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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 15 November 1901, Page 2

Wo remind horse owners thai entries for the Greymouth races -close to-morrow evening.

G. W. Moss and Co will sell at the Totara Flat sale yards on Wednesday, December 4th, 250 store cattle. The steamer Koonya has now on board over half a million feet of timber which is the record shipping for any West Coast port.

The weather report shows the sea to be heavy all along the Coast to-day. The tides are poor. The temperature for the four West Coast stations is given as Bcalcy 50, Hokitika 52, Greymouth 53 and Westport 54 degrees.

Messrs G. W. Moss and Co have dis posed of those premises belonging to Mr Young Hec at a satisfactory price. By advertisement in another column it will be seen that the whole of his furniture will be submitted to auction on Wednesday afternoon.

On our fourth page will be found the full report by Mr Napier Bell on the Greymouth water supply scheme. In studying such a scheme it is necessary that the report should be given in estensa hence we have given it in full, although our space in consequence is somewhat circumscribed.

At Eissenhardt’s sample room to-mor-row afternon, commencing at I 30, G. W. Moss and Co. will sell £2OOO worth of drapery and clothing. Full particulars may be obtained from our advertising columns. The goods are on view daily from 9am till 9 p ra. At the usual meeting of the Westland County Council held at Hokitika, it was resolved that Mr Bell, the County Engineer, be asked to resign and he receive three months’ salary in lieu of notice. At a committee meeting of the Hokitika Aquatic and Cycling Club last night, it was decided to hold a sports meeting on 2nd January next. The various events will be cycling, running, wood chopping, and sawing competitions. The total prize money offered is £65. It is well to caution people against buying rubbish that is carted about the Colony and hawked in every town. If you want a good serviceable article of drapery or clothing pay a fair price go to the “up-to-date” cash draper, who can supply you with the very best at the lowest possible price for cash, for Christopher Smith leads in everything in the drapery line.—Advt.

The Church of England members at Ahaura having purchased a handsome American Organ for St Andrew's Church, intend celebrating the opening of the new instrument by a sacred concert on Sunday evening next. The programme includes all the local talent,'and states, “as there is a fine instrument, a good organist, and a well trained and efficient choir, we confidently invite all lovers of really good music in the district to be present.” So mote it bo.

After the Appropriation Bill had passed the Premier, in answer to Mr James Alien, repeated the announcement he made early in the morning that Parliament would be convened next year at the usual time. He was well satisfied that his colleagues would be able to carry on the business during his absence in England, and ho hoped to bring back some new ideas, as he did on the occasion of his visit to London during the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Owing to the unsuitableness of train arrangements qn the evening of the King’s Birthday, very many people, who, according to the West Coast Times, desired to do so were prevented from witnessing the excellent performance of “ Dorothy ” by the Groymouth amateurs. A suggestion has been made that a performance of the opera at Hokitika might be given in aid of the Benevolent Institution or some other charity if the Greymouth Club was invited to repeat the performance there, and in the event of their doing so, our contemporary has no doubt they would be greeted by a big house,

Photographs of friends—the shadow where the substance is not —is one of the most welcome kiad of Christmas and New Year cards. It will be seen that Mr Ring, the popular and artistic photographer, has laid himself specially out for this class of work during the ensuing holidays.

At the Sports Committee meeting last night it was decided, in order to encourage all schools’ championships to make the award medals ex ra good, and next year to increase the value. It was further agreed to pay over to Brash £2 in the chopping contest in addition to the money paid to the second prize taker, and in future contests it was determined to strongly fence off an enclosure. It was decided to issue a programme for Good Friday. The friends of Mr dc Berry, head master of the Ahaura school, will be pleased to hear that he has passed the second year New Zealand university terms examination in connection with Victoria College, Wellington. He secured second class in mathematics, political economy, and history, and third in Latin. Mr do Berry is to be congratulated on obtaining such a high positionMr A. P. Harper, who has been on the West Coast for some time left overland for Canterbury yesterday. Mr Harper has in hand a powerful syndicate to work valuable timber areas at Lake Mahinapua. It is proposed to erect sawmills on the North Beach Hokitika and run the sawn timber direct from the mill to the ship’s side, the logs being rafted down from the lake as is done on Lake Brunner. Vessels fitted with auxiliary oil engines will be employed to carry the sawn timber to market.

