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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 August 1901, Page 2

A Napier wire states that Lord Ranfurly arrived there on 'aturday. The regular meeting of the Greymouth Fire Brigade will be held this evening at the usual time.

The Auckland Racing Club Committee have decided to increase the Auckland Cup by £350 and other stakes to the amount of £I,OOO.

We regret to learn that Mr Thomas Jones, who left last week to take a trip to the Old Country, is laid up in Wellington at the Empire Hotel, with influenza. The Commission appointed to select a suitable area for the State coal mine are, says a Press wire from Westport, at present making investigations at Mokonui. A press cable from London informs us that six shorthorn Ayrshire cattle are shipped by the Paparoa on behalf of tbe New Zealand Government.

The Westport Union of Workers have commenced preliminaries for their usual Labor Day demonstration on October 10th next, when their banner is expected out from London. The bore hole at the Brunner Mine is now down 390 feet and the indications are very promising. Wo learn that the management have decided to sink to a depth of 500 feet.

£245 was taken at the Wellington Athletic Park on Saturday, exclusive of grand stand, As boys were admitted for 6d this represents nearly 6000 attendance.

The Now Zealand Factory are now removing into their temporary premises, situated in Albert Street, where the business will be carried on till new premises are erected. The task of taking the old premises down has been let to Mr Wm. \rnett, who will commence work at once. The Brunner Borough Council held a special meeting on Friday evening to elect a Town Clerk and road overseer. Nineteen applications were received for the position, and Mr Joseph Noble was elected. We don’t think that the Council could have made a better selection. To lovers of the light fantastic we draw their attention to an advertisement in another column, where the Dobson School announce a ball in the Wallsend Hall, B'unner, on Friday the 30th inst. First class music, a good floor, and refreshments provided, should bo the means of spending a pleasant night and assisting the committee to carry on the management of the school.

Mr Colvin member for Bailer has been enquiring from the Minister of Mines whether the Government intended to take stops to extinguish the fire in the mine near Boatmans. The Minister said the fire was in a small seam of indifferent coal but added that if it were not worth while taking water from the swamp for the value of the coal, they would endeavour to extinguish the fire in order that the land might be used for grazing purposes.

A movement is on foot for the erection of a creamery in the Windsor district of North Otago. The unique spectacle of a farmer riding a bicycle instead of a horse to round up his live stock is to bo seen at Waioeka, in the Bay of Plenty district. The expenses incurred by the Thames Miners’ Union in connection with the dispute which it brought before the Conciliation Board will amount to about £660. The “Pelorus Guardian” protests against the present steamer service between Havelock and Wellington as being altogether inadequate, and it asserts that until a more suitable boat than the Te Kapu is placed on the run the progress of the dairying industry in the Sounds will be retarded.

Mr .Tames Armstrong, a Brunner boy, has, we are pleased to learn, been appointed by Government to take charge of the Co-operative Coal Mine at Mokihinni. In selecting Mr Armstrong good judgment has been shown, as he is looked upon as a promising young man in his particular avocation, and has had practical knowledge for a number of years. He leaves at the end of the week to take charge.

A quiet but very pretty wedding was celebrated at Holy Trinity Church this morning, the contracting parties being Mr John Johnston, fireman of the s. s. Dingadee, and Miss Rose Douglas, daughter of Mrs Douglas of Preston Road. Mr William Brimble acted in the capacity of beat man and Miss Stoker as bridesmaid. The Rev. G. W. York tied the nuptial knot. The want of an early train to Hokitika has long been felt. As most of our readers are aware the first train leaving Greymouth is at ten o’clock, so that it is mid-day before Hokitika is reached. This leaves the visitor but two or three hours to see the town or transact his business if he desires to reach his home the same night. It has been suggested, and the people of Greymouth are being consulted upon the matter, that during two days in the week trains might leave the Greymouth station at eight o’clock in the morning. This would to some extent meet requirements.

The Juvenile Templars were splendidly entertained at the Druid’s Hall on Thursday last through the kindness of Mr Rae who furnished the meeting with some fine music from the phonograph. The “Holy City” production was a splendid item, A speech was given by the superintendent which was recorded by the machine and immediately reproduced to the Temple. The young people enjoyed the evening and heartily thanked Mr Rae. The subordinate Lodge met afterwards and there was a good attendance. Three new members were initiated. The membership of the Lodge still continues to increase, and the members believe that in a quiet unobtrusive manner they can help save individuals whose happiness will be considerably augmented through total abstinence. To w. rk in this manner is their aim as it

obviates the ill-feeling too frequently engendered by advocates of prohibition whose sentiments are easily expressed but devoid of practical eff jrts to save those who need a helping band and a word of encouragement. The sympathy needed they get at the West Coast Pioneer Lodge. As spring approaches and is welcomed by all, so the popular Ye High Tea is drawing mgh, and the date is fixed for Wednesday, September 18th at Brunner. The members of St. Saviour’s Church al-

