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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 July 1912, Page 4

Skatiiig. Star Hall, Monday night. 7.30. Skaters provide thei rown skates.- Advt. The new motor engine for the Dunedin Fire Board was landed at Dunedin on Friday from the Mamari. Hie engine is Maimed to be one of the most powerful oi its kind yet constructed. Two Guineas for four lines of poetry ! Read Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion intimation every Saturday amongst news items. —Advt.

\lr 0 T. Shilton, of Grey mouth, paid a visit to Hokitika on Saturday last iii connection with repairs to the town clocit there. The chimes have been giving trouble for some time, but are now reported to be in thorough working order. The nominations for the vacancies on the (dev Education Board close at five, o’clock this afternoon. So far the following have beeii received : North Ward, Messrs Rob . Alison and Joseph Noble; East Vi aid. Messrs John Flynn, Noel I eat, Ernest i’enhallnriack; West Ward, Messrs Henry John Bignell, Stuart Robert Harm and George Sweetman. Other nominations are still expected.

At tiie meeting of the Education Commission at Christchurch on-Saturday morning, in referring to the absence of medical evidence, the chairman explained that he understood Dr Truby King represented the Medical Association. He would have a whole day in Wellington, when all tne teachers would he invited to hear his e.\idence. Other medical men would he heard if they desired to give evidence, but none had go far offered. . There have been a good low inquiries for shares in the New Zealand Greenstone Company, Ltd., but holders-are aliening to their'scrip, and shares are now quoted at a slight premium. The mine is situated at Griffen Range (near Jackson’s), and a gang of men are now employed in development works. '

Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphs that during its stay in Christcburgh the Education Commission has met with very little response to its questions' regarding the advisability or otherwise of spelling reform. Every teacher has been questioned, but with the exception of Mr C. E. Be van-Brown (principal of the Boys’ High School), Miss M. Gibson (principal ug the Girls’ High School), and -Miss M. biliver (of the Hokitika District High School), none of them expressed any opinion. The three replies received were unfavourable to the proposed reform.

That Headache, fullness of the Eyes’Nasal discharge, and Sore Throat, simply want a good treatment with “NZAOL," which is prompt and certain in giving 'relief. Trv it. Brice, 1/6. —Advl.

At the meeting of the Ross Borough

Council on Thursday evening, Councillor Adamson brought under the notice of the Council the unsatisfactory manner in which the trains left the Ross station .on Wednesdays and Saturdays. He pointed out that the trains departed from' the outside rails instead of running close from the platform. This was a great inconvenience, especially lo women and children who happened to be travelling on the days in question. The remarks were endorsed by other councillors, and it was resolved to communicate with the Traffic Manager in order to bring about the desired change. S A collision between a hansom cab and a motor car took place at about 10 o’clock tins morning at the junction of Tainui and Mackay streets. The car was coming down Mackay street from the railway station; and the" hansom was making towards the cab stand, when they collided about the centre of the cross roads. The front wheels of the car struck the horse a “broadside,” and knocked the legs from under the animal, the latter coming down. The car hacked out none the worse, but the tail-board of the cab received a severe wrench, otherwise the accident was unattended with serious consequences. A large crowd soon gathered round, there were tm “beg pardons,” and the parties most interested knew --from the disputation that ensued—exactly how the other fellow was to' blame.

In referring to the presence at Westport or the whaling ship Rakuivn, the Westport Tidies states that the season for whales varies in different seas according to the latitude. They are to lie found off 'the Bay of Islands about the end of May, so that the enterprise is about six weeks late. The whalers go there- first from here in about a week,, and they hope to commence operations at oriee. The whales will migrate south in about two months time, and the fleet will fallow them down near the Antarctic ice. Captain Halse, wfio will be shore manager of the venture, will establish shore depots at suitable points along the coast for stores and spare gear. The whaling industry in New Zealand has never been so Jhoronglily exploited as it will doubtless : be by this expedition. Most of the whaling in the world is now done by Norwegians, and they have reduced to a minimum all' losses liv the adoption of modern scientific melhotls, so that the enterprise is presumably in ( ili« bauds of men who know Their-business-.-