The Undaunted Sluicing Co. (Otago) washed up for 3770zs Sdwts 15gts for six week’s work.

Mr P. Kittson, late of Brunner News, has become editor of the Inangahua Times.

The return of Victorian gold received at the Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint during the month of October was 60,0310 z 19dwt.

In an essay on the Royal visit a small schoolboy at Arrowtown,- Otago, wrote that “ four Ministers were knighted, and the Hon Mr Peddon is now Saint Richard Seddon.”

On the 31st December, 1900, there were in New Zealand ninety-one fire brigades, with a total strength of 1433 (260 officers and 1173 men.) So we learn from the Official Year Book. Mr Pain’s well known trotting mare Lady Ashley, has now a promising colt foal running at foot. Allerton is the sire. The combination has produced a healthy youngster, who may break trotting records in the future.

lu the big cycling event from Warnam bool to Melbourne, 165 miles, the scratch men covered 21 miles in the first hour, and for 3£ hours averaged 20 miles an hour. Ralston, the New Zealander, who put up the fastest time from scratch, did the 165 miles in 9 hours 30 seconds, orj|at the rate of 18 miles per hour. The monthly statistical table issued by the Department of Agriculture shows that during the past month the exports of butter amounted to 10,133 cwt, valued at £45,200, as against 61.48 cwt, of the value of £BO 044 in October of last year. The exports of cheese show a total of 2668 cwt, valued at £5974, as against 7390 wt valued at £1772. The totals of the cost of shooting and fishing in the United Kingdom have been set down at about seven million®, of which Scotland is responsible for nearly two millions. A Crofter’s Commission report

gives 109 deer forests for Scotland, with an area of about 2,000,000 acres. The yield of stags from these forests has been sot down at 4500 each season, and the rental at about £3O per stag, or £135,000. The rent per acre works out at 16d£. The random shot which Mrs Catherine Reade fired recently in Melbourne, when she claimed as her husband a gentleman who was strolling along Swanston street, and hauled him before the City Court on a charge of wife desertion, has (says the Argus) taken effect in the right quarter, the real husband having turned up in Sydney. Mr Joseph Nobb?, who was alledgod by her to bo her husband, has had his honor vindicated in a most unlocked for manner by the accidental discovery of the right mac, and Mrs Eeade will, no doubt, be quite satisfied to transfer her unwanted attentions to the man who admits having married her. Meantime, it may be assumed that the charge against Joseph Nobbs, which was adjourned, will bo once more abandoned. The exports of frozen meat from the colony during October, as compiled by the Department of Agriculture, show 14,788 cwt of beef, valued at £15,960, as against 4225 cwt, valued at £5584 in October of last year; 206,626 carcases of mutton, valued at £118,514, against 30,194 carcases, valued at £15,629 ; 5022 cwt legs and pieces of mutton, worth £6144, against 773 cwt, valued at £9C2, and 16,259 carcases lamb, worth £8072, against 5531 carcases, valued at £2787. The shortest speech on record is believed to have been delivered by Mr Justice Joyce of London, when junior counsel in a Chancery case. The weather being very hot, and the court, as usual, exceedingly close, ho rose from his seat, looked at the clock, bowed to the judge, and sat down again. The .-judge, overcome with the consideration of the counsel, instantly gave judgment in his favor and adjourned the court. The undoubted anxiety of the Kaiser to get the Crown Prince married gives color to the report prevalent in Berlin that while staying at Bonn the young fellow fell desperately in love with an American girl he met at a little Rhino village where be was fond of going with fellow-students. The Crown Prince’s sadden visit to England was, it is said, intended to break him off from this attachment, and the Kaiser is now busily engaged casting around Europe for a suitable fiancee for him. The Premier, during the course of a. discussion in the House of Representatives stated that the State coal mine would be under the control of the Minister for Mines. The Westport Times understands that Mr A. Jamieson is likely to be appointed to an official position in connection with the management of the now venture. The owners of the Bell Hill Gold Mining Company, Kumara, who asked for a further subsidy towards the cost of constructing their race and the enlargement of their dam in the Nelson Creek district, havo been informed that, as the sum of £SOO has already been contributed from the public funds on the understanding that not less then ten heads of water should bo available for the public, no further assistance can be given towards the cost of increasing the carrying capacity of the race.—Mines Record.