ways use their best endeavours in making this an immense success, and on this occasion, as in the past, they will be rewarded for their labors. Relative to the erection of a railway station at Ikamatua, Mr Wylde has received the following reply:—“With reference to your letter of the 29tb ulto., conveying copy of resolution passed at a pub ic meo'ing held at Ikamatua on 26th ulto., in regard to the appointment of a railway stationmaster and the rnent of the station yard at Ikamatua, I have the honor by direction of the Minister of Railways to inforrh you that the matter has received careful consideration, and ho regrets that, as the present traffic is not sufficient to warrant the appointment of a Stationmaster, he cannot see his way to accede to your request in so far as this matter is concerned ; the work of improving the station yard, ha=, however,’been begun, and when completed will no doubt obviate your complaint in regard to yard accomodation. T. Ronaynk, General Manager.” In our advertising colums, the Garrick Giub announce the postponment of their tri-weekly social from Wednesday 21st to Friday the 23rd inst. This alteration of dates is made to meet the wishes of the officers and members of the Grey Football Club, who desire to entertain the Westport team at one of the Garrick Club socials. Although in the matter of attendance, the resources of the Garrick Club have often been heavily taxed, we should imagine that Friday night’s attendance will cap the record, and we have no fear, but that the Club will be more than equal to its responsibilities. At the nominal prices of admission, ladies Is, gentlemen 2;, the whole population will probably put in an appearance to welcome our Westport manhood. Evidently inferior timber must have been “used in erecting the Wallsend-Tay-lorville footbridge, as last week when the two stays bracing the two poppet heads at the top were lowered down they would not bear their own weight and broke in two being quite rotten. The length of the timber was about twenty feet and 12 by 12 square. There are several of the uprights quite rotten in places. Judging from the üb;.vo the bridge is not in a safe condition. _ . Great concern is being manifested m Liberal circles over the Imperialist and pro-Boer split. This leads one London paper to say that there is room here for a parry “as Imperialistic and progressive as the party led by Mr Beddon in Now Zealand.” And, ‘by the way, every New Z-alander one meets here has something to say of the feeling he experiences as to his colony’s loyal and patriotic efforts. The Southland Times states that a relic of ancient history in the form of a Maori axe was found by Mr A. L. Munroe, while digging a drain on Mr W. Baird’s farm at Otapiri Gorge. The axe, which was found about a foot undergrouud, is a very large one, being 17J inches long and 91b in weight. It is well finished, and is in a perfect state of preservation, the edge being keen and unbroken. It is made of a very hard stone probably an inferior kind of greenstone, and forms a very valuable souvenir of the early Maori ago.

A voung man was received into the Waikato Hospital on Saturday suffering from a scalded oar. His accident was a somewhat peculiar one. The young fellow and his mate, who were camped at Taupire, wore pelting each other with hot potatoes, and one received a very hot tuber in the ear, severely burning the inside portion of it. It is possible that he will lose the sense of hearing on one side. Wo understand the Westland District has been declared a separate district under the Stock Department instead of being attached to Nelson as heretofore. The Westland district which is now solely under the supervision of the Hokitika Inspector comprises the counties of Westland, drey, Inangahua, and Duller. The Inspector has also been apnoimed Registrar of Brands, Inspector under the Dairying Slaughtering and Inspections and Noxious Weeds Acts. This will bo more convenient for the people of the West Coast as those who have business with the Department can communicate direct with the Inspector at Hokitika instead o f applying to Nelson as formerly,

A firewood trade between the West Coast Sounds and Wanganui is likely to come into existance. Firewood is very dear in Wanganui.

A suggestion is made that the leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament should receive a salary, and the sum of £IOO is mentioned.

The many friends of Mr .1. A. Tonkins, R.N.R. and formerly engineer of the S.S. Waipara, will be pleased to learn of his promotion to Chief Engineer of the R.M.S. “Moravian” of the well known Aberdeen line.

The highest weekly wage in factories within the meaning of the Factories Act is £lllos, which is paid in Christchurch, under the heading “brewing, bottling, and malting.” The New Zealand Railway workshops employ 1517 men and 186 apprentices. Christchurch heads the list with 482 hands, Dunedin coming next with 425, Wellington 290, and Auckland 189. The General Manager of Railways has issued a circular to the various traffic managers throughout the colony asking that they should discourage as much as possible the running of trains on Sundays. It is stated by a Timaru paper that the damage done to the Timaru breakwater by the recent storms exceeds that ocoasioned by all the previous storms put to-* 4 " gether.

A Wellington business man having made a careful computation, estimates that there will be a falling off of £1,225,000 in the returns from wool this year as compared with last.

Telegrams from Marsden Point states that the scow Ghost, went ashore on Thursday night at Bremhead. She sprung a leak, the wheel chain broke and she became a total wreck. The crew were saved and are now saving the material.

