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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 15 July 1901, Page 2

Arbor Day will be celebrated this year on Wednesday, 17th instant.

Mr Jas. M'Kay, of Inangahua Junction will be a candidate for Lyell Hiding in the Buller County Council-

Madarne Vera will be at the Wharf Hotel for a few days longer. Intending patrons should call at once. We regret to state (says the West Coast Coast Times) that the Mayor, Mr H. L. Michel, is still indisposed through a severe cold.

The usual meeting of the Greymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held this evening when a full attendance is requested as the capitation grant will be paid. The formation of the footpath from Alexander to Shakespeare street is now being proceeded with. When finished it will be a boon to the residents in that locality.

A meeting of shareholcbrs in tbo Teremakau Gold Dredging Company to consider the position of the Company will be held at the Gilmer Hotel on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.

The proposal for extending the GreyHokitika railway to Roas seems to have met with geno al support in the Grey district as alread. nearlv 500 persons have signed the petition. Mr W. Irving caught a shark fourteen feet long on Saturday evening on the Hokitika beach opposite the lighthouse. After landing it, the breakers carried the creature out to sea again.

The young man who was charged with endeavouring to procure abortion, was brought up this morning, at the S.M. Court. The case is being hoard before Mr Hawkins with closed doors.

The " Cinderella " Company arc going to give their performance at Brunner on Saturday, the 27th of July, and a rehearsal for same will take place at the Trinity schoolroom next Monday evening. We beg to acknowledge the receipt from the Government of the report of the Royal Commission on Federation—a prodJgicm production covering 777 pages, and the report of the New Zealand Railway Commission—l 76 pages.

At the Magistrate's Court this forenoon before It. S. Hawkins, S.M, the only civil case was Thomas and Mcßeath v. P. de claim for goods supplied. Judgement by default with costs. A couple of applications for old age pensions were dealt with.

The fine weather of yesterday caused the inhabitants to turn out in large numbers, and the tiphead attracted a large number of visitors. The line is much improved, having been re-ballasted and the alterations to the bridge completed, while tho pile-driving in connection with the harbor works is being proceeded with.

"Good wine needs no busli" is an old adage, and a good whisky always recommends itself, and foremost among tlie suppliers of the best brands in the market is Mrs M'Donnell, of Tainui street. Indeed M'Donnell's whisky is a guarantee of its quality. She announces elsewhere that she has y-st landed 50 cases of the celebrated Morning Dew, and Three Star whiskies which are pronounced by connoisseurs as the best in the market.

Mr Carman, Inspector of machinery, held a stationary engine certificate examination at the Albion Hotel last week, when 13 persons presented themselves. Messrs H. Rogers, Stitt and Harrop also passed most successfully the third-class examination as third-class Marine. Engineers. These young gentlemen are to be congratulated on the efficiency shown by them during the arduous, critical ordeal through which they have so ably passed. The new departure initiated by Mr Brown on Saturday evening with the City Drag was a pronounced success. The coach to Paroa was packed to its utmost holding capacity, and travellers were loud in praise of Mr Brown's enterprise in fulfilling a want that had long been required. Mr Bvrne, the popular landlord of the Paroa Hotel tendered a hearty welcome, and joined in the wishas for the snecess of the undertaking. ?Jr Brown is well satisfied with his prospects. Tho special coach yesterday afternoon to Paroa was also crowded. It is the intention of Mr Brown to run a coach on Wednesday afternoons for the Southern township, leaving the Albion Hotol at 2 o'clock.

Tho New Zealand volunteer is not a regular soldier. Nor is ho likely to be disciplined by Colonel Penton or any other Imperial officer into the tameness of being talked at as if he were a mere flunkoy.—Free Lance. The Dunedin Harbour engineers have prepared a scheme for tho improvement of the port at a cost of nearly

A Masterton minister in tho courso of a recent sermon incidentally referred to the Royal visit, and deprecated the Sunday displays. "And in the presenco of the Lord," said tho Rev. gtntlernen, "Scddons and Princesses are but as ordinary people.'' " Between tho Opposition and Captain Rus3ell, said Mr J. Hutcheson, " there was tho most complete trust and confidence, and friendship." Nothing of ao unpleasant character had, ho declared, occurred.

