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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 October 1901, Page 2

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. The editor of Sydney Truth—a paper that is noted for calling a .spade a spade with an occasional adjective in front has, as will .be seen by our cablegrams to-day, been cited to appear at the bar of the New South Wales’ Parliament to answer to a charge of libel against that august body. The most probable outcome of this proceeding will be the imposition of a fine and the best advertisement ever given to the paper he edits. In times past such proceedinge were met with much deferred treatment. The first case of breach Of parliamentary privilege was in IG2I, when a man named Floyde was arraigned for speaking offensive words concerning the daughter of James I. and her husband. For this he was fined £I,OOO, ordered to stand twice in the pillory, and to ride backwards on a horse with the tail in his hand. Subsequently it was ascertained that the Commons had exceeded their jurisdiction, and the sentence passed upon the defamer was that he was incapable of bearing arms as a gentleman, and that in addition to riding backwards to the pillory he should be branded with the letter “ K ” on his forehead, whipped at the cart’s tail, fined £5,000, and imprisoned for life in Newgate!

The Greymouth portion of the ’Frisco mail left Wellington per s.s. Wainui this afternoon.

The adjourned meeting of the Royal Arch Chapter will be held this evening at 8 o’clock, at the Masonic Hall.

The annual meeting of the Greymouth Swimming Club will bo held at the Gilmer Hotel this evening at 8 o’clock.

G. W. Moss and Co. will sell at Shannahan’s store, in Herbert Street, tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock, 100 sacks of potatoes. Dr C. W. Beach, and J. G. Bannerman, representing the Government Insurance Department are now on the Coast in the interests of the society.

Mr. Felix Campbell received a wire this afternoon from Ahaura that the body of the unfortunate man M’Gill, who was drowned at Ahaura yesterday, had been recovered.

The usual meeting of the Grey County Council was commenced this afternoon at the Council Chambers, but immediately adjourned in order to allow members to attend the funeral of the late M. Shoedy. Auckland, to-day, was the warmest place in the Colony with 66 degrees, while Bealey with 51 was the coldest. At Westport and Hokitika is is continually raining. The sea is moderate but increasing.

Tenders are invited in our advertising columns for] the purchase of a fourroomed cottage, situated at Progress Junction, Eeefton, the property of W. Wignall. Tenders close on 4th November. Particulars read advertisement.

The remains of the late Michael Sheedy was followed to the cemetery this afternoon by a large number of mourners from all parts of the Coast, who came to pay their last respects to a honest and straightforward man. The Rev Dean Oarew road the burial service at the grave.

The last social of the Garrick Club’s season will take place to-night at the Opera House and bids fair to be a brilliant wind-up to what must be admitted to have boon a most successful season. This popular Club’s socials will be looked forward to next year. The many friends of Mr Eoache, the popular representative of the Kaiapoi 'Woollen Factory, will be pleased to hear that he has quite recovered from his severe attack of influenza, which kept him at his home in Christchurch for a fortnight. He is now waiting on his customers on the Coast, and hopes to return to Christchurch in time to see the Cup run.

The second annual meeting of the Greymouth Amatuer Swimming Club will be held tins evening at 8 p m in the Gilmer Hotel, when it is to hoped a large attendance will be present. The pastseason has been a very successful one, and judging from the report and balancesheet gives promise of being even more successful during the incoming season We trust the club will long continue the good work, it so far has so ably carried out.

Attention is drawn to advertisement in connection with the New Zealand Cup Meeting at Christchurch. In addition to the regular coach service a special coach will leave the Otira for Springfield (should sufficient inducement offer) on Friday reaching Christchurch on Saturday in time for the meeting. Early application for passages and full particulars can be obtained from Messrs G W Moss and Co. To all those who are in want of a good bedstead wo recommend them to C.

Uddstrom’s cabinetmaking and furnishing depot, who has just landed, direct from Homo, a new T and varied assortment of French and Italian bedsteads. He has also a large stock of spring nnd kapoc mattresses, which he is selling at remark ably low prices in order to effect a clearance for new stock, which is constantly arriving. G. W. Moss and Co offers for sale that

valuable property situated at Omoto Bead, known as Snowdon’s, consisting of two acres (more or less) with two cottages erected thereon. This should bo a good investment for any person wanting property. Wc cannot plume ourselves upon our summary of the Public Works Statement, which appears in another column ; indeed we almost owe our readers an apology for the meagre information contained. The summary appears to have neither commencement nor ending and is little better

than a “disjointed junk” cut out of the whole. The portion to hand, although it deals with West Coast work, has left so much to the imagination of the reader as to be almost unintelligable.

