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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 21 June 1901, Page 2

The Catholic Debating Club meet this evening.

The Coastal Volunteers left Wellington for Christchurch at 5 o’clock this evening.

Lamps—Bedroom, 1/- and 1/6; parlor, 7/6; drawing room, 17/6; scissors and brooches ; W avd, Taylorville. — Advt. Mr Ashton desires us to notify that ho has reduced the fares to and from the Cemetery to the Post Office from 6d to 3d.

The Chairman of the Harbor Board will leave Wellington to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock by the Wainui, arriving here on Sunday. The Chairman of the School Committee Mr Bignell, received a telegram from Mr Adams, stating that the Cadets visited the Museum yesterday and are all very well.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York leave Wellington this afternoon at 4 o’clock, landing at Lyttelton at 11 30 a m to-morrow, and at Christchurch at noon.

The mine manager at No 2 Big River reports as follows : —There is no change to report in the mine, four feet of driving having been done for the week, The country keeps very hard. The weather having cleared up and the fresh in the river abated, there was a general clear out of the vessels from the wharf. The Pareora, Iviui, Himitangi, Haupiri, and Kahu, taking their departure for their respective destinations. The following football team will represent Ngahere against Grey to-morrow : Williams, Middletyon, Cuff, Williams, Gage, Green, Williams, Fache, Harrison, Saunders, Aitkson, Tibbies, Fletcher, Rogers, Askenbeck,; emergencies, Gleeson, Bradley, Tibbies, Coll, Gosling,

We regret to learn that Mr W. Claughcsy, of the Empire Hotel is very seriously ill with rheumatics, having been confined to his bed for some time. As soon as he is able to move about it is Ids intention to visit the Hot Springs, in order to obtain something like permanent health. All his numerous friends will regret to hear of the genial William’s indisposition and wish him a speedy recovery.

W r e regret to announce the death of Mr. Stephen Baker, of the Grcymouth Railway Department. He had been ailing for some little time with an internal complaint, and a short time since went to Wellington Hospital where he was successfully operated on last Saturday. However, blood poisoning set in yesterday and poor “ Steve ” died at midnight. His body will be brought back to Grcymouth, and interred (of which due notice will be given) in the Grcymouth Cemetery. The deceased was only 2!) years of age and was deservedly respected, not only by his fellow workmen, but by all who.knew him. He leaves a widow and two children on whom the community bestow their siucercst sympathy.

There was a good attendance at the Good Templar Lodge last evening. The Juvenile Temple has a large membership, and it was resolved to give the cadets a welcome back on Thursday week, as several of them are members of tiro Temple. The adult lodge is on the upgrade, and last night one member was initiated. The evening was spent in listening to a well read biography of J. G. Woolley, the great American orator. Miss Moore from Nobles read the sketch of Woolley’s life in a pleasing manner. The lodge intends to do its best to get Mr Woolley to lecture in Grcymouth when he is touring the colony at an early date. He is the greatest orator in America, and it will be a pleasure to hear his lectures.

The weather—Every resident in the Grey district must have bailed with pleasure the great change in the weather this morning. To be sure it was a trifle cold and frosty included, but after ihe surfeit of rain it was perfectly enjoyable. Let us hope it may continue for a time so as to enable the dredges to resume operations and cause business to assume something like a business aspect. The mine manager at Big River reports ; —The contractors in No 6 level have finished work. Four men are now engaged in opening out from the winze sunk in No 6, as it is intended to do some crosscutting from there. Two men have commenced another cross-cut in the same level.

The now celebrated Greymouth Ethiopian Entertainers wid give one of their popular entertainments at an early date, the proceeds of which will be aevoted to the Manse Building Fund. It is needless to say that it wid be of a first class character, sis Mr Moss, who is the musical director, would not permit himself to place anything before the public except of a first-class character. The orchestra, a great feature with the director, will comprise all the leading available instrumental musicial talent in Greymouth, while the vocalists will be the best procurable. The programme will be published shortly when the date will be announced.

Clocks —Sunrise, 6/6 ; globe alarms, 7/6; Musical, 20/-; 8-day fancy face. 24/-. Splendid value Ward’s, Taylorville.— Advt.

