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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 17 June 1901, Page 2

Heavy rain was falling in Wellington this morning.

To-morrow will be observed as a close holiday by the Customs Department in Qreymouth. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Grcymouth Fire Brigade will be held in the Brigade Hall this evening.

A ballot and sale for £IOO each will be held this evening by the Economic Building Society at the office of the Society. The annual plain and fancy dress hall of the Grcymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade will bo held in the Opera House on the 3rd July. The Waverlcy Assembly will give a second dance on Thursday, June 20, the proceeds of which will he devoted to the Martin Memorial Fund.

The Wellington Postal Department has beni advised that the Royai yacht and consorts passed Akiteo at li a.m. and hould thus arrive at Wellington early toight. Saturday’s Press states that a number of very undesirable characters are in Christchurch and advises the residents to be on their guard. This is evidenty one of the penalties of Royal visits. It will be seen by a telegram from ’‘our own” in Wellington that the Corinna arrived yesterday at midday, and the West Coasters in that city are very indignant at the treatment received by the Cadets on their journey.

As showing the capabilities of Greymouth hotels to provide for emergencies, we might mention that over 270 persons sat down to dinner at the Wharf Hotel on Friday. As the majority of them were Yolunteers, this meant some providing. The weather for a couple of hours on Sunday evening was of an exceptional character, even for the West Coast-in fact for the downpour of rain it was of a tropical nature. All the elements seemed to have run riot. It not only rained but it was accompanied with thunder, lightning, wind and hail with a vengeance. After the “ burst ” was over, the weather grow comparatively calm, but it was decidedly rough while it lasted. The streets were flooded in every direction, and those who attended church on leaving for home were literally drenched. In all matters relating to pictorial representation our well known photographic artist, Mr James Ring, is always to the fore, and the departure of the Cadets by the Corinna on Saturday morning formed a fit subject for the display of his artistic ability. On Saturday evening he displayed two beautiful enlarged photographs in his window, illustrating the Cadets and Yolunteers in line on the wharf, with the Corinna gaily decorated with flags, and the vessel shortly after leaving the wharf in the act of swinging. The pictures are full of life and animation, and for some hours the footpath near his establishment was almost impassable with onlookers. No doubt the photos will find a ready sale as mementos of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to New Zealand, and theparttaken by “ our boys ” to bid them welcome.

Mr Ashton has now commenced running a drag botween the town and ceractry at stated intervals, particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns. The fares are most reasonable, being only 3d to or from the Recreation Hotel and 6d beyond. The time is so arranged as to suit the majority of visitors travelling from the Post Office to the cemetry. The want of such a conveyance has long been felt, and we are certain that the spirited proprietor will not fail to be rewarded for his enterprise.

Our Brunner correspondent writes : The Volunteers previous to leaving Brunner on Friday evening en route for Wellington paraded at the railway station under Captain Tomkies, to the number of forty-eight and made a very creditable appearance. Their new uniform end smart appearance was very pleasing to the residents who turned out on mass, and gave them a most enthusiastic send off. His Worship the Mayor (Mr Robert Russell) addressed them and urged that they should remember that they came from the Coast, and that they should uphold the honor of Brunner and be subversive to discipline and above all be careful of their conduct, and that althought numbers of the residents were left behind our thoughts were with them, and he wished them a pleasant journey and a safe return homo. Three cheers were lustily given as the train moved eway, Mr H G Ell stated at his meeting in Christchurch on Wednesday, that weasels were introduced into Now Zealand for the purpose of suppressing the rabbit nuisance, and were protected accordingly. He added that oven in a city where a rabbit did not exist for miles about, a weasel could not bo killed, although it might have devastated any number of fowl runs. It has been decided says the Nelson Mail to register the Cape Coal Prospecting Company Collingwood and to increase the capital to prospecting by boring. Several small scams have been discovered on the property, and there is hope that a large seam will be found ultimately—probably in the course of the next throe months.

It is reported that the Counties Bill to bo introduced by the Government next session has the defect of not going far enough in the direction of the abolition of town and road districts.

The Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association has issued a pamphlet by Mr Smith, F.E.S., curator of the Ashburton Domain, dealing with the subject of noxious weeds in New Zealand. The writer points out that legislative enactments are in force in various countries, compelling the eradication of certain weeds, and appeals to every man to do his duty in this respect. The tremendous productiveness of some of the plants are mentioned, and the facta stated should impress agriculturists with the necessity for showing no quarter whatever to such enemies of their industry. The weeds have been classified into two kinds—annual and perrenial—and are dealt with in order, and describes 38 annual and 46 perrenial specimens.

Mr Wynd’ham, in his speech at Dublin, relates that during his recent tour in the west a man came to the door of the carriage at some wayside station, and asked, “Are you the Chief Secretary “I am,” said Mr Wyndham. “We won’t shoot you here was the encouraging remark of the stranger, who shouted as the train moved off, “It’s all right; but mind, keep quiet.” No fault can bo found with this parting advice.

A well-known old resident of Greymouth, named Brown, following the occupation of market gardener near Sawyer’s Creek bridge, was taken to the Hospital this morning about 10 o’clock. He was alive when he was removed from his hut, but died on the journey to the hospital.

The San Francisco mail will now close at this ollicc on Friday, the 2Sth June, at t) a.m., instead of July 2nd, connecting with Mariposa leaving on Thursday, 4th July,

There is, says the Hokitika Guardian,

a very great deal of sickness in town at present —colds and influenza—more particularly among the young people. This is probably due to the exceptional spoil of wet weather wo have experienced. Many of the settlers in the Upper Waikato districts are complaining bitterly (says the “Now Zealand Herald’’) of the ravages which they suffer from the vast number of deer that now prowl around in that district. That they provide sport for some there is little doubt, but those who have to obtain a living from the cultivation of their farms are inclined to think that the sport dcor-stalking gives to some becomes very expense for those who feed these wild beasts. It is estimated that one deer will consume more turnips and grass than will feed several sheep, and the interests of the settler are decidedly in favour of the sheep. Not only do the deer eat an enormous quantity of food, but thej are blamed for destroying more than they actually consume. When in a turnip field not only do they eat large quantities of the roots, but they top a great many more, and thus prevent future growth. Mr .Roderick M'Kenzie, M.H.R. for Motucka, is (remarks the ‘Feilding Star ’) a model Government supporter. In reply to objections made at a meeting of the Westport Harbour Board, to money being spent on an arch and nlatforms atjthe Royal reception at Wellington, Mr M’Kenzie said that it was not until they had received a lengthy telegram from the Premier that they decided to take action, As the Board were nominees of the Government, receiving their money from it, he thought it was only right that they should comply with the Premier’s request. That argument was irresistible — at least to a Board of Government nomi-

neeg—and the necessary money was voted. Good news for printers.—A New York correspondent declares that a large company with a capital of one million is shortly to make paper from the waste hulls of cotton seed, billions of tons of which lie piled up all over the south of the Umitt-d States. It only costs £5 per ■ton, whereas wood pulp costs £ls per ton. It is claimed that the paper will keep white and not turn yellow like woodpulp paper does. An extraordinarily discreditable state of things on board a vessel was revealed in an inquiry into the conduct of Captain W. B. Thomson, of the ship Chelmsford, held at Glasgow in April last. The ship during a voyage from Great Britain to Iquique and back, was a veritable grog shop afloat. The steward partly on the captain’s account, it appeared, sold rum and whisky to the crew in enormous quantities. One man purchased no fewer than 40 bottles. The sales were entered as “clothing,” a bottle of rum being entered as a shirt. The captain himself imbibed freely, and while in his cups came nearly wrecking the ship by giving a wrong order. He chased the mate with a loaded revolver, fired a shot into that oflicer’s cabin and compelled him to hide until his commander had “ sobered down a bit.” The Court cancelled the captain’s certificate, remarking that the evidence disclosed a state of things they had not believed to be possible on board a British ship. Reviewing the progress of the United [kingdom during the late Queen’s reign at a meeting of the Belfast Conservative Association. Lord Londonderry remarked that from 25,950,000 in 1838 the total population had increased to 40.905,000 at the present time. The imports and exports had advanced from £101,506.000 to £839,000,000, the revenue returns from £50,419,000 to £130,000,000, and the deposits in the savings banks —the surest test of the country’s prosperity—from £14,000,000 to £184,509,000. Mr John Murphy, the member for East Kerry, when addressing a United Irish League meeting at Armagh, said that by the recent scene in the House of Commons, when nine members wore suspended, the Irish Nationalists dealt a blow at the prestige and dignity of the House from which it could never recover. The English Parliament had had a taste of the mettle that was in the Irish party. Referring to Do Wet, the speaker said they all wished that that com mander would continue a source of menace to Lord Kitchener and his hordes, and ha would for the moment liken the United League to De Wet. After the meeting there was a procession and it is stated that in passing through a Protestant village shots were fired by the processionists, and that a serious disturbance was only prevented by the complete police

