GREYMOUTH LETTER.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7730, 9 December 1890, Page 2

GREYMOUTH LETTER.

• trao * otm w_?-*. 6r °y _ Iver an « Wh ft *««'« cargo., „! __ ,{•» { eel—a her („il complomf„,\, hM lngtf coke, sailed lor Pam X—V! "**— _^_S^^S^&"ft Mr Matheson la an old mA si '*s, Council, has given <**»* as Mayor, lam sure he will act «Ll ,a H promise and do his hft»» t« f Up to feii Interests of the CX t0 P****. g The county elections nava »_, ~ the return of four flrstraeetlngot the new CouudlS* h on WednesSay when MrCffiN one of the oldest aad moi? < £_X members was elected ensuing twelve months, Mrflnu fa * *t turn for the riding of !_-,_ •_'*»'* petitioned againßt gy M rT>fcS hold the enquiry on Tues-aynfjr** V The married ladles of Grevmrm*..' ' a ball In the Volunteer lI_U & 1 ? ®h There was a large attendance an_TP** altogether. thAifalr w fta aS success and reflected great ci»hi? _-**& committee of management. tiL ° was good, the floor equally su »*!>"!s sttpper a I that thY mo 3t could desire. The bachelors\__f W ! 0B « a series of bread and _£j* the last two or three Beaaouai&nrf*^ n I just given by the ladies wiX* * h %MI tarn, A* Im\ not in a posi„_, jul? * d-tailed deacriptiou oi tue ___ r l0 »* « four numerous lady ww*,- ** arly Interested, I bopa your IM? vu * 14 ' pendent, who, by the buted anything for some time! owtl ' DurinKthe prwalfliiceo! thektesi.iv, communication by sea was so that we wet* almost entirely derSl on oar overland malls from ChrhtrSu and Nelson for our letters and ift as these were occasionally «tuck udo*T to flooded rivers and othor causes: if seemed to cut off from the outside wm>M This little difficulty being, hapX X end, we are almost In daily oouimualiatw again with Nelson, Wellington %$Q ports. As an instance of this, I ma? «__ that a mall from Wellington vlaOrera»D_ was delivered in HokitTka on Wfeiuesd** evening, having been dispatched fro™ Wellington on Monday, by steamer, arriv ing here In time to catch the train tut _» south. This Is quick work Indeed an? well worth recording. ,* "

Those who predicted that tho m*ik. adopted of working the ualnea by ise*_ of free-labour would result lv failure must be couvinoed that they wera taC taken, as shown by the fact that 4203 t,„ of coal were sent away last week, and this was accomplished without any ann offort on the part of the men; a ,(_.i*i quantity was shipped at Westport, TJm mi tie managers are very well W-jfied with their new starf of worktmm who, they say, will shortly bee&ma as effcient as the old hands. J( vessels had been available the oulaat which can be increased at any time, wuaM have been much larger. It U verygraU*?. ing to see the trade of the port recover 10 rapidly, and we hope there may be no more strikes or lock-outs such as wb hm been so frequently subjected to ia tha past. Tbe revenue derived from the rail* way suffered a severe decline, bat witlt tha increased traffic, which is sure to be main. talned for some months to come, this Item will show a satisfactory recovery. Mr Bodgerson, the newlv-appointsi Collector of Customs at fehts port, arrived from Westport last week, and entered upon his duties immediately atorwrffljp l , Mr Murphy taking his departure for Mm Plymouth at the same • tltne. vrhera he assumes the posstion of Customs oißcet in charge. It Is understood that Mr Rodgerson is to work tbe port with tba assistance only of a cadet and looker, but, seeing Chat Greyraoiith is a largo mmis {.rod ucing port, this arrangement will b« ound to be unsatisfactory, and tha qU system (and the proper one) will him ie be resorted to again, a landing water being indiapensfble where each large quantities of bohded goods are landed ti all hours of tbe day and alght, _n business people have msn co well sorrd, hitherto, in the way of gettha their requirements attended to proper!? and without trouble, that any altera. tion In the direction of inconvenleneteg them owing to some r&tvencbratriS fad of the head of the DepartsacaSwflSte strongly resented. Mr John Mills, of tfc Christchureh office, has succeeded Mr Bodgerson at Westpurt, and betas a vary popular and-obUgimr officer, I hweM doubt he will give evury aatisfftauou. Kettle's Hall was filled to e_css'» ob Wednesday evenings on the oecasiaa ol the aeebnty "Members' Concert/ given by tbe Grey mouth Harmonic Society. The performance commenced by the brpw»t» playing as an overture ••fcoato XV. &avoth " (Lea) No. 1, which was foiJowei by No. 2, a Mcc '* The Day ia Jto» (fcatton), sunk by the chorus of m Society, whicE consist* o£ »]>«»► __)** voices; and full\Just'ce was done to tits music; the second stanza of the sung without a-CO-ipanlment. sm H had a very prettSy; effect lndefc<t-Jikl brought our favouMto, Miss Mutt to m front. She sang, "the Guardian Am* (Gounod) in a mannfef that left aptotag* be desired. No. 4, sime " Baby," <psta*l by Mr Bercsford, wai_ well mm, «n«.11 would have been all tijio had not a brass baud Missed by, the _«l •» the time; and to worn m took up their station a«|_fe door to mm, where they played /lefaral sale*ttoMj? the great annoyance\ of the tap audience assembled InSthe hall. 1* next Item on the -pragratome,No. 8. "» a selection by the orfchestr* him Gavotte." (Wurruml, ft* "fflj the light and sparkling! music of tj» particular number being XK h R SIt &o. 6, song " Golden MrsOrton. This lady passing sweetness, and I the encore she received for -he?' P«f*>J ance was really well deservM.- *j* <.|y "Bise and Break th* Chai>) Thst bu. TJa" (Van Bru). This numberw»»Psx treat; and showed the .full &«"ji£. chorus and orchestra to great No.. 8, song " In Plymouth Sqsof WJ by Mr A J. Chamberlin, was which was ..rafllclent proof |&**J* $ No. V± n CC TpS* orchestra, **A Garden <?_. _tjr» r «_. Walt-" (MorelHl, was perhapiifte W* joyable instrumental piece ot\m«a**j the time being faultier. AftA*.."^ —.1 ~# «■_*. mini,*—- t.ha fd:\"l(Hm At"

