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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1641, 7 November 1873, Page 2

On Monday, the anniversary of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, all Government offices in Nelson and Westland will be closed, and the Greymouth drapers also advertise that they are on that day to close their establishments.

The Wesleyan clergymen of Westland were passengers to Nelson by the Wallace, to attend the Conference there.

The Hokitika Fire Brigade have ordered a bell from Ballarat, weighing from lOcwt to 12cwt.

Mr Thomas Horton, the late County Treasurer, took his departure from Westland yesterday, by the ' Wallace, on his way to Fiji. On the evening previous, to : leaving Hokitika, a meeting of over thirty leadings citizens was teld at' the Empire Hotel, for the purpose of wishing good-bye to Mr Horton,' late County Treasurer, and to present him with a silver ink-stand and." gold pen and pencil case, before leaving New Zealand as a token of their respect for him;

We notice that Captain Daniells has become proprietor of the Albion Hotel, Carlyle, Mr Quinlivan having parted with his interest in it. . , „ ..:.' . •■

Mr S. Revans, who succeeded Mr' Bridges as Manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Wellington, has left for Christchurch: to assume the appointment of Manager, in that city, of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile' Agency Company (Limited). Mr Murray, Travelling Inspector of the Bank, will succeed him temporarily at Wellington. Mr Wigmore wishes to contradict a report in Thursday's issue that he is about to play a match at billiards this evening, at the Marsden Hotel. He has no such intention;

Another sudden death at the Kanieri is reported by the " Register." The deceased, whose .name was Christian Clementsen, was employed on the water-race, near the. Lake, aud having had his dinner, in company with three mates was on 'the point of resuming work, when he was observed, trf lie down on a bank and appeared to be seized with !a sudden attack of sickness. His mates went to see what was the matter, and found him speechless. He died five minute's afterward?.' He had not been unwell previously. Clementsen was married, his wife with two children residing at Ross. I

At the last meeting of the Waste Lands Board, in Holritika, the Board, on the application of Messrs Nichol and Maclean, decided to recommend that the Railway Reserve within the Race-course Reserve, Greymouth, should be lifted, and also that the names 6i persons to act as Trustees for the Jockey Club should be submitted to the Secretary for Crown Lands. Mr W. S. Smith, by hfs agent F. A. Learmonth, applied bo purchase 17 acres and 40 acres of rural land, sections 1614 and 1618, Grey District. Granted, LSS paid. ■■••!■■*■■■! The Wanganui " Herald " considers there is little cause to boast over the Licensing 'Act, which is as far removed from Mr Fox*s original draft of the Permissive Bill as Luna is from the Ea^th. What is more surprising than the' havoc made of the '* permissive clauses," is the omission in the new measure of those stringent adulteration clauses which formed the strength and chief recommendation of the measure fathered by Sir Wilfred Lawson. 4 A correspondent sends to the "Daily Southern Cross " the following story respecting the late Bishop Pompallier. — "I think, it was about the, year: 1852 that he| and two missionaries fell into tbe hands of cannibals. His two, companions were killed with as many blows from a stone ; and as a favor he asked leave to.kindle the fire which was to roast his own body. His strange request was complied with ; and, producing a solitary lucifer from his match-box, which was the last ia the box, he lighted it on the mat of one of the savages, which so frightened them that they immediately ran off : howling like fiends, and no doubt fancying that the Bishop was either a god or devil." The Match Committee met last evening at Gilmer's Hotel,* and the following members, were chosen to represent the Greymouth Club, at Ahaura, on Monday next :— A. R. Guinness (captain), J. Heaphy, A. E. Crcswell, W. F. Strike, F. W. Paul, F.Martin, Dan. Twohill, David Twohill, T. Gleeson, ,A. Matthews, G. H. Turner, and T. Kenrick (umpire). A match will be played here on Saturday next— the eleven against all comers. Wickets to be pitched at two o'clock sharp.

Messrs Chesney and Co., Hokitika, notify a reduction in the price of coal, which may now be obtained from the ship's side at the low figure of 25s per; ton. , . ■ . .

AMr William Pentecost, farmer, of Rangiora, was killed on Saturday last by falling off a loaded dray at Moeraki Downs.

;Mr «J . Evelyn Liardet, a name well-known in connection with Sandridge in the ' old days, is said to, intend contesting Greenwich with the Hon. Mr Gladstone. As Mr fGladstone does not seek re-election, Mr Liardet's chances of so distinguishing himself are small. :

Within the last two weeks several Canterbury stations have changed hands, and, amongst others, the beautiful estate of Culverden, in the Amuri district, which has been bought by Sir Cracroffc Wilson for; the sum of L 50,000 cash. The property consists of about 26,000 acres freehold, with extensive improvements, together with 16,000 sheep.

At one of Mr Mackune's Good Templar public meetings in the norths a Mr Rawdon asked, (the " Evening Post " says) if it was true that in the Uood Templar Lodges there was a call off for ten minutes for congratulations, or what he would vulgarly call kiss-in-

the-rin?. He wanted a plain answer to that Question. Mr Mackune said he would answer it. After each initiation there was a call off for congratulation, during which every brother and sister in jthe room rushed up and shook hands with the newly-initiated member. That was the only kiss-in-the-ring that he knew of. Mr Rawdon said he had charge of the room in which these meetings were held, and he found lots of love lollies kicking about. He asked the question for the purpose of ascertaining whether such proceedings were allowed. ' Mr Mackune said that such proceedings might perhaps have occurred in one or two lodges. ;

By tlieE. P. Bouverie there has been received at Wellington a large quantity of railway plant, including fourjlocomotives. j

The Canterbury Temperance Alliance, pf which the Right Rev. the Primate of NewZealand is president, had four thousand copies of Mr Fox's address, explaining the new Licensing Act, printed for gratuitous circulation throughout tbe Colony. j There died at Oamaru on Tuesday last! a very old and respected, resident, Henry Prance, who for years was intimately corinectedi with public matters ia the town, and for some time represented.the district in the Provincial Council. Between one and two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon ho was seized with an apoplectic fit, and was carried out of his store into his house, where he expired about half -past nine the same evening, Mr France, who was fifty-two years of age, leaves a widow and six children. His funeral yesterday was the largest one ever seen in Oamaru. •