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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 November 1901, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS. Thk English cricketers have done much better in their second match, beating Victoria by 118 runs, so that so far honors are easy. Most folks will be pleased at the result of the match, as it will tend to increase the interest in the tour, for, after what English critics have said, a few defeats at the commencement would have caused Australians to imagine that M'Laren's team was no match for an Australian eleven, and this feeling would have robbed the tour of all its interest. Now that it has been demonstrated that the Englishmen can hold their own, the interest in the game will be greatly enhanced.

With the returns of seventeen dredges, including the Old Diggings with its depressing yield of six ounces, the average for last week is 28 ounces 10 dwts. The Mokoia shows an unaccountable falling off, her return being but a half of previous average. Last week is the sixth week in succession that the Coast has beaten the Otago average, last week being West Coast, 28i ounces; Otago, 26 ounces ; and this, too, while we are yet laboring to overcome initial difficulties.

It is stated that the Orepuki Shale Company have managed to devise a method for preventing the spread of noxious gases from the works, A ball in aid of the Grey River Hospital will be held in the Paroa Schoolhouse, on Friday next. The price of admission is 2s for gentlemen and ladies free. News was received from the South yesterday that the Jane Douglas was launched on Sunday the 10th inst. but grounded aft. It was however expected she would be got off the same night. To-day at 9 o'clock, the thermometer in the shade at Invercargill registered 50 degrees, and Gisborne 69 degrees. On the West Coast all bars are rough with strong fresh in the rivers. Tenders are invited through our advertising columns for the cartage of coal from Kokiri station to the Maori Gully Gold Dredging Coy's dredge. Tonders close with the secretary at noon on Tuesday 26th November. We draw contractors attention to an advertisement in another column, where the County Council call tenders for different works throughout the district. Tenders close on Wednesday, 27 th November, at 4 p.m. Mr Berry, chief postmaster, informs us that the overland coach to Ckristckurck did not leave Kumara this morning, owing to the Otira River being in high flood. The coach leaving Eeefton for Westport was also unable to get through.

G. W. Moss and Co will sell at the residence of Mr Young Hee to-morrow afternoon, the whole of his household furniture and effects, also a first-class piano, typewriter, and bicycle. The sale will commence at 2'clock sharp.

Constable Stewart arrested at Back Creek, a youth named Charles Bromley who escaped from the Industrial School Barnham in September 1900, This morning he was sent on by train en route for Burnham under the charge of Constably Bevan. Pollard's Opera Company have booked the Opera House for one week commencing on the 3rd February, playing a return visit for one night on the 10th. The company since their last visit have been greatly strengthened. They are now appearing in Auckland to crowded houses nightly.

A advertisement in another column notifies that a concert will be held in the Gobden schoolroom to-morrow night. The dialogues have been well practised, and every effort is being made to bring a a good programme before the audience.

We remind our readers that the auction sale of drapery and clothing at Eissen-ba-dt's sample rooms will be continued for four days longer. Those who desire to obtain bargains should not fail to be present, tho goods being sold without reserve.

The clearing sale of boots and shoes by Creagh. and Mulvehill at Brunnerton, is creating a deal of excitement in that district, customers getting their boots at less than cost price. The sale is for two weeks only, and after that date the usual prices will be charged so all those in want of a good pair of boots or shoes would do well to patronise the sale at once.

Mr Kitson of the Brunner News is the best advertised man on the West Coast at tho present moment. Some West Coast journal duly notified that he had been appointed editor of the Inangahua Times, then paper after paper copied the par. A few days afterwards Mrs Potts denied the statement, and such statemont was duly published in all Coast papers; thon Mr Kitson in our columns alsj denios the statement, and is at a loss to know how the rumor originated.

In view of tho destruction of Church property thatf has taken place at Cheviot the Churchwardens of Trinity Church have decided to devote tho whole of tho offertory at both services next Sunday to the assistance of the church at Cheviot. Tho Vicar will make a special appeal for that purpose and it is hoped that church people will make a liberal respond. The Church and Vicarago which have been wrecked aro practically new, havingbeen built quite recently.

A gentleman writes: —"Kindly send me at your earliest convenience another box of your celebrated Beehive A.l. Tea. It is the finest tea I have ever drunk, and I am recommending it to all my friends, who on ueing it aro equally delighted as myself." This celebrated brand is to be had from tho solo agents, Griffon and Smith. —Advt.

