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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 August 1901, Page 2

Tho Hokitika Harbour Board Empowering Act Amendment Bill has been read a first time in tho House.

Mr. Vinson, we are pleased to learn, is progressing very favorably, and will in all likelihood leave the Hospital a much stronger man than he has been for years past. Mr Duncan McLean, district agent for Messrs Marshall, Sons and Co., Gainsborough, reports the arrival ex-Pakeha, from Londcp of the engines and boiler tor the Woodstock Gold Dredging Company t We have received the prospectus of the Tyneside Colliery Company, Limited, having a capital of £IO,OOO. We understand the shares are being taken up freely. Members of the Grey Town Band are requested to muster at the practice room to-night for the purpose of the solo competitions and full rehearsal of programme, when all members are requested to attend.

The Greymouth Harbor Board since the commencement of the year has ex pended over £19,000 in wages, plant, material, and payment of interest. The revenue for the same period was about £15,000. Tenders arc invited in our advertising columns for re-caulking and launching the Great Lead Gold Dredging Company’s pontoons. Specifications may he seen at the office of ’ the Company’s engineer, where tenders will close on the 4th September at 8 p.m. A large number of men are daily applying to the Borough and Harbor authorities for employment. There, however, is not much chance with either of these bodies for some time to come. Indeed, so far as the Harbor Board is concerned, there will bo a reduction in number made this week.

Messrs McKay and Sons first shipment of new goods are expected to arrive in the course of a few days. To make room for such articles the firm arc determined to dispose of the balance of their winter goods at a large reduction in price. During the next four days exceptional bargains may be obtained, and we advise all those in search of really good articles to pay this well known firm a visit. Their change of advertisement will appear in to-morrow’s issue.

A moss enjoyable social and ball was given by tho batchelots of Ikamatua and Totara Flat on Friday night last in Mr Erickson's new hall which was decorated with ferns, palms and flags, which re ■ fleeted credit upon the abilities of the batchclors. The floor was in splendid condition, and the refreshments were varied enough to tickle the palates of the most fastidious. The music, piccolo and piano, rendered by Mr Leech and son, left nothing to be desired. Mr A. Mclnroe and J. Doolan officiated as M. O’s, The dresses of the ladies lent a brilliant affect to the tasteful decorations. Songs were contributed by the following gentlemen during the evening. Mr Leech ‘T don’t whj I loves you Ma’ Honey, but I do,” also “Lindy” for an encore. Mr Payne “Just one Girl.” Mr Pender “We’re getting it by degrees.” Mr Henuessy “Break the news to Mother.” Messrs J. and T. Doolan favored thej company with a “Sailor’s Hornpipe.” Visitors were present from Ivumara, 3-reymouth and Reefton. Credit is duo to the Committee in making the affair a success. Whispers say the spinsters intend to eclipse the affair by giving a return shortly. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday before R S Hawkins Esq S.M., three boys charged with breaking insulators on a telegraph line at Kiata were fined 10/ and 7 1 costs, or in default seven days imprisonment ; two other lads for throwing stones

to the danger of property were similarly treated. Another boy charged with breaking an insulator was fined 15/- and 10/costs or in default seven days imprisonment. We abstain on this occasion from giving the names, but in future should like offences be committed will not deal so leniently, the amount of property destroyed by these young larrikins being so great, as to require a severe example being made. We understand that within a very short period 400 insulators have been wantonly destroyed in the district by stone throwing, and it is therefore, high time that strong measures were taken to abate the nuisance. We make all allowance for youthful fun and frolic, but wanton useless destruction of property cannot be brought under this heading. Two first offenders for breach of Railway bye-laws were convicted and fined 10/- and costs. Evidence was taken in a case wherein the Ngahere Gold Dredging Coy sued C Hodder for calls. The defence set up _ was misrepresentations as to the locality of the claim. The evidence was forwarded on to Dunedin. Ninety-five horses remain in the Caulfield Cup and one hundred and eleven in he Melbourne Cup. Mr James Bishop, M.E., has been in Hokitika and district for about a week,

and left yesterday for Wellington. The Britannia No 2. are vigorously prospecting their claim, and intend to treat the stone on the latest scientific methods. Present indications are very promising.

The Westport Newssavs 'he Mapourik* was detained in the roadstead on Satur-

day morninguntil the Janet Niooll, which took a long time in swinging, got away, and consequently missed the morning tide. A handsome silver writing set has been presented by the Federal Government to Mr George Musgrove, as a memento of his having rendered valuable services at the Royal celebrations in Melbourne.