v A - ■; ■ , M/v • --c* i . Dredging returns reported, for last week ;, include Blackwater RiveF 230 z 3dwt/idr 126/hours ;- New Trafalgar 1207, 3dwt,.fx»r 132 Mi ours. - . f Rilgour’s—l/- games reduced to 10dAdvt. / „ < ; ;M j . , M//; £ ■ Reduced prices in autograph albums, . 2'-." 3/-, 5/6, 4/6, &c., at Kilgour’s sale.—: AdVl. ■■ ' i • The careful mother’s surest winter saleguard—Tonking’s Linseed I Emujsioh.— Advt. * . ■ •' ' : A number of ladies havi* formed a walkfug club at Feilding, the colours of which •are creme blouse, dark skirt and emerald tie. Gentlemen are prohibited from/participating' in the walks. :f ■ j ‘ Splendid values in ' artificial flowers, 1 suitable for the table or household decora- . tioh, may be had at Dixon’s, Tainui i Street. A large selectioramo choose .from, v ■ Come and see them.—AoVt. jOn dit, that a local broker offered to float in six days at a cost of one per centum the whole of the Grey Borough’s matured loans, aggregating £27 £OO at . > five per cent. j. ,V( •<» * New series of postcaiiis ,representing , j the latest productions frtln the pencil of. ! Harrison, Fisher, Philliejfeoileau and Tv J. ! Earl Christy are for sahjUt B. Dixon’s, j Tainui Street.—Advt. ,<%Jf ’ f; | All the necessary fitfsigs and firings : for the violin, banjo or mandoline are al-/' ways procurable at reasonable prices at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.—Advt. MM'• A Masterton resident-jjst week received a letter from a irkai! in Tasmania, which gives some what the . drought there means. Ufhe who is a farmer in a small way, states that it. is costing him '£6 per week for fodder tp M keep his stock alive. Potatoes,: he adds, ; , are selling up to £9 .per .ton, and chaff ~. ~ from £5 10s to £6 per ton. ■•£■:•/ 300 hockey sticks to be cleared at cost , price at Rilgour’s slaughtering sale, Gieseking Buildings.—Advt.* !"• ,?. M , The Customs revenue mid beer duty collected at the port of Wellington' during the last six months was as ! followßi-Cue-" toms, £425,913; beer .diity; ■ £6,546.—M Press Association telegram/ ■ >• ; J l; : A'? s ' The rainfall for the month of J brie was 14.58 inches. Rain fell oir 21 days,’ anif'/' the,maximum fall was;on the 16th, when 3.27 inches were recorded . ‘ . Just arrived. —The yearly issue of “The, Black and White Royal Academy /Pic-- • tores” for 1912, price Is 3d ,postage extra ; “The Pall Mall Royal ’ Acklemy Pic l f tln■es ,, ’ for 1912, price Is 3deaeb; postage :: extra. “Behind the Poster Gate,” by. * Florence Barclay, cloth 3s 6d each, post: • age extra. Procurable at B. Dixon’s, bookseller, Tainui Street. —Advt. .Men’s leather-lined; Derby boots, 13/6; men’s glace kid boots, 17/6; men’s box calf boots, from 15/-. Robert M. Hempseed’s economy sale.'—Advt. J Overcoats, all prites; men’s toshes, from 25/-; umbrellas, 5/-; fancy . handkerchiefs, 6d. Robert M. Hempaeed’6 economy sale.—Advt. The estates of 220 deceased persdiitfj. wore certified to for stamp, duty during; June. The largest was that of Joseph Hi Williams, of Napier, which i was proved, at £68,715. The West .Coast estates proved were : Thomas Ryan, £2,439; Alexander Robertson, £545. , i The United Club’s five hundred and euchre tournament takes place this (Monday) evening. Euchre and five hundred at 8 p.m.; usual dance to follow. Gents., 1/6; ladies, 1/1. —Advt, _ . In connection with your clerical work I ‘ show you how to save 10/- per week and hold your position besides; no canvassing. Consult Robert M. Hempseed, the/Economy Sale.—Advt. . ■ _x f A man named W. Farmer: met with a painful accident at- the top camp of the , Greenstone reefs a few days ago. He was , in the act of cutting up a sheep when fills' knife slipped-in an upward direction, and cut Farmer in tlie pupil of ni« ’eye. He was immediately taken to the Kurttam Hospital, where it is hoped, the sight will be saved.

