IRELAND'S. TITANIC STRUGGLE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1912, Page 4

IRELAND'S. TITANIC STRUGGLE.

The announcement in last evening's Star that the sum of £30,C00, collected by (lie Home Rule Envoys in Australasia, had been cabled to the Nationalist leader, will be extremely gratifying news to those who are prepared to dip their hands in their own pockets to assist Ireland : m her struggle for political emancipation. In view of the generous response made to the appeal for funds, it is interesting to note what .Mr. J. T. Hazleton, one of the Envoys, had to say concerning tin's mailer on his return to the United Kingdom a couple of weeks ago. "Our mission was at once, an easy and a difficult one-,'' began the young Irish patriot, who added: "The.standard which had been set up for us by previous delegates from Ireland was a very high one. in 1882 [lie chairman and his brother formed the delegation. In 1889 Mr. Devlin and Sir Thomas Esmonde were there, and in the same cause Mr. Davitt was there incidentally in 1895, and later Mr. Devlin and Mr. Donovan had a. very successful career Australia. But if the. standard was a high one. it was at the same time no exaggeration to say that we found the work which they had done helped enormously to make out pathway a simple and easy one. We found that they had. organised the whole Irish race in the Southern Continent. (Cheers). They had kept alive the spirit of Irish nationality. Tjiev had completely changed the general public opinion' of Australia upon the Irish question, so that to-day. as Mr. Redmond has told you, there is practically no opposition from the press or the public to Home Rule to be met with. (Cheers). Indeed, Ido not think it would be any exaggeration for me to sav that the most striking fact in our mission was the great preponderance of public opinion in favor of self-government for Ireland."

The missionary box at St. Paul's Church. "Ylnrchison, was rifled last week, and the contents stolen. A young woman named "Dolly*' Callaghaii was admitted to the Greymouth Hospital last night suffering from lysol poisoning. Her condition was exceedingly serious, but to-day she is out of immediate clanger. The Just-in-Time mine manager reports for last week as follows: For the week the contractors have extended No. 3 level south 14ft. Total driven by them, 164 ft. The stone has been continuous during the week, though at times small. We have commenced sinking on the stone on the surface level and have sunk 9ft. The reef is 3ft. Gin. in width and lies very flat. | The mine manager of the St. George 'mine reports as follows : For the week ! the level on the western line of reef has | been extended 4ft.. also cross-cut to the east lift., as the reef track has slid away; in that direction, and from the quantity' of water coming through the reef should J he close at hand. The western' cross-cut. has been extended 10ft.. and continues j through good reefing country." 1 One of the Europeans in the Chinese \ raid of last night explained to the Court; this morning, when answering his namej to the charge of "being found in a com-j mon gaming house," that he had gone to ' Yep Duck's to remonstrate with a Celestial i who had failed to keep an appointment. in the matter of clearing some land of \ the defendant's, and the joke with him j is that he has no gambling propensities j whatever and would not risk a match-box j for a mansion. :

I .Many old Reefton and West Coast resiI dents will learn with regret of the death lof .Mr Edward Dray, of New Plymouth, land formerly of Reefton, which took place en Sunday last from acute bronchitis. -Mr Bray was a native of Cornwall, coming to New Zealand some thirty years ago and taking up his residence in Reefton, after . a short time spent in Brunner, where he , was employed in sinking the first shaft at Wallsend. For some time Mr Bray was : shift boss in the Keep-It-Dark Mine, and finally acted as manager for ten years, j which position he filled with much success ! and great satisfaction to owners and work- ; lis. His health becoming very indiffer- ! ent, he decided to go on the land, and he . and his family moved to the North Island. '■. where two of his sons, with himself, had ;' previously purchased a homestead. Vir j Bray and family's departure was much j regretted by his large circle of friends, j who felt his loss very much. His widow , and family will have the sympathy of i many Reefton residents in this their very ! sad bereavement. Mr H. Bray, of Crush- j nigton, is a brother <:f the deceased gen- i tleman, and Mrs F. Wills is the third j daughter. Mr and Mrs F. Wills left on ! Fridav for New Plymouth.

In responding- to the toast of "Local Bodies" at last night's social function to Mr James Ken 1 , Mr P. F. Daniel, secretary to the Grey Education Board, said that Greymouth owed much to its public men for the untiring energy and enterprise which they had exhibited in administering the civic functions of the town. Fifteen years ago, Greymouth closely resembled Goldsmith's "Deserted Village," Its streets were badly formed ; footpaths were almost conspicuous by their absence; the library was a mere apology for such an institution, the gas works were under private control, drainage was primitive, a water supply was non-existent, whilst they con id not even rejoice in the possession of a Town Hall. To-day. thanks to the progressive party in the Greymouth Borough Council, all this had been changed and at a cost of only £soo—the amount of one special rate—to the ratepayers. This party, by push and enterprise, had advanced Greymouth enormously, so that today it occupied a foremost position amongst the towns of New Zealand. Not only did wo possess such vital essentials as a good drainage scheme and a water supply, but the municipality controlled the gasworks, had constructed decent streets and sidewalks, had erected an abattoir, and had constructed a substantial Town Hall, which amongst other things contained a library of which they all could be justly j proud. This forward movement, he i .added, had given the people confidence to develop the resources of this magnificent I district, and the result had been the all- j round advancement and progress which had i been to the benefit of all concerned. ' >

For children's hacking cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6. Advt.

