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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1240, 20 July 1872, Page 2

It should be remembered by subscribers to the Grey River Hospital that the ballot for the election of the gentlemen nominated as members of the Committee of Management takes place to. lay, at Gilmer'a Hotel, between the hours of noon and five in the evening. The nomination of candidates for a member of the 'Paroa Road Board took place last Thursday, at noon. Only one candidate waa proposed, Mr Henry Symons, storekeeper, South Beach, who was then declared duly elected. Although a number of passengers left here on Thursday evening, en route for Melbourne, we were pleased to hear that almost each, one state! his determination to return to the Coast as soon as the winter had passed oven The late severe weather 'has nad a great influence among the fortunate many who held original shares in the Reefton district in inducing them to take this trip. Another boat accident happened yesterday in the upper part of the Grey River, through the washing away of the banks by the late freshet. While Mr Olson's horses were tracking ,his boat up, the .driver took his usual track upon the bank, not believing anything to he different from what it was previously; but after a short distance the crust (for the lower part had been washed away) gave under the weight of the horse. The animal fell into the stream among boulders, and was drowned before it could be rescued. ~. ' ' . ■ It will be noticed that Mr Solomon, the eminent optician, and inventor of optical instruments, has arrived in Greymouth, where he intends .making a short professional stay. In our Parliamentary telegrams yesterday mention was made bf a resolution proposed by the Hon. 'Mr Baillie, in the Legislative Council, regarding th el presence of a member of the Ministry in the Council It might be understood from the telegram that Mr Baillie's motion was antagonistic to the presence of a Minister there, but the motion was an expression of regret, in which people will generally join, especially those who know how few there are in the Legislative Council who are fitted for the office. We regret to know that Mr Kynnersley, M.P.C. for the Grey Valley, still continues in very indifferent health, and that he has found it necessary to seek a milder climate to aid his recovery. He was to leave Nelson by the Albion! intending to proceed to Melbourne, and thence to Sy<?iey for change of air, and to return about tho end of September. It will probably be a subject of congratulation with one, and of regret .with some, that Mr Kynnersley will not be in the Colony when a committee of the House of Representatives will be discharging the duty of inquiring into a matter in connection with which his evidence is highly important. A capital house was the result of the appeal to the public on behalf of the Volunteer Band last night. . The performance was a really enjoyable and enjoyed one by the audience. We h^ve never seen Miss Stephenson in better. part, and her mirfclif ulneas was so contagious that it permeated the entire audience to an extent that has rarely been heard in the Volunteer Hall. When we say she outshone herself, we. say no more than the truth, and the applause that greeted her on each appearance proved than she is an enchantress among the play-going Greymouth public The entire programme was carried out most excellently, as the continuous applause upon the, termination of every separate part showed. There was one omission, which usually and properly leads to another omission, though we make an omission of that particular omission on this particular occasion. There was no ticket of admission sent to Mr Reporter. A meeting of the ' Hokitika Coal Prospecting Association was. held on Thursday evening, at the White House Hotel. A. copy of the report of the Chief Surveyor upon the coal mine, was presented to the meeting, and its favoxable nature was considered highly satisfactory. The men engaged in workinj

for the Association, whose term of engagement had expired, were re-engaged. Messrs Preshaw and Elliott were elected directors. A telegram was read from the hoi. Mr Reeves, promising a definite answer in a short time to the application made by the Association to the General Government for., assistance. It was stated that the County Council would be favorably disposed to assist in developing the mine, and, if possible, would grant a subsidy. The meeting closed with the understanding that as soon as^ a reply was received from the Resident Minister of the Middle Island, the members of the Association would be again assembled . to. determine upon the course to be pursued. A private letter has been received by a gentleman in Auckland, stating that the dominion of Canada have determined to send a Minister to New Zealand and Australia, for the purpose of obtaining information and statistics respecting the trade and resources of the colonies, with a view to the establishment of a mail route to Europe by way of British Columbia. The Minister will be the lion. S. L. Tilley, C.8., Minister of Marine and Customs for the Dominion, and he will be. empowered to negotiate with the respective Governments of the various colonies for the establishment of a first-class mail and passenger service when the railway now in course of construction through Canada is. Completed. The hon. Mr Tilley writes to a relative that the proposed service will be run in connection with the Cuiiard line of steamers from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and that he will visit British Columbia in September next, and from thence he will proceed to Australia, and on to New Zealand. The northern railway, now being constructed through Canada, will shorten the overland journey by atleast two days. < Phenic acid is stated to be not only a cure but a preyentative of small-pox; According to observations made in France no person has been attacked with small-pox, whether vaccinated or not, who. had taken phenic acid. This remedy is not only efficacious in cases of small-pox, but for any contagious epidemic. It is to be taken in the following manner : -Put a tablespoonful of phenic acid water (of four per cent, acid strength) into half a tumbler of sugar and water, and irink it every morning ; tnedose may be repeated in the evening if considered necessary. It is also stated that the mixture is a good antidote in cases of cholera., The' following remedy has also been recently published: -An effectual remedy for small-pox is said to have been recently found by a surgoon of the British army in China. The mode of treatment is as follows :— When the preceding fever i* at its height, and just before the eruption appears, the chest is rubbed with croton oil 'and tartaric ointment. This causes the whole of the eruption to appear on that part of the body, to the relief of the rest: It also secures a full and complete eruption, and thus prevents the disease from attacking the internal organs. This is now the established mode of treatment in the English army in China, and is regarded as a perfect cure. a ■' ■