The recent buffeting that the stranded Kotuku has received has had,-the effect of -, breaking off the after part of the vessel, which has been carried round by the sea so as to block a portion of the fairway. It is at present just dear of the line Of beacons and adds another difficulty to those already attending the navigation of the port. Prompt steps should be taken to deal with the derelict before it gets further into the river. ,

You would scarcely think it possible to sell ladies long warm coats 20/- for 5/11 each, ladies cravenette coats '27/6 for 8/11/ ladies pretty blouses 5/6 for 1/11 each. Ladies dress skirts 12/6 for 4/11, ladies 70/tweed costumes for 19/6. 1/6 gloves for 9d, but it is a fact at C. Smith Ltd., the wholesale Drapers, Clothiers, Boot Importers, and House furnishers.—Advt. .. V‘ The bridge on the old Marsden road, beyond Boddytown, is in a very dilapidated condition; the side rails- are all broken away, and the docking is also in. a decayed condition and dangerous for traffic. ’ Tenders for a new bridge were called by the County Council some time ago, and cne was accepted. Beyond getting tL, piles and timber on ith6 ground, no effort has yet been made, to commence • the work. The recent bad ’ weather has made the*road from Paroa to; in a very bad state, and yesterday it was - of the consistency of pea soup. ■ A meeting of th Brunner MxheiV Union’ is called for this week, when the question' of the Union seceding from the New-Zea-land Federation of Labour will be dis- A cussed. In Brunner the Federation’s ten » per cent levy has nut met with; much support; in fact, the Union, as a- body, has made no attempt to collect ,it, aud the very small minority who offered to sub*..... scribe as requested by the Federation, will have to individually send their “ten per cent” direct to the head organisation if they wish to contribute. / Last Saturday’s football /match was , unique in that the “barracker” was ab- | solutely absent. There was little or ho t cheering, and for an inter-union matete; between Grey and Hokitika, players, the,, disinterestedness of the spectators was re-/, markable, and it is questionable if thirty per cent of the attendance at the. earlystages of the game, remained at the finish , . of the match. Tire partisan colours,'; amongst the spectators, too, were con/ ; spicuous by their absence, and the contrast to the lively and deafening interest taken in the meeting of the red-and-whito and the red-and-black in /days gone by, was freely commented upon. The writer noticed a side-wager of a modest halfcrown amongst the - spectators, but even in this there were traces of apathy us to the result, and the wage? was at best/u... very feeble attempt to create interest ;r. I the’ game. Of course, the match was by 1 no means evenly contested, although at -I times there were brilliant patches of work, . j but not a word was audible from the.gods,,’ The fallen trooper,! At the Magistrate’s Court at Kumara on Saturday, Thomas Driscoll was charged/by) the police with oerng a vogue and a vagabond, having stolen a fowl by night I ,the'property of'Mr John Stewart, butcher, «f Kumara. The accused, elected to be dealt with summarily. The accused, in pleading guilty to the charge, asked for, leniency, stating this was his first offence, and if chance' would lend a better life. Accused eloquently stated he/ had fought in the South African war, in the Jagersfontein. Magerafontein, and Modeler River engagements.' In sentencing- the . accused, /Mr Murdoch stated that the Act under which he was charged empowered the Bench, to order him imprisonment /with hard labour for twelve months. Crimes such as these' were very often followed by other .more serious crimes, especially when discovered by night, for the reason that accused pep- . •°ons he< ante,desperate'hi endeavouring’tb<escape. ’ Persons like accused came from abroad to our district looking -for work.' •' and by their actions 'gave the place at bad name. This he ‘was determined ‘ to; stl/pt' ' If any of those with, whom accused hadbeen courting of httb the would 1 give'them * the maximum penalty. Mr 'Murdoch also said cxg’ittcnfes at the . South- - African war had ol.dsmttt not had a beneheirtl effect.upon ]jm its hod-been the ease : w/th many others.f Accused was sentenced to threeyiwnths/ labour in Lyttelton - ■ pD«on. '] -! _ ~ f \ Tan bcots aro jeasily dirtied, bnt thU can be quickly goil over if you use Tan 01. It cleans, polishes *nd pre-serv**- Id tins, liquid 1/-, pasts -jfe Advk»