The monthly meeting of ■ the Chamber of Commerce will be held this evening at eight o'clock. The lad injured at Blackball through a kick from a bullock is making satisfactory progress in the Grey River Hospital. Two guineas for four lines of poetry! Read Tonking's Linseed Emulsion intimation every Saturday amongst ..ews items. Advt. The Timaru High School Board received thirty-five applications for the. rectorship of the Boys" School at £SOO. They reduced the list to three, and postponed the final selection until they have seen each of the three personally. The peerless purity and excellence of Camroc have made for "this Dry Ginger Ale a Dominion-wide reputation. It is "the real Mackay," and has a flavour all its own. In addition, it is as healthful a beverage as nature can make ' it. All hotels and stores.—Advt. For the opening of the Nelson-Tadmor railway extension on September 28th, Mr At more, M.P., has arranged the attendance of an influential party of legislators.' The Minister of Railways, the Hon. W. H. Herries, and the late. Minister of Public Works, Mr Macdonald, have definitely promised to attend, and Mr Atmore hopes to see the Hon. W. Eraser, Minister of Public Works, and other Ministers included in the party. ; ' A Parliamentary paper shows that the rents received from the Greymouth Native Reserves during the war ended March 31st, 1912, totalled £4,214 6s 5d The amount distributed to the Natives was £3,209 0s 6d, the highest individual payment being £728 to Ria Xauwhare, while the sum of £633 was paid to R. M. Ui'u. The lowest grant was £1 15s 4d. There are over forty benetlcianos altogether. The Land Tax amounted to £238, whilst the Public Trust Commission charges represented £316. The t alance in hand at the end of the year was £3.444. •;•.."

An old and esteemed resident of Charleston, Mrs Mary Smith, proprietress of the West Coast Hotel, passed away on Saturday night. Deceased was 82 years of age, In her more active days, Mrs Smith gave a great deal of really useful assistance for the promotion of Charleston's welfare. She helped freely many syndicates formed for the purpose of ascertaining the mineral possibilities of Charleston district. Deceased was known all over the Coast.

The question of the State purchasing and re-opening the Wallsend mine was recently brought under the notice of the Minister of Mines by Mr T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P. In replying to the representations then made by the member for Westland, the Hon. William Eraser says i —"l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo, inquiring what the Government proposes to do with reference to the suggested purchase and working of the Wallsend Mine as a State eon"cern. In reply, I have to state that I am unable to see my way to depart from the decision of my predecessor in office as conveyed to you in his letter of the 30th .May last, to the effect that in view of the report of Departmental officers the State, would not be justified in acquiring and re-opening the mine."

A little concern, not say, alarm, pervades the atmosphere of a certain West Coast newspaper for rising up on the horizon are dark, ominous-looking clouds, minus the usual silver lining, and having; an undoubted legal aspect. And its cause. It would appear that a well-known official of the Labour movement was leaving one of our Coast towns on a visit to, Australia, the head of the newspaper in question rushed put and used words;, which, if they could be carried into effect, would provide a short and sultry future for the labour man, who replied, "Thank you." The incident was soon over and forgotten by the newspaper man. Not so the man of labour, who, as a token of remembrance, sent along a piece of "blue,' 'which convenes a meet, bofore The Beak, some day next week.

i In his report for the last year - \n which he. was in charge of il is dipiiict, Police-Inspector Black says:—"The actual strength of the Force in this district on the 31st March, 1912, -vas one inspector, five sergeants, 37 constables, and one detective sergeant, total '4. being thv full authorised strength of the 1 orce for this district. One constable was retired on pension, having reached the age limit. During the year two constables «ere fined fQr neglect of duty and one,for another offence. With these exc-?pti;>!is th» conduct of the men in this district has been good. I understand that a police station is soon to be erected ■■<[. Ccbden, and I consider it is badly needed. The criminal statistics show that 877 offences were reported during the year ended 31st December, 1911, being a decrease of nineteen on the previous year's totals. Out of 877 offences reported, 816 arc accounted for by arrests and summonses, being, I submit, a very fair record for the police in this district."

