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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 9 October 1901, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS. In a daily newspaper where all is hurry and bustle we naturally enough expect mistakes at times to occur. Bub in the Mines Record where ample time is given, -where the supervision is more complete, and no hurry is present we expect to get something like accuracy. We are rather surprised then on opening the pages of the issue from 16fch September, which by the way, only came to hand yesterday, to find second paragraph under leader heading informing the reader, of the timber and coal export at Greymouth for the month of October, It is evident that the Record is going in for a bit of prophesy on its own account, for not satisfied with giving Greymouth returns for the as yet uncompleted month, the journal on another page gives' Westport’s exports for October, as also the depth of water on the bar and the rainfall. The first paragraph might pass as a mere misprint, but the second surely indicates that the Record is attempting the role of Soothsayer. Then as showing “ accuracy ” on the part of the Record, we are given a list of West Coast dredges at work or in course of construction. Looking through the names we can .without taxing our memory give a dozen companies well advanced with work that are omitted. Accuracy is : scarcely the motto applicable to the 1 September number. We wait with ] much concern the result of the “spirit , of divination ” that has come over the ; Record, ]

Wednesday being Labor Day all work at the mines was suspended, and Brunner observed the day as a publi 3 holiday. The time for the closing of tenders for the Montgomery Sluicing Company’s race contract is Monday 21st of October.

The Rev. Dean Eolland of Reefton and the Ecv. Father Haire of the Westport Parish, are replacing one another for a short period.

Mr Woledge, director of thoEed Jacks Gold Dredging Co., informs us that a trial run will be made of the machinery on Friday, and permanent work will be commenced on Saturday.

The warmest place in the colony today was Clyde, with 63 degrees; the coldest being Cambridge with 43 degrees. The temperature of Greymouth was 55 degrees. The tides and seas were moderate on the Coast.

Mr H. A. Baucke has been elected a member of the Westland Education Board vice the late Mr M'Whirtor. The voting was as follows :—H. A. Baucke 26, J. E. Hudson 22, J. F. Byrne 13, and E. Whitehouse 12. Total 70. Informal votes 6.

The organ for the Presbyterian Church at Brunner has been received from the makers, and is a great acquisition to the old instrument. Under the able manipulation of the organist, Miss Watson, the congregation will now have good music.

We have received from Mr Eing a capital photograph of the teachers who attended the lecture recently given by Mr Isaac at the Greymouth school. The photograph is really an Excellent one, every face being brought out distinctly. The group is an interesting one, but it affords remarkable evidence of the prepondi ranee of female teachers in the Grey district.

- Our Parliamentary reporter to-day wires us that “ there will be no sitting of ihe Legislative Council this afternoon on account of Labor Day, but Councillors will have to pay for their holiday by meeting at night.” Poor over-worked Lordsaverage toil an hour a day—this night of toil” is hard upon you.

“A sailor going to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation fCr his safety.” Such was the message as given to the parson. It was read out in church like this : “A sailor going to see his wife, desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety.”

‘That boy can’t travel on a half ticket,' remarked a guard on the Picton-Blenheim lino to the mother of the boy in question. ‘Well, I don’t know,’ sho said, but it isn’t my fault. The train runs so slowly on this line. He was under age when we left Blenheim, but ’eaven only knows what he’ll be by the time wo get to Picton.’ We again remind our readers of the concert and dance in the Golden schoolrooms this evening. The entertainment is a unique one, while the dance afterwards bids fair to be the crowning event of the season. Tho music will be supplied by Messrs Seabrook and Perotti, which is a sufficient guarantee of its excellence. We would advise those who are desirous of obtaining] a seat to go

early. News is to hand of the death at Men

zies, Western Australia, as the result of a buggy accident, of Mr. L. Martini,, and father of Mrs T. Shaw, of Westport. The late Mr. Martini resided for many years at Eoimara, whore he occupied tho position of mine manager, and he was held in high esteem throughout the Coast.

