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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1994, 28 December 1874, Page 2

We have to draw attention to the ArtUnion in aid of the funds of the Greymonth Literary Society, the prizes of which are now on exhibition in the'window of Messrs Forsj'tb and Masters. The drawing is announced to take place at the Melbourne Hotel this evening. The following donations to the annual Christmas dinner at the Grey River Hospital were omitted from the list last published :— 2 hams, 4 leg mutton hams, C Woolcock ; 1 dish tarts, Mrs Thomas ; 1 bag peas, Ah Quen, Goal Creek Gardens; parcel of periodicals, J W Parkinson. The Grand Fancy Bazaar, in aid of the funds of St. Patrick's School, was opened at the Volunteer Hall on Saturday night, and resulted most successfully. No labor or expense had been spared in fitting up the various stalls, and loading them with goods sufficient. to tempt the fancy of any visitor. Many of the articles exhibited were far too good for the occasion, being too expensive for a bazaar, having been purchased by the Committee in Melbourne, and imported fer this purpose ; but a large proportion of the useful and ornamental goods were contributed by the residents in town, and certainly make a very valuable collection. As you enter on right the tirst stall is presided over by Mrs Hungerford, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs O'Brien, and Hrs Hickson. The second, by Airs Quinn, Mrs Drnmm, and Miss Halley. On the left side, the first stall is presided over by Mrs Griffen, Mrs Fitzgerald, and Miss Griffen. The second stall by Mrs Joyce, the Misses Lundou, and Miss Sims, The duties of the Post Office were carefully attended to by Miss O'Meara and Mr J. C. Ahearn. The various stalls had many [assistants, in the shape of young female canvassers who did their best to extract stray half-crowns from the pockets of innocent visitors. Among those who were mpsfc active we may mention the names of the Misses White, Batchelor, French, M'Davitt, Gilroy, O'Brien, Eissenhardt, Roff, Flanagan, and Thorn. Among the young men who rendered general valuable assistance we may mention— Messrs Perkins, Lundon, Holmes, and Flanagan. The takings on Saturday night amounted to about Ll4O, and the bazaar will be continued from 2 to 5: in the afternoon, and at 8 o'clock in the evening on Monday and Tuesday, and on Wednesday evening the goods unsold will be disposed' of by auction. On Saturday last the adjourned charge - mum • , ■ ■'»»rfrwfr«r'&.r~'Bcea7ing & pair of trousers from a swag in the hold of the s.s. Waipara, was heard before Mr Revell. The case had been adjourned for the evidence of Captain Bascand and others on board the vessel, which only arrived that morning. After hearing the evidence, the prisoner was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor. A representative empowered by the In-tendant-General of New Zealand and Australasia under the Imperial Grand Council of the Military Masonic Order of the Knishts of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantine, will (says ; the "Inangahua Herald") make a special tour through the districts of Auckland, Thames, and Waikato to examine into the validity of the applications made for the extension of the Order. At the meeting for promoting funeral 1 reform, held at Ohristchurch the oth»r day, the Very Rev. the Dean of Christchurch said :— " He thought the time was come when some eteps should be taken to bring about a reform in the customs connected with funerals. The pomp and ostentation observed at funerals were alike absurd and painful to look at j and in addition to this the expense was large and unnecessary. In times of illness it was necessary to observe, in the majority of cases, the very strictest economy, and yes the" money which was needed by a family was expended in the burial of a deceased relative, in consequence of the absurd custom: which now prevailed. The wearing of mourning was also expensive and unnecessary^ and was detrimental toi health, at the same time. It was nothing less than tyranny to compel delicate women and children to wear mourning in the heat of the summer. Of course the doing away with ; the practice of wearing mourning would depend very largely on the ladies, but be thought this desirable end might be effected by the appointment o! a committee of influential ladies to suggest what measures should be taken in the matter." At the same meeting the Chairman, Sir Cracroft Wilson, stated that for many years he had been a strong advocate of cremation. Of course this had nothing to do with the present meeting, but the fact of , his taking part in it would in no way interfere with his views on the subject of cremation. He was convinced that this was the best mode of disposing of bodies after death, and so far as he himself was concerned, he would direct that he should be burned instead of placed in a hole in the ground.: '-c had seen soldiers buried on the field of battle. He had afterwards gone over that field, and observed what the jackals were doing with the bodies. The " Coromandel News" says it is likely tiafc Mr F. D. Pen ton, a judge of the Nativ« Lads Court at Auckland, will be appointed one of the Supreme Court judges. Mr Fenton gets LBOO a year, and his office is, without doubt, the greatest sinecure in the Civil Service.' His courts sits about once a year, and even then the real work is done by one of the other judges. It is highly desirable that he should be given some extra work to io, but we hardly imagine that he would be appointed to a Supreme Court judgeship. rhe rumor is too absurd to be true. A serious accident took place to one of the men employed on the river bank protective ivorks, at Iteefton, on Thursday last. Ifc ippears that the injured man, whose name is Archibald Moore, s.epped from the top of a irate, falling a distance of- about sft, but in iis efforts to recover himself, he executed a )erf ct somersault, landing on the back of hia lead, which came in violent contact with a og .of wood. Moore is • a strongly-built niddle-aged man, and the force of the fall vas consequently very severe Assistance vas close at hand, and it was found that he vas perfectly uncouscious, but he was trought round before the arrival of medical

attendance, but shortly afterwards relapsed into unconsciousness. Owing to the improved condition of the Just-iu-Time mine, shares which were placed in the market have, within the past few days, been withdrawn on account of the stone again making firm in the intermediate level. The total salaries and wages of the Victorian Government Printing Office paid for the year 1873-4 amounted to L 28.200, and the materials and contingencies to L 8641, or a total of L 36.841. -The receipts reached L 7825, making a.^et expenditure of L 29,015, which, with accounts brought up to 1874-5, reaches L 30 ,681. : ';■ The United Manufacturers' Association of Victoria have written to the Chief Secretary drawing his attention to the fact that. the association is preparad^when requested, to act as arbitrators! in any complications between employers and employes. "Some weeks ago," remarks the "Sydnej Empire," "we pointed put, in an article in this paper, the injustice, to which the mercantile community in this city would bo subjected by clause 4, in the new Constitution Act for the colony of Fiji, which exempted debtors in the group from prosecution for debts contracted prior to January; 1871. Last week a deputation waited on Sir Hercules Eobinson upon the subject, and the result is that his Excellency has ordered the statute of limitation, as we may call it, to date from Ist June, 1969 ; and the extension of time will be proclaimed in the Fiji "Government Gazette," no doubt, to the consternation of many of the gentlemen there who hurriedly left this and the neighboring colonies." ~