The fowl in the neighbour's garden is always a plentiful source of trouble, and the cause of many "heated arguments" •wr the back-yard fences. The fowls of a certain West Coast resident had been in the habit of paying periodical visits to a neighbour's garden, notwithstanding which the latter had prepared and sown several beds of vegetables and flowers. Returning from a visit down town one day recently, the good wife was horrified to notice that the garden was in a state of chaos and disorder, with seeds laid bare and plants uprooted in all directions, whilst the arch-villain responsible for the devastation, a fine Leghorn rooster, calmly reposed on the back verandah. With, a stealthy flank movement she took the enemy in the rear, and with a deft blow from the family axe brought the intruder's existence to a sudden end. With a flourish of defiance she hurled the once noble bird into her neighbour's yard, and, throwing a glance of scorn and contempt at her victim, recognised in it the familiar outline—horror of horrors !—of her own prize rooster!

I Yesterday afternoon the buckets of the ! dredge Mawhera came in contact with an j object that for some time puzzled those l on board. They were at last successful in ] getting a hold of it, and the weight on j the buckets showed that something un- ; usually large, was on its -way to the sur- | face. Slowly the butt of a large 6iiag l showed above the water, and a cable was j made fast to it. An attempt was made to j haul it up to the wharf by means of the "travelling crane, hut the weight proved! jtoo much. The dredge then towed the i snag down to the hydraulic crane, and by j its means the monster was hauled up. and { placed on a truck. It was the remains of I a fine black pine tree, over 35ft. in length i and 15ft. in girth at its thickest part. I The root surface is over 15ft. across, and ; the estimated weight is over seven tons. | It is by far the largest snag that has ever • been taken out of the river, and would j have been an awkward customer for any j steamer's propellor to have fouled. AI- ! though it had been in the water for some i time, the wood is firm and hard as a rock.

I Can it be beaten ? A period of forty- | six years' continuous service in civic life. j That is a record to be proud of, and has jbeen attained by Mr Edward ; Dillon, who j was last month returned for the forty-sixth l consecutive time as a member of the Cami berwell (Victoria) Borough Council. Mr ■Dillon has several times held the position, of President (Mayor) of the Borough j named, and his is truly an enviable achievement. The fact that he was returned unopposed speaks volumes for the high estimation in which he is held and the value placed upon his services by the citizens, of Camberwell, especially in view of ihs> vicissitudes of public life in the Commonwealth. Mr Dillon, though he has passed the allotted span of threescore arid ten wars, is still a very active member, and takes a keen interest in the public affairs of the Victorian borough. Mr K. S. Dillon (secretary of the Grey Brewery Co.it is the third son of this political long-serl vice champion. . i :

The Greymouth i Orchestral Society re • suraes practice- this evening at 7.30. Advt. Motlfer knows ( r when the youngsters catch" Linseed Emulsion 'cures them.—Advt. .

'.The, Pactolus dredge obtained .30oz. Indwt. for 132 hours' work. : At Auckland the other day a taxi-cab driver was fined 10s and 28s costs foils, iling to. keep an engagement. ■ "The connoiseur is one who knows; ihi\ dilletante one who thinks he knows." Try Martell's'and you'll become a Connoisseur of good brandy.—Advt. ' The Brunner Territorials are holding a plain and fancy dress ball in Kaye's Hall on Friday, September 20th.—Advt. I It is reported locally,'on apparently good f authority, that drilling operations on the ( Kotuku oil-fields-are to be suspended, and \ that the two Galacian experts will be ; ordered Home forthwith. Don't fool with colds. Cure them with Tonking's Linseed Emulsion. Safe and speedy.—Advt, . Thei sum of £7B 8s has been received by the Wellington Hospital Committee from the Wellington Racing Club, this being the amount of unclaimed dividends voted by the stewards to the funds of the hospital. The following paragraph appeared in the Methodist of August 10th: "The Australia Assembly has passed the Methodist Property Trust Bill, including sanction to New Zealand independence. This completes the necessary sanctions."

