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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 August 1901, Page 2

Tho football match Westport v. Hokitlka played at Hokitika yesterday resulted in a draw, both sides scoring throe points* The weather to-day was about as bad as any wc have experienced this winter —it was simply miserable. It was gusty, rainy and cold.

Should the weather not allow of the bar being worked, the Right Hon. B. J. Seddon and party will proceed overland to-mDrrow morning.

Members of the Trinity Church Debating Society are reminded that the usual weekly meeting will be held this evening.

The many friends of Mr H. W. Young, civil engineer, will regret to hear that he has been confined to his house during the last week. "We trust to see him out in & few days. The Westport Rivals intend visiting Greymouth on tho thirteenth of next month to play a football match with the Stars on Saturday, the fourteenth, and return home by the Haupiri on the Monday.

Messrs G. W. Moss snii Co will sell at tho residence of Mr Vowell, Raupo, Totar* Flat, to-morrow afternoon at one o'clock, I the whole of his household furniture and effects, also first-class piano, spring cart and harness, 2 cows (milking), plough, and oat and hay stacks. A young man named Peter Patterson, of Kotuku, while working in the bush cutting sleepers yesterday morning, had the misfortune to let his axe slip, and cut his right foot. He was brought down to the Hospital yesterday afternoon, where his wound was dressed by the nurses, and he is now progressing as well as can be expected. The mine manager of the Waiwhera Sluicing Claim reports a return of 112ozs for the month. The return is smaller than was expected, owing to working three weeks in- cement on Buckley's Terrace, and the water supply through the frosts only being sufficient for two weeks' work on Geordio's Terrace-

A meeting of members of the Groymouth Club was held in the Club v< om last evening about 40 members being present. Mr C. A. Broad was voted to the chair, who explained that the meeting was called for the purpose of passing the ru'es and electing an auditor. After discussion the rules, which were submitted by the Committee, were passed, and Mr A. Viokerman appoiuted auditor, A concert and dance, in aid of the funds of the Paroa School Committee, will be held in the Schoolroom on Tuesday evening, commencing at eight o'clock. We advise all those who desire a good evening's enjoyment not to miss the opportunity of going out in Brown's City Dray, which will leave town at seven o'clock. Given a fine night the Schoolroom should be crowded. The concert in aid of the funds of the Dobson School Committee will be held to-morrow evening in the Wallsend Hall, and judging from the programme, which accompanies the Brunncr papers this evening, there should be a record house. After the concert the hall will be cleared for a dance, the music being in first-class hands. The committee will also provide a liberal supply of refreshments. The chair at the concert will be taken by the Mayor, Mr. Robert Eussell. The Salvation Army Citadel in Wellington was crowded to hear the Maori Singers last Sunday evening, many turned were away. The Company is now visiting Nelson, and is expected to arrive in Westport on Sunday. Adjutant Ward of Greymouth, leaves by the Mapourika for Westport to meet the party. They will proceed to Reef ton by coach, arriving in Greymouth for Sunday and Monday, 15th- and lGth September, after which they will go overland to Christchurch. The newspapers of Great Britain represent an aggragate income of 16 millions a year.

Dutch cheese contains 41 per cent oj water against only 30 per cent, in Cheshire cheese. Spain has been bankrupt four limes in the century, the last being for 550 millions in 1882. There are 276,088 foreigners resident in Germany, 2,760,000 Germans resident abroad. Mr W. Cook,of Dunedin has purchased the schooner Annie Hill from Mr W. S. Waterson, of Invercargill, and will run hec in the timber trade between Lyttelton and Kaipara, in place of the Jessie Nicoll Mr Denny, purser of the Corinna, has been transferred to the Kotoiti, Mr Williams, late of the Xoonya. taking his position on tbe Corinna. The New Plymouth Harbour Board bava de,cided that the wharf shall be lighted by four lights of an aggregate power of 800 candles. The cost is estimated at £350 exclusive of engine, housing and other charges. For some time past (says the Punedin Star of 23rd August) uneasy rumors of the shoaling of the entrance to Westport Harbor have been afloat, confirmation of which has been received by the Union Company, who were advised by telegraph that the <?epth of the bar at high water yesterday was only 15ft Oin. In view of the large expenditure on harbor improvement in the past, the situation may be considered serious. It is quite evident that further means of deepening the harbor must be undertaken without delay, or else the larger steamers intended for Westport tradevvill be unble to enter the harbor there.

The West Coast Times says : —Mr Ridings, the local Collector of Customs lias been notified he is to be sent to Dunedin to take an important post in the Department there. During his stay in Hokitika Mr Hidings has made himself a universal favorite, his courteous obliging manner in the discharge of his duties, being highly appreciated. His very many friends here will hsar with pleasure of his promotion. Mr Hidings leaves here in about a month's time, and will be suceeded by Mr Rose, at present landing waiter at Wellington.