On Thursday next at 2 30 p.m. on tho premises Messrs Harley and Co have been favored with instructions from the Public Trustee to sell by public auction in tho estate of the late Frank Rochfort, freehold section No 18 Cobden, together with a six roomed house thereon. The house being well built and nicely situated, affords an excellent "opportunity for investors, or any person requiring a comfortable home.

Individual communion cups have been brought into use in the Naseby Presby* terian Church.

Constable Koenan, of Reefton, is to proceed to Gisborne. Constable Boyd of Auckland will succeed Mr Keenan,

Mother : "No, Johnny; you have had pie enough." Johnny: "Mother, it is impossible to have enough of jour pie." He got another piece. The travelling public arc notified through our advertising columns that the Ahaura Bridge, Greyinouth-Reef ton road will be closed to all traffic from Monday, 25 November, to Thursday, 28 November.

To-morrow evening the Misses Mollison from Stillwater have kindly undertaken to give an exhibition of Indian club swinging in connection with the concert in aid of Mr James Earl. The Town Band have also consented to give one of their selected programmes prior to the commencement of the concert. We have been requested to call attention to the time of commencement, —S o'clock sharp.

It is now quite a number of years since the well-known firm of Griffen and Smith started blending their own tea?, introducing into the market at the same time that very popular brand known both far and near as the Beehive A.l. We know of no other tea which has had such a run on the Coast, and from what this firm tells us, they notice with each ensuing year a steady increase in output, thus verifying this brand's great popularity. The Beehive teas are picked from off the finest estates of Ceylon, and after undergoing a thorough drying process, are shipped direct to Griffen and Smith's warehouse, where they are skilfully blended into the very fine brand placed before the public. It must be very satisfactory to have so hit the public taste in this our household beverage, and comes as a great reward to their untiring energy to have done so. To those who have not used the Beehive A.l. tea we would strongly recommend this brand, and we are confident on their doing bo, they will be included among its ardent supporters. A young man named James O'Neill was brought to the Grey Biver Hospital yesterday afternoon, suffering from a severe cut from an axe. The accident took place about a week ago while engaged in falling timber, but the wound not progressing as satisfactory as desired, it was determined to remove him to the Hospital where he is now doing as well as can be expected. Mr P. Parani, M.H.8., is one of the queerest coons we ever heard mention of. In or out of Parliament, it is all the same to him, he keeps his name before the public in a manner that licks creation out of any variety artist. Becently Mr Snelson, Mayor of Palmerston North died, and at the Borough Council meeting the other evening, Mr W. T. Wood was elected to the vacant chair, beating Mr Parani by 6to 4. The latter, in consequence has resigned his seat on tho Council, declaring that he was misled. Apparently there is trouble brewing at the Beefton Hospital. At least the Beefton Herald says :—.The letter handed in by Dr Whifcton, the medical officer in charge of the Beefton Hospital, contains recommendations, whioh it will be the duty of the Trustees to act upon. No doubt, Dr Whitton has long had to surfer from the want of an organised staffs and that he should have done so uncomplainingly testifies his kindly disposition, and reluctanco to disturb those holding positions for many years, which they had become unable to hold satisfactorily. It is obviously the duty of the Trustees to at once act upon their medical officer's suggestions. The German steamer Tangliew, which has just arrived at Sydney filled her bunkers at Signapore with Borneo oil, which enabled her to steam to Sydney at a speod 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. Tho Government farms have been established near all tho principal garrisons in tho Transvaal. The enterprise has proved a splendid success. The farms supply more than sufficient green forage and vegetables for tho local forces. All the obsolete muzzle-loading guns in the forts at the mouth of the Thames and along the south coast will have been cleared away by the end of tho present week, says a late London paper, and replaced by modern breach loading pieces. A similar reform in coast defence will in

a few weeks be extended round the whole of the seaboard of the United Kingdom. The new fortress guns have been made in Great Britain, and their velocity and precision compare favourably with the beat heavy ordnances on the Continent. The Wine and Produce Depot of South Australia, which has been in existence six years, shows a deficiency of £26,051. The Queensland Government has decided to issue locally 3$ per cent debentures for £IOO,OOO, being the balance of the loan provided for under the Government Loan Act 1899.

