Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1910 OTAR ARTZ MINING

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1910, Page 2

Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY sth, 1910 OTAR ARTZ MINING

TliniK is it II 111 iSt a iit’M i)l 1 > i' l*lU , f of a healthy tv. ival in quartz-mining ! hi■■ ■ n l l' »11 Ni-w Zealand. ’llia must pleasing feature of a situation, buoyant with ho|io for Urn fill!,iv, is the .■mi in- ab-. lira of any ivseinldattce In a ‘boom,” whirl, inevitably perpetrates n ,■ 1 - harm (ban good The st< ady ami pi" O' S:- n.-v, . > nlf Ml !S ■■'• o( I !*•• bIl ■; 1 1 1 . ■, I omens \isll >ll ■ .11 lim Jn ■' si■ |, I lime. Ihi the West Coast, where I hr roll,dry lias born bountifully ondoweio.l with mineral wraith, there ;,jij>• -ais lo lie opening a now ora. whirl, pro!,uses lo bring in its train a period of artivr development and

j svMt-manr exploitation of tin- inruimearhle quartz wins which only want I !■.-at iiiciit mi scientific lines to yield their golden harvest. The new year opened under favorable auspices and with a continuance uf the present healthy movement 1910 should prove a "recoil breaker." So mote it he. Ii is era t ifying, for instance, to note the marvellous success being gained by the lilackwaler mine, which to-day only stands second to ‘‘the wonderful Waihi." And the indications tire all of such a very encouraging nature as to prompt the prophesy that before long this mine will he making great claims to the position of New Zealand's premier gold yiehler. Seeing that this proposition is opening out so splendidly and is proving a real progressive factor in the industrial life of the community, it is pleasing to note that the (lovernment have rewarded the hardy prospectors of the reef with the maximum grant (£500) allowed under the Act to be distributed to discoverers of new goldfields. The country can well afford to bestow such homilies, for the benefits the country derives from such discoveries are well nigh incalculable. Wav he the latest jiction of the Government will prove a stimulus to prospectors throughout the country. Whilst the outlook on the Coast is extremely bright, it is none the less gratifying to record that substantial progress is apparent in the northern part, of tint Dominion. Apropos, the Herald prophecies that unless reasonable expectations are at fault 1910 should see a renewal of record breaking in Auckland gold mining. The great mine has contributed excellently to the provincial output, no part of the falling-off being due to the Waihi Company, whose operations have been conducted upon a more massive scale than ever and whose output, when returns are corrected. will he found to have risen from £930,000 in 1908 to fully £960,000 in 1909. The large proportion of gold winnings paid in wages makes the industry of peculiar value to the province and to the city, so that vve may well view with approval and without regret tho provincial yield for 1909, which would once have been regarded as phenomenal, and look hopefully forvlnrd to the coining year which opens under tho most favorable auspices. Tho development of the industry will apparently be most marked this year throughout the dominion, which can well afford to foster and encourage mining in all its branches.

to assist in tile campaign now being 1 vigorously conducted in the United f biates, to prevent HJongress agreeing 1 to the establishment of i'ost Oliice Sav ■ ings Banks, run on the principle that lias been successfully in operation in iNew Zealand for many years past. This costly "campaign of education” deserves to fail. In the past, according to (Jollier's Weekly, the banking institutions of America "have been conducted with a singularly open eye to I the main chance. Many of them have been little less t-Uau financial autocracies, controlled, either openly or under the ruse, by individuals who have exploited them for their own purposes There are, it is true, banks and banks in America, but the distrust of the people has been more than justified by the conduct of a number of more or less plausible institutions which have traded upon the reputations of their reputable fellows.” Mr Meyer, an ex-Bostmaster-General, supports this indictment, by stilting his belief that millions of dollars are sent to Europe every year that might be retained in the country, if the immigrants were convinced that the banks were safe- In view of the appalling frequency of bank failures and "smashes’' in the United States, the general distrust, by the European immigrant is not surprising. The post-office savings bank certainly provides gilt-edged security and would no doubt if established be largely availed of in the States by those dealing in small sums of money. The feverish anxiety of the American Bankers’ Association to prevent theii introduction in the States, is an tin ■onsciotis but powerful tribute to tin ioundness and value of the Govern ment institutions. In the latter monies would be safer than in tin hands of private corporations, whirl ii-«i often ns., them for political put poses, pure and simple.

