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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3374, 11 June 1879, Page 2

The contract for three miles of the Hokitika end of the Greym mth Hokitika Railway was signed on Monday for L 3601 2s lOd. It is intended to celebrate the taming of the first sod on Friday wsek by \ ball in the Town Hall and other rejoicings The successful tenderer was Mr Morgan, of Morgan *nd Lutzge*ns, Greymoutb. ■ I Mr Warden Broad was entertained by the 1 inhabitants of the Lyell and tipper Bailer district, at a banquet on Satuiday last, on the occasion of taking leave of him previous to his transfer to Greymouth. A sailor belonging to the Grafton, named Crulson, had his left leg broken just above the ankle on Monday at Westport. He was trucking oases of iron, when one of ,them slipped off the truck on to his leg, inflicting the injury mentioned. He was placed upon a hatch cnver and taked to the Hospital. According to the last census returns there are 4424 male Chinese in the Colony and only 9 f- male Chinese. We are glad to learn that MrNkon, of the Customs, has received a well merited promotion in the department by a superior appointment a*. Invercargill, Southland. Fe proceeds to fulfil hi* new duties at the end of the present week. A meeting of the St. Andrew lodge, S C, will he held at the Masonic Hall this evening. far the purpose of considering the advisability of carrying on or closing the Lodge. The following gentlemen were elected at a public meeting held at Hatter's Terrace, Ne'son Creek, on the Bth inst, as a Committee to form a prospecting association, viz, Messrs Ricbard Larkin. Arthur Tlllig, J. M. Morris. Robert Schofield, John Maxim's, O. J Jones, John Goyan, James Sinnefc and J. W. Jones The Commif-ee meet on Wednesday evening when the election of a delegate will tak<* place. ITochstetter Company, German Gully, had a cleaning up laßt week after a month's run-ing, the result being something over 80 ounces. Mr M 'Vicar reports vary encouragingly on future prospects. A party has made application for 10 acres east of the Company's lease, against wh-'ch objections have been lodged owing to interference with water rights. On* of these races cost its proprietors over L2OOO to construct; it is over five miles in length and heads fron C'allaghan's Creek. In a bankruptcy estate in Feildiug, tbe liabilities were 1.36, an<i the claim for leg",l professional assistance L3B. No comment ia necessary. The unfct'inate insolvent now wishes he had made au effort to pay his debr.s. At the meeting of fche Sydney City Municipal Council recently Alderman M'Elhone moved, "That in consideration of the great distress existing amongst working men in Sydney, none but married men and ratepayers of the city be employed on any corporation works until work become more [ plentiful " Alderman Harris supported the resolution, on the ground of the great distress of the working classes. Hundreds, to his knowledge, he said, wre in a state almost of starvation. The resolution was lost, four only voting in its faror. According to the Manawatu Herald, considerable difficulty has been experienced with the Ho-owhenua natives regarding the surveys of the Otaki-Poxton road and tbe work has been stopped. Said the little pet of the household on her birthday: " It's lovely doll ! dear grandma and grandpa. But— but— l'd been hoping it would be twins! " The Empress of Austria cut short her hunting bout in Ireland on account of the disaster at Szegedin. There is a man in Tenesee with such big feet that if he gets them wet in December he doesn't have a cold in his head until February.