In honour of the birth of the Ozar’s

fourth daughter, the Archduchess Anastasia, the Czar has remitted the punishment ot all the students who were sent to military service for taking part in the recent disturbances.

At Oreswick (Victoria), on the 2nd inst. Richard Crayo, a miner, was lying dangerously ill, when his wife was seized with an apopletic fit. The shock accelerated the minor’s death, which was followed several hours later by his wife’s demise. Several Charitable Aid Boards in the colony are moving to obtain an amendment of the law the object of protecting those organisations which are called upon to support indigent persons from other districts.

Professor Riggs, of the Field Columbian Museum, at Chicago, has dug up in the neighbourhood of Grand Junction, Colorado an almost perfect fossil dinosaur—a huge reptile, peculiar to the upper secondary formations —70ft in length and 9ft high. The Adelaide Cremation Society appears to be in a fair way towards being an accomplished fact. The total cost of equipment is said to bo about £2,000, of which amount £I,OOO has been promised by one gentleman, while several others have contributed smaller amounts.

King Edward and Queen Alexandra (says the London Sketch) are fulfilling their promise to their son and his consort. “We will take care of the children.” Prince Edward, Prince Albert, and Princess Victoria of Cornwall accompany their grand-parents to every great function of the kind likely to be amusing and instructive to children of their tender years. The Pelorous Guardian says ;—“From sources that may bo viewed with reliability we hear that a find of gold valued at £4OO was made at the latter end of last week by two men at Dead Horse Creek.” The Dead Horse Creek cuts through the Federation and Golden Bar properties. The,destruction of the rabbit pest in the Haast, Okura and Jacksons Bay district has made a signal advance of late. The poison laid under the supervision of the officers of the Stock Department recently has proved very effective and where large numbers of rabbits a short time ago, not one is to be seen now.

In answer to inquiries from Mr Colvin, the member for Buller district, the Ministerof Lands stated that tenders would be called for the erection of a bridge at Inangah.ua, Landing as soon as the necessary plans were completed. A vote of £SOO was on the Estimates, but the cost would probably be about £2,500. At Waimate the other day a young woman was fined £3 on a charge of procuring liquor for a prohibited person. Another person charged with inciting to the purchase and supply of liquor for a prohibited person, was fined £5, in default a month’s imprisonment.

A resident from. Okura who was in Hokitika yesterday states that at the beginning of last week the Jane Douglas was in a perfectly safe position. Captain Anderson had then landed all the cargo to lighten the vessel for floating her off. The steamer is on the South Spit of the Okura river well away from the sea. A large quantity of cargo sleepers and potatoes, were lying on the bank ready for shipment by the steamer. A number of sheep have also been penned there awaiting shipment. The Okura people have a distinct grievance in this matter in not having a jetty built to ship their stuff from. A vote has been passed for the work and the residents arc still waiting with what patience they may for their loading wharf.

Henry Jacobs, aged 46, a retired military surgeon, formerly of H.M.S. Wallaroo, has been sentenced at the South Western Police Court, London, to three mouths’ imprisonment with hard labour for cruelly assaulting hia daughter, aged 10 years. The ruffian thrashed the poor child with a pair of tongs, injuring her severely. He had a narrow escape from lynching at the hands of the infuriated crowd.

Giant Monarch and Victoria Rhubarb loots, assoitod fruit trees, schallots, and a prime sample ol pink eye potatoes, to le had at Gtiffen and Smith’s Beehive and Union stores — Auvt,

A lad named Treffene, 18 years old, living at Patchy Plat (Vic.), was seriously injured by an explosion of gunpowder recently, the full force of which he received in the face and eyes. The lad placed three or four charges of the gunpowder in a bottle, into which he dropped a lighted match.