The result of the concert and dance, held at Cobden on October 9fcb, was, total takings £24 os, expenses £ll 6s 3d, leaving a credit balance of £l2 18s 9d. The committee are to be congratulated on this excellent result, and a word of praise is due to Mr Poulter (chairman), who worked so assiduously to command success.

At a meeting held at Keefion on Saturday evening io was decided to form a cricket club, to be known as the Eeefton Miners’ Cricket Club. The following were elected officers: —President, Mr F, Pearce; Vice-Presidents, Messrs U. Woods, J. Martin, J. Watson, and E. Bray; Secretary, Mr H. Finlayson, Treasurer, Mr A. Harris; General Committee: Messrs W. Blair, 11. S tubbings, G. Gofton, W. Finlayson, W. Kitchener, J, Coxon, A Brown, J Blake, J. Kent, E. Blakewell. So far nothing has been done here in connection with the approaching cricket season.

Quite a trade in onions has sprang up between the United States and New Zealand. During our winter months wo take large quantities of onions, and when it is getting towards zero in the States y,c reciprocate.

The telegraph regulations have so far not permitted the sending of private messages with money order telegrams. Thus a man desiring to wire £o to his mother-in-law, or put £1 on the totalisator at Christchurch has been put to the expense of adrcssing two messages to explain his purpose. The Postmaster-General has decided that on and after the Ist prox. mosfages may bo sent with tho money order as one telcgaam, at tho rate of one penny a word. With reference to f hc paragraph in last night’s issue as to the insurance rates on merchandise shipped to the West Coast, it has been pointed out to us that the Westpore paper’s statement is inaccurate, inasmuch as tho charges to Westport and Grcymouth should bo reversed, the figures respectively being: Westport 10s per cent, and Greymouth 12s 6d per cent.

After tho live stock sale at Arahura yesterday, tho Hokitika butchers mot and di?cussed the position with a view to raising the present retail values of meat. This has been forced upon them owing to the general scarcity of fat stock and tho cxtraordiuaay high prices ruling. Captain Furneaux, Assistant Harbormaster at Westport, has gono through a severe illness. He is, fortunately, rapidly recovering.

Twenty-five thousand brown trout fry were liberated in the Koilerangi streams yesterday from tho Westland Acclimatisation Society’s hatchery at Kanieri Lake. An extraordinary find of moa skeletons is reported, on good authority (says the Southland Times) to have been made at Lake Te Anau, Tho find is said to include eight complete specimens and a email one incomplete, but in what state of preservation they arc not known at present.

During a discussion upon noxious plants at a conference of farmers at Ashburton, a delegate facetiously inquired if there was any chance of them getting rid of the present 1 weeds ’in the House of Parliament ? The “Taranaki Herald” of the 9th inst reminds its readers that nearly a year ago a poll was carried by the ratepayers of New Plymouth for a £60,000 loan for borough improvomenls, but nothing further has been done except to discover that the money could not be got at the rate of interest authorised. A fresh poll must be taken to authorise the payment of a higher rate.

Khjki is now to bo adopted in the French army. A recent circular from the Department of War states the blue cloth clothing used by the troops in the French colonies having been adversely criticised, it will bo replaced by a uniform of khakicoloured material. The men will continue to receive their white cloth clothing, which is to be retained for ceremonial occasions. Distinctive badges will be used to distinguish the artillery from the infantry. It may be a long time before another King of England is called upon to take the accession oath, and when he docs take it may the solemn declaration be so worded as not to offend any man or woman who is truly loyal to the British Crown. Anthrax has occurred in the neighbourhood of Auckland. The outbreak is of small extent, only two animals as yet having been lost. The Lyttelton Times says that the men Kerry and Freke, who were arrested in Sydney and will be tried in Christchurch in connection with the casting away of the yacht Ariadne, will probably not reach Christchurch for throe or four weeks yet.

The Stock Department of Queensland is importing 300,000 seals, to be attached to meat exported from the State. The seals consist of small lead pieces, with the letters “Q. G.” on one side, and a number on the othir.

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 re-' sponsible for the new and complex diseases that baffle their curative skill. Therefore be wise in time, eat only K Jam f and avoid these dangers. Absolute purity guaranteed — Advt.