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Greymouth Evening Star, 24 March 1911, Page 4

Mr W. D. Davenish (Collector of Customs at Greymouth) has been advised that tlie surtax will cease after March 31st.

The No Town dredge gave .a return of 590 z for last week’s work. It is probable that the company will pay another dividend at the end of the month.

Superior lines in household linens are going cheap at Mrs C. Wise’s. Table damask, towels, quilts, blankets, runners, tray cloths, also a good assortment of cretonnes and curtain muslins. —Advt.

In tlie Supreme Court at Westport yesterday, His Honor Ju'.Ke Denniston reserved judgment in the police appeal case regarding the sale of liquor on Monday. December 25th, which it was contended should he observed as Christmas Dav.

Although a good many names have lately been added to the Grevmouth municipal roll, the number is yet far short of what if should be under the extended franchise granted by the legislation of last session.

The Westport police have received a telegram that a man named William Rogers has been arrested at Nelson on a. charge of stealing a gold tie pin at Westport about the Ist March, the property of Mr James Cook, of Karamea. Rogers intimated that he will nlend guilty, and will he dealt with in Nelson.

Yesterday afternoon an emergency meeting of the Greyimnith borough Council was held, the proceedings of which are reported in another column. The Council, after passing a vote of condolence with Mrs Lord and family, adjourned till Mon-day-night, when the ordinary business, including the respective appointments of Town Clerk and Inspector of Nuisances will bo transacted.

The many friends of Mr H. Boyle, of Blackball, will regret to learn of the death of his wife, who passed peacefully away yesterday at the age of 62 years. The deceased, who had resided at Blackball for 22 years, was much respected and esteemed, and her death east quite a gloom over the township. Much sympathy is expressed for Mr Bovle and the relatives in their dive affliction. The funeral will take place on Sunday next. At the Hokitika Magistrate’s Court yesfceray, Hugh Johnson claimed £ls 5s damages from Jane Baird, owing to the latter’s dog frightening the horse plaintiff •was driving past her residence at l\ol;aAhi. The evidence of the claimant went to show that the dog bounced out from a gateway, resulting in plaintiff and Ins sister being tbown out of the trap, and two shafts of the vehicle being broken. The Magistrate gave judgment for the amount claimed and costs, in all between £25 and £3O.

Great complaints have been made dur ing the past week or two of the brackish nature of the water in the town supply. Bnt it would seem that it has got to a more acute stage than brackishness. We were yesterday shown a lump of conglomerate taken out of a railway engine tube which was thickly covered with a layer of salt of some thickness. The railway reservoir above the workshops has been drv for some time, so the locomotives have been supplied from the town reservoir. This has been pumping at all hours, and consequently has no doubt during high tides pumped salt water into the reservoir.

“Sunny Napier,” writes a correspondent of the Hawkes Bay Herald, “cannot now ' be challenged by any place in New Zea- 1 land. Mr Herbert King has picked several bunches of ripe bananas from his orchard in Goldsmith Road. I have known that banana trees grow in New Zealand, but this is my first acquaintance with ripe bananas grown in the dominion.”

A Christchurch gentleman whose “acquaintance” with Pelorns Jack has been fairly intimate, told a reporter that he had heard a good many angry references to the strange fish from the fishermen in the Sound. He believed that the life of “Pelorns Jack” had been threatened by men who were irritated because the whale followed the motor boats about and frightened the occupants. The gentleman mentioned also the fact that the death rate among big fish in Australasian waters seems to have been high of late. Very many blackfish have been reported as coining ashore, and in northern Australia a whole school of whales was found on a beach.

Remember Wainta athletic sports, nonil nations close on the 25th. See advertisement on the first page.—Advt.

Kumara (§ays the Times) is not behind in many things. Ironing by electricity is now being done at Mr. T. Kennedy’s establslnnont.. The Westland School Commissioners meet on Monday afternoon, when they will wind up the business of the Commissioners.

Fancy silks and transfers at A. E. Kilgour’s, who has jhst opened up all the latest designs. Come along and see for yourself and compai’e prices before purchasing else where. —Adv't. Members of St. John’s Choir are requested to muster in full force this evening at 7.45 in view of practice for forthcoming Combined Choirs’ Concert.— Advt.

At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, a first offender who did not appear to answer to a charge of drunkenness, was convicted and fined ss. Mr J. Ring, J.P, presided on the B -ench.

Biousings.— A new lot of wincey blousings in stripes and plain, is now opened. Every person should avail themselves of the opportunity to secure some of the newest* patterns now showing at Mrs C. Wise’s, Mackay Street,—Advt. Speaking of goldmining promotions generally—and without any reference to the particular case before the Court— Judge ton remarked in the Supreme Court at Westport that “sometimes more money was made out of working the people than out of working the ground.”