was opened with another orchtsw*®f*, j | tion, M Air de Dauphin "ißMrnf* lowed by No. 2 some bf Mr Mm m__*r&. j ißebrlnd); some of the wordf<W»£| J baps not as distinctly given as PgEESu • hAVe been, bat otherwise it waftKtlm Bose** (McFarren), was Wfi£ of tbe evening -a* reucards thttVmxzjl 1 the light and shade being No.4fdaet, "1 Heard a Voles f«g- J by Misses Muff and McDavitt, t?g5 p J capital rendition, and the I jrepeat the last msf*. Jt Ws * 3a j that the next number on the V____\EjiM 1 -which was to have been a pl*njM r f£L t t*_ •* by the. Misses Moss, had to WjzßU 1 'on'account of the young:lw__gtjM& rf taken the wrong music bodk iwlESti 1 - No. 0, song, ** Tween Decks" CflfJS I was by Mr Brook. I think a PfS fa \\ ting of this song would • singer better, as the lower note** Irr%t ; a little weak in places; neverfc§»S ia . ] song was well treated, avid i .troducad another debutante to .WSyyi ;: monthipublic. No. 7, glee, "EEtafj j Come With Mc " (HattooK was #«p \ tended by the full chorus. . Pompadour * (Boutti), play&dgV orchestra, was 'the la-Jt item «|Bt ' -gromme.and-the national an ■ a moat enjoyable concert to a &<___*£»#? ; concluding this brief account #**&& ; formance, I may say that it *•*«#_*»» ' award too much praha to tbe %_%* tfcl . the manner In which they wjjMgJJai i "glees, forwebaveneverbad»b<9*_*jL|Ra ! of-chorus singing; od« l .feature being the piuclsloriwltp'«*tacl i various parts were *tt»cketra HfTaa with duo e_pres»io_, effort had been spared by conductor. Mr Brook, who **|PfS «*** ' proadof the way In whichfcVjg~ffes quitted themselves on this Q«s«y» f«r -. -orchestra,- too, most b® share of praise, for alfc-oagh number were absent, yet the PP^ait«» fe of' those present were mos W.Sjt*! The -Misses G. and F. Moss PfKSj«' cl f pianoforte, Mr Brook, " feS ol i tW 'the Society. Is to be c^W& H success which has atUnrfled _*!*£#* f f provide -us with musical pc # e |Xf#Sl' this description. The Society SQj|»aj ißanrcnred since tbe law wsffijgfog am now working ?P Sa Qa fii* *&Tr tol»givwnoo-h>ißt--wnf^ps,"