THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1885.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5094, 24 January 1885, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1885.

The Rev. F. R. Seaborn, who recently delivered a■' pleasant, thoughtful, and entertaining lecture on the advantages of life insurance, especially by means of a policy in the Government office, announces that he will give readings from the great authora of English literature at the Volunteer Hall on Tuesday evening next. As the Rev. Mr Seaborn gave a number of readings at the close of his last lecture, and as a polite request was made that he ■Should give a few more, and which he good-naturely did, it would appear that his audience'did not weary of him. The Rev. gentleman is indeed an accomplished reader and reciter, and those who have any desire to -hear some of the choicest gems of human thought and literary art rendered as they should, be, will^vail themselves of this opportunity. "His Worship the Mayor, in compliance with a requisition received from a number of business people, has proclaimed a" half - holiday to-day, in honor of the cricket' match between -^they. representatives of Hokitika, and Greymouth. The match commences'at 10.45 a.m. Messrs (Jjirdwood, Lahman and Go. hold their fortnightly sale of fat stock, &c, atthe Preston road yards on Monday. Messrs •Mark Sprot and Co. sell on. Mbndav, at Preston road yards,, fat cattle arid lambs. TKe action brought by Mr Bradley against the Greymouth Jockey. Club for' the recovery of L2of stakes in the Consolation Stakes at the recent Midsummer Meeting, has been abandoned^ The first hearing, it would appear, 1 - satisfied' MiBradley bf the unwisdom ,o£ having- anything more to do with ;it, iw'hichSwould only be sending good money after bad and making work for the profession.^ - The Burns' anniversary is -to '.be cele- f brated at' Hokitika in a becpming manner on Monday next. ,. Greymouth does, not take a hand this year. " ■ '.'. . v , r CanJaiivW. R. and proprietors the Black Diamond Line of BteamersV'naWng'^become a considerable shareholde?,,jn Jhe Coal 'Pit 'Heath mine, has accepted, a position 'on the direowry of that company, where no doubt his experience in the coal trade as coaj merchant, mine oAvner, ap'd steamboat proprietor will be found of great value. This is as a drop of new blood to the -company. Mr Ham'&fcon; contractor for removingthe wreck of- the Star of the South, arrived yesterday by., the s.s. St. Kilda, from WellingfcoA^and.he is now busy making arrangements'pTeparatoryxj/O going on with the work of removal. "*v Amongsj^iihe requisites will of course be a diver, d|vlhg .dress, pump, floating gear, &c. . .> ■ , Inaife^ ntor6 i; 4ajs, the new wharf y.ill be availalile f 6r4pading"" t'he^ large coll^te^j As* yet it has but afforded ' ,b.erthage^ for vessels awaiting their turn, to load. Already the railway has been carried along the of Jhe'wharf , and in a few days the frames-work from which to load vessels -at' high tide will be placed in position. It has been completed for some time ; and is now lying on the line in the vicinity of the railway engine shop ready to be put up on the new section of the wharf. It is understood that instead of the trucks being Bent back on to the wharf the way they came, as. at present, they will as soon as emptied be sent on to the reclaimed land, and brought up to the quarry either along Richmond Quay or any other way it may be decided to lay down the line permanently. One, of the Ross papers rejoioeSj_,A^ new hearse has been ordered^-f<*" ie place. „^~-~**^'-'' Three Japjuiejst'^wspapers have sent special . -^respondents to report the F.raiic6-<3hinese war. John Grant, a Croninville miner, fell last week into an old prospecting shaft. He once reached the top of the 3haft, only to fall back again, on account of the ground breaking away. After ten hour's immer : sion — there was water at the bottom — he was rescued from his unpleasant and. solitary quarters. A quartz reef said to yield stone containing 60 ounces of gold to the ton is reported to have, been discovered on private property about thirty miles from Blenheim, bnt no further particulars are given. Ten tons of hay have been cut off the streets of New Plymouth this season. It is said that in 1884 a flock of sheep could have found good pasturage in the streets of Invercargill — more than they can now. The Colonial hangman has, according to a Wellington paper, betaken himself to Christchurch, where he has obtained the rank of lieutenant in the Salvation Army. Choice Wines and Spirits. — Griffen & Smith. — [Advt. ] Prime Salt and Fresh Butter, Bacon Hams, Cheese, Eggs, Fruit, Fancy Goods and Earthenware, very cheap Courtenay Smith and Co., Richmond Quay. Summer drinks to suit all tastes. — Advt. Mr Greenwood, Dentist, will re-visit * Greymouth again in October, 1885. — * Advt. \ Irish Moss. — Bonnington's, the best remedy for cough, colds, croup, &c— - y Griefen and SidTH, agents. £ Skill in the Workship. — To do good -p work the mechanic must have good health. If long hours of confinement in close rooms have enfeebled his hand or dimmed his sight, let him at once, and before some organic trouble appears take plenty of Hop Bitters. His system will be rejuvenated, his nerves strengthened, his tight become clear, and the whole cohstisution be built up to a higher working condition. Read. Strange Insubordination. — Who has not o experienced a sort of malady when all the w faculties seem in rebellion, and labor is ti absolutely impossible 1 It is a condition 1 of nerves and stomach and brain that can w only be cured by the use of that irresis- J\ tible remedy, Hop Bitters. Read.— i™ Advt. /th A Wise Military Provision. —It would / to fi an admirable idea for the Conimißsariajk°f our Army to furnish the troops A"* 1 T« tfdolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic OCI

Schnapps for two reasons, firstly, because it would satisfy the thirst of the soldier for alcoholic spirits without working him harm ; secondly, because it would brace the system for the exposure and fatigue to which he is necessarily subjected in the line of his legitimate duty. — Advt. Holloivay's Pills.— Enfeebled Existence. — This medicine embraces every.attribute required in a general and domestic remedy. It^ overturns the foundations of;; disease laid by defective food and impure air. In obstructions or congestions of the liver, lungs, bowels, or any other organs, these Pills are especially serviceable and eminently successful. They should be kept in readiness in every family, being a medicine of incomparable utility for young persons, especially those of feeble constitutions. They never cause pain or Irritate the most sensitive nerves or most tender bowels. Holloway's Pills are the best known purifiers of the blood, the most active promoters of absorption and secretion, whereby all poisonous and obnoxious particles are removed from bojth solids and fluids. —Advt. ; f