The plain and fancy dress ball to bo held in Blackball next'Friday, promises to be the moit successful affair ever held in the district. Tickets are selling freely and given fine weather, many visitors arc expected. The object is to purchase a piano for the school, which is much required. Mrs Millington, who has undertaken the task, will ho amply repaid for her untiring efforts, it the residents respond, by attending universally. The music is in the hands of two of the most accomp’ished musicians on the Coast. So wo anticipate a bumper success, and can only congratulate the people of Blackball in having such an enthusiastic and capable musician as Mrs Millington resident in the district. The following will represent the Red Roses in their match against Brunner ll’s on Saturday at BrunnertonFull back Alexander; three-quarters, McCarthy, McPherson and Craig; five-eights, Sullivan ; half-back. Sullivan; forwards, West (capt), Murray, Lochore, Gittoos, Scott (2), Maekie. and Loubcrt. The conveyance will leave the Gilmor corner at 1 30 p.m. sharp.

The following team will represent the Grey Club in their match against Ngahere on Saturday at Victoria Park Full-back Turley; three-quarters, Crawford, Sdtt and o‘Domiel; five-eights, McKay; half, Dansey; wing forwards, Bastgate and Hamilton; forwards, Sweeney, Collins, Power, West, Kottloty. Brown and Sexton. Emergencies: Johnson, McEvody and Ryan forwards ; Perotti, back.

The Royal York Box contains 20 envelopes, 20 sheets notepaper hotter, sixpence. The Challenge Box 50 envelopes, 50 sheets notepaper, penholder and blotter, 1/-. Box at Ward’s, Taylorville. —Advt. The Canadian Parliament have decided to spend 20,000d0l on the construction of a railway coach of special design for (lie use of: the Duke and the Duchess of Cornwall on their visit to that colony. Advices received from the Cojlc Group, dated May 22nd, state that the schooner Maungaroa, which left Auckland on March 25th for Rarotonga, with a full cargo for the Cook Islands Trading Company, has not since been heard of, being sixty days out. The schooner made the record trip for a sailer last year, Auckland to Rarotonga, doing the passage in nine and a half days. That some serious disaster lias happened to the schooner there can now be little doubt. The vessel was in charge of Captain Theodore B. Nagle, a son of Captain W. J. Nagle, wharfinger for the Union Steamship Company at Rarotonga. The cargo was insured, but there is no insurance on the vessel.

The programme of the Leake Administration, includes borrowing three millions to complete railways in hand, and to provide additional rolling stock ; a redistribution of seats in accordance with the recent census; a reduction of members ; and the building of the trans-continental railways to Adelaide and the North. A despatch from Vancouver states that the sterner Ramona, while on a trip in the Fraser River, was wrecked by an explosion which occurred on hoard. Pour men were killed and a number injured, three or four it is fear ed fatally. One report gives the number of killed as ten.

As a sequence to the coming into operation of ti e Workmen’s Compensa ion Aoj and the Employers Liability Act, the Government Insurance Department are prepared to guarantee employers against risks that might be incurred in connection with their business. All information relative thereto can be obtained on application to the Resident Agent, Mr Burns, at the office Tainui Street. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York has greatly admired the scenery of New Z aland, but, how delighted they would hive been had they seen all the beautiful dresses displayed at the up-to-date cash draper. Lovely warm dresses for 3s lid, 4s lid, os 11 1, and Os lid a full dress pioce, also try 0. Smith’s boots, they are the best. Advt.

The Pinkerton National Detective Agency had its origin in a chance selection by an Illinois sheriff of a cooper’s hand, a youth named Allan Pinkerton, recently came from his native Scotland, to aid in the discovery of a counterfeiter. The emblem of the force is an eye and the motto “Wo never sleep.” In this week’s “ Gazette ” appears a despatch from Mr Chamberlain, stating that for the information of any parsons who may bo interested in the matter, an ofllciil translation (in French) of the statutes and regulations with regard to the late Dr Alfred Bernhard Noble’s bequest, approved by his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, has now been published, and that the Charge d’Affaires for Sweden and Norway in England has asked that as much publioi.y, as possible may be given to the contents of tlio publication, It is understood that the amount available under the b quest for distribution annually in prizes to meritorious inventors and others is about £40,000 ; that is to bo divided into five equal parts, to bo assigned—(l.) for the most important discovery in physical science, (2.) for the most important discovery or improvement in chemistry, (3) for the most important discovery in physiology or medicine, (4) for the most remarkable literary work, and (5) for the greatest service in the cause of international peace; that the first distribution of prizes will take place on the 10 :h December in this year ; and that the competition is open to everyone without regard to nationality. Copies of the regulations may bo obtained from the Government.

