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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 August 1913, Page 4

Just arrived, a largo assortment of English Fancy Biscuits; 20 new varieties, including all the latest novelties; at Holder and Sons. —Advt. To be economical, one must visit Angel Bros.’ store, and procure Economic Soap, lOd per bar, guaranteed. Angel Bros., sole agents.—Advt. At the Grey Warden’s Court yesterday afternoon F. G. Thomas (Mr T. V. Byrne) sued Geo. Linklater (Mr Kitchingham) for £IOO under an alleged agreement to purchase. prospecting areas situate at Arahura Beach (Auckland Lead). After hearing lengthy evidence, the Warden non-suited plaintiff with £2 2s costs to defendant. The Surgeon Superintendent of Kuroara Hospital reports lor July that the number of patients in the hospital on June 30th was 28; admitted during July, 2; total treated during July, 30; died, 2; discharged, 4; remaining in hospital on July 51st, 24. For the last two days we are clearing Ladies’ Jackets at Is, 2s 6d, 4s 6d; Ladies’ Costumes, 7s 6d, 12s 6d, 15s 6d; Children’s Knitted Kilted Dresses, 12s 6d for 2s lid; Ladies’ Trimmed Model Hats, 25s* for 2s lid; Youths’ 3-Garment All Wool Tweed Suits, to fit youths from 12 to 17 years, 35s for IC.s 6d ; warm Wadded Quilts, 14s 6d for 7s lid ; Remnants at reduced prices. Cohie in and see them at C. Smith’s, Ltd., and don't miss the bargains.—Advt. Call and inspect the largest assortment of English Fancy Biscuits ever imported into Greymouth; 20 different varieties av Holder and Sons. —Advt.

Last 3.4 days of Sale at Walker’s, Boundary Street. Tweed Costumes, formerly 45s to 70s, now 15s, 20s, and 255. Costume Skirts, 5s lid to 10s Gd each.— Advt. Blackball residents can now procure their Men’s Wear requirements at Greymouth Sale Prices at Stevens’ Theatre, where a sale is being held. All new, seasonable goods. Being overstocked, must turn stock into money. Will be pleased for you to see my goods and compare my values and prices. Robert M. Hempseed, Tainui Street, Greymouth, Where the Good Hats Are.—Advt. Some lovely things in new Curtains, Cushions, Cozies, Tray-cloths, etc.. showing at the Thomas and Mcßeath Store.— Advt. New stocks of Fancy Masks for Fancy Mask Balls just arrived. A large assortment of flat or shaped from 3d !o Is each, postage Id extra. Procurable at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street, —Advt, , Sweet Slice Golden Eagle Tobacco pleases every smoker. Cool, mild, delicious, —it won’t burn the tongue. Try a tin. There’s nothing to equal it.—Advt. An Irishman stepped into a men’s furnishing goods store tbe other day and said; “Oi want to got somethin’ fer mournin’ wear, but Oi don't exactly, know what the coostom is. What do they be wearin’ now fer mournin’?” ‘‘lt depends,” explained the salesman, ‘‘on how near the relative is for whom you wish to show the mark of respect. For a very near relative you should have an all-black suit. For. some one not so near you may have a broad band of black on the left aim. or a somewhat narrower one for somebody more distant.” “Osh ! Is that it? Well, thin, gimme a shoestring.' It’s me woife’s moother.”

Men’s wear at W. McKay and Son’s Store. If there’s anything in particular that you want in men’s underwear we can suoplv you at New Zealand’s lowest prices. Woollen singlets and underpants, cotton pants and singlets, half cotton and wool pants and singlets, mixture of silk and wool, Is lid up to 12s 6d. Come in now. W. McKay and So and Thomas and Mcßeath Amalgamated, Greymouth.— Advt.