Wo own an apology to our readers for til,, non appearance to-day of the usual j budget of Into Press Association rutiles. The omission, however, is unavoidable, as it was neeessary to go to press at 10 a.m in older to allow' of alterations being offerted to the building, prior to the installation of up-to-date machinery for the enlargement, within the next few weeks, of the Greymonth “Evening Star.’’ The Otira Co-operative Society require the servires of a manager for their store at a salary of £o 10s per week. Tenders are invited in onr advertising columns for the erection of a six-roomed collage at Paroa for Mr C. A. Sumner. Wo call the attention of horseowners to the advertisement in another column, of the sale of the trotting gelding Vagabond, also a yearling filly. Mr limes, evangelist, from Dunedin, will preach at both services of the Church of Christ at the Forresters’ Hall, Albert | Street, to-morrow, 6th inst. Morning, II a.m. ; evening, 7 p.m. Everybody welcome. During the evening service to-morrow in the Methodist Church, Mr E. Lawn, of Dunedin, wi! Ising “The Lost Chord.” Mr Lawn's talent as a vocalist is well known in musical circles. The hearing of the charge against Con--table Dunne of assaulting Alfred Gibbons was tuiuiiiued all yesterday afternoon, onlv three more witnesses being examined ■ a "that time. The hearing of the case was resumed at 10.50 a.m. to-day. Mr Clement L. Wrasse, who intended to return to India at the end of last month by the Aparima. has decided to wait until after the south-west monsoon’, and tints will remain in New Zealand for a few months longer. The (inly estate certified to for stamp duty at Hokitika during January was that of William Whitten. who left property to the value of £2042. The Westport Boxing Association has decided to abandon a propositi to match Tim Tracey and Mullins, and to inquire if Tracev and Hollo would box at the Asso- , iaiio'n’s tournament next month. I he 1.-iiiiifli Cleaner spent the night in the roadstead on ;i fishing excursion and returned to |Kirt at 6.30 a.m. to-day after achieving a considerable measure of success. f)n this occasion, Messrs Frank (d-ilfeu and Ge«.. Martineugo accompanied .lie ushers. It is a common complaint amongst men lll,it the Chinch does not take sufficient interest in the social problems of the day. Whether that complaint be fnstified or not. those men who intend to he present at the Rev. Mr Woolleondte’s meeting at i the Town Hall on the 13th instant will find that they are listening to a man who • has studied these problems and who has veali.-ed the Church’s need to enter into : the lives of the individual members. We feel sure that Mr Woollcombe’s mooting i will tend to an increased interest by men in the life and work of the great AngliI can I'hurcii.

The directors of the Westport Stockton Coal Company, upon the retirement of Mr H. Broome as managing engineer, derided, owing to the great importance of the electrical installation at its works, tn endeavour to obtain the services of a high-

j I lass electrical engineer, and they have !ho n - s-sful in arranging with Sir F. Hubert Chamberlain to take the position. Mr Chamberlain, who is at present cupying an important position in Now York, will lie remembered in Christchurch tor ids energetic and successful work for die Christchurch Tramway Board. He will leave Vancouver on February 25th. Considerable surprise and not a little indignation, was expressed at the last meeting of tho Wellington Education Board, with regard to the fact that the /Boards throughout the Dominion wore to have no representation at the forthcoming Educational Conference to he held next month. Tie Chairman (Mr R. Bee) said that the conference appeared to Vie a gathering of highly-paid experts who" would evolve measures for their own professional advancement, Mr Hogg. ABB., declared that in snob conventions the question of riiii 'at ion was altogether ignonmf These exports devoted most of their time to discussing their own promotions and advancements. Other members of tho Board protested against tin* way in which the different Boards had been studiously overlooked. Dunedin has similarly complained. Wo mak» prices that, make our big business bigger. Bargains for every purse. Bathes’ straw shapes 6d. 9d. Is, assorted flowers 6d each, moreen underskirts 2’6, worth double, at W. McKay and Son, where the big bargains are.—Advt. The mission to men of the Rev. H. S. Woollcomb'e appears to have created great interest in Dunedin. The “Star” states that on Sunday evening last St. Matthew’s Church was (lacked to suffocation point almost, in spite of open doors. Forms had to he utilised. Mr Woollcomhe gave a rousing sermon, full of anecdote, historical facts, and inspiring story, on the Anglican Church and its history, and the responsibilities of its members because of that history. In an address to men in the afternoon he said men should he as interested in religion as in politics. Daymen had more power in getting men to church than the parson had. Working men made a men’s meeting up to a roll of 800 members in Bethnal Green in connection with ids Oxford-House work. The Church of England Men’s Society was beginning to he a great Freemasonry. By its badge a brother could find out a brother. There were over 80,000 members in England, and thousands were joining monthly in all parts of the world. Arrangements have just been completed hv a Nelson firm for the shipment to England hv direct boat, of four thousand cases of fruit, print dpally apples (says the Marlborough Express). Cold storage lias boon arranged for. An amount slightly above exjienses is being advanced against the fruit to he shipped. Three thousand , cases have already been promised, and another thousand is a practical certainty, is the crops arc heavy and the prospects of the experiment are regarded as excellent. The whole will lie packed in cases similar lo those in use in Tasmania, of regulation size, holding a bushel. Paper is being imported, so that each fruit may he wrapped separately, while the shipment will he examined and graded under Government supervision, so as to qualify for the Government guarantee of one penny per pound on all fruit exported. Bast year Hawkes Bay apples sold in Tondon at 9s 6d jier ease, about one shilling loss to (growers, hut if the same price is realised for this shipment, it is estimated that there will he 4s 6d net profit. Twelve shillings per case is confidently expected. Hitherto Americans have enjoyed the reputation of being tho most nervous people on earth. Of late, however, a claim has been put in on behalf of Germany, as the country whore the nervous system of (he people is most severely taxed hv the daily way of living and the demands the struggle for existence makes upon it. It is pointed out that Germany simply swarms with institutions, public and private, for the treatment of nerve ailments, while the number of specialists for the treatment of nerve diseases crows from year to year. Tho German papers teem with advertisements of nerve specifics, and even in the romances of the period that authors devote a disproportionate amount of space to tho analysis and description of nervous affections and 1 their consequences on the sentiments and 1 conduct of their personages. One writer i affirms that both sexes suffer from tho demands that modern working conditions make on the nerves, and one advances the i Ihenrv that intellectual labor and feminine beauty cannot live together; so that there are thousands of German women of 30 to- '

