Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1901. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 5 November 1901, Page 2

Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1901. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

This long drawn-out, disputed, and vexed question is apparently approaching a termination, The Committee appointed to report upon evidence brought up, have reported to the House, and a Bill embodying the recommendation will be brought before Parliament. It will be remembered that under the penal clause of the Midland Railway Act the Government a coup'e of years ago resumed possession of the Midland Railway. Then the people connected with the Company attempted to recover from the colony the moneys that had been paid in construction, but failod. It was then urged that tho honor of tho colony required that thoro should bo wrno sottloment of tho matter and that it should bo on oquitablo linos. Thin was undoubtedly tho viow talcon by a majority of tho public aoonwta Committee who rooommondod that Gl 10,000 bo paid to tho dobonturoholdors in full Bottlomont of thoir claim and £20,000 to tho eharouoldore of tho Company. Woon tho report wan proHontod to tho liouso, Mr Iflfdjor, Chuiniiiiii of (JoiiintittooM, found him. nolf in tho niioiiiiilotiu position of having to bring up for adoption a report with which ho entirely disagreed. Ho wailod about tho injury tho Company had triod to do tho colony on tho London market. Ho said that though the debenturo-holdors camo before Parliament as a supplicant, thoy wore all wealthy men and dosorved no special consideration, and hoped that the House, rather than give way, would absolutely set them at defiance. Mr Hornaby has threatened to stonewall the Bill, which the Premier intends bringing down to give effect to the Committee's recommendation; but, we take it, the stonewall at this end of the session will be a very harmless one. The Bill will go through all right, the money will be paid over, and the colony will have performed an honorable and generous act,

Tenders are invited in our advertising columns for excavating paddock for the Kangaroo Creek Gold Dredging Co. At a meeting on Friday of directors of the Buller Junction Dredging Co., a dividend of 6d per share, (the second), was deolared and a substantial balance carried forward.

The Island Creek and Wareatea dredges have Dot reached the ground where the boreholes were put down. Only gold of a light character is at present showing on the tables.

MrWilliam Pox, an old and much respected West Coaster died suddenly at his residence, Cape Foulwind, yesterday. He had been out trying to catch a horss and over-exerted himself, and on returning to the house complained of a pain at the heart, and shortly afterwards expired. Members of the Grey Cricket Club are reminded that the nets will be out this evening for practice, and that the season will be opened to-morrow afternoon (Wednesday) when a scratch match will be played between sid9s chosen by the Captain and Vice-Captain. In view of the match against Hokitika on the 23rd, it behoves members to get into form at I once,

Mr Dixon, stationer, Tainui street has in stock, and for sale a selection of the choicest Xmas and New Year cards, that have ever come to the Coast. Those in search of such articles should call early and get first choice. All old Greymouth residents will regret -to hear of the death of John Cook, which took place at Hokitika this morning. The deceased was for many years a resident of Greymouth. About twenty years ago he met with an accident at the Greymouth quarry, whereby he had lost his leg. On recovering he was appointed wharfinger, which position he held until three years ago. He was a native of Auchinblue, Sutland, was a kind, generous man, and a favorite with all who came in contact with him. His funeral takes place at two o'clock on Thursday afternoon. A full rehearsal of the Opera Dorothy including the orchestra will take place this evening at 7 30 sharp at Dorothy Hall. All members are specially requested to attend. The scenery for this Opera is now very near completion and thanks arc due to Messrs Vickerman, Trerise, and Grogan for the time they have devoted to it. At the last meeting of the Weitland Acclimatisation Society, a letter was received from the Inspector of Fisheries relative to the case of ova sent to Greymouth. The Inspector stated that the ca?c was addressed to Hokitika, but would charge samo to the Grey Society, Well, wo have now before us the shipping note, and it gives one case per Haupiri from " Acclimatisation Society Wellington, to be forwarded to Greymouth; consigned to Secretary Acclimatisation, G eymouth." If there is anything in the above t) indicate that the case was intended for Hokitika it requires a very bright imagination to detect it. Moreover ihs account was sent to Mr Smith, the Greymouth Secretary for settlement, and has been paid for by the Greymouth Society. We understand there ara several cases of diptheria in Brunner at present. Dr Cran has them isolated. Efforts are being made to form a cadet corps in Brunner, a meeting is to be held in the Taylorville State school on Wednesday evening of those willing to join. At the S. M. Court Brunner on Saturday before R. S. Hawkins S.M. the only case dealt with was P. Moore v. Kitson judgment summons. The Magistrate refused to make an order. Evidence as to defendants ability to pay not being forthcoming. A na:ty and painful accident befel Mr John Nosley at Dobson on Saturday afternoon. He was standing on a chair repairing a roof when one of the chair legs went through the floor and Nosley fell

breaking his wrist. Dr Cran attended and the sufferer is now doirg as well as can be expected.

