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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 August 1901, Page 2

Mr. Tymons announces in our advertising columns that all accounts owing to (lie late firm mns<, be settled at once. Dr. Cahill, who is attending O'Rorke, Sneaker of the House of Representatives, reports that ho will be unable to take the [chair for a week.

We again remind poultry fanciers that) a meeting of all those interested in the, formation ot a Poultry Socioty will be held at the Albion Hotel this evening.

Canterbury boat Hawko's Bay in the. football match on Saturday by two goals and eight tries (34 points) to nil, after a poor game. I

William Lawrie, who met with injuries while working in an excavation on the. Westport railway works yesterday, died; in the hospital on Saturday morning. j Tenders are invited by the Grey ( County Council for the following works : —Repairs to Paroa-Teremakan road j| repairs and maintenance for one year| of Blackball road. Specifications mayj be seen at Mr. Goodwin's store. Ngahere.j and at the County Council Chambers. j

The many friends of Mr Michael Phillips, Couuty Clerk, who has been confindd to his house during the last] week, will bo pleased do hear that ho was| able to attend to his cflico for a couple of. hours this afternoon.

I Dr McKay, son of Mr Andrew Mciiay of this town, arrived from the Old Country by the Haupiri this afternoon. J Dr Jennings, chairman of the GreenS 'stone Creek Gold Dredging Company, arrived in Kumara on Saturday afternoon from Cliristchurcli.

We are pleased to be able to inform the friends of Mr W. M'Kechnie that he was much improved yesterday. Although certainly he was not as well this morning as could be desired.

Mr Hales and Mr Coombe have completed their inspection of the Point Elizabeth, and Coal Creek railway, and leave for Wellington per Haupiri tomorrow morning.

The many friends 'of Mr Robert Vinsen, who underwent a serious operation in the Hospital a few days ago will be pleased to hoar that he is making rapid progress towards recovery, and in the course of a few days will be out of the Hospital. The work of demolishing the old building of the New Zealand Clothing Factory is now being proceeded with and the erection of the new premises will be at once commenced. The firm are now located in temporary premises in Albert street.

Our Parliamentary correspondent wires from Wellington this afternoon as follows : —" The Ministry will be represented at the late Hon. Kerr's funeral by the Premier (R. J. Seddon) and the Minister for Education (Hon. Walker) who leave Wellington by the Government steamer Hinemoa. It was also Mr. Guinness's intention to be present, but the Premier is of opinion that in view of O'Rorke's state of health, the deputy Speaker ought not to leave Wellington.' Mr. E. Appleton, of Hokitika, notifies in another column, that any person infringing on his patent, being an improved method of removing obstructions met with when boring for prospecting purposes, will be prosecuted. He will be I pleased to allow parties the full advantage of his invention, with complete instructions thereon, under reasonable terms, which may be obtained from Cutten Bros., Consulting Engineers, or the patentee.

Messrs Haywardßros.,of Christchurch who are so well-known from one end of the colony to the other, as the leading pickle manufacturers, are now introducing their patty-pan baking powder, which though only a few months in the market is commanded a brisk sale. The tins are convertable and on taking off the lid and the bottom of the tin, the purchaser discovers two nicely designed patty-pans, which we feel sure will be appreciated by every "housekeeper in this district. The baking powder is put up in lib tins, and may be obtained from all grocers.

This morning the members of the Greymouth Harbor Board had an interview with Mr Hales, Engineer-in-Chief, relative to continuance of harbor works.

After a long discussion Mr Hales advice was to push along with the south and north tip heads keeping the southern wall at least 200 feet ahead of the northern. In addition to this the dredging of the lagoon would materially assist.

The craze for enow-balling in the South, and the reports of the fun to be obtained from the game, led to a rather peculiar accident at Taupiri the other day (states the Waikato '• Argus.") Two young fellows, who are employed at a flaxmiil there, commenced a battle royal in oamp, and in the absence of the real article substituted snowflake potatoes hot from the fire. All went merrily until 3ne, in ducking, received a boiling, tube in he ear. It filled up the cavity and icalded 'the inner portions very badly. The sufforer was brought up to the Waikato Hospital, and although the doctor is hopeful of preserving the sense of hearing, (here is a possibility that the patient will iose it.

Newspaper correspondents who accompanied the Duke and Duchees of Cornwall md York on their tour through New Zealand, have (says our London correspondent somewhat mystified our colonial readers here by giving the Maori " Kia Ora "in ilmost unrecognisable forms. The nearest of these to accuracy have been

Kimra " and " Kiora." A writer to

one of the London papers cleans up the cnyatery by informing ali and sundry that :he words are really Kia Ora—" Ora " cneaning healthy, and " kia" being a conjunction used as a prefix denoting wish. E am afraid the average English reader has not been much enlightened by the explanation. The Maori word also has frequently appeared as " Kiamra. 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. 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' Grhat Peppermint Ooeb. WADE'S WORM FIGS are more effective and not unpleasant j most children thrive after taking them. Price 1/-