THE ROSS RAILWAY.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 6 November 1901, Page 2

THE ROSS RAILWAY.

The Hon. Mr. Seddon forwarded us the following telegram this afternoon : —“ I have forwarded the following telegram to the Mayors of Hokitika, Greymouth, Kumara and Ross and the Chairman of the Westland County Council. You will bo pleased to learn that the Railway Authorisation Bill containing in its schedule authority for the Hokitika-Ross railway extension, has passed the House of Representatives, and it may be taken as an accomplished fact that the legislators have authorised this very necessary work. The petition with reference to the matter is now before the Railway Committee, and a favorable report is anticipated thereon. —R. J. Seddon,'*

Messrs Parfiit and Co announce that they have just received 20 sacks new potatoes, Early application necessary in order to avoid disappointment. The following unclaimed letters re-, ceived from beyond the colony are lying at (he chief Post office Greymouth;—W. Robb, E. E. Fcnson, Thos Maiigan, J. F. M'Conaghy and T. C. Breen. At the inquest held on the body of the late Otto Wm. Anderson at Kumara, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death caused by a stone falling from the face of claim in Payn’s Gully and striking the deceased. They also added the following rider: “That the attention of the Grey County Council is called to the deplorable state of the track, and which, in Dr Scott’s opinion, accelerated the death of 0. W. Anderson.”

The following wire received from Mr Roynane of Wellington in answer to a wire sent by His Worship the Mayor, asking to have the train delayed at Hokitska on Thursday afternoon in order to allow friends to attend the late John Cook’s funeral: —“Afternoon train from Hckitika 7th inst. will be delayed as desired.”

The German steamer Taeghen, which has just arrived at Sydney, filled her bunkers at Singapore with Borneo oil, which enabled her to steam to Sydney at a speed of 12 or 13 knots. Thirteen tons of oil were used daily. It cost about 30s. a ton, and, as compared with coal, the saving was about £lO per day. A knot more speed was obtained.

There has just died, on the Peninsula of Errislannan, near Clifton, on the west coast of Ireland, Mr John Macdone, who had attained the age of 125 years. Born in 1776, he had a vivid recollection of the landing of the French, under General Humbert, at Killala, in 1798, Macdone died in poverty in a little stone cabin on the verge of the Atlantic.

The coal export last week was 9060 tons scwt of which 8512 tons 4cwt were from the Westport Coal Company’s Mines and 548 tons lewt from the Westport Co-operative Company.

Mr J. D. Eockfeller, the Standard oil magnate, has recently so increased his wealth as to be about worth almost a thousand million dollars. The approximate total of his possessions is placed at 946.000. 000dol., the income from which is 1.000. 000dol. a week. Mr Eockfeller started life as as a clerk on lOdol. a week, and'his wife as a schoolteacher on about £65 per annum.

It is imposeible to estimate the good effect of the Columbia and Shamrock boat races in fostering the friendly feeling between the United States and England. With the two exceptions of Rough Eider, Teddy Roosevelt and Admiral Dewey, fresh from Manilla, Sir Thomas Lipton was, on the occasion of taking over Shamrock 1., about the most popular man in America.

A recent cablegram from Sydney stated that “Mr Seddon had arranged to place a duty of 3s per 100 superficial feet on white pine and kauri baulk timber exported from New Zealand.” That statement said the Premier yesterday, is absolutely incorrect. Such a recommendation had been made, and was now before the Government.

A record for brevity has been established by the directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company, whose annual report is as follows;—“In submitting the accounts of the year ending 30th June, 1901, the directors recommend a dividend of 5 per cent, free of income tax, carrying forward £BB2O 17a, The directors retiring by rotation are Sir Edwin Dawes and Mr Strickland, who are eligible for rceleetion. The auditors also retire, and offer themselves for re-appointment.’’ The profit and loss account at 3Cth June, 1901, shows a net profit, after deducting depreciation to 30th June, insurance, London and colony charges, directors’ fees, and the sum of £IB,OOO added to reserves, of £44,718.

There seems to be a plethora of money among local building societies in Wellington just now (says the New Zealand Times). At its last meeting the Hospital Trustees Board decided to invest Three sums of £I,OOO each with three local societies, but it was reported by the board’s secretary yesterday that two societies had refused to accept the money, on the ground that they had already a sufficiency of money to meet requirements.

According to the Westport Times Millerton correspondent a young man named Mitchell, while assisting to work a coalcutting machine on Saturday, was severely hurt by a fall of coal. A six-year old son of F Price narrowly escaped a fatal accident cn the same day. He was playing with some other boys on the Westport Coal Coy’s tramway when he was struck by a loaded truck and knocked down. Some of his companions say the truck passed over him ; however, in some way it was thrown off the rails, and fortunately he escaped with a broken leg.

Indications of the existence of coal have been discovered in the Kauaeranga Valley Thames. The locality is to be thorougly prospected. The Thames Borough Council has asked the Government to send an engineer to report upon the sanitation of the district.

The Waihi Telegraph says that thousands of tons of granite from a quarry which has been opened at Coromandel, are ready for shipment. The settlers who acquire portions of the Fairfield estate have (says the Waipawa Mail) every reason to be satisfied with their lot, if appearances go for anything. The Stratford Borough Council has accepted a tender at £2250 for the erection of a Town Hall. The contract does not include seating, lighting, or scenery.

A Gisborne wharf labourer has received advice from'“Tatteraall,” of Hobart, that a consideroblo sum of money, running into three figures, has been lying unclaimed by him for the last three years. 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. Alarm Clocks, Ansonia Clock Company’s manufacture. Guaranteed thoroughly reliable timepieces. Sale price 5s each. Everything correspondingly cheap at Hoeace \V. Lloyd’s Jewellery 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 Son. — 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 baffle their curative skill. Therefore be wise in time, eat only K Jam and avoid these dangers. Absolute purity guaranteed— Advt.