A Miners' Union meeting, held at Reefton on Sunday, decided . to allow local coal-owners to supply the Consolidated Company .with coal. A motion of "noconfidence in the executive*' was defeated by 146 votes to 2. Some 150 men are drawing lock-out pay, and the Energetic Mine is still being worked by the managers. It is reported that an excellent seam of coal has been struck at Puponga, 80 miles from Nelson. The mine has the advantage that vessels drawing 12ft of water can approach within a very short distance of it, and by extending the present wharfing large ocean-going vessels can be loaded with ease. The Moa took a cargo of the coal recently to New Plymouth, and its quality has been spoken of in terms of the highest praise. The following.is a list of the number of men employed .on the West Coast railway works by the Public Works Department:— Midland-Railway : Nelson end, 163; Reefton end, 78; Otira-Bealey, 2; Broken River-Bealey, 200; Westport-Inangahua, 90; Greymcmth-Point Elizabeth, 56. The number of men employed by. the Department on the West Coast roads is 286. A single dose of Tonking's Linseed I Emulsion will stop you sneezing. Two or three doses more will make vou well.— Advt. Mr Charles Uddstrom, the well-known i furniture manufacturer of Greymouth, has 1 received . the contract for providing the | whole of the seating accommodation re- j quired for the new theatre which is being j built next to Mr Irving's Hotel at Black- j ball, ,<in& which will probably be opened in j about a fortnight's time. j i "There are> a number of people about j who know exactly what ought to be done, | but who will not do it themselves. There j are now two vacancies in the Greymouth i Borough Council, and now is their oppor- j tunity to prove their extraordinary ability j to put things right."—Thus Councillor; H. F. Doogan at last night's social func-! tion, in referring to the criticism to which ■ members of local bodies are subjected. ! The Legislative Council is to be re- I formed, and there is, of course, a differ- > ence of opinion as to the details, but we j can make sure that a workable scheme j will be evolved. This is not the case with j Crescent Tea, for this tea does not require \ reforming. Its flavour is perfect; its aroma is a revelation; and it is pleasing . to the palate. Three grades. 1/8, 1/10, j and.2/- per lb.—Advt. j

"The Grey County Council is on a fairly good financial footing,"' declared Councillor McCarthy at last night's social function to Mr James Kerr, "and if any of the other bodies are in trouble, they had better pet assistance from it." Remembrance no doubt of the impecunious state of some of the other bodies caused the sally to bo greeted with laughter, which was renewed ■when Mr Bignell said that Mr McCarthy had evidently made a mistake; it was the Grey Education Board which was the finest local body in Greymouth. On Wednesday next the ratepayers of the Borough of Hokitika will have the opportunity of casting their votes for or against a proposal to decide whether in the future thfi whole of the rating of the borough .ifiail be levied on the unimproved values. At the present time there are the. two systems combined in force by the Hokitika Borough,-the general and «pecial rates Ireing levied on the unimproved values and the charitable aid rate is levied on the : capital values. " Never mind hnw bad the cold is, a tew doses of Tonking's Linseed Emulsion will cure it. In botles, 16/, 2/6, 4/6. Advt. The remains of the late Matthew Bell, who was killed in the State Mine, were conveyed to their last resting-place, Greymouth Cemetery, yesterday afternoon, and were followed by a large number of fmourners. The Druids, of which Order the deceased was a member, mustered in strong force, close on sixty preceding the corpse, which, was borne by members of the Lodge to St. Thomas's Church, where the Rev. Mr Dobson delivered a very impressive funeral ceremony. The cortege then proceeded to the grave, where Rev. Mr Dobson read the Anglican burial service, and Bro. T. Dalzell the Druidic service. Mr James Goodall presded at the annual meeting of the Greymouth Co-poerative •Society, held in the Lyceum Hall last evening. The report and balance sheet iwere read, and after discussion ot was .agreed to write down the capital by one.half, the shareholders paying in the amount written off to place the society in a sound financial position. The following officers were appointed : —President, Mr J. Goodall; treasurer, Mr W. Ford; secretary, Mr I. Leach; committee, Mrs Moran, Messrs Coburn, Exall, Tomlinson, Bett, and Rogers. A ladies' hockey team from Greymouth intend taking part in the annual tournament at Christchurch, and will leave for the City of the Plains on Septemeber 6tb. Last evening a very enjoyable dance arranged for by members of the team, ■**-*y'S3 held in' the United Pavilion, the proceeds being devoted to fund which is being raised to defray the touring expenses of the team. Next Tuesday evening the .team will be given a complimentary benefit, 'by Mr Tom Pollard, when in addition to an excellent programme of pictures, a number of vocalists and instrumentalists ■will contribute items. There was quite an extraordinary scene af'the Magistrate's Court this morning, vhen no less than 37 Chinamen were arnigned on charges relating to alleged aiming houses in Gresson and Johnson sireet, the result of a raid by the police list eveping. The names on the long list liad to be called and answered for purposes of identification and the fixing of tail. With the assistance of Mr Young Sxye this was accomplished, but not without some difficulty. "You callee me twice," said one Celestial; another with a shrill accent queried, "Why you no callee me?. I come." As each aame was called the, almond-eyed gentry were lined up a la the jury system, and a count of heads was ordered by the Clerk to make doubly sure "that the number was correct. "One short*", then a recount; when the interpreter explained that sickness was the cause of Wing Chee's non-appearance. Altogether the Celestials went through the ordeal as a, matter of course, and there was a slight suspicion that many of them experienced, similar proceedings, so f orderly and "savee" like did they, respond to their names, when called.