Showroom goods.—New goods are being opened up in this department daily. Special lines in woven underclothing, costumes, ladies’ Norfolk wool- coats, beaver stoles, at Mrs C. Wise’s, Mackay Street,—Advt.

Hie complaint as to the intention of tne Railway Department to impose a haulage charge on timber loaded from the skids at the Hokitika wharf, proves to he based upon a misconception, the Traffic Manager, Mr. Duncan, stating that no such charges are being made.

As the outcome of the recent mcethig between the claimants and Messrs Bold (representative of the Mines Department) and Grimmoud, int Stafford, in connection witli tlie Waimea Creek proclamation, adjustments have in nearly every case been made as to the final terms of settlement of the claims.

The new furs and blouses for autumn wear. Single furs 2/6, 3/6 up. Fur seta the new kind) from 35/- set to £l2. Blouses in plain and the new knitted kind 3/6, 6/6, 8/6. 1/- in the £ discount.—W. McKay and Son, the leading drapers and clothiers, Greymouth and Hokitika.— Advt.

The second lot of new autumn hats just oo hand. A special luckv purchase bought by our London buyer." Trimmed Paris models 15/6, 17/6 up, semi-trimmed ready "o wears 4/6, 5/6, 7/6. Children’s millinery—a special lot 4/6, 5/6 up to 9/6. 1/in the £ discount. —W. McKay and Son, the leading drapers, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth and Hokitika.—Advt. Specials at the Thomas and Moßeath More. —Autumn and winter items, double width dress goods in plain colours 1/-, 1/3, 1/6 yard. Cream, white and pink flannelettes 6/-, 7/- dozen. Oilcloth two yards wide 2/6 yard. You’ll find the best ilways at the least price. 1/- in the £ discount. —The Thomas and Mcßeath store, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth.—Advt.

The Hokitika branch of the West Coast Trades Protection Association held their monthly meeting at Hokiika last evening, there being a numerous attendance of members. The secretary (Mr Naylor) submitted the Court news for tlie period and also a lengthy list of bad and doubtful payers. Notice of motion for next meeting was given to the effect that no credit whatever should in future be given to strangers until the latter submit the names of the traders with whom they previously had been dealing. The meeting, after dealing with a number of routine matters, concluded with the usual compliment to the chair.

An alarm from the Hokitika fircbell at 10 o’clock last night attracted a crowd into Reveil Street to the front of -the Exchange .Hotel, wherein an incipient outbreak of tiro had been discovered in the wall at the rear of the kitchen. A hose which the Fire Brigade immediately nan out was, however, found to be unnecessary, a couple of buckets of water having in the meantime removed any danger, and a number of the firemen, with the aid' of a garden pump, put an end to the burning without difficulty. The cause of the outbreak apparently was the ignition of some wood left to * dry on the range, the ceiling and wall adjoining which had been charred by the fire before the first application of water. Little damage, was done, beyond that to the wall and ceiling, though there were tlie elements of a big conflagration had not the outbreak fortunately been checked in time.

The pneumonic plague, which has caused many thousands of deaths in the Chinese Empire, is due, says Dr Dugardin-Beaumetz, one of the AntiPlagno Department of the Pasteur Institute, to infection from the fur of •the bafagan. At all costs the epidemic mtist be localised, hut there does not appear any danger of its spreading to Europe. Mme Lebedoff ,a lady doctor, has died of plague at Harbin, and Dr Jackson, a medical missionary from Birkenhead, at Mukden. Doctors and hospital assistants have been sent from Siberia to reinforce the medical staff in the affected districts. Germany is adopting exceptional precautions to keep the disease out of her Protectorate of Kiao Chan. A military cordon has been drawn round Tsingtan.the railway has been broken up, all ships arriving are subjected .to strict quarantine, and we coasts are kept under observation.

Mr. W. Heaven, representative of the “New Zealand Dairyman and Farmers’ Union Journal,” arrived in Hokitika from Christchurch last evening, his visit to the West Coast being in the interests of his journal. Mr. Heaven who yesterday aftenoon visited thq Arahura Valley district, was favourably impressed with the locality, considering it admirably adapted for the dairying industry. Some of the land, he states, though only valued at from £3 to £5 an acre by the occupiers would readily find buyers in other parts of the Dominion at from £ls to £2O and he saw holdings which, would be worth more in the Taranaki and other dairying centres. In the opinion of MiHeaven ,tfce West Coast as a fanning proposition is altogether too little known elsewhere and he predicts that it will receive much more attention in this respect in future. The “New Zealand Dairyman” which Mr. Heaven is now introducing to the farmers of the West Coast, is a comprehensive and up-to-date- publication, enjoying a very extensive circulation throughout the Dominion. It 'comprise some one hundred and forty pages, and gives monthly a very interesting resume of all matters' of interest in the farming and dairying world. Mr. Heaven, who came through from Otira yesterday, visited the Kokatahi district to-day.

