho crowd which welcomed Lord Kobcrts to London.

After gazing fixidly at the Field-Marshall ho said —" Weil, he don't look as if you could cal] him Bobs to his face, and I don't believe as how nobody ever did it. ''

Ratu Epeli Roko Tui Talievu died at his home at Ban on the Will ult. Ratu was the son of the late King Cakobau, and consequently was the chief of the highest rank in Fiji. For a few weeks his health was giving way, owing to gangrene in the leg, and ho refused to allow amputation, saying he preferred to go before his Maker a perfect man. In reply to an inquiry from the Ashburton Guardian, the Premier sent the following telegram :—"Yes. the 21-th of May will be observed as a public holiday until further orders." At a meeting of the shareholders of the Auckland Beach Back Lead G.D. Coy at Hokitika to-day, Mr Dawea in the chair, resolutions winding up the company and appointing Mr R. Wild liquidator were confirmed.

Feports of damage by flood (-ays the Hokitika Guardian) continue to come in. It is stated that some damage ha l ? been done to Mr Urquhari's house at Waitaba the floor being lifted in places. The Jubilee race at Rimu has been carried away but '.he actual extent of damage is unknown. At the Mikonui roads have been out away on Mitchell':; section and Frce's. The Kokatahi read was under water for about two miles, and generally the ihod seems to have been exception-

ally heavy throughout! the country. It has corae to our knowledge, says the Hokitika Guardian, that the Lands Department contemplates removal of the Survey Ofiiee from Hokitika to Greymouth, and including certain lands north of the Grey in the Westland Survey district. The removal of the Survey Office to Grey will, continues the Guardian, presumably mean also the removal of the headquarters of the Land Board and will i".e a contingency noii at ail to bo desired. We trust representations will at once be made with a view to having the decision if decision has been arrived atr-roebnsid-ered.

When tho Hokitika river was in flood yesterday pays tho Times and largo qualities of drift timber were found floating down, several rabbits were seen sitting quite unconcerned on one Urge tree which was speeding rapidly to tho bar. Poor bunny was evidently having a bad time of it at Kokatahi. No doubt damage has been done in tho up-country districts of which we, West Coast Times, shall receive particulars later. So far reports lmvo come to hand that the overland coach has been delayed at tho Ottra and the Southern mailman was unable to proceed beyond

Hondo's. The Kohinoor pontoon in course of construction was carried away, and taken over tho bar of the Mikonui river. The Kanieri and Mikonui roads have suffered injury. There are ten times as many Germans abroad as foreigners in Germany. The latter number 800,000.

Four-fifths of the garlic eaton in Europe is raised on thc'Hwo African islands Zanzibar and Pemba.

Tho Armstrong gun-works employ 2-1,000 men; tho French Sehncider-Canet, 25,000; tho German Krupp, 20,000. Wood yields one-fourth the heat of coal charcoal about the same heat as coal.

By the aid of modern machinery one man can cut 10,000 watch wheels in a day.

Tea grown in the British colonics is enough for British consumption for ton months.

There are twice as many blind persons in Bussia as in the whole of the rest of Europe. Tho colonies took 9L million pounds worth of British exports last year; other countries bought 235 millions worth. Out of 1,832,000 poor who were relieved last year in Groat Britain, 493,000 were over (!(J years of age. There have been 201 Italian Popes, only 1 English, 1 Dutch, 1 Swiss, 1 Portuguese. Eussia has 900 newspapers, Germany has seven times as many, and England four times as many. The Mount Morgan Company last month treated 18,740 tons for 18,088 oz« of gold, being tho largest and best yield since September. Norway, Sorvia, Greece, and Bulgaria are tho only European nations which have but ons Souse of Parliament. Wheat, rye, and turnip crops are decreasing in England; barley, oats and potatoes increasing. London's Fire Brigade has 1139 men and 235 horses, 70 steam five-engines, and 190 fire-escapes.

Sixty-seven tons of gold, 180 of silver, and 323 tons of bronze aroused hi the Royal Mint yearly. Out of 322 millions of savings, English people have deposited £130,000,000 in the Savings Bank. Every Briton sold last year on an average £8 2s worth of goods, and bought £ll 19s 25 worth of foreign. In 1879 each Englishman averaged sixteen journeys a year. Last year this number had gone up to twenty-seven.

The heavy rain of Monday night and yesterday morning (says the Reefton Herald) .caused a heavy fresh in the river, and consequently the coach did not leave for "Westport yesterday.

The conch with the Clvristehurch mail left the Bcaley this mowing at 8 30 am but it is scarcely likely to rKU'h here tonight. Seven hundred thousand pounds was the total of income-tax in 1842. This has risen to two and a-quarter millions. New Zealand has so rnurl> been talked of, and its progressive legislation so widely discussed, that the following paragraph from the Montreal (Canada) Daily Star of January 4 h will bo read with mingled anmsf-meni and amazement: — New Zealand legators have refused to follow the lead of South and West Australia in giving women the franchise. They threw out; the Bill on the second reading by 22 votes to 19. The speech of Richard Brown defeated the Bill. Ho said, in effect, that " God had given women a sphere to fill, and they were not wanted to take part in the noise and turmoil of politics. The Board of Enquiry of the U.S. Immigration Commissioners decided that, as lace-making was not a new industry

in the United States, six men, two women, and 17 children from England, who arrived in New York for a contemplated lace-factoiy in Illinois, should be deported as violators of the Contract Labour Law.

A meeting of the Westland Land Board was held at 1 lokitika yesterday. Present —Messrs. Mathcson (chair), Chcsncy and Camming. The applications concerning this district were:—R. Millson, to lease B'J acres of pastoral land in 1 lohonu S.D.—-Granted at :55s per annum. 11. Millson, to lease 45 acres pastoral land in Hohonu S.D. —Granted at 20s per annum.

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