Greymouth Evening Star, AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. MONDAY, MAY 13, 1901.

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

Greymouth Evening Star, AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. MONDAY, MAY 13, 1901.

The football match between the Paroa and Maori Creek Football Clubs took place at Paroa on Saturday, a ; ul resulted in a win for the former by 6 points to nil.

The election f,r the seat In the Westland County Council, caused by the resignation of Councillor Blyth resulted in Mr Clifton 188 votes and Mr Camming 101. A good deal of interest is being taken in the forthcoming band contest at Westport. The combined band from Greymouth has been steadily practising, and will bo able to give a good account of themselves. Tiro Company leave for Westport this day week. His Lordship (he Bishop of Nelson who has been detained in this district by the bad weather, preached an eloquent address in Trinity Church last night. During his stay he lias visited (lie various centres of population in his diocese, lie returns to Nelson per first steamer. The erection of the boring plant at Dobson is being pushed ahead. The boiler and machine is in position and the building to cover it is nearly ready for erection the weather lately has been greatly against the work. It is expected that boring operations will bo proceeded with today.

Bishop Grimes accompanied by Kov

Dean Fo!ey arrives by train on Wednesday next for the purpose of making a canonical visitation of the West Coast. He will receive a public reception on Thursday evening. Whilst in Grej mouth ho will deliver a lecture on Venice and Pom-

peii, illustrated by a beautiful s;t of pictures. Bis visit will include the remotest districts of the West Coast reaching beyond Jacksons Bay.

The Government arch in Christchurch appears to be nobody’s child, The City Council declined to accept the .£250 offered by the Government to erect it. The Decorative Committee, to whom the City Council referred, plainly intimated that it thought an arch a superfluity, and recommended the Government to allot the money for the pavilion over the foundation stone.

The Grcymouth Library have to-day received 175 new volumes oi valuable books which will bo opened this evening. This brings the told number of volumes in the institution up to 3000. In addition to this, the committee of management have considerably increased their number of magazines and periodicals, and are otherwise endeavouring to popularise the institution. Strange to say ‘hat although the subscription is hss than sixpence a week, the number, of subscribers numbers but 70.

The Rev. F, H. Spencer, travelling agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society, preached at Trinity Church yesterday morning and at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in the evening There were large congregations at both churches and the preacher delivered two excellent sermons in each of which he set forth the claims of the Society, (he magnitude and scope of its work, and made an appeal on behalf of iis funds. To-night the Rev. gentleman will deliver a lantern lecture in Trinity Schoolroom entitled, “A visit to the Bible House, London ” As the admission is free, and the Lecturer is a powerful and eloquent speaker, a large number should be present. His Lordship the Bishop of Nelson ha? kindly consented to take the chair.

Tlu' Mormon Church is growing faster to-day than over 1 »clVjj-o in its history, says “Harper’.-: Weekly.” It is building more churches, planting more settlements, maintaining more missionaries, all over the earth. The general public appears to know nothing of it except polygamy. And polygamy is only the ornamental buckle on its slice. .Behind that is the sturdy body and enterprising brain of a great materialism, which possesses attractions far more potent than a plurality of wives. The Hav.dces Bay Herald understands that the Government wdl put oit ihc mar ket about the end of July ihc 19,000 acre of the Mangarorp Estate, purchased from the Asse s Realisation Board at £4 10s per acre. The surveyors will start opera tions at an early date.

The sparkling operetta “ Cinderella,’ which has been under rehearsal by the host local amateurs for some considerable time past, will take place early in June. This Operetta has been given wish great success in the larger centres, but as it is being greatly improved upon, it will bo a better success in Grey mouth than it has ever been before, especially as the Misses Easson have the matter in hand. Male members are reminded of the practice this evening.

His Worship the Mayor received the following wire on Saturday evening : Thr names of the Grey and Westland members of the returned contingent arc leaving on Sunday afternoon by the Tntanolnu with the Marlborough. Nelson and Wcsfport boys of the Second Contingent. Corporals F. Wylde, T. IT. Chcstcrman, Troopers F W. Bergman, C. F. Morgan (third contingent), Sergeant .1. Martin, Troopers C. D. Galway, M. M’Fadycan, Gibson, J. G. and 11. C. 8011, Trooper W. Cameron, who enlisted at Kumara, is remaining in Dunedin. Scrgt Noalc may stay a few days in Wellington.

