THE PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1886.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 5396, 16 January 1886, Page 2

THE PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1886.

To-day we publish a supplement. During last month the work at Cobden bridge consisted of rebuilding the last two spans of staging and the sinking of the cylinders of pier No. 6. The stump of the last cylinder was cleared of cement and sunk to the rock, to which it , is now securely bolted, and the work of refilling with concrete almost completed. It is fully expected that all the cylinder work will be finally completed and out of hand this evening. In the meantime the piling between the cylinders cannot be taken away until such time as the superstructure is placed in position and able to bear its own weight, which : cannot be very well done inside of, a week at least. After that is done there will be no sort of danger from a flood, no matter how large; but until the wooden piles are removed and the passages between the piers left clear there must necessarily be some danger of snags and timber being caught and banked up on the up stream side of the bridge. With ordinary weather, however, the bridge structure ought to be out of hand in another month. The approach to it will of course still remain as a separate contract. Greymouth State School will be reopened after the Christmas holidays on Monday morning next, at the usual hour. It is possible, however, that some of the male teachers may not be back in time to resume their duties, inasmuch as two are away from Greymouth at present, and the movements of steamers on this coast are. not always as regular as clockwork. The annual cricket match, Hokitika Union Cricket Club v Greymouth Cricket Club will be played to-day on Cass Square. Play will commence »t noon. The Hokitika team comprise: — Mes&rs Boddington, Blake, Coltman, Wilson, R. Virtue, H. Levy, J. Lynch, F. Hansen, Andrews, | M'Kay, and Greville. — emergencies ; Messrs M. Levy, and Arrow- The Greymouth team were to leave here this morning at 3.30., and it may be mentioned that it is the weakest team ever sent away I from Greymouth, four of the very best ! players being absent — namely^ M'Gregor, Clements, Malcolm, and Perkins junior. The victory ought to be with our southern ( friends this time. j It is as well, before the feelings of the f readers of The Wesleyan are aroused, to ; state that the journal referred to in yesterday's issue, as centaining the letter of a I local missionary, is The Baptist, not The [ Wesleyan, to the conductors of which we I must apologise for the inadvertance. A meeting of the School Committee was held last night at the usual place. Present — Messrs Lord (chair), Perotti, Holder, Helms, and Smi h. Resolved that in consequence of not being a full meeting, and one of the members having to attend another meeting, that the nomination for the District Board stand over till next Wednesday. The chairman reported that he had seen the Commissionersre appointment of another male teacher, and found that the school was properly staffed according to Board regulations. It was, however, resolved that the secretary write to the head teacher in respect of alteration in the staff, and to ask him to report by next monthly meeting. Resolved that the head teacher be written to in regard to some reasons of ! irregularities at the late inspector's c ; amination, and be asked to fully enquire whether pupils had been llowed to correct their papers and use books on that | occasion. It was pointed out that the tanks urgently needed repairs. Resolved that the Commissioners be written to to have the matter looked into without deley. Resolved that the caretaker be instructed to procure some disinfecting powder and use it freely during the hot weather. The meeting stands adjourned till next Wednesday. A meeting to consider the unemployed question was held 'at the Town Hall last evening. It was very largely attende . Amongst the speakers were Messrs Guinness, Kennedy, Kerr, Petrie, and Coates. The following resolutions were carried: — "1. That in the opinion of this meeting, and in the best interests of the district, work should be provided for the unemployed residing in this locality." "2. That the Harbor Board and the other local bodies be respectfully requested to undertake w orks necessary for the improvement of the port, the town, and the district, and which 'would absorb ihe unemployed labor in the town." "3. That failing in securing work from the Harbor Board and local bodies, application be made to the Government for employment." >«; Lieutenant Greely, of the American Polar Expedition, delivered lately an address to an agricultural society at Pittsfield, in Massachusetts, in which he mentioned that during his Arctic exploration he had passed through a district in which there were numerous wild sheep, having large heads, great horns like oxen, and tails resembling those of horses. Their fleece was of the finest and thickest wool, almost surpassing that of the merino. He observed that in New England there were often complaints of the difficulties of saving the lives of delicate beasts during a severe winter ; and he was of opinion that it wojld be well worth while- to make an experiment in acclimatization with thoSs

polar sheep, which thrive in a region where there is no shelter for them against the rigours of the Arctic winter. Radical changes for the better take place in the disordered and weakened stomach, the torpid liver, the dormant or congested kidneys, the irritated bladder, the overstrained nerves, the rheumatic joints, and weakened muscles, when that supremely efficient stomachic, antibilious remedy, nervine blood depurent and tonic, Udolpho; Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, is employed to rectify their disorders or overcome their disabilities. — Advt.

Cured of Drinking.— " A young friend of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst for 'liquor, that had so prostrated his system that he was unable to do any business. He was entirely cured by the use of Hop Bitters. It allayed all that burning thirst, took away the appetite for liquor, made his nerves steady, and he has remain sd a sober and steady man for more than two years, and has no desire to return to Ms cups." — From a leading R.R. Official. Read. — Advt.