J arrangements. ' The official censns returns for Budapesth show a remarkable increase in the Jewish population of that city. The population of Budapesth is 703,448, of whom 427,000 are Roman Catholics, 166,000 Jews, and 100,000 Protestants. Anti-Semitic journals in Austria and ’ Hungary point with alarm to the fact that the Jewish population of Budapesth has increased by 62 per cent, sines the last census in 1890, and that now one person in every four is of Semitic nationality. . The aggregate loss of life by lightning is by no means small, more particularly in the early summer months, but it ts believed to be much larger in the United States. According to the report of the American Weather Bureau, the number of persons killed hy lightning in the States daring 1898, the latest year for which the figures are complete, was 367 The chances of a llg -tning stroke proving fatal arc shown to be very great, for the cases of injury not resulting in death were only 491. The minimum charge for vessels lying at the Westport wharves is ss, and the maximum charge is £5 10s. Among the visitors at the recent Otaki races, the local paper was informed by the police, that there were at least 40 wellknown criminals besides many others of very questionable character. As showing the increasing value of property in Invercargill, the “Southland Times’’ states that a warehouse at the corner of Dee and Spey streets has been sold to Messrs Briscoe and Co for £9200. It is just about two years since Mr Walter Guthrie purchased this property for £5 a OO, which leaves him a nice profit of £3700 on the two yoaas’ investment—over 63 per cent The rabbit industry has taken up the attention of the yonth a great deal. Some mere boys are earning more wages than men occupied in professions. A boy in Wyndham about 15 years oil received his month’s “rabbit cheque" the other day amounting to £ls, which is an amount to bo envied by many employed otherwise. This enterprising youth works only a small number of traps, but by making several visits to them in one night ho sometimes nets 200 rabbits. With an air of confidence the youth remarked that he thought he wouid make another £ls for the next : month. : During the year ended April last, the i Salvation Army in New Zealand supplied i 183,610 meals and 48,359 beds. Of the i 735 men and women dealt with by the i Army, 260 were sent to situations, 122 1 were restored to friends, and 64 found i accommodation in various institutions. (

At New Scotia the mine manager reports that No. 1 level has been extended 26 feet, total distance driven by contractors 91 feet. Early in the week the reef pinched down to the size of a leader, and walls became hard and broken. At present a little stone is showing in the face. The Gallant tunnel has been repaired a distance of 18 feet, making the total distance on line of reef 144 feet. Repairs are now completed up to the first quartz, chute, which was placed in position to work the middle reef.

With reference to the cablegrams relative the suppression of sweeps, it is interesting to note that Tasmania is the only State of the Commonwealth that makes, a profit on hfir post office, £14,000 a year. “Tattersall” . is responsible for this, the Government making £15,000 a year. Lawyers figure prominently in numberou Southland representative bodies, saya the Southland “News”. Of the five members constituting the High Schools Board four belong to the legal profession. In the Town Council there are three, and on the Education Board two. To the House of Assembly Southland returns two legal men. Coningham, the petitioner in the famous Coningham-O’Hara divorce case, is at present in Carterton, says the “Pahiatua Herald.” He is touring the Wairarapa, disposing of cash registers. In conversation with h Carterton tradesman, he is reported to have said that ha intends to re-open the divorce case as soon as funds permit. The New South Wales Education Department costa £750,000 a year, and the school fees come to £82,000. Queensland’s population is 502,892, of whom 280,504 are males. The increase since 1891 was 109,174. You can make a large savmg by purchasing your drapery from T. W. Tymons and Co., and judge before buying elsewhere.—Aovr. . WADE’S WORM FIGS are more effective and not unpleasant; most children thrive after taking them. Price 1/T. W. Tymons and Co. are now offering great bargains in blankets, carpets, curtains, etc.— Advt. WADE’S TEETHING POWDERS for babies are soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price 1/-