DREDGING MISHAP.

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 January 1903, Page 2

DREDGING MISHAP.

We regret to inform our readers that this morning the Pactolus No 1 dredge, Nelson Creek, struck some submerged timber and sank. We have no further particulars as to the depth or position, but it is to be hoped that she will be speedily raised. The mishap is greatly to be regretted, as tbe machine was on a real good run of gold and was doing well. Later. —lt is stated that the position is not very bad, and it is hoped that tho machine will be soon again at work.

Messrs G. W. Moss and Co hold their usual cattle sale at Preston Yards on Monday at 12 80 o'clock. Messrs Moss and Co., have been appointed agents for tho West Coast for "Lloyds, London," vica the lito J. A. Bonar.

During the oft'oitory at Trinity Church to-morrow evening, Mr Malcolm Fleming has kindly consented to sing tho solo from " E izah " " If with all your hearts." In St John's Presbyterian Church tomorrow, the subject of the Itev. It. Stewart's evening lecture will be " Tho desire of all Nations." All are cordially invited.— Advt. The Eev T. Trestrail will deliver an address in the Opera House on Sunday evening from Evil's plea for existence and continuance, "Let us Alone." Mr Lawn will sing a solo, and Mr Angelo Jones will play a voluntary on the new though old organ.—Advt.

The directors of tho No Town Creek, at a meeting yesterday declared a dividend of 1/- per share payable on Tuesday, February 3. At the S. M. Conrt, Brunner on Thursday before Messrs Parkinson and Ward, a prohibition order for a period of twelve months was granted against James Lumsdcn.

The " Eed Bird " is not a racer only, not a road machine only, not a light rider's mount only, not a heavy rider's mount only, not renowned for any particular feature, but famous the world over as a bicycle, with lines and curves mechanically correct. Eide a " Eed Bird" bicycle, and you will at once appreciate the worth of a good bicycle. —Hablby and Co., Agents.—Advt.

The Dobson bore hole is now down 1707 foot, the material now going through being very hard granity substance, in which there is a good deal of coal. The depth is greater than was anticipated, although Mr Russell and others well acquainted with the dip maintained from the first that coal would not bo got under 1800 feet. Great care has now got to be taken with the machinery ; the rate of boring 14 feet per day. Mr Lindsay is of the opinion that the machinery will be powerful enough for boring up to 2000 foot. It is, however, hoped that the seam will be struck within the next hundred feet.

Mi3S Smith to-day received information accompanied with threo certificates showing that her three pupils Misses Lochore, Roche and E. Smith had successfully passed the shorthand examination, the certificates certifying to a speed of 80 words per minute. We heartily congratulate the teacher and pupils upon their success.

A meeting of the joint school excursion committee was held in the Council Chambers Brunner, last evening, Mr Meyers iu the chair. The Secretary reported that the various canvassers had met with fair succesp, also that the Band would be present and that those who had been asked to assist had willingly agreed to do so. It was resolved that Messrs Cosgrove, M'Donald and Mylroi purchase toys required and R"p James Baxter fruit, lollies, etc. A good deal of business having been gone through the meeting adjourned. Mr Arthur Coningham, of cricket and Coningham-O.'Haran divorce case fame, is going to stand for a seat in the New South WaVs Parliament at the next elections.

The annual me sting of the Medical Association was held in the surgery Brunner on Thursday. The outgoing committee's report was read showing the receipts for the year from all sources a? £4oG 5s 9d, while the year closed with a credit balance of £lO7 5s 2d. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Chairman and Treasurer, Mr H. Coppersmith, Secretary, Mr T. Franklin; auditors Messrs Mark and Newtown ; committee Messrs Cosgrove, Richardson, Wills, Hunter, Lumsden, Bourke, Kennedy, Bennett and Connolly. It was resolved that the Secretary have the same power in reference to levies as in the past. The Canterbury team selected to play against Lord Hawke's team comprises the following members:—o. Boxshall, S. T. Callaway, F. S. Prankish, 0. W. Garrard, J. D. Lawrence. S. Orchard. W. C. Pearce. D. Reese, T. W. Reese, A. Sims, and R. Strange. Our army in British India coats the .Empire more than £10,000,400 per annum.

Mr Hoo<£ chief engineer of the s. s. Petnno, has beon appointed inspector of machinery for the colony.

The Government is sending to England for another officer to roplaco Tunbridgc, Commissioner of Police, resigned. Mr Walter Bartlott, of Paraegavetu E'ar, Silverhope (says the Hunterville Express) has just clipped 21701 b of wool from 17:} sheep, an average of 171 b lOoz. Two years aftar his reported death in South Africa a volunteer named J. W. H. Smith has arrived sife and sound to Swansea.

As a safeguard against grave robberies the authorities of Now Albany, Indiana, have decided to light up the local cemetery with electric arc lights. A peculiar coincidence in connection with a marriage at Arrowtown on Wednesday (says the Lake County Press) was the contracting parties were both named Smith, the bride was given away by a Smith, the bridesmaid was a Smith, while the brid'groom by profession is a blacksmith. Medical men at Vienna have been eagerly discussing a lecture by Professor Puger, of the University of Bonn, on longevity, in which he asserted that the average length of human life is steadily increasing. He maintains that one third of all the deaths registered in Munich are duo to heart disease brought on by immoderate use of beer, and that tobacco also claims a large percantage of the victims. Among forty centenarians who have come under his notice there was only one smoker, while nearly all confessed to a moderate use of alcohol. Mr Colvin, M.H.R., is of opinion that (says the Star) no employee of the Westport Harbour Board should receive less than 8s per day, owing to the high cost of living.