A feat that is worth noticing was performed yesterday by the new locomotive that arrived recently. The engine which was in charge of that well known and capable driver, Chas. Peck, succeeded in taking 74 empty coal hoppers and bringing down 76 full ones from Ngahere in one trip. This is by far the heaviest task over accomplished on our lines, and our local railway department are to be congratulated on possessing such a splendid engine that enables them to cope with any emergency that may be required. Tho Ball under the auspices of tho Brunner Football Club, held at Brunner last evening in Kaye’s Hall, was an immense success. The Hall was tastefully decorated with ferns, etc,, and looked exceedingly pretty ; whilst the large number present enjoyed themselves to tho lively strains supplied by Messrs Ashton and Bennington. The gathering broke up at an early hour this morning. An American journal says “ Cuba is getting along. It already has more political parties than Kansas.” At a trial of the Lawrence Kennedy Milking Machine, held recently at Lillydale, Victoria, a man and a boy milked 25 cows in half an hour. Tho third and last sitting of the Court of Appeal for the present year will begin on Monday the 14th inst. The wceding-out process! During last month there were 69 claims forfeited or surrendered in Otago and Southland, the total area being 3336 acres.

Mr Monk, M.H.8., thinks that in the

way the Colony behaved on the occasion of the visit of the Duka and Duchess of Cornwall, the colonists forgot democracy and practised a toadyism whicli ho considers was simply despicable. The Botomahana, which is just out of dock, did the passage from Lyttelton to Wellington on Wednesday night in llhts smin, which is 19 minutes less than her previous quickest trip. The leading members of the Opposition refrained from speaking and voting on the question of refunding £2,250 to the Governor in connection with his outlay re the Royal visit. The men employed on the steamer Avonia who are clearing the river Avon, caught a number of large eels just below Dallington. The largest 'weighed 251 b, while two others turned the scale at 241 b and 151 b each.

In connection with the recent loan poll in Auckland, it is worthy of note that no less than 219 ratepayers voted against the loan f)r fire brigade purposes, and that in face of the lamentably inefficient state of the brigade appliances as shewn at the Grand Hotel fire.

Thus the Egmont Settler: —About the biggest swindle in New Zealand is connected with the sale of kerosene. Stratford storekeepers are at present charging 10s per case cash. Who is getting the rebate duty of four shillings per case. The following is an extract from the Mines Report. Britannia Gold-mining Company (Limited). —This company’s mine at Stony Creek, Waimangaroa, on the Republic line of reef, has had a fairly successful year. Work has been confined to the eastern reef, 201 tons being mined and crushed for a return of 3910 z, molted gold. Yalue, £3 19s per oz. Dividends to the amount of Is 4d per share have been paid during the past year. The battery is at a high elevation, therefore the water supply is intermittent; but, as, another crecdc has lately been fluraed on to the water wheel, this trouble will be greatly lessoned in the future. With a full supply of water the two-bead Hendy battery can put through 30 tons per week, and it is otherwise a perfectly satisfactory machine. The reef now being worked shows every indication of continuing into tho solid hill, and is going strongly underfoot at 90ft from the outcrop and showing payable gold.”

Mr Atkinson has tabled several amendments in the Licensing Bill, including abolition of barmaids, more effective supervision of sly grog soiling in the King Country, 10 o'clock closing, abolition of the bar at Bellamy’s, and tho giving of Licensing Committees discretionary power In thp granting of licenses.

Mr Stowell has been appointed by the Government to collect material lor a comprehensive record ol Maori art, history, and legend, is pursuing his researches in the northern part of the colony. An addition has been made to'the State resources in this direction by the placing at the Government’s disposal ol Mr John White’s collection, which Mr S. Percy Smith has arranged. Mr Mistowaki, the examiner for the Trinity College musical examinations, did not arrive by the Paparoa, as expected and it is believed that he was delayed at the Cape. The arrangements for the examinations are therefore cancelled until further notice.