The Minister of Public Instruction in New South Wales in r ormed a dpputation of pubhc school teachers that their aggregate salaries for the current year were to be increased by about £15,000. Approximately 1600 teachers will benefit. Owing to the desire of teachers to get to town the Minister proposed to give tho-e who took up appointments in the country £ll4 a year, and, if married, £156 and a residence.

A sum of £12.489 was received on Monday as import duty at the Wellington Custom House, this being a record f..r the port. Two direct steamer* having arrived from London, with spring and summer drapery goods, was the reason for the exceptionally large clearances,

A contemporary states that a Nelson clergyman now holds special services for footballers.

It is said that an interesting divorce case in which two well-known Dannevirke residents will figure prominently, will be heard at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Napier.

There is a likelihood of a manufactory 'or binder twine being started in Napier i the project for establishing woollen mills is successful.

A lad under 12 years of age was remanded at the Wanganui Police Court on Saturday on two charges of breaking and entering and theft. The sum stolen amounted to £B 15s.

Most of the dairymen in the North Waiiarapa absolurely refuse to have their dairy herds examined as to whether or not hey are suffering from disease.

The Napier Telegraph states that during Saturday farthings, exactly colored to match the correct article, were passed in the town as half-sovereigns. Amongst the unauthorised expenditure accounts for last year ended March 31st last is the imposing item of " cost of pigs for the Queen of Earatonga, and freight on same, £lO 4s 9d."

The Waimate Times states that Trooper T. Goldstone, who lately returned from South Africa, 1 again left Waimate on Tuesday last en route for the Transvaal, where it is understood that he intends entering the services of the Railway Department. The first of the two boats being built for the Government for submarine purposes leaves Paisley this month in charge of Captain Fraser, a son of the Hon. F. H. Fraser. Mr Hes, another colonial, and formerly of the British India Company, comes as chief officer. Mr G. H, Reid, the leader of the Commonwealth Opposition, has been interviewed by the Sydney Peace and Humanity Society respecting militarism, the -treatment of aboiiginals in West Australia, and the Kanaka labour question. Mr Reid gave a sympathetic reply. A little boy named Queale died]at Now Aberdeen (South Australia) on the sth inst. from blocd poisoning, resulting from an injury received by falling on a sharp piece of deal stick about nine weeks previously. The stick passed through his mouth and stabbed the back of his throat.

The Government schooner Countess of Ranfurly, which has sailed for the South Sea Islands, is to call at the Kermadeo Islands in order to search for survivors or wreckage from the missing brigantine Linda Weber, which disappeared on a voyage from Gisborne to Ngunguru. The Clutha Leader says the Government have a gang of mra at work cutting willows for protection works at the top of the Barnego Fiat, where the river has been encroaching very fast in recent years. In fact, during the past five years there must have been acres and acres of first-class land washed away. Since the Government purchased the estate the encroachment has in no way abated. One of the grounds of the petition against the return of Mr Haseldeu for the Patoa seat is that after the poll the returning officer took out the voting paper of Mr Arthur Nesbit, of Hunterville, who voted for Mr Heslop, and disallowed it. The Hunterville "Express" says it has been asked to state by Mr Nesbit that he in no way instigated the petition, has no sympathy with it, and that he did not vote for Mr Heslop. A gentleman closely associated with Mr Carnegie in preparation of the scheme whereby university education in Scotlahd has been endowed with a sum of £2,000,000, tells an interesting incident of the consultation. Mr Carnegie's original propoeal was to hand over £1,500,000. He was advised that to do the thing thoroughly another £500,000 was desirable. " Very well, " he said after a moment's thought, " make it £2,000,000. After all, it's only half a year's income." At Preston (Victoria) Joseph Morgan, after having milked some cows, went to his room, and sitting on a stool, said a few words to a man named Storey, who was also there. He +hen turned his back on his companion, and apparently acting on a sudden impulse he drew a revolver from his pocket, and, placing the muzzle in his mouth, fired and fell forward dead. A return was asked for by Mr John Hutcheson, member Wellington city, showing the amount of land tax collected from the holders of leasc3 in perpetuity. The amount is nil. That is no doubt a fact which certain members thiok should be made public. Mr W. S. Waterson, of Invercargill, hai received a cablegram stating that his barque Alexa, which was wrecked twelve miles from Surprise Island', on July 7th, had been sold by public auction for £2O I and that her master, Captain Woebling was leaving Noumea at once for Sydney

Sir James Hector referred at the meeting of the "Wellington Philosophical Society to the fine scope for investigation which the caves common to most parts of New Zealand afford to investigators. There were in the South Island of New Zealand quite a number of caves containing relics of the bygone days. Sir James said that in his own investigations in the early sixties he had at times been surprised to find in these caves the bones of sheep. The action of the water, he believed, was the cause of this blending of the dim past with the present. The caves of New Zealand, Sir James explained, were of various formations. At Takaka, in the Nelson district, there were caves of great antiquity. He would like to see the investigation of these caves more generally undertaken. It was a most fascinating pursuit, and also one which would well repay the time devoted to it.

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