Whenever an outbreak of anthrax occurs in this colony (says the New Zealand Times) the Government quarantines the land for a period of two years. This is rendered necessary by the danger of tbe spread of the disease, the germs of which infect the whole of the ground manured with imported bones ineffectively sterilised. Past experience phows that the danger of a recurrence of the disease after two years is very remote. A Choral Hall (Wellington) comedian alleges that the Wellington representative cricketers arc "off their Tucker," He recommends " Warner's Safe Cure." See it ? The Charleston Herald reports that a surveyor is in the district surveying and sub dividing 40 acres of limestone country. The block extends for about 3 miles noith of Brighton to 4 miles south, and 6 or 7 miles inland, and includes the beautiful limestone caves, around which a certahi area is to be reserved. Beasley J. Robertson was for a long time editor of tho Battleax". He always strove for accuracy, and when he tnado a misstatement he was not above acknowledging it, as witness the following which he one week printed : —"We deem a word of explanation due to our readers witli regard to an item which app c ared in the last Battleazo, in which wc stated that Henry R. Brown, ofjLong Prahie township, been brought before Justice of the Peace James Hargrave, and bound over for stealing chickens and resisting an officer. It appears Hargrave was tho man guilty of the crimes, and Mr Brown tho official before whom he was arraigned. We cheerfully rn*ke the correction, Mr Brown has not stolen any chickens yet."—Harper's Magazine. The Rev Mr. Holloway, who has been resident in Reefton for about two years as curate to the Rev. H. York, has been appointed to a parish in SovUh Canterbury. The r*v gentleman has made many friends during his residence (says the Herald) in Roe ft en, and although all will regret his departure, they will learn wi h pleasure that his transfer means promotion. We join with them in wish ing him continued success in his future sphere of labour. The question of running electric cars on Sunday is just now exercising the minds of the citizens of Auckland (says the correspondent of the Press) the company having announced that it is their intention to apply for permission to stait a Sunday service. As may b 3 supposed, opinions are very much divided on the subject the churches eveu are net unanimous. Bishop Lenihan, iho head of the Roman Catholic Church, s?es nothing objectionable in Sunday trams. All the-Protestant ministers are opposed to them. The Trades and Labour Council which may be taken to represent the wotkers, is also against them; but some of the company's employees do not share its views. The press takes opposite sides. Tha Herald favours the innovation, and the Star denounces it. But after all the final decision rests wih the people themselves, as the Chy Council cannot sanction the proposal without first taking a poll of ratepayers

Tho wage bill of Britain's Navy is £5,760,000 a year. Mr Roderick McKenzie's (M.H.R. for Motueka), election expenc3 totalled £ls 15s 6d. The Union Company is sendi ig two steamers this momh to bring fruit from Fiji to New Zealand. In tho Wellington Magistrate's Couit. —Magistrate, to able-bodied defoudaut: "Why don't you work'?'' Defendant: "I am too light for heavy work, and too heavy for light work." They will mix it where he has gone. Grei>t interest was yesterday manifested in the cricket match on Victoria Park. Numbers of people went down with tho idea of socing the West Coast team go out for 20 or 30 runs, and seeing the Englishmen put up a couple of hundred runs for tho loss of half a dozen wickets. However, the unexpected

happened. The Coasters aqainst firstclass bowling put up the respectable total of 111 runs, whilo the Englishmen found Ongley's bowling was so excellent that at one timo the ecore stood 5 wickets for 19 runs and when the stumps were drawn for the day they had lost 6 wickets for 47 runs. During the time the Coast team were in, the public felt great interest in the "stonewalling yet scoring play" of Robert Currie of Ross and when he carried his bat out for the excellent score of 32 runs their enthusiasm was unbounded, and a 1/- subscription was immediately organised to present him with abac suitably engraved, £4 8s being speedily raised by the public. The Association will make the presentation to-night at 8 o'clock at Oxeuham's Hotel.

The French North Sea cod-fishers have caught 24,000 tons of fish this season, but the operations hare entailed the less of nine schooners and fif ny lives. Two of the vessels were crushed by icebergs.

At a depth of over 800 ft, in sinking the deep well at Kaiapoi (says the Christchurch Press) a vein of very hard stone of all colours, about the size of peas, was met with, There Jseemed to bo a strata of this formation from 6 to 9 inches. The stones appeared to comprise quaitz of different hues, and others looked like opals. It is intended to submit them to an expert for examination, and also a lapidary, to be tested. The bore is down 303 ft,

" Mr J. B. Fisher, of Christchurch, (formerly'of Westport) who has been appointed first President of the newly formed Now Zealand Acclimatisation Societies, Association, has for several years past been President of the Canterbury Society. Luring his tenure of office he has taken a keen interest in acclimatisation matters.

Mr H. A. Gordon, Consulting iUngineer of the State Coal Mines, has been elected President of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers. The first meeting of the Institute held in New Zealand will b 3 opened in Auckland shortly. Two railway porters (says the Christchurch Press), in claiming their full expenses of 6s each "as witnesses in a case at the Police Court, pointed out that they did not get the money, bu 1 ; the Government (did, and that they had been instructed by the stationmaster to claim the full amount. The bench allowed 3s apiece for the expenses of these witnesses.

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.