Two hundred and two names appear on a supplementary list of registered J barmaids which was gazetted last week.. Pceu Painting Outfits just opened up, at P. Dixon’s, Tainui Street. Price 10s, 6d each, postage 6d extra.—Advt. : ■ Nominations for the vacant seat ,on the Grey mouth Borough Council close at' noon to-morrow. The Labor Party have decided to nominate Mr John Williams (Secretary of the 'Jailors’ Union) for the position. Mr D. Tennent is the only other candidate in tile field. Fancy Work.—S. A. Sweetman has just opened up a new stock of fancy work, consisting of canvases in all varieties, cushion covers and table centres. Call and inspect them before purchasing elsewhere. Advt. . Blackball residents have an opportunity of purchasing everything in Men’s Wear at Stevens’ Theatre, where a sale 'ia being held. Being my annual stocktaking, goods must be cleared in many instances below cost. Now is your opportunity. Robert M. Hempseed, Tainui St;, Greymouth, Where the Good Hats are.— Advt. ' : ‘v V The arrival of the spring tides caused the sea at Hokitika yesterday to again come up to some of the back fences at the rear of Revell Street, those in the vicinity of the Stafford Street crossing suffering most on this occasion, though the -erosion was general along the sea frontage.

Whitebait have made their appearance at Hokitika, and on Saturday; a catcher secured about a couple of pints in the river. On Sunday quite a quantity was caught, one fisher netting some eight pints and another nearly as many. , j Ladies’ Raincoats and Waterproofs, merly 25s to 30s, now 7s 6d, 10s 6d ahd 12s 6d each. Real bargains. Walker’s, Boundary Street.-—Advt. House wants in house-furnishings at W. McKay and Son’s: Carpet runners Is 6d, 2s 6d, and 3s 6d per yard; Carpet Squares 30s, 40s, 6s ; Hearthrugs, 4s 6d, 6s 6d, 8s 6d,*l2s 6d; Door Mats, Cornice Poles,) Blind's, Blind Rollers, etc., etc., The befit grade of goods at New Zealand’s lowest prices. W. McKay and Son and Thomas and Mcßeath Amalgamated, Greymouth. —Advt. Have your piano tuned by H. M. Phillips (Welby, Sons, and Gofton), Campbell's Buildings.—Advt. Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, in acknowdedging a telegram of welcome sent on be-. half of the, Liberals of Westland on his return from the Old Country, reciprocates the kind wishes extended to him, and expresses his pleasure at being back again in New Zealand. There are 180 ratepayers on the roll of the Millerton Riding of the Buller County, for the representation of which a by-elec-tion will take place this week. The unimproved value of the Riding for rating purposes is £IOO,OOO, divided thus: West]>ort Coal Company £77,500, WestportStockton Company £20,000, all other properties £2500. The colliery companies have three votes each, all other ratepayers single votes. Will those ladies who are interested in Fancy Art Needlework kindly note that new. stocks of the latest productions in material and requisites have just arrived and are being shown at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.—Advt.

“Every morning when I come to Court I find at least one boy waiting to be punished for doinng something which he ought not to have done. There is too much juvenile crime in Auckland and more stringent measures will have to bo taken to put a check to it. I shall have to begin ordering the birch for youthful offenders.” These remarks were made by Mr F. V. Frazer, S.M., at Auckland on Friday. Greater stringency is to be adopted by the Auckland sanitary authorities in protecting the cleanliness of foods. The city’s food regulations are to be made to apply to grocery businesses and places where sweets and foods are exposed. “Men vrill not be allowed to open oysters in the streets as they do now”’ says thfc city sanitary inspector. “I am not going to allow that to go on here, and imnlediate steps are to be taken to put a stop to the practice. There is a great risk of infection through dust settling on the oysters, and the fact that the bottles might not be always clean.” ' y . “Got any baccy?” “For cure! here’s some Sweet Slice Golden Eagle.” “Just what I smoke and there’s none better; it doesn’t burn the tongue.”—Advt. Baby Shawls, large and warm, 2s lid to 12s 6d each. Every one reduced in price. Last days of sale. Walker’s, Boundary Street.—Advt. “The Pilot Rust Remover and Steel Burnisher.’,’—Acts as simply as a pencil eraser. A few rubs —that’s all! Rust disappears like magic and leaves a bright surface behind. A splendid line for cleaning cutlery, etc. Price 4d, postage Id extra. Procurable at B. Dixon’s, Tainui Street.—Advt. '*