Specially reduced, the balance of our stock of preserving pans and Mason’s jam jars, which must be cleared. Come and inspect. Arnott and Seabrook, opposite Town Hall.—Advt.

Table cutlery in any quantity, from quarter-dozen at all prices. Try Arnott and Seabrook, the place for ironmongery, cutlery, etc.—Advt. Some good value lines.—lnk bottles all styles and sizes fid to 2/6 each. Cash boxes 2/- to 6/6. Pen racks 9d to 1/6. Paper clips 2d to 1/-. Paper files 1/- to 5/6. Inkstands 1/- to 21/-. Stationery cases 2/6, 3/6. Account books of all kinds and sizes at the lowest possible prices. Inspect our, stocks of general stationery lines. You can save money by buying from us.—B. Dixon, bookseller and stationer, Tainui Street. —Advt. Model Engineer series of handbooks.— “Slide Valve”; small accumulators, electric batteries, small dynamos, electric lighting for amateurs, electric bells, alarms, mechanical drawing, small electric motors, telephones, alternating currents, induction coils, small electrical measuring instruments, acetylene gas, screw threads, metal working tools. Price 9d each, postage 2d extra, at B. Dixon’s, bookseller and stationer, Tainui street. —Advt.

J. Truscotfe, of Tamui Street, is selling prime tomatoes at 5/6 and peahes 4s a case. Your last chance of securing fruit.. —Advt.

The eßaley Flat school was opened on Monday with an attendance of twenty pupils, and it is expected that the attendance will increase shortly. Miss Holland is the mistress in charge. The committee of the Golf Club have been busy getting the links in order in readiness for the opening of the season which takes place next month. Good progress has been made, and half the links are now fit to play on.

Place your orders now for the Coronation numbers of the English weekly papers. Send for a list of those to be published to B. Dixon, bookseller and stationer, Tainui Street, and you will receive one by return mail. —Advt. Our expert piano and / organ tuner, Mr A. G. Harris, is now in town, and will l end to all contracts and casual work All orders .sent to the Manager, Dresden Piano Company, Limited, Tainui Street, will receive strict attention.—Advt.

At the Kapuni sports recently one of the competitors in the 120 yards race send one Who ran a good though unsuccessful race, had the distinction of being a grandfather. This is an event which will take some beating in the way of records. The tender of Mr A. Boddy at £BO for labour only was accented by the committee of the Presbyterian Church at Rnnanga for the erection of their church in Ward Street. The contractor made a start yetserday to erect same and, given fine weather, it should be out of his hands in three months.

■ Says the Karamea correspondent of the Westport Times Mr Peter Duncan, sawmiller, was bathing some time ago, and got into difficulties, from which he was relieved by Messrs Stuart and Schmidt. However, being in delicate health, he contracted pneumonia and succumbed. He leaves a widow and four young children to mourn their loss..

Last week was a record one for timber shipments from Karamea —344,000 feet of timber were despatched. There was 12ft of water on the bar. Hie mills are all in full swing. When Mr Foster’s contract is completed the Karamea bar troubles will be reduced to a minimum.

