THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1885.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 5348, 19 November 1885, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1885.

It is rumoursd at "Wellington that a valuable discovery of a rich and welldefined gold bearing quartz reef has been made in the vicinity of Wellington, somewhere between there and the Wairarapa district. The Minister of Mines has received the information, but he will not disclose any of the particulars. Murray, Roberts, and Co., of Wellington, receveid the following cable message from their London representative: — "London, 17th November. — Wool sales were opened with a good attendance of buyers, and rates are unchangeable." Mrs Ryan, landlady of the Carriers Arms, : Callighans Creek, attempted suicide at Nelson Creek oh Tuesday evening. Fortunately it was f ustrated in time, though a very few more moments and the vital spark would have sped. It was in this wise. Mrs Ryan, went on a visit to a friend at Nelson Creek. About seven o'clock on Tuesday evening she asked to be allowed to lie down for a few minutes, and requested her friend to go away and leave her undisturbed so that she might be enabled to get some rest. She was accordingly left by herself in Hie bedronm. But after some little time the mistress of the house had occasion to go back to the ronm, -when she experienced a severe shock at seeing her guest, Mrs Ryan, hanging to a rafter, at the back of the door, her face discolored and her tonge protruding. She \ was immediately cut down and laid out on the floor, and means taken to resuscitate her, while a messenger was dispatched for the resident medical man a J ; Ahaura. She was evidently very far gone, as she did not regain consciousness until yesterday morning. It appears that the unfortunate woman was upset about something at home, real or imaginary, which, coupled with a predisposition to week-mindedness— as she has once been an inmate of the asylum since being married — will largely ' account for, if it does not excuse, the rash attempt upon her life. Constable Barry of the Ahaura has since arrested Mrs Ryan for making an attempt on her life. , The long-suffering (that is by virtue of | steady call-paying) shareholders in the ; Fiery Cross Company will be glad to learn i that the reef has been struck in the lowlevel, some 200 ft from the winze, especially as the stone is said to show gold freely. This ought to be very satisfactory news, and would- be so regarded in the ordinary course, were it not that these exhiliratinpr scraps of information so often serve merely as a prelude to a sixpenny call. Let us hope that in th ; s instance we have an exception to the rule. It is war to the bitter end at present between the Northern Steamshipping •Company of Auckland and the New Zealand Seamen's Union. The company threaten to lay their vessels up sooner than pay overtime, and the men have determined not to work unless they are paid for extra labor. The Union possesses funds to the amount of £4000, and will shortly increase it by a special levy to £5000. They threaten to spend every penny of this sooner than yield in their demands ; and when that has been done they say that the Australian unions will come to the rescug. i

It is curious to note how predictions as j to certain Railways in this colony have been falsified. It was predicted when the Kaipara railway line was made, that there would not be traffic enough to pay for grease to the wheels. It is now one of the best-paying sections of railway in the colony, and the traffic is steadily increasing. Something similar was said of the Wellington-Rimutaka line, and yet it is at present paying better than the once much-vaunted Hurunui-Bluff line. The same doleful predictiona have been made by every one opposed to the East and West Coast railway, though there is very little doubt that its mineral and timber traffic would soon make it a very profitable line. A special request having been made to Mr Ellis to deliver another lecture before leaving Greymouth, he has arranged to give his popular lecture on " Religions of the past, present, and future." Mr Ellis is an admirable lecturer. His matter is good, and his delivery excellent, and in a larger town he "could scarcely fail to secure a large audience. The lecture will be given to-morrow evening. Everbody has hi 3 own theory in accounting for the prevailing and widespread dedepression, and the cures are as numerous as the causes. Our Premier and Treasurer consider Protection the only cure, while others see more safety in Freetrade. The Melbourne Age, which is a strong Protectionist organ, says in a recent issue that " despite the special pleading of the organs of certain fiscal systems, we are of opinion that the prolonged severity of the crisis is neither due to Freetrade nor Protection, for countries following Tespectively both of these policies have suffered equally. The simple fact appears to be that, owing to the rapid multiplication of facilities of production and transit, all markets have been glutted, and it will take time for excessive supplies to be worked off." A correspondent puts the cause of, and the cure for, the depression very briefly in a contemporary : — " The enormous sum going out for interest, £1,500,100 ; the cream of the dish goes to England ; we keeping the skim milk. Stop borrowing ; stop importing for a time ; reduce the expenditure by half ; encourage people with some means to come to these colonies ; open up the lands in a proper manner ; let the Government send out several efficient prospecting parties for gold — there is plenty of gold not yet touched. The passage money to these colonies is far too high for six weeks' passage. Should be reduced as follows : — First saloon, £40 ; second aaloon, £20 ; third saloon, £12. Attention is called to the fact that the evening for holding the St. John's Presbyterian conversazione has been altered from Friday, 27th inst., to Thursday, 26th inst. The Harmonic Society's concert will be held on the evening of the 27th inst. The Wellington Post announced shortly before Sir Julius Yogel met with the recent accident that he was gradually recovering the use of his limbs. A London correspondent lately wrote several newspapers in the Colony to the effect that Mr Gisborne was writing the article on New Zealand for the new edition of the " Encyclopaedia Britannica." Acting on this paragraph, many other papers have repeated the statement, but none seems to be aware, says the Dunedin Star, that the article is already written, and that, in fact, it appears, in volume xvii, pages 466-471. Since this volume was published two others have come out, a third being now on the point of issue in England. The article referred to is concise and well written, containing a deal of useful information respecting the Colony and its progress. Dr Hector holds out very little hope of the Pohangina quartz reefs turning out payable. The country, he says, is much like the Terawhiti district — but Terawhiti is getting ready for another " boom." A dwarf, who, for diminutive stature, rivals the celebrated Tom Thumb, is now being exhibited at premises in High street, near the White Hart Hotel, Ohristchurch. This little fellow is a colonial production, having been born at Green Island, Otago. Though over 14 years of age, he is only some 30in. in height, and' c weighs about 201 b. He is a sharp aud intelligent lad, with a shrewd pale face. He entertains his visitors by singing comic songs and giving recitations.. He will be on view for a few days only, as it is the intention of his manager to take him to America. Just landed, ex StKilda, from Wanganui direct, a very superior lot of prime quality bullicks, sheep, lambs, and porkers, for Clough and Keating, London Butchery, Boundary street.— [advt.J Why will people dose themselves with terrible alkaloids like Qunine, which is a most dangerous drug, and at Oie best affords only a respite in cases of chills and fever, when there is a harml^s, effectual and speedy remedy, which totally eradicates any complaint of an intermittent or remittent character. And why. do they ! not anticipate such diseases by protecting j themselves against the effects of malarial ' poison with such an antidote and preventative as Fdolpho Wolfe's Schiedame Aromatic Schnapps. — ajwt. Half Asleep!— "l never," wrote a young lady to a friend, "go to church or lecture but I am half asleep, and I never know afterwards what the sermon or lecture was about." It was a plain case of nervous lethargy, produced by want of action of the liver and digestive organs. She was persuaded to try Hop Bitters, and now she writes :— • " How intelligent and bright are sermons and loctures now, and how glorious the world we live in is ! Hop Bitters are indeed a blessing to me." — advt. The brazen serpent.— Like the brazen serpent that the great Jewish leader lifted high in the sight of the perishing followers, whereby they were saved from" death, the discoverers of Hop Bitters have placed before suffering, ailing mankind, a remedy which enables them to fight disease with conquering advantage — advt.