Mr J. D. Henry, technical adviser to the Taranaki Oil Wells, Ltd., and a journalist well known to the oil world, has left Auckland en route to England. Regarding his future movements, Mr Henry informed a Dominion representative' that they would.be guided entirely by events. If a good strike of oil is made at New Plymouth within the next two months, he would return to New Zealand at once, but if all the boring that was now being done proved ineffective there would be nothing to induce him to return. Mr Henry frankly regards the present as critical in the history of the oil industry. A good deal of effort was being made at the present time to tap oil flows, and where one company could secure 500,000 barrels it was reasonable for anyone to believe that 500,000,000 barrels could be secured. Last night about dusk the Rev. W. R. M. Cockerill. Vicar of Waipawa (Hawke’s Bay), returning home on a motor-cycle, collided with a horse and gig. He was removed from beneath the horse’s feet to the roadside, and it was apparent that he was in urgent need of medical attention. A motor car was procured, and ho , was removed to the coupty hospital,. lie expired shortly afterwards. An .examination showed that one shaft of the gig had penetrated his face, causing laceration of the brain. He was only “recently appointed Vicar of Waipawa. A Wanganui telegram states that a resident of that town, Mr Frank Neylon,: is missing. He returned on Saturday after a fortnight’s visit to Wellington, where it is stated he was drinking somewhat heavily. He retired to bed very early, and at 7.30 in the evening be arose, and, dressed only in pyjamas, went outside. The family soon became anxious at his prolonged absence, but up to last night no trace of him has been found. At the time of his disappearance he was nervqus, and though there was nothing t<> indicate that he intended suicide, it is fearejj that he has got into the, river. Neylon | very well known, being one of the Jtho-% prietors of the totalisator on the West Coast of the North Island.. ' ■

Travelling requisites in great variety now showing in Thomas and Mcßeath’s window. Thomas and Mcßeath and W. McKay and Son Amalgamated.—Advt. New Zealand ale is equal to -any :£taglish ales. All hotels.. Ask for it.—Advt. The following are the dates of the main and casual camps -tp. be, held ,in the Wellington district . during the yisih > pf the Inspector-General (Sir lan Hamilton) next year:—Mounted Rifles Brigade, Field Artillery Brigade, Engineers’ Infantry Brigade, Field Ambulances, Coast Defences Infantry, mountain battery, Monday, April 27th to Saturday May 9th; casuals, Monday, May 11th to Saturday, lyia y23rd In the Auckland district the dates will be the same, and in the South Island the camp will commence on April 20th, and conclude on May 16th. ,

v v Through '* the showery , days of winter, nothing will be found handier than a good umbrella. One from Smith’s, Ltd., will give lasting wear. The beat quality steel riba and closely woven waterproof covers are .used, in the umbrellas at “The Reliable Drapers. ’ ’ —Advt. ’The unpopularity of a teacher in one of . the Christchurch schools is reported to have been the cause of a threatened “strike” amongst the pupils under her charge i (says the Press). .The “agitators” went the length of preparing a memorial for presentation ,to the head teacher, but, failing to get all the scholars to sign it, a deputation was appointed and placed the grievances of the would-he “strikers” before the headmaster. J

A. project having an important bearing on the'opening up of the WellingtonEast Coast district, especially in view of big'railway propositions, is now claiming the ,attention of settlers-in the Akitio district. It is proposed to form a Welling-on-East Coast Motoring Company, with a. capital of £SOOO, in 5000 shares of £1 each,, .which will ensure motor ’buses or lorries catering for passenger and freight along any route where such service will pay, and the roads will permit. The promoters propose to start on a capital of £2600, and hope to inaugurate a service in November next, with two motor lorries and a light car.

The recent fire at Brunnerton, by which the Wallsend Hall was completely demolished, has necessitated the Borough Council procuring a complete set of new books, the old records being so charred as to bo beyond, practical use, although it is understood they will be of some value for checking purposes. The Brunner Druids’ Lpdge lost a quantity of regalia, as also did the Independent Order-of Good Templars. A quantity of rifles and uniforms belonging to the Territorial Company were also destroyed, as well as a piano, valued at £75, and owned by the caretaker, Mr Richadson. The cause of the fie has not been solved.

The ordinary dairy farmer looks upon butter and cheese as the only products of the milk he supplies to the factory, but the casein industry is opening up new possibilities, says a Taranaki exchange. Mr Vickerman,. the manager of the casein company which is now operating in that district, is showing a set of chessmen manufactured in Germany from casein. He states that the same manufacturers turn out a great variety of articles, such a.s cigar and cigarette holders, necklaces, hatpins, watch chains, pearls, lead pencils, counters for cards, buttons, billiard balls and other things. The chessmeji are very neatly turned.

