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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 November 1901, Page 2

The Dairy Factory, which started last month, is now in full swing and expects to have a very busy season. Mr Palmer, manager, is making first class butter, and the quality is unsurpassed. The local demand this year is much greater than heretofore. Last year over five tons of butter was exported, but owing to the favor in which the butter is now held on the West Coast it is expected that the whole product will be sold locally. At the Hokitika Police Court on Friday Wm Mackford was charged with escaping from the Hokitika prison. Ho pleaded guilty, and asked to be sent to the Supremo Court for sentence. The Governor of the goal, Mr Pointon, stated the man bore a very bad character. He was originally sentenced in Dunedin to 15 years’ imprisonment and had served about 11 years of his term in the Lyttelton, Wellington and Hokitika prisons. His Worship sentenced him to one year’s imprisonment with bard labor to commence on the completion of his present term.

Mr James Ring, notifies his customers that he will arrive home on Saturday next.

Mrs Seddon is passenger by the Rotoiti from Wellington to Auckland to meet Capt Seddon. who returns to the colony by the Tongariro. Record breaking goes on a pace between Wellington and Lyttelton, the Rotomaliana on Saturday beating all previous merchantsmen time by steam'ng over the distance in 10 hours 43 minutes, giving an average speed of 16-3 knots per hour. The Mararoa with 10 hours 55 minutes held the previous record. Several war ships have gone the distance considerably under the above time, but the record is nevertheless a very good one indeed. The Ada Dalroy Company, who open in the Opera House this evening arrived by the Haupiri yesterday. As this is the Company’s first appearance on the West Coast, and judging by the attendances they have been having since leaving Wellington, they should bo greeted with a packed house. The Union Company’s new cargo steamer the “ Kittawa ’’which arrived here yesterday afternoon, from Westport, Wellington and East Coast ports, is a screw boat of 708 tons register and 1247 tons gross, built by Messrs Osborne, Graham and Co., Sunderland, and her dimensions are : Length 225 feet, breadth 36ft. depth of hold 16ft. She has a large bridge deck, on which ps the captain’s and chart rooms. Her main decks are of iron. She has four large hatchways with five steam winches fitted with all tire latest modernised appliances and steam steering gear. She is under the command of Captain Collins, and Mr A. J. Emslie is chief officer and Mr W. Mcphan second, and Mr H. Nelson third. She sails on her return journey to-nighr. A meeting of ladies and gentlemen was held at the residence of Mr G. T. Moss on Thursday, when it was decided to form an orchestral society, to be called “The Greymouth Orchestral Society.” Twenty members were enrolled and a committee appointed, consisting of Messrs Easson, Apted, and Holder, with W. Blair (secretary', and G. T. Moss (conductor.) It was resolved to wait upon the towns-

people with a view to getting honary members at a subscription of dll Is per annum, for which the Society would give three concerts per annum to the subscribers. Mr George Moss waited upon some of the townspeople on Saturday and the matter was taken up in a hearty manner, no less than thirty subscribers joining. The* Society date from January 1902, and the secretary or Mr Moss will be pleased to add to the list further names. This is a step in tie right direction and one that should command great support. A good orchestral society is much wanted in Grtymoutb.

It has been requested that Adjutant Hutchinson, the lady in charge of the Rescue work of the Salvation Army —ho is visiting Greymouth next Sunday Monday in connection with the Bio: ,■ and Limelights, should give an ado ,s next Sunday afternoon in the Opera House. Adjutant Ward of Greymouth has received word from the lady consenting to do so. The meeting will commence at 3 o’clock.

Mr C Napier Bell C.B, visited the site of the proposed resevoir to-day in company with the Borough engineer, and he expressed himself well pleased with the site. After Mr Bell’s late severe illness and long spell in the hospital the task of climbing the range was no light one, but thanks to several ingenious devices for assisting him in the ascent, he negotiated the 286 feet with comparative case Notv that the site has been finally agreed Bo the work of construction should bo pushed on without delay. The Premier is advised by the Agent General of the safe arrival at Aden of the new vessels intended for submarine mining work in New Zealand.

Iho Justice Department, as far as the prisons were concerned, was the most unprogressive department in the colony, and men went back to gaol year after year, and no reformation was alter ivted at all.—Mr Mapier. At a special meeting of members J, he Inangahua Trotting Club a resolution that the Club be registered under “ The Unclassified Societies Act, 1895,” was unanimously passed. The mine manager of the Alpine Extenced, reports that the average width of the new make of stone in the intermediate is 18 inches, quality improved, and think it advisable to rise a few feet more. The rise abov the western crosscut has been risen a f nhor distance of 48 feet ; will discontin o rising and drive south on this track. J have four men fixing No 10 and 11 levels for purpose of driving No 11 south. Result of crushing from stone in the intermediate level—3s tons for 4ozs lOdv/ts of gold. To those who are about to furnish—Wo have just landed an exceptionally fine lot of floorcloths, linoleums and carpets from 18 inches to 4i yards wide. The patterns of these have been specially selected, and being imported direct from the manufacturer we can guarantee the prices to be absolutely the lowest, —W, McKay and Son.—A dvt,

Some fine trout, caught a few miles up Coal Creek, were being sold at Mr Musson’s shop to-day. “Payment of Members’ Bill” is the first order of the day for 'this aPerfiooh-. The majority in faVbr !.s UslimiVted at 5 to The death is announced of an old resdent of Reefton in the the person of Mr McVicar. Deceased had been in an invalid for about three years, and although the grief of hi* wife and family is naturally very great, death must have come as a hippy reLaso. Deceased was a carpenter by trade and was 70 years of age. Annie Sceular, an old woman who lived in Weld street, Hokitika, and who was suffering from an incurable disease, died at her residence on Saturday morning, The deceased was attended by Dr. Macandrew for several months. It is stated that the deceased took poison. An inquest was to be held this morning. The broaching of cargo in over-sea ships is becoming so frequent that many merchants pay freights and take delivery of consignments with grave concern* lest the boxes bo half empty. A Wellington silversmith, who quite recently imported a consignment of aluminium spoons, found, after taking delivery, that fiO per cent of the goods had been extracted. On Thursday one of the city drapers, on opening a case containing boxes of neckties, discovered that four or five dozen had been removed. So cleverly was it done that it required close examination to discover how the thieves carried out their work. It is generally thought that the pilfering is done at the London docks, and local merchants are bitter in their complaints as to the lack of vigilance which apparently rules here. The Pouhry Expert does not agree with those who hold that the market will soon be overstocked with poultry and eggs. “ Overstocking the market,” he says, “ would not be an easy matter. Let it be remembered that New Zealand is only one of many markets that are open for the sale of poultry and eggs, to say nothing of the increased demand which is always occasioned by an unlimited supply. In fact, the poultry market cannot be overstocked ; the greater the number of eggs sent to market, the larger the number of purchasers. Despite the increase in numbers of those who are engaged in raising poultry the supply falls short of the demand. At the present moment the demand for poultry for South Africa alone is four times greater than the supply.” Alarm Clocks, Ansonia Clock Company’s manufacture. Guaranteed thoroughly reliable timepieces. Sale price 5s each. Everything correspondingly cheap at Hobace W. Lloyd’s Jewellery Establishment on Mawhera Quay.— 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 baffie their curative skill. Therefore be wise in time, eat only K Jam

and avoid these dangers. Absolute purity guaranteed—Advt.