The directors of the Kaiapoi Woollen Company have met, and decided to recommend payment of the usual 7 per cent, dividend at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on August 28th. The Horowhenua County Council has appointed Mrs Wilson, of Levin, as assistant ranger in the Wirokino Biding. Several councillors stated that the lady was a first-class rider and good driver of stock. It is likely that “00-eduoation” in American. college will be stopped. At Union Colleges, Long Island, the girls and young men have fought a pitched battle with fists. The latter were winning, but they fled when the girls summoned the aid of their fathers. Arrangements are being made by the Railway Department to test the question whether the Baldwin locomotives are greater consumers of coal than the New Zealand and British-made engines now in use in the colony. Three engines will be run out of Christchurch for 100 miles and back under similar weather conditions, and each will be required to draw abont ’ 160 tons of gravel.

The party of Aucklanders who spent three days in exploring Lake Rotomanana returned to Rotorua on the 7th inst.

They found the western end of the lake in a state of ebullition, over which, owing to the frail nature of their craft, travelling was rather risky. The position of the pink terraces was located, out the greater portion is covered by the lake, which is very active at that particular spot. Wild pigs were very plentiful, but mere seems to ue a scarcity of food, as they are in very poor condition. A curious esse of fish-poisioning happened at Taviuni recently. A half-casts and a Fijian ate a portion of a Dabea, a species of eel. They were not aware that it was this particular variety which is a deadly poison, They died from the effects next morning. Shortly alter death, there bodies split in several places, in th« same manner, the Fijians say, as a pig would do when over-roasted. Similar falalities from the same cause have occurred in other patts of the group. The Wellington Post says that one of the speakers at a Single Tax League meeting stated that a prominent labor leader in the city had admitted to him that he was now convinced that the Labor Laws were not producing results of a character satisfactory to the worker*. There had been a slight rise in wages, but as against that the cost of the necessaries of life had also been increased, and on the whole his informant was of opinion that the working classes had not benefited by the labor legislation. A question put by Mr Guinness elicited the information from the Minister of Railways that up to the end of the last financial year 172,000 hardwood sleepers had been imported from Australia. Sir Joseph Ward explained that certain parts of the railway lines (bad curves etc) required Australian sleepers, New Zealand wood not being suitable. He was just as anxious as anyone to use only '* New Zealand woods, but he could not go against the advice of his officials in a case like this, where the lives of passengers were concerned.

“ The soul of Natal is too big for its body, ” says a correspondent to a London journal, who proposes that for her loyalty, to give her breathing space and to place her on something like an equal footing with the other members of the future South African Federation, her boundaries should be somewhat widely extended. He would give the Garden Colony some 8000 miles of the “ new republic ” geographically part of Zululand, the south-eastern portion of the Transvaal below Standerton which, commercially speaking, forms park of Natal and Griqualand East, which, though a portion of Capo Colony, is geographically, and commercially united to Natal. Its inhabitants do all their trade with Durban and Port Shepstone, and have petitioned for annexation to Natal. Were Natal to federate with its present arts, it would have but two representatives in the Federal Parliament against fifteen from Cape Colony.

Ned Kelly in his suit of mail, Was proof against all lead, And how he laughed when all did fai., To lodge it in his head. Then let us all be on our guard, While long life wo assure, For coughs and colds have some regard, Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Giant Monarch and Victoria Rhubarb roots, assorted fruit trees, echallots, and a prime sample ol pink eye potatoes, to be had at Griffon and Smith’s Beehive and Union stores— Advt.

W M’Kay and Son have some wonderfully cheap lines at their great winter sale. Here is one or two items—lovely pink flannelette 4d yd and another one at 6d yd, worth double the money. 4 ply wool 2/6 per lb. Ladies handkerchiefs 6/ dez ara being sold for 2/11 doz, and best of all lovely dross lengths for 1/11 each — Advt Some of the highest living medical authorities t attribute the great growth of physical and mental disease which has characterised the last few decades,_ to the universality of adulturation. They affirm that the taking into the system continually by human beings as food, substances which are chemically foreign and not only incapable of sustaining healthy life, but constitute a perpetual danger to it, is largely responsible for the new and complex diseases that baffle their curative skill. Therefore be wise in time, eat only

K Jam and avoid those dangers. Absolute purity guaranteed— Advt,

Tenders are invited for the cartage of coal for the Caledonian Gold Dredging Company. Tenders close on Angnst 24th. For fall particulars see advertisement in another column. Now that District Health Officers have been appointed for the whole of the colony, the Health Department intends to assist upon every case of infectious disease being at once reported to the district officers or to the Department. Forms have been sent out to the medical men and chemists of the colony for the purpose of facilitating notification of infectious cases, and the Department intends taking proceedings in all cases of non-notification of diseases, as it has come to its knowledge that many people engaged in the handling and manufacture •\t foodstuffs have been doing ■so while Suffering from infectious diseases. Vigorous steps are also in contemplation by the Department in reference to the insanitary conditions under which many of the foodstuffs in daily use are being manufactured and sold. WADE’S WORM PIGS are more effective and not unpleasant; most children thrive after taking them. Price 1/-

WADE’S TEETHING POWDEKS for babies are soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price 1/-