Attention has frequently been directed says the “Sydney Daily Telegraph,” to the absurb prohibition by New Zealand of New South Wales grapes, ostensibly for fear of phylloxera, which made its appearance in this State about sixtoet years ago, but is now practically non-existent. lu any case the best authorities are of opinion that the insect cannot be carried on the fruit, while there is, of course, already more phylloxera in New Zetland than New South Wales has seen since Cook landed. The effect has been while the finest g rapes can be had here for less than a penny, p'er pound in the season, they never come below about 9d in Wellington, when most plentifully supplied, and range up to 2s 6d at other times.

During the four weeks ending on the 11th May 226 artisans and 3668 laboures were employed by the Government on cooperative works, 2538 being under the direction of the Survey Department and the remainder employed by the Public Works’ Department. The Survey Department had 367 men working in the Auckland district, 761 in Wellington, 268 in Hawkes Bay, 248 in Taranaki, and 124 in Otago. Thera were 1087 men employed on the North Island Main Trunk railway construction works, 455 on the Ocago Central, 414 on the Midland, and 245 on the Blenheim-Waipara. On public buildings throughout the colony 54 men were embloyed at co-operative work. At Plamborn, near Mavenco. there has boon discovered an ancient cemetery, in which are a number of tombs. The skeletons found in the latter wore in a sitting posture, a mode of burying the dead belonging to a period of great antiquity. German archie flogists, who have visited the cemetery, aver that it dates back about 6000 yairs before our era.

His Majesty has reappointed as Honorary Composer to the Sovereign in Sootland Emeritus Professor Sir Herbert Oakeley, who holds honorary degrees at three of the Scottish Universities, and for whom the above appointment was created by Her into Majesty some twenty years ag). Herr Adolf Breitcnstein, a manufacturer of Pottendorf, has been convicted for violating his marriage vows by calling a barmaid “a sweet little thing.” He was sentenced to a line of over £4O.

Mr James Jennings M'Comb, of Philadelphia, a millionaire who died recently, left a will directing that should his daughter marry Mr Louis Herzog she should receive an annuity of £3OOO. Mr Herzog refuses to discuss the terms of the will, and the question now arises whether the daughter is entitled to the annuity or not. The falling birth rate (says the London Daily Mail) may bo the effect of City life upon vitality ; it maybe a higher standard of comfort, leading to later marriages; or it may bn something obscurer. If the civilised races tend to decay as they grow older in the world’s history the outlook is not of the brightest, though it does not concern our immediate selves greatly, except far as it effects our national position, which depends upon man power and upon the baby crop.

Draughts, chess, dominoes, tiddley winks, cards, race games, accordians; Ward, Taylorville.— Advt. It is now a considerable time (says the Press) since the regulations under the Manual and Technical Instruction Act were gazetted, telegraphs our Wellington correspondent. There is, however, asurprising amount' of ignorance among teachers on the subject of the statute. Inquiries by departmental officers have disclosed the fact that some teachers do

not know of the existence of the regulations, not to mention their purport. This state oi affairs shows that the passage of legislation is only one step towards progress. The next step is to have the effect of the legislation made clear in a popular manner to those concerned. A new job has been fonnd for constables, namely doing sentry go on a dredge seized under distress warrant, ancP seeing that no one puts it into his pocket and gets away with it. Constable Cowan of Cromwell, put in last week at this duty and is not over-much in love with it.

A Jewish officer in the Austrian army, condemned to five years’ Imprisonment on the charge of selling details of frontier defences to Russia, has (states a Vienna telegram) been released after four years and reinstated in the army, it.having been ascertained that he was not guilty. Mr Balfour is being urged to introduce a Bill in the House of Commons empowering municipal authorities in general to frame and enforce regulations for the control of advertising displays in public places.

A scheme is on foot for employing divers to attempt the recovery of whatever may be left of the Persian fleet which Tbemistocles destroyed in the Bay of Salamis nearly twenty-four centuries ago \ The Persian fleet is supposed to have been laden with household goods and treasures for the use of the conquerors, who hoped to share in the partition of Greece.

