THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1891.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6986, 11 February 1891, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1891.

On Monday at noon, the following gentlemen were nominated and declared i the elected, members of the Greyraouth Licensing Committee :— Mesßrs A. llildej& £' Cloa g n . J- Walton, J. Ar nott, and E. T. Hopkins. Information respe oting the whereab outs and occupation of the undermenth tned persona w wanted by the Secretary of the General Poat Office: -George William Saunders, who enlisted in the Royal Marines, and saded for Sydney in the Wolverine, from whilch ship he was transferred to the Conn orant, is inquired fox by his mother, Elizabeth Saundere, 29, Little Marylebone atreet, Cavendish Square, London, T,v\ X^t heard from about 11 years.ago. W. '.Turner, who was lastheard of from ( )nehon ga some months ago r where he had gone fc-ara England on account of his health, is inquired for by his wife, Maria To rner, 30,. Club Garden Road, Sheffield, E ogland. | JNo discount vrlll be a! lowed on gas accounts left unp/ Jd at 4p t v to-day. E. P. ware, cutlery, <fco, for presenat, Forsyth and ii lastsrs ha ye the best as. ROrtment.— AdtJx.

Mr Parnell pronounces his name with the accent on the first syllable, though it is generally accentuated on the second. Dr Talmage estimates the wealth of King Solomon at L 680,000,000 In gold and L 1,028,000,377. As an advertising device the following on a grave atone is worth copying. "Mr Charles Fiesel will repose here ; at present he iB still alive, and carrying on the shoe-making business at 159, Rernhard j Street." The dynamo is replacing the battery to such an extent In telegraphy that Its use will, it is thought, be universal in a few years. It Is both cheaper and more efficient. The wool export trade from the South Russian provinces on the Don has, it is stated, been entirely ruined by the M'Kinley tariff. The exportation have completely ceased. The Reefton Guardian Bays that the Rev Charles Clark has been lecturing to crowded houses in Hokitika, but there Is as yet no appearance of him vieiting Reefton. Monday's Reefton Guardian contains the following mining itetnB :— lt is confidently expected that, as the result of the present moDth's mining operations, no Icbs than aix dividends wilt be declared. — We learn that the work of baling out the Welcome mine is almost completed. The reef haß been struck in the Fiery ; it shows good gold, but the exact width will probably not be determined before Wednesday. It ia stated that William Waldorf Astor, a prominent New York republican, and representative of the Astor millions, will soon settle In London and astonish the world as a grand entertainer, having leased the celebrated Lansdowne house in the most aristocratic portion of that city. This sort of Bnobbery, saya the Jackßon, Mich., Patriot, is getting to be quite the thing for Araerioan "proud flesh," of both sexes — wealthy females by marrying debauched titles, and rich males, or the Astor and Carnegie type, by investing in baronial caatlea and extravagant entertainments. It takes large sums from the earnings of labor in this country to do these things, but bo long as our people are willing to be taxed for sach purposes it 1b foolish to find fault with these imitators of an accidental landed aristocracy. Mr Jrfseph Rowley, jun., has taken the hairdressing business of "Professor Rowley," who has left for Nelson, and will carry it on in future. As he is said to be a master in the tonsovial art he will no doubt find Greymouth a good field for its practice. Fireworks for the new year should be ordered early to secure. Forsyth and Masters, importers^ — Advt. In an article in the Dunedin Globe, which iB generally attributed to Sir Robt. Stout, we find the personal qualities of the new Legislative Council thus summed up :— "Mr Whyte has been a mere cipher in the House, He has voted at his party's call, and is only distinguished as being the valuer of some 'of the assets of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr Ormond ia chairman of a foreign loan company, a big land owner, and largely interested in Maori land. Mr Johnston was a member of the House for a few years and did nothing. He Is, however, a large landowner, and a Conservative. Mr Bowen Is the manager or secretary of a big land and loan company. Mr Fulton is an unobjectionable man, who has voted faithfully as Sir Harry Atkinson told him. Mr Downie Stewart was elected in opposition to the Atkinaon party, pledging himself to the other party. He sat on the rail on on many occasions. On a critical division he 4 ratted,' and behold he has been rewarded. When, or how, or whether a bargain has been made has not been disclosed." The raid of the "Colorado Beetle" amongst business men of the West Coast a few years ago was nothing to the consternation that Mr Jackman (" the only proper officer") has spread amongst the brewers. Says the Inangahua Tfmes :— "Mr Jackman, the customs officer appointed to examine into the workings of the breweries in the colony, and whosn investigations so far have resulted in disaster to many breweries, is again in Reefton, and we understand that] several informations have been laid against a local brewer for failing to comply with the Beer Duty Act. The matter will come before the R M at the next sitting of the Court." There are now 1000 miles of tramways throughout the Uoit9d Kingdom, and between 100,000 and 200,000 employees. ! The earnings of these companies were between L 3,000,000 and L4,0D0,000 every year, , and the profit about L 1,000,000, 000, 000 sterliog. The number of passengers carried was 500,000,000 every year. A geographical puzzle to many Australion tourists. is solved by the simple explan fttion that tho eminences forming the European Alpine system stand, as a whole, in six States, Austria claiming the largest share of them. The Taaja palm of the Amazon country has leaves which reach a length of from 30ffc to 50ft, and a breadth of from 10ft to 12ft. The leaves of the Talipot palm of Ceylon (familiar to Cook's tourists), whioh are used by the natives to make tents, are also very large, measuring frequently 20ft by 18ft. ; j Among the many rare curiosities with which Windsor Caatle abounds is a very antique clock, which goes for a whola year when once wound up, and keeps excellent time. Another curio Is the huge malachite vase in the Grand Reception Room, | which was presented to the Queen by the Emperor Nicholas of Russia, and which, j up to last year, was the largesc in England. The Windsor rase is made of a I mosaic of small pieces of malachite so carefully, fitted together that it Is only in a good light that the joints can be seen. The great statue of Bavaria, uncovered at Munich, in 1850, represents a female figure standing with a lion sitting by her side. The who'e monument is 95 feet high, the statue being 65 feet and the pedestal 30 feet. A door at the back of the pedestal leads by a stone staircase into i .the lion, through the neck of whioh an / von staircase leads up to the head, in j which there are two sofas and standing room for 30 persons. In reference to the agitation in favor of railway zonal tariffs a Home paper says: — " The decay of first and Becond class railway traffic and the enormous growth of third class, at any rate in Great Britain, are startling faota, and have oaused many reflections on what has been oalled tha de*