Since the death of Queen Victoria the library at Balmoral has been thoroughly overhauled and carefully catalogued. There is (says the London “Truth”) a largo miscellaneous collection of books in every department of modern literature at Balmoral, including a great number of Scotch works, but nothing of any value. Queen Victoria kept there a collection of manuscript sermons, several hundreds in number. When her late Majesty was pleased with the sermon that was preached before her, either in the Castle or at Crathio Church, she always requested the officiating minister to present her with a copy of his discourse, and there must have been a sufficient number of sermons by Dr Norman Macleod, Principal Tullocb, Dr John Macleod, Principal Story, Dr Macgregor, and Dr Cameron Lees to make up a largo printed volume.

Captain Lobb, of the s.s. Corinna, in* forms the Westport Times that ho immediately feft the effect of the new Federal tariff on his arrival at Hobart.

The ship’s steward was called upon to hand in a list of stores, and upon every

ounce consumed by the ship’s company, while the steamer lay at the wharf, customs duty had to be paid. Not a pound of paint could bo used aboard the ship while in harbor without duty being demanded. Ail liquor drunk on New Zealand boats in Australian waters is dutiable and a very strict record is kept. The feeling at Hobart at present, Captain Lobb says, is one of regret at the colony’s joining the Federation, and on all sides he heard approval of New Zealand’s action in maintaining her independence. Orders have been issued by the Admiralty for the construction of a battleship having a length of 425 ft and a displacement of 16,500 tons. This vessel will be “ the largest in the royal navy, as at present the largest battleships are the Bulwark and Formidable, each of 15,000 tons displacement, and a length of 400 ft. The new battleship will have 25ft more length and 100 ft more displacement than either of these vessels. The French have two warships building, with a length of 434 ft lOin; while Japan has the Asahi, a vessel of 400 ft in length, with 15,200 tons displacement.

An Auckland clerk, who had to seek the protection of the Bankruptcy Court, explained that he had got in the hands of the money lenders, and had been paying interest at the rate of no less than 65 per cent. Fourteen of his creditors were money-lenders.

A man was fined 20s and costs at Wanganui recently for boarding a train while in motion. The man had a narrow escape of being run over. A porter tried to stop him, and was knocked down. The man

then grabbed the rails of the carriage, but slipped down, and was rescued by other passengers.

Mr Webloy, senr., pianoforte and organ tuner, etc., will be in Qreymouth on or about the 14th inst. Orders may be left at the Gilmer Hotel.— Advt.

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 Horace W. Lloyd’s Jewellery Establishment on Mawhera Quay.— Advt.

To those who are about to furnish—We have just lauded aa 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.

Foe ladles ties, fichus, collarettes, belts ahd every description of ladies neck and body decoration, no drapery warehouse in Westland can approach the infinite variety and chaste styles of T. W. Tymons and Coy’s latest importations. In the firms underskirt division, a tireless endeavour is made to obtain the very latest style of garments, hence the department has secured the complete confidence and popularity of the ladies of Westland. T. W. Tymons and Go's “huge purchases” and “colossal sales''' are household words. In no other way of business could the firm ® afford to sell their goods at such low prices. The magnitude of their trade is the cause, secret, and corollary of their success.— 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 aa 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

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and avoid these dangers. Absolute purity guaranteed— Advt.