The reaper Death has claimed another of the early pioneers of Ross in the person ' of Mrs Barbara Vrecle. The deceased lady went to Ross in the very early days, braving the vicissitudes of life with her husband, who predeceased her some years ago. She remained at Ross, rearing a respectable family of two sons and two daughters (Mrs B. Harrison, of Wellington, and Mrs W. Wilson, of Ross). Her two sons. Will and Leo, are both residing in Wellington. The good woman gained the respect and esteem of the community by her quiet and sterling character, and she never tailed to help her neighbours in the time of trial or trouble. She and her sister, Mrs H. Mahler, hail from the Shetland Islands, where they were schoolmates with New Zealand’s Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout. The sympathy of the residents is extended to the sorrowing family. The interment took place on Sunday afternoon.

Referring to the agitation for harbor improvements at Grsymouth, a speaker at last night’s meeting of the Harbor League went back “forty years ago.” Mr J. Langdon stated he had then argued in favor 'of a harbor at Point Elizabeth, contending that if the then Government had concentrated prison labor, as had been done at Portland breakwater (the greatest work of its kind in Britain), they would have had a harbor on the West Coast today. As indicative of the feeling aroused Jh .tJiqs.e days—forty years ago —Mr Lang.(lpn stated his effigy had been burned for ; then advocating at* Point Elizabeth the .primary object of the present League. The Portland Breakwater took 25 years, to, construct; the stone was quarried by convicts in the Isle of Portland, and it cost over a million of money, exclusive of convict labor. Rendell was the first engi-neer-in-chief of this work, and it is interesting to note, in view of his having taken a very important part in the designing . of the present harbor at Greymouth, that Rendell. on his death, was succeeded by Sir John Coode. who bad hitherto acted as Resident Engineer. The Portland sea-wall is over a mile and a half long, 300 ft thick at the base, 100 ft high, narrowing to the summit, is founded on rubble stones, and the entire work occupied 25 years to construct.

Some Southland doctors are not easily deterred when duty calls. One of them was recently summoned to an urgent case some twenty-five miles away. As the road was impassable for vehicular traffic, he decided to make the journey on foot. He left at 10 a.m. and reached his destination at 5 p.m. After attending to his patient he walked part of the way home, his record for the day being 30 miles traversed in eight hours actual walking time. During'the two days he walked 48 miles, and thdse who know the present condition of the roads in the district will recognise the merit attachable to the strenuous underaking.

"Our pests are still with us," said Mr L. 0. H. Tripp, President of the Acclimatisation Association, at the opening of the annual'conference in Wellington. “Under the depredations of hawks, stoats, and weasels, our game birds are diminishing, with the exception of ducks, which are holding their own. What I am wondering is what will be the result when the birds are gone so far as the stoat is concerned. When the stoats have got rid of the birds and the rabbits, are they going to tackle the lambs? Sheep farmers have told me that they have lost some of their lambs through the attacks of stoats. Lambs have been picked up dead with the typical punctures behind the neck and shepherds have reported seeing stoats hanging on to lambs.”

In full view of hundreds of. horrified people a man named Edward Lines was cut fco pieces on the railway at Parramatta on Tuesday week. A train pulled up at the Parramatta platform, and, after waiting the usual time, started off again on its Speed was well up when Lines made his appearance at one of the carriage doors as if he had suddenly awakened from sleep. He attempted'to step *off the platform of the moving train backwards, despite shrieks of warning from the bystanders. He hit the platform and, turning a complete somersault, dived under the train. A shunter attracted the attention of the guard, and the brakes were immediaely applied. On investigation. it was found that one set of bogey /■■■wheels had gone over the unfortunate man throwing him clear of the line on to the other set of rails. ' Some idea of the extent to which the sweet tooth is developed in New Zealand can be gathered from a return tabled in the House of Representatives on the motion of Mr Young. The return sets forth that in 1912-13 1,135,2511 b of boiled sweets (valued at £40,586) and 2.202,3051 b of chocolate (valued at £109,387) were imported from abroad. In addition to this, 11,4581 b of block chocolate, worth £548; 499,95 I lb of cocoa beans, worth £16,311; end 661,8511 b of cocoa butter, worth £25,667. were also imported, largely for use <n the manufacture of sweets. Taking the three years ending March 31st, the imnortations aggregated: Boiled sweets ,3.245.0691 b (£114,332), chocolate sweets , iF.ins.bSHh (£253,404), block chocolate 43.?241b (£2028), cocoa beans 1,284,3771 b '639.4451. and cocoa butter and so on ~ 1,579,0261 b (£62,323).