day. who Imt for tho triple requirements of house, family and profession would still lie beautiful instead of aged and ugly. Lastly, it is remarked that in Berlin there is a special tax on the nervous'system owing to the existence of a night life known to no other big city. It is quite true that the Berliner burns his candle at both ends in a fashion no resident of London, Paris, or other metropolis would think of doing,

The Hon. T. Mackenzie Minister of Agriculture, will arrive in town this evening. _ The Ministerial party will stay at Eevington’s Hotel during their sojpunr in oreyiiiouth.

It is comomnly reported in Reefton that extraordinary rich stone has been struck iti one of the mines, but nothing official has been allowed to transpire. Beautiful weather prevails for the" Foundry employees’ picnic, which’is being held at Ahaura to-day. The event aroused the utmost interest in town, with the result that nearly 1500 adults and children made the journey to the prety little Grey Valley centre. Twenty cottages, forming about half the village of Tebworth, Bedfordshire, which were sold by auction recently, changed hands at an average of barely 10 years’ purchase, and the highest price obtained for some lots of land was 20 years’purchase.

The cheapness of the “Biri” cigarettes in Bombay is commented upon in a United States Consular report. A thousand are sold for lOd and even less. The wages paid are a little over a farthing for rolling 100 cigarettes. Mr J. C. Wilson, an enthusiastic Christian scientist, of New Orleans, threw himself under a tramcar to prove that his faith would save him from being killed. He was taken to the hospital, eimering from concussion of the brain and numerous

other bruises. The Premier has promised to perform the unveiling ceremony in connection with the Seddon Memorial Statute at Hokitika. The date of the ceremony will not be fixed, but it is understood that it will take place immediately after Lord Kitchener’s visit to the Dominion. The health of the Hon. James Holmes, M.L.C.. is still causing his friends considerable anxiety, Mrs Holmes leaves for Auckland next week where, in consequence of the indisposition of her husband, she : s likely to remain for some time. It is hoped that Mr Holmes will soon recover from his illness.

A narrow escape from a serious accident orvmi"d on the road from Kumar.a to Hokitika yesterday) morning. It appealrs that Mr Falkenbacti, who was driving in Ids motor ear from Greymouth, met a trap with two occupants, an old couple, a In lie this side of Kumara. The motorist, it is stated, stopped his car in order to allow the vehicle to pass, but in doing -so the horse suddenly swerved, and those in the trap were precipitated over an embankment. It was found that the old lady was somewhat knocked about, and she was conveyed to the Kumara Hospital in .lie car.