The drought from which the Beaky Flat has been suffering has at last broken up; and splendid rains are now bringing into activity the streams and torrents, which for the past seven weeks have been dry. Last Friday light showers fell, and continued till Tuesday at mid-day, when rain set in with vigour, four inches falling during the succeeding sixteen hours. Mr Wilson, of the Public Works’ Department, with a staff of men, is at present at Runanga engaged in surveying and laying out a route for a water supply for the district. This is a most urgent and necessary work, and one we trust the residens will urge on the Government to undertake and carry into effect as soon as possible. If this is done and a drainage system is inaugurated, the residents will hato two beneficial and healthy works done. The Hon. A. R. Guinness has received intimation from Mr W .Urn that after consulting with Mr Coates, of Greymouth, with reference to the Native leases at Greymouth, he had arranged to hold a meeting of the beneficiaries and the, lessees at Arahnra on Thursday, March 30th, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and that notice to that effect had been sent to each of the lessees. It is anticipated that a meeting 6'f the Greymouth Native Reserves Committee will be held at an early date to arrange to be present at the meeting. The >yor also received a similar telegram. The folly of using unseasoned timber does not apply only to the building of houses, says the Dunedin Star. The s.s. Mamari recently shipped about six thousand crates of cheese from the Bluff and Dunedin, and 255 crates had to be returned to the factory. The cheese in these crates was soft and heated, and, if shipped, it would have rotted, and probably have damaged the rest of the cheese in the chamber. This was caused • the casings being of green timber. There appears also to be a need for a uniform size of case being adopted. At present there are several sizes, and they do not pack well. The waste of carrying space has of course, to be paid for by the shippers. The death is announced of George Bisset, a journalist of considerable repute in Canterbury and Wellington. He had been broiight up in the wool trade in the Old Country, and having been in that business in Canterbury, his tendencies led him to dabble in journalism, into which he drifted, ultimately attaining to the position of agricultural editor of the Canterbury Times, a position which he only retired from at the time of the International Exhibition, when be joined the Government Agricultural Department and became editor of the publications of that x department. He leaves a grown-up son and daughter to mourn their loss, his wife having predeceased him some years ago. At the Magistrate’s Court. Reefton, before Mr A. Crooke, S.M., judgment by default was given for the plaintiff in each of the following cases: —J. Watson (Mr Phillips) v. P. J. Hannah, claim 3s lOd, with costs 15s; W. Eddv (Mr Lawiy) v. W. A. Nissen, claim £6 17s 9d, with costs £1 13s 6d; W. Eddy (Mr Lawry) v. W. Sturt, claim £l7 3s 4d, with costs £1 10s 6d; W. Eddy (Mr Lawry) v. H. Knight. claim £2 14s, with costs £1 5s W. Eddy v. J. Carroll, claim £lO 10s, with costs £1 13s 6d; Sunderland Bros. I \f r Lawry) v. John Carroll, claim 10s, with costs 8s; Sunderland Eros. (Mr Lawry) v. T. Feehan. claim £2 17s with costs 10s; W .Eddy (Mr Lawry) v. George McCracken, claim £4 16s 6d, with costs £1 ss; B. Reseieh (Mr Lawry) v. H. Paterson, claim £1 18s, with posts ss; H. Palmer (Mr Lawry) v. S. H. Smeaton, claim £2 15s 6d, with costs £1 4s.

A young man Urenui, Taranaki, found himself in the dock at New Plymouth, on a charge of endeavouring to' obtain £8 from the Railway Department by false pretences as the’ result of trying to show up the railway officials at Inglewood. He had borrowed a bicycle at Urenui to go to Waitara, travelling part of'the way by train. He did not trouble to see that the bicycle was transferred to the Inglewood train, and when he arrived at his destination he found it was missing. A day or two afterwards he saw the bicycle on the. Inglewood station, and rode off on it without telling anyone. Subsequently he made a claim for £8 for the loss of I lie bicycle, and three weeks later wrote, stating that the bicycle was in the bands of its owner —and he had made the demand merely to wake, up the department. The Magistrate pointed out that but for the corroborative evidence that he did not intend seriously to press the claim he would be in an awkward position. The case was dismissed, hut the public-spirited man had to pay costs.

Pearn’s Kumara beer, second to none.— Ford Bros., phone 17, Kumara.—Advt. At the Thomas and Mcßeath store yon will find the first shipment of new autumn and winter goods, showing Paris hats, shapes for trimming, flowers, feathers, coats, 'jackets, blouses, etc. You’ll find the best always at the least price. 1/in the £ discount. —The Thomas and McBeath store, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth. —Advt.

Nasty colds are very easily contracted at this time of year, and those who suffer in this way will find Parkinson’s Lime Syrup a sure and speedy cure for coughs colds and all chest affections. No matter whether your cold is at its early stages or whether it has developed into a bad cough, don’t neglect it any longer, but cure it once and for all with Parkinson’s Lime Syrup. Price 1/-, 1/6, 2/- and 2/6 per bottle at Parkinson and Co’s. —Advt.

For the British Expedition to the North Pole in 1875 Messrs John Broadwood and Sons’ pianofortes were taken out on board the H.M.S. Discovery and H.M.S. Alert. These pianos were selected from the ordinary stock at Broadwood’s by Captain Nares and Lieutenant Rawson, R.N. The Discovery wintered in latitude 32.87 deg., with the cold sometimes 72deg. below zero. On the return of the ships the pianofortes were found to have stood remarkably well. The Dresden Piano Company, Limited, are the New Zealand agents for the above world-renowned instruments, and will be pleased to supply you with particulars as to the terms on which they may be purchased. Address: Teinui Street, A. J. Clarkson, manager.Advt.