- ■ , ■;■ ,•- ■ ~' ” The utility, - and efficiency of finding the one best way’and then putting it into practice has beeh-..proved by going to Robert-M. economy sale.— ■ Advti ‘ ■ If you don’t know that Tonking’s Linseed. Emulsion. won’t let 1 you cough, well, then, you ought to. .y 1.6, 2,6, 4/6. Advt. Cte The Westland Railway, League has received two' replies from Ministers in regard to the proposed construction ot a branch railway line into Kumara. '1 he Hon. W. D. S. Macdonald (Minister of 'Public Works), in the course of his reply, says: “I have carefully, noted the facts set forth in your communication, and in reply liave to inform you that the representations made will receive the earnest consideration of the Government.” The Premier. says: “I have noted' carefully the terms of the resolution and the representations contained in your letter. In the event of the adoption of the Government’s ■ sbheme of light railways the proposed line to Kumara will he given full consideration.” i a The balance of the' Eardwood for the Completion of the Wanganui River bridge Is at last arriving at Ross, and the construction of the bridge will be at once resumed. The contractor, Mr J. O’Donnell, is also contractor for the north training wall of the Hokitika Harbour works, but the work is advanced so much ahead of the contract time that it may be deterred for the present, and Mr Q’Donnell proposes to move south, and complete the remaining spans of the'bridge so urgently required across the Big Wanganui River. The south approach to the bridge is now completed, and the north approach is well advanced, so that in a very short time now the bridge crossing should be available for traffic. At the Magistrate’s Court at Ahaura on Friday, Mr J. G. L. Hewitt, 8. M., dealt with the following cases: —An offender charged with being on licensed premises after hours rvas convicted and fined 30s, costs. .Four other cases of a similar nature were adjourned to 26th July on account of the absence in Christchurch of Constable Mclvor, of Blackball. A case against a resident of Ngahere for shooting a goose belonging to a neighbour was adjourned for the same reason. Judgment was entered for plaintiff in the following cases:—Armstrong and Haisby (Mr Joyce) v. William Holmes, claim £5 14s 6d. with costs 14s, and solicitor’s fee 15s 6d; Armstrong and Haisby ,Mr Joyce) v. William Harding, claim £4 8s 6d, with costs Bs, and solicitor’s fee ss; and James F. White v. John Lloyd, claim £1 10s, with costs 11s.

A peculiar case came before the Magistrate at Gisborne. A judgment summons had been issued against a married woman, but her counsel pointed out that a judgment summons could not be executed against a married woman. The debtor was married just before the judgment was obtained. It was competent, ho said, for ordinary persons to be sent to prison for contempt of Court for not responding to a judgment summons, but such a thing could not be done in the case of a married woman. , The solicitor fur the judgment creditor withdrew the summons, the Magistrate remarking that perhaps counsel could persuade the husband to pay the debt, which was a small amount. In this connection, it may be mentioned that at the Rotorua Court, judgment ■ was given against a female defendant for failing to contribute towards her husband’s maintenance, and •an alternative was included in the judgment for three months’ imprisonment. The jerry-building evil is no longer to bo tolerated in Grey Lynn. A fortnight ago the Council discussed the matter and decided that the committee should draw up by-laws with the object of providing a minimum specification for wood buildings erected in the Borough. The committee .has drafted the by-laws, and these have been submitted to the Health Department. “X think the Grey Lynn Council,” the health officer says “is to be congratulated on being the first local authority in the Auckland province to adopt such a specification.

A good story is told of a party « v Southland shoolists who went out after the wily duck just before the close of the season'. Sport had been slow, when one of the party who had got some distance ahead of his comrades saw four fine looking birds swimming quietly in a bend of the stream . With visions of a fair bag he fired ten shots at them before he was joined by the remainder of the party, who immediately sent in a perfect volley at the (still visible ducks. The dog was then sent in and successfully landed what proved to be four stray decoys: The fishermen at Timaru are doing so well that fishing vessels from elsewhere are flocking to the South Canterbury port, trawlers from Dunedin and Lyttelton also congregating at Timaru. It appears that, some months ago. there was built at Port Chalmers, a powerful fishing launch for Timaru, and a few months after arrival there she engaged in trawling. Some time later a group of fishermen met on a. Saturday evening, and [he line fishermen said their week’s earnings of about £7O exceeded that of the flatfish catchers, who were trawling in the vicinity of Caroline Bay. The flat-fish men produced documentary evidence showing that the flatfish returns for the week considerably exceeded that of line fish. Then trawling became more popular. A number of trawlers are now being built to operate in Timaru - waters.

There would appear to be a great deal Of poverty to shiver through interminable cheerless days, ill-fed, ill-clothed, in an unwanned, draughty, comfortless cottage. The lady secretary of the Mayor’s Coal and Blanket Fond informed an interviewer that in several cases it had been found necessary to give four blankets—as a rule only two are given. One of these was that of a labourer with a wife and eleven children, the elde.st fourteen years of age, The father was the only one earning money, and his ■ wages went in bare; necessities. Sacks formed the only bedding. Another case was a woman who was having a very bard battle in struggling to keep five child ren of her own and six of her brother’s who was recently drowned at sea. She appealed, rather pitifully modest, asking that even a little may be dope for her. So they run on, those mournful letters—a great pile, 315 of them. The husband a consumptive, the wife ill A widow with five children. In face of those Jgttera the secretaiy’s statements seem true. There is much poverty in Christchurch.