On Thursday evening the members ’of tlrr Colulen Ladies Guild in connection jrftfi irrinlty, ChitrcH, met st the residt... a or .Mrs Jar.;, m Fox Street, to bid farewell tn one of their number, Mr E. Jenkins, who is leaving on Monday week for Dunedin. During the evening Mrs Gaskin, on behalf of the Guild, presented Mrs eakins with a silver-mounted purse and card case, and referred to the excellent work Mrs Jenkins has always done for the church. Mrs Jenkins feelingly responded. and said that she would ever reimunher the happy and busy days spent with the fohden Guild. A few of our lines Bailable for Xmas Presents.— Autograph albums II- to 11/6, postcard albums 9d to 21'. framed pictures 2- to 30/-, photo frames 6d to 12/6, fire screens 1/- to 13/-, photograph albums 8/6 to 22 5, fountain pens 2/- to 30/-, giftbooks 6d to 21/-, Bibles 1/- to 50/-, prayer and hymn hooks 1/- to 11/6. Come and inspect the Xmas stocks at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street, next door to the Public Trust Office.— Advt. To those desirous of purchasing a piano or organ, please call or write to the Dresden Piano Co,, Ltd., Campbell’s ’Buildings, Tainui Street. We are agents for John Rroadwood and Son, Rich Lipp and Sohn. Ronisch, Bohm, Koch and Sohn and Roll and Imperial Organs. We have a large stock to select from and terms can he arranged to suit all. Our expert tuner, Mr H. M. Phillips, is now in Greymouth, and all tunings and repairs will ha promptly attended to.—Advt. Many of the utilitarian inventions now generally in use were discovered accidentally. Porcelain was discovered by chance by a certain alchemist in his efforts to procure a mixture of eartlis that would make durable crucibles. The wife of an English caper manufacturer a long time ago accidentally let a blue cloth fall into one of her husband's vats of pulp. When the paper came out finished it was blue. Her astonished husband considered the paper worthless and placed it in storage. Several years later he put it on the market for what it. would bring. It sold in a jiffy and more was ordered. But he didn’t know how it was made. His wife finally remembered that she had dropped the blue cloth bag into the vat by accident—and the man made a fortune with it. Hence our blue-tinted paper. A ben once walk--od through a clay puddle and into a house with her wet feet, leaving tracks on the sugar. A short while later it was found that wherever she had stepped the sugar had become white. The matter was investigated and the result was the discovery of a process of whitening sugar.

The ferocity of the sandflies which infest the Sounds country and the virulence of their bite? added much to the discomforts experienced by the Waikare’s people in Dusky Sound last week. The insects were present in countless thousands, and so long as daylight or artificial light enabled them to locate their victims, their attacks never ceased. The wholesale murder of the pest afforded no relief (says the Otago Daily Times). As one man expressed it : “If I squash one of ’em about 50 others come to Ins funeral.” More troublesome than the bite itself was the poison that was injected by the insect. This slowly raised large red lumps on the skin, which after two or thru days became very sore and irritable. The hands of some of the men on the Moura last week were puffed up and swollen as if blood poisoning had set in, while the apearanco of their faces suggested that they were suffering from a rash. The übiquity of tho sandfly set a visitor a wo*dering. "If,” he said, “it is a parasite aad lives on blood,s as its behaviour suggests, how comes it that it is present in myriads in tills country, where practically the only living things are a few birds’r”

Xmas gifts for ladies.—Dressing caee* 10 6 to 50■ -, writing folios and desks 1/- to 50/-, companion seta 5/6 to 30/-, manicure sets 2/6 to 30/-, glove and handkerchief boxes 1/- to 9/6, a set of purses 1/- to 30/, hand bags 4/6 to 22/6, B.M. Bottles 2/6 to 12/6, music cases 1/- to 15/-, hand mirrors 1/3 to 20/-, jewel cases 2/6 to 30/-, S.M. brush sets 15/- to 30/-, S.B. brushes 15/- to 20/-, brush sets 6/6 to 20/-, spectacle cases 2/- to 20/-. Hundreds of other lines at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street, next door to Public Trust Office.—Advt. Xmas Presents for Gentlemen.—nurses 1/- to 12/6, wallets 2/- to 25/-, collar boxes 2- to 6/, writing folios and cases 1/- to 50/-. dressing cases 10/6 to 90/-, tie boxes 21- and 2/6, cigar and cigarette cases 3/6 to 30/-, ink stands 1/- to 21/-, smokers' sets 21- to 10/6, shaving paper pads 1/- to 5/6, letter cases 21- to 30/-, stud boxes 1/- to 2'6, cuff boxes 2/6. Come and inspect theee lines at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.—Advt. Alex. Lennie is still at the Club.—Advt, A FORTUNE FOE AN INVENTION. A slight improvement to an article in every day use may put a small fortune in your pocket. If you are of an inventive turn of mind write for book “Advice to Inventors” posted free of cost. HENRY HUGHES, Patent Agent, 157 Fetherstone St., Wellington, established 26 years.