mooratiaation of our railways. In the last half-year there has bean almost everywhere a sensible falling off in the receipts from the upper classes, and a great increase amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds in thoae of the third olass. In a few years almost everyone over here will travel third, and second class will have disappeared. One thing, however, is wanting for the thorough democratism of the railways, and that is a revolution in the fares. The years will bring that, too. What is the experience of Hungary? Less than a year ago the country was divided., into zones, and extremely low fares were fixed for ordinary trains from any one point to any other within a given zone. Under this Bystem one can travel from end to end of Hungary fcr about Ba. The change has resulted in a 'great success. I believe that long-headed man, Sir' Edward Watkin, who is chairman of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire and Southeastern linen, sent a representative over to Hungary some time ago to watch this! experiment. It is only a question of time, and we shall travel at a farthing a mile." Travelling trunks. Forsyte and Mas teks are the cheapest. — Advt. Very fine pale dry Port Wine foi* Invalids, guaranteed 40 years old. — Grlffen and Smith, Beehive Stores, Boundary street. — Advt. On Saturday next and following two weeks, Christopher Smith will offer the whole of his well-seleoted stock of drapery and clothing at prices that will astonish the pnblic. Those who doubt his word should call and see the goods ticketed up at the door. All goods marked in plain figures. — Advt. Minerß will find Forsyte and Masters the cheapest for all their requirements. — Advt. Mr Greenwood, Dentist, will re-vtalt Greymouth in March.— Advt. Prime English York hams, from London by last direct steamer. Griffen and Smith, Beehive Stores.— Advt.