THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1885.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5343, 12 November 1885, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1885.

The' regular meeting of the Hospital Committee.,was held} at. Gilmer's Hotel last jeyeningf ihcre< ..being present — Messrs Lahman (chair), Arhott, Yarrall, Tonks, Kent, Matheson, Cameron, Hogg, Dupre, Blackmore," anil Petrie. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Visiting Committee reported everything satisfactory at the Hospital, and that it would bo necessary to have the whole of the buildings re-pairited, arid some necessary woodl- - 'repaired. The report was adopted, the painting to be done by contract, and the repairs by day labor. Monthly accounts to the amount of £l7B 15s !7d were passed for payment. The hon.' treasurer stated that no reply had yet been received from Government as to the payment of the overdue subsidies. His .last telegram to the'Colonial Seeretary wias as follows :—" Hospital Committee urcentlv renuest remittance. Subsidy due>£77Bl6a 9d. Overdraft at bank.

October accounts unprovided for." It was unanimously resolved to again wire to the Colonial Secretary on the subject, and if the money was not paid by next meeting that the Committee resign. Messrs Hogg, Kent, and Matheson were appointed Visiting Committee for the month. If ever an Hospital Committee had cause to blame a Government, that body is the Grey River Hospital Committee. During the last three months there has j3een,.over,,,a..d.Q?sen.,l.et.ter.s.and telegrams, sent to the Colonial Secretary requesting payment of the sum of .£778 16s 9d, duo by the Government as £ for £ subsidy on 'voluntary- contributions, but latterly the Committee cannot even receive a reply to letters or telegrams, far less the cash. The result is that the Committee have resolved to make one more appeal to the Government, and in the event of it being unsuccessful they will resign their duties and-leave the Government to carry on the institution. It seems strange that places which do not contribute one penny *° their Hospitals should receive whatever they require, while the Grey district, which contributes more than any other district in New Zealand should not be able to-obtainits legal due. The meeting to inaugurate the Young Men's Christian Association held in the Volunteer Hall last evening was largely - r Mr G. S. Smith occupied the chair, and the audience were addressed by Revs. Westbrook and Thornton, and Messrs Cburteriay Smith, Calders, Hicks, and Scott. Hymns from Sankey and Moody ; were sung during the evening by the choirs of the different churches, Mrs Warner kindly officiating at the harmonium.

Mr W. A. Ellis, the renowned thought reader, physiognomist, &c, notifies that he has postponed his entertainments in Greymouth for a few days. When Government, after a great deal of badgering and persuasion, gave us a new, post office instead of the wreck that had been doing duty for one, they might as well have given us back our old clock—or a newone, if they thought that would comport ■better with the new building. A clock is a great convenience at a post or telegraph office, and the public miss the old one very much. There appears to have been some idea of placing a clock in the new tower. The bullseye for it is there, but where is the clock ?

Ada Mantua's drawing on the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups having been concluded, we are now in possession of the names of the committee, comprising men of good business repute in Dunedin, and press representatives, who were in charge of the proceedings. Everything has been as satisfactorily conducted as on previous events, and for the satisfaction of Ada's numerous supporters in this district we give the names of the principal prize-takers as follow: —first, Sheet Anchor, drawn by George Matthews, railway lineman, Wanganui.—Amount, net, £512. Second, Grace Darling, drawn by Mrs T. Smith, wife of a laborer, Auckland.—Amount, net, £15310s 2d. Third, Trenton; drawn by A.Z., P. 0., Wellington.—Amount, net, £lO2 Bs. An accident occurred on Sunday last on the Kaneiri Riv9r. Mr Churches, of the Empire Hotel, Mrs Churches, and Mr Stephenson, of Dunedin. were crossing in a buggy, the river slightly in fresh at the time. When about five yards from the opposite bank, the horse got into very deep water, and one of the buggy wheels became jammed against a huge boulder. Thevhorse made several plunges to get overthe obstacle, but failed, and the current, which was very rapid, carried the buggy several yards down river. Mrs Churches f in endeavoring to reach a shingle beach in the river was carried down by the current, and her husband, after struggling hard with the stream, at length managed to hold her up whilst some miners who live in the vicinity came to the rescue, and one of them assisted in bringing Mrs Churches to the shore. Mr Stephenson had succeeded in getting to the bank, and one of the bystanders went into the river, and with some difficulty brought the horse and buggy back again. Mrs Churches was much prostrated by the injuries sustained, and the danger encountered. — West Coast Times.

Just landed, ex StKilda, from Wanganui direct, a very superior lot of prime quality bulljcks, sheep, lambs, and porkers, for Cloiigh and Keating, London Butchery, Boundary street.—[Advt.J , Not a Beverage.—" They are not a beverage j but a medicine, with curative properties of the highest degree, containing no poisonous drugs. They do not tear down an already debilitated system, but build it up. One bottle contains more real hop strength than a barrel of ordinary beer. Physicians prescribe them. — Rochester Evening Express, on Hop Bitters. Read.—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 • untilT got Hop Bitters, and now my blood" and kidneys are all right, and I am as* l active as a man of thirty although I am. seventytwo, I and I have no doubt it will, do as well' for others of my age. It is worth the trial."—(Father.) Notice. -Among the Peries to which the unhealthy are liable is the danger of injury from rascally imitations and worthless competitors of standard medicines. So familiar, however, is the public with Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps,. that it is certain that bogus imitations and poisonous importations continually put forward to supplant it will do far less harm than might otherwise be anticipated.