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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 March 1903, Page 2

At the next meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council, Mr M’Loan will move that applications be invited for engineer for waterworks and reservoir at a salary of £2OB per annum.

The delegates to represent the Wellington Trades and Labor Council at the conference to bo hold at Greymouth during Easter have been instructed to support a motion that 11 hours constitu'e a week’s worlf.

An elderly man named Hebert Evans working on the Co-operative Road works, near Mitchells, Lake Brunner, was found drowned in Carews Creek near Mitchells accommodation house last evening. It appears that Evans left Mitchell’s about 6 o’clock to go to his camp, and not arriving some of his mates went to look for him and found him in Carews Creek ap parently having fallen oil a small suspension bridge, used for crossing the stream. An inquest will be held to day. H. 0. Harley and Co have just landed a large consignment of prime onions. Intending purchasers should apply early. Messrs H. C. Harley and Co. will submit to auction tc-morow afternoon at 2 15 on the premises Gerald Street leasehold section with well built six roomed cottage thereon. The same firm will also sell the whole of Mr Malcolm Fleming’s household furniture and effects without reserve. The lot includes, extension table drawing room suite, handsome pictures, carpet squares, linoleum, B. 11. bedstead, mattresses, music cabinet, Singer sowing machine etc,

Readers of French newspapers (says the Westminister Gazette) must often have noticed that the class of offence wheb, our neighbours call crirns pa«sionnel has bean increasing among them of recent years to a most a'arming extent. Dr Toulouze, the eminent psychologist, who has investigated the subject, states in the Bevue Bleuo that 191 murders were comraited in France in 1900, and that only 44 were due to motives of cupidity, whereas all the others-“ 147" sprang from sexual passion. There were, of course manv attempted murders ano assaults of all kinds (stabbing, vitriolthrowing, etc.) arising from the same cause. It is useless, however, to hope for any improvement so long as French juries persist in acquitting or recommending to mercy the offenders, who plead the so-called "tender” passion as their excuse.

A special meeting of the Boys’ Gymnastic Club will be held at the stats school Gymnasium at 7 30 p.m. oq Wednesday. —Adyt.

A public installation of the District President of the Druids will be held this evening in Trinity Hall, when Brother Marlin will be installed. A number of addresses and musical items will be given. In addition to those already mentioned, Master Garth will give a violin solo. Ladies will be admitted at 1/- each, gentlemen at 2/6. The weather report to-day shows the temperature of West Coast stations to have been Westport 57 degrees, Greymouth 56, Hokitika 50 and Bealey 51. There is a smooth sea along the West Coast with poor tides. A press message from Wellington states that the Tongariro arrived from London to day. The passengers for Greymonth are Messrs T. Kennedy and T. and A. Waugh. Quality always speaks for itself, and it is the quality of the “Tracker” Brand of Eucalyptus that has made it so famous as a household remedy. Hear what Dr. Thompson, senior medical officer of the Brisbane Hospital says :—“I have found “Tracker” Eucalyptus to be very efficacious in cases of severe lumbago and rheumatism, and I have no hesitation in saying that it is the best Eucalyptus that has come under my notice. This is one of the many testimonials that Mr E. Breeze, who is now in Grcymouth, has received.

The members of the W.C.T.U. gave a social on Friday evening in the vestry of the Methodist Church, to the sailors in port. A large number were present both from steamers and sailing vessels. The programme was carried out by the Misses Williams, Sweetman, Dickie, Chapman, and Mr F. Sweetman, the accompanists being Mrs MTntosh, Misses Batchelor and Dickie. Mr Scrivener gave some numbers on the eolcssophone. The most interesting feature of the evening was two recitations given by the guests, and one a song which was much appreciated, Mr Dixon, in the absence of the ministers

spoke a few kindly words to the guests. In the absence of the President Mrs Hansen took the chair. Refreshments were then banded round, which as usual was much enjoyed, and it was acknowledged by all present to be the best social ever held.

Six applications have been received for the lease of Sunday Island, Kermadecs, which has an area of about 000 acres. Id is reported that a company has been floated to work the sliucing ground known as McLeod’s Terrace, Mikonui. May the plucky investors be richly rewarded when the claim is in full operation. Shooting season for hares native game —except tui, huia, white heron, crested grebe, paradise ducks, and blue or mountain ducks—will open on the Ist May, and end on tho 31st July. “Why should a litigant go to a solicitor at all if he wants to sue ?” asked Mr

Jellicoe in the Appeal Court at Wellington. There was no reply.

At a recent meeting of the governors of the Marlborough High School a motion was put and carried to expunge the regulation dealing with the allocation of the statutory free places. The regulation—which, as it stood, was known as tho “poverty clause,’’ from tho fact that only those unable to pay were eligible for free places —now gives way to the method of deciding according to meric alone who shall acquire free seats.

The Christchurch Fruiters’ Association has passed the following resolution: “Seeing that no effectual steps are being taken to clear the colony of fruit especially codlin moth, which are being spread over the country wholesale, this association considers the present system of fruit inspection to be a complete farce and xli 3 restrictions on imported fruit an injustice, both to the trade and to the whole community. Further, that steps be taken to bring the matter before Parliament, with a view of having these restrictions removed.”

The “Matin” gives, for the first lime, a complete list of Madame Humbert’s creditors, together with a statement of their claims and of the amounts admitted to be duo to them in the account books siezed at the great house in the Avenue de la Grande Armec. The total number of claimants is 132, and the total amount of the claims is £4,600, C0 \ which is certainly a good deal to borrow on security of an inheritence valued at £4,000,000. The largest creditor is M Marchand, of Dunkirk, whose debt is not less than £1,003,521; the smallest is a gentleman from Eouen, whose name is not mentioned and who claims only for Sj. There are mining claims end mining machinery in the Thames district. The Thames Hauraki Company’s claims known by the euphonious names of the Q w. n of Beauty Extended Special Claim, the Deep Sinker Special Claim, the Deep Levels Consolidated Special Claim, also the Machine Site, and a large quantity of valuable mining machinery, were sold up by auction the other day for £SOO, for debts amounting to £4265 18s 7d, thus leaving £3765 18s 7d still owing. It is tbs intention of the creditors to take the necessary action in the Supreme Court, and to attach and sell in due course the interest of the Thames Hauraki Company in the freehold property, machinery, and plant, which remain unsold. We understand that Messrs Cassidy and Co intend running excursion coaches from Otira in connection with the Easter Carnival at Christchurch. The return fare has been fixed at 50/.

Jt is expected that the Cabinet will come to a decision shortly on the Rhodes’ Scholarship. In the South Island the heaviest rainfall during the mouth of February was 11.42 inches, on 14 days, at Hokitika, and the lowest 0.37 inches, at Clyde on two days. The Customhouses throughout the colony will be closed on the day appointed for the election of Licensing Committees. The “gate” on the first day of the cricket match Victoria v, the English cricketers, only amounted to £97 and the total reached £393. The s. s. Ilimu is definitely fixed to load general cargo-at Lyttelton on or about the 2Sth inst. and also calls at Picton on the road to Greymouth. For further particulars apply to Duncan McLean, Agent.— Advt. Mr R, A. Horne, the Dresden Pianoforte Company’s head representative, will visit Greymouth and district on Tuesday. All orders left with Messrs G. W. Moss and Co (the Dresden Company’s local agents) will receive prompt attention. — Advt. St. George Jams - Once used, always used.—Advt.

St. George Jams—Ask for, and see that you get them. —Advt. 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 for&ign 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—'Aptt,