A first-class certificated engineer is

wanted for the Old Diggings Gold Dredging Company. Applieatiens close with the secretary, T. Hubert Lee, Reefton, on Monday 11th November at 8 p.m. Mr J. Gofton, the Dresden Piano Company's tuner and representative, is now in Greymouth. Orders left with Messrs Easson and Co., the local agent, will be promptly attended to. —Advt. Messrs Hildebrand and Co. notify that their premises will be closed on Wednesday afternoon as usual, and on Saturday from t p.m. till 6 p. m. The gold export from Hokitika for tho month of October was 4,4330zs valued at £17,736. The Mokoia Gold Dredging Company report a return of 28ozs5dwtsfor 130 hours work. The swollon stato of the Buller river interfered with work.

The Ros? Jockey Cub have decided to hold a race meeting on either December 26th or 27 ih. The gros3 amount of prizes is fixed at £6B. The following are the events :—Mai Jen liace of £7; Totara Handicap of £25, one mile and a half; Miner's Purse of £lO, one mile; Donoghue's Handicap of £l2, one mile and a quarter; Trotting Handicap of £6, one mile and a half; Consolation Handicap of £B, three-quarters of a mile. The Captain of the Wainui decided yesterday to take a week's supply of oal before proceeding to Greymouth. Rather good for a five hours' steam. Such is the character of the writing the Westport News attempts to amuse its readers with. We give the Westport reader credit for better sense, 'Tis the writer's ideas are devasted and childish. One of the Auckland sawmillers who sends all his white pine to Australia, was in Wellington last week, and from him tho "Post" learned that under his present contracts he will be a loser to the extent of £I,OOO through the imposition of the Federal duty on Now Zealand timber. At an inquest hold at Hokitika on tho body of Mrs Scoular the jury returned a vordict that deceased died from the effects of poison, self administered, while suffering from tho agony of pain caused by an incurable disease.

Tho following toam has boon chosen by tho oonuniltoo of tho Hokitika Tennis

Club, to visit Groymohth on Saturday next llirthdiy), to play a matih with tho Oroyniouth Club. Singles MomiM WivkOi Static, Morton, Bcarc, HUkoly, and Vr. Toloholmann. Doubles Mo!ini;i Wftko and Morton, Stark and IViohtslnmun, and Houro and Blakely.

A match between I wo Hokitika horsos for a Nldkti of i'lO ft nldc, and tho honour of earryiiig tho winning colours was, according to tho Times, run on tho Hokitika beaehi on Saturday morning. The moo wim iv diiilaiioo of six furlongs, and whh between Mr Goylo'a Martini and tbe woll known mure Graco Darling. Martini proved victorious after a keen struggle. Thoro was groat exoitemont over tho race, which was watched with interest by a largo number of people, Tho backers of Graco Darling are not altogether satisfied with tho result and it is not unlikely that another contest will take place for a larger stake, as it was thought the beach was too heavy on the last occasiDn.

The object of the Births Registration Extension Bill which Sir J. G. Ward is introducing is to validate tho registration of births where the statutory times have expired.

This month 57,000 tons of mud were removed by dredging at Lyttelton. In the past ten months 410,400 tons of mud have been dredged from the inner harbour,

Since the beginning of the year 63 railway carriages were imported into the colony. Twelve were sent to the Auckland section, 18 to the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth sections, and 33 to the HurunuiBluff section.

Alarm Clocks, Ansonia Clock Company's manufacture. Guaranteed thoroughly reliable timepieces. Salo price 5s each. Every thing correspondingly cheap at Hoeace W. Lloyd's Jewallery Establishment on Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

To those who are about to furnish—We 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 the manufacturer we can guarantee the prices to be absolutely the lowest. —W. McKay and Sou.—Advt,

Some of the highest living raedica-. 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 I K Jam

and avoid these dangers. Absolute purity guaranteed—Advt.