From Westport the coal export for the week ended, was 7670 tons, shipped as follows :—Westport Coal Company 7570 tons lewt; Co-operativo Company 99 tons 19cwt.

The Mangaweka eorrespoadent of the Wairarapa Times telegraphed on Thursday :—The two new hotels were opened at Taihaps on Monday, and as a result thcdruuken brawls and stieet fights were some:hing disgraceful. As early rs ten o'clock in tho morning fighting took piano in the public thoroughfare. Unless the Police Department nip this sort of thing in tho bud, matters will bo very serious when pay day comes round. Mr H. Smith, who for some time past has filled tho position of bailiff at the local Magistrate's Court, says tho Reefton Herald, received word on Saturday that he had been promoted to the position of Deputy Clerk of Courts, formerly occupied by Mr J. Mclndoe. Mr Smith has been heartily congratulated on his promotion, in which we join, as while in his former position as bailiff ho was a most courteous and obliging officer. The total amount spent on harbour improvements at Gisborne has been about. £150,000. £

The demolition of tho buildings in Mackay Street, until recently in the occupation of the late Mr Nancarrow, is now almost completed, and the contract for tbo erection of tho new business premises and auction mart for Messrs G. W. Moss and 00. has. been let to Mr T. Bell. The building when erected will bo one of ilie lest in Greymouth and a credit to the town.

His Worship tho Mayor received tho following wire on Saturday : —"As far as can bo ascertained the following aro the names of tho returned troopers by tho Tagus belonging to Greymouth:—W. T. Fitch, E. A. Alger, J. H. Critchlj, 0. Dunford, J. H. McMillan, M. L. Sundin, H. Brown, A. Small, J. Vocasivilch, and R. J. Vennan (Totara). The fo.lowing names arc given in the lists as belonging to Westland, but no specific address is stated : —G. T. Adarhson, W. 11. Ourrw, H. C. Connor, C. E. Crawford. J. It. Glass, J, Smith, D. S. McGregor (Hoka) and A. Croft (Kumara)."

The ballot for the election of officers for the K/.'cfton Miners' Union concluded on Saturday night, but tho full result will not bo known until the Big River raturn is known. So far the ballot has shown Mr Feehan to bo elected to the Presidency and Mr If. Betts to bo re-elected Secretary, the fignres being : —For President— M. Feehan 267. R. W. J. McNeill 146, informal, 24 ; Secretary—H. Betts 348, T. H. Lawn 91, informal 10. There has been a serious outbreak of typhoid at Waitara, and the New Plymouth Hospital authorities refused to take in any more patients. The Christchurch police state that spuriousjsovereigns and shillings are in circulation in the city, and in one instance a bank official was deceived. Tho ooins are good representations, but have no ring.

Tho goldfields trade to the Molyneaux Valley continues brisk (says the Tapanui Courier), and tho "bullockiea" have only just knocked off. There is any amount of spring loading awaiting teams, and every prospect of next season being a busy one. One of the fatalities connected with Eoyal visit to Wellington and the bad weather which prevailed is the death of the assistant contractor, named Heaton, for the new Town Hall in the Empire City. He was assisting the Duke to lay the foundation stone and caught a chill, 'to tho illness from which he has since succumbed.

Apropos of the rejection of the Duchess of York's proffered hand by a North Island mayor, the following from a Christchurch contemporary is interesting : -Most of the people presented to the Duke and Duchess were excessively nervous, and some of them lost their heads entirely, shaking hands with the Duke and entirely ignoring the Duchess. Her Royal Highness no doubt appreciated both the huuiOi.' and the pathos of tho situation, and when the thing had happened for the third or fourth time, she turned to the Duke, and said with a smile, "Snubbed again, George." A ease of very pretty warm fur collarettes arrivedby the-s.s. Haupiri yesterday, which were bought cheap, and are now being offered at bargin prices, at Christopher Smith's.—Advt.

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At Balaclava years ago, Six hundred men engaged the foe, Ah I what a gallant charge was made, By that courageous Light Brigade. Though many perished there, who knows The number killed by Russia's snows, For nono can damp and cold enduro,

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