Some little time ago (writes our athletic contributor, “Connie Cliiel”) particulars were given in the “Herald” of a half-mile race at Greymouth in which Sherlock proved successful, and mention was then made that the winner could bo backed to run any man in the colony over that distance. Although nothing actually definite has so far been accomplished, it is underload that L. Mcßachlan is willing to accommodate Sherlock and run him for X'so or .£IOO aside. It is hoped the match will bo arranged, tor it would hi well worth witnessing. Wanganui Herald Sydney with all its faults, appears to be a fairly reasonable city to live in. According to a Sydney bootmaker, now employed in Wellington, who gave evidence before the Arbitration Court in Christchurch, a single man could live in Sydney for 8s a week. Ho could share a room with another man for :is a week, and he could get 21 restaurant tickets for os a week. Continuing, the witness said that Is per week would cover the cost of firewood and coal, while his groceries, including bread, cost him from (is to 7s per week. In Wellington he had to pay from 16s to I7s per week for bread and groceries. He would rather, he said in conclusion, live in Sydney and earn 80s a week, than live in Wellington and earn £2 10s per week. / ccording to one politician supposed to be in-the-know, State pawnshops, charging a vc ry cheap rate of interest, will be cs'ablishcd in the colony within a couple of years or so. A Government subsidy of £BO has been authorised to enable Brand and party to drive I,oooft of tunnel through the terrace between Giles’ and German Creeks. The Inspector reports that the tunnel is partiallly constructed, and that the work is still proceeding ; but the ground is very wet, and requires timbering. If this tunnel is continued, the lost runs of gold discovered in the early days may be met with and there is a large area yet unworksd in the locality. A serious accident occurred in the Cape Foulwind quarries on Friday afternoon Ahern and Murphy were slightly hurt. Donclifie and Currie were seriously injured. A stone fell 100 ft, struck the former, hit the face of the quarries and jthen smashed to pieces, striking the other men, who were half way up the cliff. Doncliffo’s injuries are on the head and Currie’s on the back.

Another party of Austrians, 50 in number, left Auckland for Sydney last week. The Auckland Star states that the low price of the class of gum usua'ly sent in by Austrians is no doubt a contributing cause to their departure, added to which a certain number have to return for military service. Some time ago there wore about 0000 Austrians on the gum fields, bat at the end of April it is estimated there were only half that number here, and it is probable that before the end ol the year another 500 will have gone home. This should make a difference in tha output of gum, which will bo welcome, as is will allow time for the large stock-* both in the colon}- and in London to he worked elf. The Lyttelton Times says that in many cases dredging prospectuses were supported by reports which, if not pure inventions, were the work of extremely incompetent men. If tie owner of a racehorse had been guilty of half the fraud (hey contained he would have been excluded from every race-course in the colony, and would probably have been prosecuted for criminal deceit.

Jlcporling to the Timaru Harbour Board on the respective merits of the day labour and the contract system of carrying out the big works, Mr Dodson stated that be expected that the saving to the Board by employing day labour would be about 1T5,000. He said that in most cases the contract system was preferable, but tin's work was a notable exception. At the last meeting of the Nelson Harbor Board a letter was received from the secretary, Westport Harbor Board, asking co-operation to secure the remuneration of Chairmen of Harbor Boards. Consideration was held over, the Board including the Chairman evidently being of the opinion that no remuneration of the kind was needed.

The Hon. Sir George Whitmore, who has been seriously ill at Napier for some weeks, lias recovered sufficiently to be able to come to Wellington. Only one bankruptcy came before the Official Assignee during April, as against three in April of 1 ist year. The Fielding Star says there is so much doubt in Fielding as to the accuracy of the census returns that a proposal is on foot to have a private ‘‘numbering of the people.” During the recent storm at Sydney the four-masted barque Inventshirc, lying at Parbury’s Wharf, Miller Point, was struck bj lightning. The forotop-gallant masthead was the attraction, and the current travelled to the backstay, and then to the deck. The chief officer and several members of the crow wore temporally blinded, but none were hurt.

The Poverty Bay Herald states that in spite of the fact tb it there has been a considerable increase in the quantity of butter manurnc'ured locally, and that an export trade is developing, consignments of Wellington and West Coast butter are frequently received in Gisborne,

It is believed that the hull of the sunken steamer Tasmania is breaking up. A 30 gallon cask of whisky from the wreck floated ashore at Mahia the other day, and was secured by the natives.

A( the quarterly meeting of (he Westport Chamber of Commerce, the .President (Mr Bayfield) referred (o thcsatisfactory increases in the output ol coal for Ibis year—in (be first period of 1900 the coal carried was 75.71 S lons and for the corresponding period of this year 110,72!) tons. He alluded to the establishment of gold dredging on a sound basis, and considered that (lie value of the Buller River had been proved. Also he expressed satisfaction with the increase of the limber trade. This activity in (ho country lie hoped to see shortly reflected in the town.

We’ll sing God save the Prince of Wales, Protect him from the storms and gales ; And may his health for ever hold Free from cither cough or cold, But Princes too, despite restraints, Are subject (o all chest complaints. For which flic remedy, tried and sure, Is W. E. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Not alone in New Zealand and Australia, but also from all over the world comes the plaint that timber is getting short. As is the case of coal and its substitutes, practical scicniist.s will be shortly devoting themselves to the question of discovering substitutes for the timber the world is so rapidly using up. Newspapers arc the great consumers. The Sunday edition of a popular American paper will dispose of a whole forest. An excellent law exists in Switzerland, viz., that for every tree cut down the fallcv is bound to plant another. Having secured the services of a lady who has gained her experience in some of the best 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 Greymouth. 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. WA I IK’S TEETHING POWDERS for bain'es arc soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price 1/-