I The Waimate County Council has adopt ed a system of differential rating for general purposes. -y On Wednesday afternoon some people on the waterfront in Timaru were greatly surprised when a whale appeared at the entrance of the harbor. Tne huge mam*, nuil was estimated to be about bolt long, and was making straignt for the harbor, but the noise, oi tire tu-edge frightened it, and it turned about and made for the open sea. Some anglers who .were nshrng from the wall received the shock of their lives when the monster appeared right .in front of them. Fifteen of the china mugs, presented by Captain Halsey to the children of the Dominion, have been received by the Grey ■Education Board: The mugs are of small size, and on one side have a representation of .the King and Queen, and on the other the words “H.M.S. New Zealand” under a crown. The Board has not yet decided how the distribution of the mugs shall be made, and as there are some thirty odd separate schools under the jurisdiction of the Board, it will he difficult to make the fifteen mugs go round. The completion of one of Oamaru’s finest buildings, St. Patrick's Bascilica, has been rendered possible (says the- Mail) by the generosity of Monsignor Mackay, the announcement of whose munificent donation of £2OOO was made at Mass last Sunday morning. Monsignor Mackay is particularly anxious to witness the fruition of the work begun by him many yibars ago, and the Rev. Father Farthing announced that the monsignor is prepared to donate £IOOO at the laying of the first stone of the dome and £IOOO upon its completion. Other donations on a most liberal scale wore also announced, and St. Patrick’s will no doubt soon begin to show evidence of its patrons’ generosity. A Southland paper points to the export o f turkeys as a coming profitable industry. A farmer’s wife in the vicinity of Invercargill has just executed an order to Sydney of 12 turkey gobblers. They were all this season’s rearing, about seven months old, and-averaged over 251 b each in weight. They were bred from imported stock, and were of the mammoth American bronze type. During the past summer she has reared over 80 birds, and, contrary to the opinion of Southlanders generally that turkeys do not thrive there, her experience is that they can be successfully reared if taken care of until they are about two months old. There have been instances, it is understood, where employers have disregarded orders from the Magistrate's Court attaching the wages of employees unde the Defence Act. It is stated that the Defence Act will be put into operation shortly against a Wellington employer of a lad who has been fined. The action will be taken under section 11, subsection 12, of the Defence Amendment Act, 1912, -which is as follows: “If and as often as the employer makes default in the payment of any money in satisfaction of any such charge, that money shall become a debt due by him to the Crown, and recoverable by action accordingly in any court of competent jurisdiction.”

Says the Town and Country Journal (Sydney): A model of a sheep track showing an ingenious device for the prevention of loss through falling of travelling sheep on long distance journeys was on view at the head office of the Bank of New South Wales on July 18tb. It is the invention of Mr H. Preston Star (formerly of Greymouth), who is the patentee. The model shows an ordinary two-deck sheep truck, the floors of which are covered with chequered frames which can be raised very simply, and retained at any height desired. The proposed • method of procedure is to have the framework on the floor when loading, when it provides a secure footing .for the sheep. When the floor is filled the frame is to be gradually raised until it is just on a level with the animals’ bellies, then 1 legs penetrating through the interstices. In this position it is impossible that they should fall, as in case of the legs giving way the body is supported .by the framework. This Latter is of flexible material, and in the ultimate truck it is proposed to be of chain covered with short tubes to prevent discomfort or possibly hitching. Provision is made against sagging, and the spacing is such as to prevent jamming or pinching in any way. When the sheep arrive at their destination the frame is to be lowered to allow the sheep to be driven out. An actual demonstration in a full-sized truck will he given later on. The invention deserves the attention of all persons interested in the transportation of sheep by rail.