It is claimed for a submarine boat invented by a German—Herr Gurt—that it can sink as low as 100 ft. Even 100 yards are hinted at, with a view to the inspection of wrecks at great depths.

A rumour has reached Dawson city that early this year 200 miners perished in a blizzard at Cape Nome.

An Austrian bank director has been arrested on a charge of embezzling a sum of 240,000 ’ oner. He was a prominent supporter ot the church and held in high esteem.

One of the Imperial troops, in notifying his Dunedin host of his safe return to the Old Country wrote:—We reached Southampton on April 22. and very glad we were to see it again. It seems quite funny to ha at homo and free again, and able to have a nice bed and clean meals. We got thorougly disgusted with our boat. As you may imagine, 1 have a great deal to tell the old folk of what we have seen.” The letter concludes with an expression of thankfulness for the handsome treatment the writer and a companion-in-arms received in Dunedin, and the writer’s determination to return the compliment should his host, or any of his family, ever visit England. ' '

The prospect of the removal of Principal Lowrie, of Roseworthy Agricultural College, to take up a position at Lincoln College, Canterbury, has aroused feeling in South Australia. The Adelaide Register, in its issue of the 6th lost., says “ If by fair and reasonable means the Professor of Agriculture can be induced to remain in South Australia, those means should he promptly and cheerfully applied. Wo cannot afford to lose him. lie is worth more to this State at this peculiar conjuncture in its productive history than almost any other of its officials or public men. The community has only just begun to appreciate his value" to :’■« nenplo as a watchful "friend, and. counsellor of those whose Uvea are devoted to the devolopcment ot the staple industries of the land, and now is the time for such appreciation to bo shown in a practicable manner. No mere matter of salary must be allowed to bo an obstacle to the retention of the professor’s services.” Evidently Professor Lowrie must bo a good man, and therefore just what is wanted for Lincoln College. As Mr Seddon has not"so far (says the Kumara “Times”) received a mark of Royal favour, speculation is rife as to what is in store for ‘Our Dick.’ Some Now Zealand journals predict that there is something left in the Imperial bag for him. The Governorship of New Zealand with the title, of Earl of Westland, would no doubt prove more acceptable to him than a Governorship in South Africa. The Education Department has so far forwarded 20.500 medals to the Education Boards for distribution to public and private schools children, as souvenirs of the Royal visit. Those have been sent out as follows :—Auckland 6,500; New

Plymouth 3,000 ; Wanganui 4,000 ; Napier 2,000; Blenheim 1,000; Nelson 2,000; Greymouth 1,000; Hokitika 1,000, The medal, which is about the size of a florin, has been struck by Mr G. T. White of Wellington. A late African exchange states that at Cradock all able-bodied men who have not joined any of the defence forces now being formed, or those already in existence, are confined to their houses after 7 p.m., and other restrictions will probably be put on them. The prohibition against being out after 7 p.ra. applies to women and children also.

The notorious dynamite monopoly, so freely denounced prior to the war, is condemned by the Commission of Inquiry into the concessions of the Transvaal Government as bad in law, and must lapse.

The United States, before they have done with Cuba, will perhaps have a little sympathy with other Powers, whose treatment of their possessions has not always met with “Uncle Sam’s ’’ approval. You can make a largo saving by purchasing your drapery from T. W. Tymons and Co., and judge before buying elsewhere.— Advt.

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.

Oh what would Tommy Atkins do If we had not pulled him through ; The colonies have done their best, And showed great courage in the test, We all require a little aid, And danger makes us oft afraid; A cough won’t make your health secure, So buy some Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, T. W. Tymons add Co., having disposed of their business, respectfully ask that all accounts owing to them be settled

during this month.—Advt. Notice to Ladies. A small shipment of up-to-date ladies’ fawn jackets, sac back mackintoshes, and black straw sailor hats has just been opened at T. W. Tjmons and Co. Inspection invited.— Advt.

T. W. Tymons and Co. are now offering great bargains in blankets, carpets, curtains, etc.— Advt.

WADE’S WORM FIGS are more effective and. not unpleasant; most childreu thrive after taking them. Price 1/WADE’S TEETHING POWDERS for babies are soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price 1/-