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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 6007, 10 October 1887, Page 2

What was the matter with the gas on Sunday night ?— and ' even on Monday morning, when the pressure was at its best, the quality of the gas was worse still. .*! A pedestrian contesb for £25 came off at the racecourse on Saturday afternoon between W. Hill and G. Todd. There were to be three events, 50, 100, and 150 yards, but Hill won the two first in an absurdly easy manner, looking behind him all the way. It was a very hollow affair set to slow music, and a charge was made to go on the course ? One of the mail bags lost through the coach accident in the Grey river some little time ago was the other day picked up at Point Elizabeth. The others have not yet been found. The unemployed are still crying out at Christchurch. They have drawn up a petition to be forwarded to the Government. We beg to draw attention to the special cattle sale by G. W. Moss and Co., at Preston yards, on Tuesday. Girdwood and Co will sell by auction this day, at the residence of Mr R. Clements. Hospital street, household furniture and effects. The different items will be open for public inspection between halfpast nine and the hour when the sale will begin. Nancarrow and Co will sell by auction this clay, en the premises, Boundary street, lease of sections and dwelling houses. The directors of the Inkermau Company intend to lay a tramway to connect the Lady Lousia reef with the battery. The length of the tramway will be a little over 20 chains, and will be of very easy construction. The company expecb to start crushing in two months. The lines of the new Government, according to the Major, are economy in all departments of the service, and stern retrenchment. II is said that Mr Larnach has prepared the Mines statemont, and as it; contains a deal of interesting information he will ask permission of the House to lay it on the table.

Mr Seddon, in his speech at Kumara on Wednesday evening, said he considered the strength of parties about equal. In the construction of a new Ministy, he (Mr Seddon) would favor one having a majority in the South Island, as against Major Atkinson's forming one with a majority in the N Tth Island. He did not beli.tve in a Coalition Ministry ; hi preferred remaining in the cold shades of opposition He questioned if the Opposition had not lost as many strong supporters as the Ministerialists had ; they had lost the Hons. W. Rolleston and J. Bryce, also Mr Hursthouse, and Colonel Trimble. Referring to the late action of Mr Passmore in the Supreme Court against the miners, Mr Seddon regretted to say that it had been a loss to the district and had benefited no one but the lawyers and Hokitika ; and the settlement of the case was no nearer than when they started. Mr P. L. Dignan, formerly manager of the Bank of New Zealand here (says the West Coast Times), seems to have had rather an unpleasant experience whilst travelling on the continent of Europe. It is said that whilst on his way from Frankfort to Vienna he had as a travelling companion an interesting widow, who contrived to make the time slip away very pleasantly. Her faculty in this direction, indeed, seems to.have been very great,. for on coming to a halting place Mr Dignan discovered not only that the fair stranger herself had slipped away but that the pocket-book had, in some Incomprehensible fashion, imitated her example. By ! this unaccountable proceeding on the part of a hitherto faithful friend he lost £50 in cash, a letter of credit, and several letters of introduction. The pocketbook did not again make its appearance, and on telegraphing to stop any further drawings on the letter of credit he discovered that some one — a friend of the widow's presumably—had already obtained £400 on it ; this sum, however, will, it is understood, stand aB a loss of the banker's, ann not of Mr Dignan'a. The suggestion thst the yacht Thistle had been doctored, proved to be groundless. Courtney has defeated Bubear in a sculling match. The evergreen and much-travelled Lynch Family Bellringers are to open here on Wednesday. They have done the civilized globe several times, but they never miss Greymouth. This will be their third appearance here, which speaks volumes for Greymouth. Although not much of a show town, the Bellringers somehow always leaves us satisfied, and we are always glad to see them. " We have, writes the Bendigo Advertiser of August 26, often had visits from infuriated tragedians and injured comedians, but Wednesday's experience is unique. Our theatrical critic was asked for, and as the caller was under 3 feet, he soon appeared. The child, addressed him thus : — " My name is Nellie Ogden. lam four years five months old. I belong to Mr Gardner's company, and I've been playing Little Mabel in 'The Tomboy.' You went »nd said that Little Bella played it, and I'm very cros3 with you. If you don't put it right, I won't speak to you any more. I'm an Australian native, and I want my rights. That's the sorl of hairpin I am.'" Since the dissolution of Parliament 500 aliens have been naturalised. The display of mantles and costumes at Christopher Smith's this season is really wonderful. Ladies should remember tha 'he is a direct importer from the manu faefcurers. — [ Ajdvt]. Headaches, Lowness of Snirits, &c, show that the Liver is out of o der — In Wolfe's Schnapps you have the best remedy. It is astonishing the fovor in which Wolfe's Schnapps is held— We suppose because it is a first class article. We know that Wolfe's Schnapps is a first class article, and can recommend it as such to our readers. NO MORE HARD TIMES. If you will stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy good, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing; get more real and substantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of employing expensive quack doctors or using so much of the vile humbug medicine that docs you only harm, but put your trust in tha 1 - simple, pure remedy, Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters ; that cures always at a trifling cost, and you will see good times and have good health- " niimnicle."