THE Grey River Argus PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1885.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5334, 31 October 1885, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1885.

Government House at Hokitika will not be turned into a high school. It will be occupied by a constable as a caretaker. And thia is the result of the superhuman efforts of Mr Bevan to eject the former occupant.

Mr E. Ash ton had the misfortune to lose one of his best horses on Thursday night. He lent it to a custome-, who tied it up by the roadside. Two wandering horses frightened it and it broke away, getting in front of the engine it had a leg cut off, and had to.be shot.

A Mongolian resident yesterday, who appeared not to be very well acquainted with the mysteries of wharves and shipping, while gratifying his curiosity lost his balance and fell into the river. A life buoy was almost' immediately thrown to him, but his instinct of self preservation was active enough to enable him to get out of danger as quickly almost as he got into it. He received a slight wound in the forehead by striking a pile or beam, but he was otherwise unhurt.

Should the weather to-day be favorable, the cricketers will open the season wiub the time-honored married v. single match. A large number of gentlemen have signified their intention to take part in it, and as yesterday's moisture had made the ground last evening just exactly right for the preparation of a good' pitch, a thoroughly enjoyable and good game should ensue. Any lover of cricket who may w ; sh to take a part in the game, will be made welcome. Play commences at 2p.m. sharp.

A most reprehensible and filthy practice is reported. Some/at any rate, of the nightmen of Greymouth are said to be in the habit of emptying their carts near the bathing ,house alongside, and of comse cause an abominable nuisance. It is impossible for bathers to take their dip in such polluted water, and if an example is not made, and the practice put a stop to, bathers may stay at home and lament the luxury of a morning dip. Of course there is no difficulty whatever in identifying the offenders, and it is as well to state that if the practice is not discontinued the Inspector of Nuisances will make it his business to make an example of any one he can catch who is a party to. making such a disgraceful nuisance. Perhaps this hint will be sufficient.

For the next few weeks the coal export must chiefly come from the Brunner mine, as it appears from our correspondent's letter that it will take fully between two and three weeks to place the new machinery for the Coal Pit Heath The first result of this unfortunate stoppage is that the Ohau will go away short loaded sooner than face the delay necessary to getting a full complement. There is no doubt Mr Kennedy will do all in his power to meet the wants of the trade by employing extra shifts-in the mine, -which would go a long way to make amends for the stoppage in the adjoining mine. Once the Coal Pit Heath Company get their new machinery to work properly so as to keep the water down and put out coal at the same time, the mine should enter upon a long and uninterrupted career of profitable work. The usual weekly meeting of the Debating Club was held in the Town Hall last evening, Mr A. Matheson in the chair. The subject for debate was '< Smoking is injurious to health." Mr Jackson opened in the affirmative, and was supported by Messrs Petrie, Matheson, and Arnott, while Mr Adams for the negative received the support of Messrs Wainwright, Rae, Atkinson, Helms, and Chesterman. On the vote beinj taken the negative side of the question received a majority. It is the Fate of Great Proprietary Medicines to be imitated. Shockingly adulterated, and pernicious compounds are continually cropping up, some of them . importations, some counterfeits and imitations of home production, of the justly-esteemed and long -known medicated beverage, Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps. Insist on having the genuine, which bears its own name on the bottle and its proprietor's on the label.— Advt. It is Worth a Trial.— "l was troubled for many years with kidney complaint, gravel, &c., my blood became thin, I was dull and inactive, could hardly crawl about and was an old worn-out man all over, and could get nothing to help me until I got Hop Bitters, and now my blood and kidneys are all right, and I am as active as a man of thirty although I am aeventytwo, and I have no doubt it will do as well for others of my age. It is worth the trial."— (Father.) Notice.