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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1863, 25 July 1874, Page 2

The usual ball giveu by the bachelors of Greymouth. was held in the Volunteer Hall last evening. There was a large and very fashionable attendance, including- -visitors' from. Hokitika, Ahaura, and 'Reeft6n ) -"and the general arrangements by,- tiler Committee, were carried o~ut-to perfedtionj so as to make . •very thing pass offmo3t successfully. Dancing was kept up until an early this morning. The continuation of the football match between fifteen members of the Rifle Rangers and the same number of the Club, will take place at the Camp Reserve this afternoon. Two accidents, more or less" serious,, occurred yesterday, up-country. Mr Richard Walsh, a miner at Brandy Jack's Creek, was injured while working in his claim at that place. A telegram received from Ahaura, at 4 o'clock, yesterday evening, stated that the sufferer was on his way to Greymouth. Mr Charles Classen, a farmer near Ahaura, while riding to town was thrown from his horse shortly after passing the Coal Mine, and received rather serious injuries. Mr C. Classen arrived in Greymouth in the evening, and was attended to by Dr Morice. From 6th June to 7th July. 8329 tons of stone were crushed at the Thames, which yielded 10,6320z of gold. The increase, when compared with the previous ironth, being 2815 tons in stone, and 32230z in gold. The body of the woman cast up on the beach opposite the Waimea track has been identified as. that of Mrs Dellaff. Mr Ward, whose children she had the care of, went to see the corpse yesterday, and though it is, as has been already stated, greatly disfigured, stilL he can recognise If beyond all doubt. The Register says that the contract with Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co-, which has recently signed by the PostmasterGeneral is little more than a continuation of that which has lately expired for the carriage of the New Zealand portion of the Suez mail to and from Hobson's Bay. In this contract;, as in the last, the Bluff Harbor is made the first port of call, and the last of departure, in New Zealand ; the contractors are to receive L 384 12s 4d for each complete double service ;' and the service is to commence from the 26th August, 1874 (printed in error " 1873") and to terminate in August, 1876. It is with sincere pleasure that we ( West Ceast Times) are able to report the continued success of the last Greenstone rush, at Revell'B Terrace. So far from it being overrated, its value seems to increase daily, and one of the old-fashioned stampedes to the locality has fairly set in. We are in a position to state, on most reliable authority, that no less than sixteen tunnels that have been put in have struck gold, and others now being prosecuted will probably be equally fortunate. The back country has been largely taken up, and there are fresh claims occupied daily. In this, sinking is of course the order of the day, and the country is most likely-looking, in a mining point of yiew. All the accounts so far received are most favorable, and there seems every reason to believe that a new and most valuable tract of auriferous country has been opered up. The terrace in question, we may add, is situated to the northward of the Greenstone, in the direction of Maori Point. The Wellington Evening Post says :- "The Mayor of Wanganui is likely to have some rather hard work shortly. Some debentures— 3ooo— have to be issued, and this involves 12,300 signatures by his Worship, each debenture have 40 coupons, and

each coupon and each dpbenture requiring to be signed by hia Worship. That is, 40 x 300 x 300—13,000. If his Worship; devotes his valuable tune to the work at the rate of 4 hours per day, and places his autograph at the rate of 6 per minute, he will accomplish the work in 8 days. 2 hours, and 10 minutes." The Greymouth Corporation in floating its loan for L7OOO accomplished more- than six autographs per minute ; debentures, and coupons extending over seven years, having been signed by the Mayor, two Councillers and the Town Clerk in about six hours ; besides ; affixing the Corporation Seal to each one. The average for each was nearer eighteen signatures per minute, and the .total charge for "clerical "assistance, 1 ' we believe, amounted to six shillings, which the then Mayor magnanimously disbursed" from his private purse, being the last to complete the autograph race. ■;'-. ■ The West Goast Times states that two new brands. of liquors have been introduced into that market. We scarcely think that ministers, past arid present; read the advertising columns of this journal, but if they do they will see that liquors, imported by Mr Meier, host of -the Diggers Arms, have been named after the- present Premier, one • as the Julius Duppel Kummel, and another after ftir Pox as the Pox Gin. The horror of Mr Fox, should he see his name associated with gin, may be imagined "but cannot be described. Messrs Brogden and Sons have-imported a cargo of railway sleepers from Paget Sound, ' Oregon. They are of red pine,- and cer-' tainly inferior to some New Zealand "timber easily procurable . We may instance totara, matai, or birch. ' ■ ■■. A moa'a leg, partly covered with flesh, may now be,seen in the Otago Museum. It was found on a station by a party while out shooting. The skin is of a scaly character and very thick, and that part of it on the back of the leg,, above the foot-joint, is much worn, probably from being brought into contact with the ground while the bird