The report of the N. S. W. Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended 30th September shows an increase in revenue of £42,514 as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, but the expenditure increased by £78,715. The annual report of the New South Wales Deaf and Dumb Institution states that numbers of those who had passed through the institution after staying the full course were oooupying good positions, proving themselvos useful, self-supporting members of the community.

Mr Barton has received a despatch from Mr Chamberlain stating that the Colonial Office is desirous of being in a position to give information to foreign countries respecting Australian Federal legislation. Mr Barton has arranged to dispatch to the Colonial Office six copies of every Bill introduced in the Federal Parliament.

A peculiar disease has made its app ear ance among the sheep at Oakey, Queensland, large numbers going blind. The disease seems to have no after effect, the peculiar part being that good .conditioned and apparently healthy animals arc the first to become afflicted.

During the paet 12 months the Agricultural Department's chemist (Mr B. C. Aston, F.C.S.) tested 2041 dairy test bottles, and condemned 23 of them. Within the same period he tested 142 dairy pipettes, and passed 114 of them, The number of pieces tested last year was four times greater than that of the previous 12 months, whilst the percentage of condemned pieces fell to less than one-half of the figures for 1899-1901. The department has now undertaken to test dairy thermometers.

A snake story is told in an Adelaide telegram in the Sydney Daily Telegraph, which states:—"A little boy, 9 years old son of Mr John Henderson, of Moolliwurtie, was bitten by a snake on Friday. The youngster pui his hand into a rabbit hole in search of bunnies, when a snake not only. bit him but caught hold of his finger and hung on to it. Before tho boy could dislodge the roptile he had to put his foot on to its tail and draw his finger from its mouth. He then very cooliy crushed the snake with his heel, went to a neighbor's place near by, and took a tomahawk, and after grinding it on a grindstone, tried to cut off the finger. Friends came on the scene, and he was taken to Androssan, where a doctor was telegraphed for from Maitland. The boy is now recovering. i

There was a merchant or Milan who left a fortune of £600,000, and 105 lawyers were eDgaged by the heirs to dispute certain bequests. The case has just been settled; the lawyers have got £400,000 and the heirs have shared the remainder.

The railways of the world are to-day worth £5,000,000.000 or £6,000,000,000 This probably represents one-tenth of the total wealth of civilised nations, and one-quarter if not one-third of their invested capital. The world's whole, stock of money of every kind—gold, eiver, and paper—wouid purchase only a third of its railways. There are more than twice as many blind persons in Russia as in the whole of the rest of Europe. They number 190,000 which is equivalent to two in every I.COO of the population. In France and England the proportion is not quite one per 1,000. It is believed thai bilndness in* Eussia is so prevalent because of tWr length of time which snow lies on the ground and also owing to the uncleanly habits of the people. Dr. Nishiskawa, Government Geologist in the Imperial Pisherips Buearu of Japan at Tokio, arrived at Townsville recently. He is visiting Australia to study matters in connection with the fishing industry, and spent ten days at Thursday Island, where he was much interested in the pearl fishing industry. An extraordinary incident occurred at Billabong. Upper Murray, during the progress of a recent thunderstorm. Twice during the storm a house was struck by lightning. On the second occasion the verandah posts were shattered, and Mrs Wilson, wife of the occupant, who was sitting near the front door, sustained a severe shock. It is stated that this particular house has been struck by lightning on nc fewer than seven occasions.

Mr Webley, senr., (of Webley and Sons, Christchurch), pianoforte tuner, etc., is now inJGreymouth, and will take the earliest opportunity of calling upon clieD ts. Agents for the sale of Brinsmead and Sons, Eipp and Haaku pianos; also Mason and Hamlin organs. Address— Gilmer Hotel. —ADvr. Alarm Clocks, Ansonia Olock Company's manufacture. .Guaranteed thoroughly reliable timepieces. Sale price 5s each. Everything correspondingly cheap at Hoeace W. 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.

Fot ladies ties, fichus, collarettes, belts and every description of ladies neck and body decoration, no drapery warehouse in Westland can approach tbe infinite variety and chaste styles of T. W. Tymons and Ooy'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 Co'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 adulteration. 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.