It is stated that the first cost of building a fleet of Atlantic liners is a trifio compared to the cost of running them, which in less than three years will exceed the cost of construction, so enormous is the expenditure in wages, port dues and repairs. The Tongan correspondent of the Auoklank Star states that a census was taken by the Free Church authorities at the end of 1900, from which it appears that the* population of the Tongan group was nearly 20,000, the population of each island in the group being as follows;—Tonga, 8474; Haahai, 5087; Vavau, 4589; Niuatobutabu 710; Niua Foon, 1150—comprising 6338 men, 6015 women, 3885 boys, and 8762 girls. The numbers given are only the Tongans, the Samoans, Fijians, Nine natives residing there not being included. The Madrid correspondent of the London Daily Express states that the little King of Spain attended a bull fight, the national spectacle, for the first time on June 16. The public cheered him frantically, and each matador before despatching his bull delivered a speech before fhe royal box. Little Alfonso presented four of the principal performers with gold cigar cases studded with diamonds, and to commemorate the first bull fight seeb by him the toreadors gave him the sword, with which the first bull was killed. The. proceeds amounted to £SOOO. In the Federal Senate the other day Mr Drake, Postmaster-General, stated that from £IO,OOO to 11,000 worth of Victorian stamps were returned yearly from Tasmania for re-purchase by the Postal Department of that State, having been originally sent to “Tattersall’s” in exchange for sweep tickets. The management of “TattersaH’s” assert this to be a gross mistatement, for the total amount of Victorian stamps forwarded by them to Melbourne last year was £59 of good stamps and £ls worth of damaged, ungummed stamps. These stamps had been, received for postage on replies, and were sent to an agency firm in Melbourne, who, it was understood, used them for their own business purposes. This amount, they say, is a fair average for any year; but the Victorian Postal authorities “wink the other eye,” and say that Mr Drake Isn’t very much out after all, At the luncheon given to Mr Hanson (Northerd S.B. Company) at Kawhia lately, in responding to the “ Natives of Kawhia,” Mr Taun Wetere said he had been born in Kawhia, and for the first seven years of his life had seen no Europeans. At that time he ran about the beach with no trousers and without a shirt. Then some Europeans came along, and he got a pair of trousers and a shirt. Since that time more Europeans had come, and now, as all could sec, be stood fully dressed. Now that he had seen the ways of the pakeha, he had come to the conclusion that they were pn, im- . provement on the Native customs, and consequently he had abandoned his Native ways, and his children were receiving a European Education. At the Levels County Council on Wednesday, Mr Orbell, in his report on the recent County Councils’ Conference, gave an instance of what some councils have to put up with in the licensing elections. One council whose receipts from licenses totalled £373 had to pay £343 for election expenses. Another which received . nothing at all from fees forwarded £25 as its contribution towards expenses, bat was informed that its share was £SO. Councils ase desiring full control of the licenses. The National Dairy Association is representing to the Government the evil that enforcement of an eight, hours' day in dairying would cause to an industry which, is not only the salvation of the small settler, but a permanent factor in the success of the Government’s land settlement policy. It is estimated that under existing conditions the dairy : farmer must receive at least 3d per gallon i net for his milk to pay his way, and the ruling price runs from 3d to 3}d. It is contended that if the dairy factory workers are brought under the provisions of the Bill, the staffs of the majority of factories will have to be doubled, increas- ' ing the cost ot manufacture by Ad per lb., which will fall on the farmer, and absorb his present profit. The factory hand, it is urged, though hard-worked in the busy season, is to some extent compensated by easier times during the slack season. WADE’S WORM FIGS are more effective and not unpleasant; most children thrive after taking them. Price 1/-

WADE’S TEETHING POWDEES for babies are soothing, reduce fever aniJ prevent blotches. Price 1/- ' W M’Kay and Son have some wonderfully cheap lines at tbeir great winter sale. Here is one or two items—lovely pink flannelette 4d yd and another one at fid yd, worth double the money. 4 ply wool 2/6 per lb. Ladies handkerchiefs 6/ dez are being sold for 2/11 doz, and best of all lovely dress lengths for 1/11 each— Advt Some of the highest living medical authorities’ 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 these dangers. Absolute purity guaranteed—Advt. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister in America, this story as an example of Chinese humour:—“There was once a traveller who stopped at the house of a friend for refreshment. He asked for a cup of tea. The friend had no tea, but said he would send his son to borrow some from a neighbour. The wife put a pot of water on the fire to boil. The son

did not return, and several times it

became necessary to add cold water to that boiling in the pot. Finally the wife said, ‘ Inasmuch as the tea does not seem

to bo forthcoming perhaps you had better oiler youi guest a bath.’ ” Lay on Mac Duff! who has’nt read How bold Macßeth was slain, But now he’s been so long since dead, Who rake him up again ? Then let him rest, he’s out of date, We’ll turn to something newer, If you’ve a cold, be not too late, Take Woods’ Gebat Peppermint Cure,