was. in a position of rest. The question of whether the! leg of the moa had an appendage in the shape of spur ha? caused some discussion among the learned. This is now,- however, set at rest, as the leg referred to has a spur, two or three inches in length. The Neio Zealand Herald cannot see why claims to vote-, on the part of qualified persons, should not be received at any time' during the year, instead of only during the months of January, February, and March. Our contemporary is of opinion that politicalfeeling amongst the public generally would be promoted by such a change as -that indicated.. . The Canterbury Chamber, of Commerce (says a late telegram) have requested Mr Montgomery, M.3..R., to -introduce a hew Insolvency Bill into the Assembly, the main features of which are identical with the one thrown out last session. . .. The necessity for another line of telegraph, connecting Nelson with the West Coast via the Lyell, is again being shown most forcibly, communication with all the stations south of : Blenheirr having- been seriously in-erjrupted of late. . The expense of carrying the wires from Foxhill, to which place they must be extended as soon as the railway is completed, to the Lyell would be so trifling compared with the increased convenience that it would create, that we wo .der it has not been dove long ere this. It is to be hoped that the Southern press and representatives will take the matter up, and that the Government may be induced to take further action without further delay. During the quarter ending June'3ofeh, this year, the following quantities of gold were shipped at Auckland . — Province of Auckland, 21,5860z; do Nelson, 10,02.0; do Westland, 1783oz ; total, 33,3890z The total value of thsse 33,3890z is. L 134,013. A person, under the signature of "Fox and Grapes," wrote to the Hon. Mr Fox, per favor of the Auckland 'Evening Star, as follows —"Sir— We are 'reported, to have stated in a recent speech that' the present Conservative majority in Great Kritain came in on" the shoulders of publicans; If so, how do you accoirtttffor the f act that^ with a dis-" posable surplus^of- nearly six"' millions, Sir Stafford. Ndrthcote,;in/his:budget, positively refused, although petitioned by the brewers, tb abolish- tne hop duty?"' The Wellington 'tribune replies .-"Nothing: isreasier to account for. It amounts to this — that what the Conservatives said when out of office is not what they.mean to do. when in office, or,in other words, that the brewers and publicans are sold r^-' hoist by their - own petard. 1 '" / ' " " ' ,/ : ..;"/:. s : " iKi&les" is responsible for the following —"A Jewish 1 friend of mine, who especially enjoys a'joke against his own people, brings me the following from Sydney :— An Alsatian Jew in London, who especially prides ; himself upon the purity of his English, was noticed by his amiable hostess upon a festive occasion to be greatly depressed. (It was just after the capitulation of Paris.) ' Ah,', said he, 'my country ; l my, country ! These foreigners have conquered my country.' 'Dear me,, you surely mistake; the Prussians haven't captured Jerusalem.' " { A Tasmaman paper reports a remarkable i cure by singular means of a "fine young lad, an employe at the railway station, who accidentally broke his right arm near the elbow joint, and various means were tried to render the joint pliable. Alderman Drysods happened to visit "the iad, and remembering a cure performed on a knee joint ia in Scotland many years ago, ho prescribed the same for the elbow joint. The prescription was an old one certainly. A cat was obtained, killed, opened up, and the body, bowels included, placed and bound round the joint. The patient went to bed, and thenext morning, on removing the cat and poultice he found the joint of his right arm as free and serviceable as the other. On Monday the lad, who last week was helplessly crippled, was employed to his gratification cutting-up firewood. It is not now the cricketing season, but a suggestion made out of season may be marked, learnt, and remembered as an incitement to action when the proper time comes. The suggestion is that .the Australian Colonies should not be content with inviting from England worthy or unworthy competitors in the cricketing field, or with organising matches restricted to the population of their own continent, but that cricketers there might venture to visit New Zealand, to put the New Zealand youth upon their mettle, or to accept a beating if there be sufficient, mettle in New Zealand .to. secure a victory. The proposition originally emanated from Auckland, but we notice that it isradopted by an Otago cricketer, and that ho and others are anxious that such an intercolonial match should be arranged. The suggestion is made or repeated with all modesty, but it is worthy of attention in other Provinces, such as Canterbury and Wellington, and by an understanding between the various clubs an intercolonial match, or series of matches, might be arranged, such as would fully equal in interest those which have ■ taken place between Colonial teams and the so-called Eleven of All Eng'and, It would scarcely suit for New Zealani to give a challenge on equal terms, but by combination- or invitation sufficient, at least, to induce a visit from Victorian cricketers might be madf>, and by a match between two Colonies otherwise so closely connected, fresh interest might be aroused among those who practice the "noble game," and among those who, without being practitioners, enjoy the simple pleasure of being spectators. >