• Premier Seddon isn’t going to attend the Coronation next year unless it is agreed that this time there,will be no sordid row about the expenses, and ho is going to “lay certain proposals before the House of Representatives for the proper maintainence of his dignity when abroad.’’ His dignity, pomp, and hia embroidered coat-tail, and his cooked hat, and his £l4O uniform, and hia ridiculous sword. To think that a one-time Democrat should come to this I—Sydney Bulletin,

The Lady Roberts, one of the vessels built for the submarine mining work of the New Zealand Government, sailed from London on the 27th September in charge of Lieutenant Moorehouse. The Janie Seddon, sister boat to the Lady Roberts, sailed from London for the colony on Thursday. Captain Fraser is in command.

The warder in charge of the prisoners engaged in tree planting at Waiotapu, Rotorua, reports the occurrence of frequent and severe eaathquake shocks during the week before last. The sounds of sharp explosions were also heard in the direction of Tatawera. Some of the shocks were severe, the noise preceding them resembling that caused by an iron tank falling off a cart, but much louder.

The anti expectoration crusade in Sydney proceeds vigorously. A Sydney message to the Melbourne-Age of September 14ih states :—“ Considerable interest was taken to-day in the first batch of prosecutions under the now bylaw against expectoration on footpaths. Sixteen persons were before the Central Police Court charged with the offence, and in ekeh ease a fine of 10s was imposed, in default three days’ imprisonment.” It is expected that the gold output of New Zealand for the current year will be the largest for about a quarter of a century.

A movement (says Truth) is afoot for the establishment in this colony of an association for the prevention of the spread of consumption, on the lines of the English National Association for the Provention of Tuberculosis. The system will probably be, to have headquarters in one of the centres, and branches in other parts of the colony. The function of the association, which has the approval of the Medical Association, is to educate tbe people to take proper precautions against the spread of the dread malady. The newly formed union of Nelson fruitgrowers is determined to make an effort to place its produce ou the New Zealand market in a systematic manner. An agent is to bo appointed in each of the principal towns. Regular consignments of carefully picked and carefully packed fruit will be sent to each agent, who, it is expected, will charge 7£ per cent commission, but will allow the union a rebate of 2or 2£ per cent. Each case will bear the brand of the union, and a fine will be impressed on any member who is found to have sent away inferior fruit. A ballot is now being taken to select one of . throe firms which has applied for the Wellington agency. The sonless condition of the Czar he,s

impelled a Professor of the Tokar Lorenz to a deep study of the family history of the Czar and Czarina, the result of which he has just published in a learned work on the geuealgies of reigning houses. As the outcome of his researches, the Professor traces the whole trouble to hereditary tendency on the part of the Czarina, the families to which the Hessian Princesses have given birth from the Middle Ages to the present day having shown a preponderance of females altogether abnormal.

A communication has been received by

tbe Mines Department from Mr.- George Lomas, Waimangaroa, requesting that assistance might be given to the widow of the late Henry Slade, who was killed in the Blackball Coal-mine on the 29th

March, 1900. Mr. Lomas has been informed that Mrs. Slade received £2O from the Blackball Sick and Accident Fund; and her case had also been dealt with by the Public Trustee, who states that the Kaitangata Fund is already charged to the extent which, as an actuarial computation shows, will exhaust it during the lifetime of the present recipients. WADE’S TEETHING POWDEES for babies are soothing, reduce fever an ll prevent blotches. Price 1/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

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But though tho mind be high or low, The body must its ills endure; The things for ooughs and colds wo know, Is W. K. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cobb.

Tho inventive genius of tho American nation has at last achieved perfection in gentlemen’s head-wear. Their latest production in hats is as strong as steel plate, as flexible as rubber sheeting, as light as ether, bomb proof against perspiration, and as well ventilated as the summit of Mount Cook. This new American Hard Felt Hat is stocked by T. W. Tvmons and Co.— Advt. To those who are about to furnish— Wo have just landed an exceptionally fine lot of floorcloths, linoleums and carpets from 18 inches to 4 yards wide. The patterns of these have been specially selected, and being imported direct from tho manufacturer wo can guarantee tho prices to be absolutely the lowest.—-W. McKay and Son. — Advt. WADE’S WORM FIGS are more effective and not unpleasant; most children thrive after taking them. Price 1/-