THE Grey River Argus PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1885.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5335, 2 November 1885, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1885.

It is understood that Governmenjt are getting rid of the services of the surplus officers of the Public Woiks Department as rapidly as possible. Some 70 Shave already been dispensed with, and 30 br 40 more are to go shortly. The wonder is how work has been found for so many for so long after the check put on p|ubljc works in every part of the colony. Public

servants for whom there is little or no work are like barnacles on a ship's bottom — the longer they are allowed to remain the tighter they stick, and the more scraping they require to get them off. Some of the leading citizens of Auckland have subscribed £150 for the purpose of enabling Mr Sala to visit the Lake Country. One of Lamont's agents is to visit Reef ton — shortly; for - the"- purpose -of negoitating for the erection of some of his furnaces there. So far the principle has not been practically tested in this colony ; but if it should turn out to be able to do all that is claimed for it there is very little . doubt that it will completely revulutionisa quartz mining in New Zealand, and give that at present dormant industry a healthier vitality than it has ever had before. In a few more I days the furnace at Karangahape is expected to be in full blast, when we shall doubtless soon learn the result. It would appear from a telegram published elsewhere, that so far there are a number of important places in the colony that have not entered for any- exhibits for i the forthcoming Indian and Colonial Exhibition, among them being this district. Probably we shall be represented before the time for closing entries expires. Everything of any use or value has been removed from the wreckage of the Wallace, which now lies in three separate piecea. The sea on Friday night washed '< the various portions of the wreck up the river some little distance, and at low water all are high and dry. The pieces of hull are so light now from all the machinery having been removed that it would not require much of a flood to wash the lot to sea. A "drunk" turned up at the Resident Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning, and as he happened to be in the unenviable position of having a previous record in the books of that institution, he was honored by being mulcted in double the usual fine for a first offence, and ordered to pay costs. Tlw members of the Fire Brigade hold their usual meeting this evening. Jurors summoned to appear at the District Court at the sth, need not attend. Courtenay Smith and Co. will hold one of their sales of miscellaneous articles today, including jewellery, produce, and groceries. The Brunner Coal Company intend to work double shifts in the rise and fault until such time as the Coal Pit. Heath mine is in working order. The Westport Coal Company's Wallsend shaft ,vas sunk 17ft last week. The total depth of the shaft now is 224 ft. It was currently reported in Chiistchurch a fe i days ago thut the promoters of the West Coast Railway had received a telegram from Mr Allan Scott, to the effect that a contract had been entered into by him for the construction of the West Coast Railway. It was further stated that the promoters had telegraphed for further particulars, and that a reply was expected by the end of the week. \ . Mr and Mrs Menteath were passengers by thejftram from Kumara yesterday afternoon.^ Amongst the passengers by the s.s. Maori yesterday was our old fellow-towns-men Mr F. B. Waters. The New Zealand Industrial Exhbition was closed on Saturday afternoon, when His Excellency the Governor and the Premier delivered addresses. 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. — A'dvt. It is Worth a Trial.— "l was troubled for many years with kidney complaint, j 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 seventytwo, and I have no doubt it will do as well for others of mv age. It is worth the trial."— (Father.) Notice.