THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1891.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6989, 14 February 1891, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDA Y, FEBRUARY 14, 1891.

The first practical step towards estab lishins; an export timber trade from this port has bean taken by the Midland Railway Company, who have entered into i contract with Messrs Stratford and Blali for supplying two million feet of red and while. pine in flitches for export. The timber will ha cut mainly by two sawmille — one at Callaghans and the other at Snowy Creek. This is the commencement of a trade that may develop into something very extensive, as good, useful timber in these latitudes is becoming scarce. For the last couple of days a desciiption of weather that is common enough over the range on the eastern side, but very rare here, haa been experienced in the 1 shape of a veritable hot wind. But the spell was apparently broken last night about eight o'clock, when rain began to fall, though the temperature was still very muggy. A man named Thompson had the misfortune yesterday to lose two fingers while unloading girders for the MidJaud Railway .Company afc Still water. He was at once sent down by rail, and taken to the hospital , by Mr Simpson's express. The accident Is said to have occurred very simply. E. P. ware, cutlery, &c, for presents Forsyth and] Masters have the best as, eortment. r— Advt, Divine service will be conducted in the Wesl-yan Chjuroh to-morrow morning by Mr J. GUIs and in the evening by the Rev T. G. Brooke. The subject announced for the ev,ening service Is "The Liquor Traffic, with special reference to the recent customs prosecutions at Hokilika and the Presß criticisms thereon." The public are cordially invited to the : services. The Americans are importing glass shades manufactured in Auckland for electric lamps, the Bixth consignment having been shipped the other day by the Alameda. % Baron de Lutz, who lately died, was at one time Prime Minister to Louis II of Bavaria, and a man peculiar and fond of mystery. Once, being seriously wounded In both legs, he employed a separate surgeon for each, and compared their respective methods of treatment. Mr Hearn, who has edited the Rangitikei Advocate during the last ten or eleven yearsi shortly leaves for Wellington, to occupy the editorial chair of the Press. Mr Hearn was at one time a school master, in Greymouth, and is a very capable editor. Travelling trunks. Forsyth and Mas teks are the cheapest,— Advt»

At the local option poll for the districts of Grey and Ahaura, held on the 10th inst, it was agreed that all class of licenses in those districts may be increased. The Rev. Charles Clark's lecture at Kumara on Thursday evening was not so [well attended as it deserved to be — so Bays the local print. Mr Mand', being unopposed, haa been re-elected Mayor of Hokitika. J. W. Easson and Co will sell by auca tion this day, produce, furniture, grey mare, harness. Mr B. Dyson, who for the last 23 years , has carried on business in Hokitika, has " left on a trip to the old country, together with Mrs Dyson and the two elder daughters. Mr A. R. Guinness left yesterday to attend the funeral of his mother at Christchurch. Writing on the subject of the two sessions this year, the Auckland Star says :— " The payment of members has _ been fixed by statute after many discussions, and one of. the chief objects in settling it upon a fixed basis was to relieve members from the humiliation of wrangling over their own pay, or being at the f mercy of the Government of the day. The law provides clearly for full payment for the first session and half pay for a second session held in the Bame year To have called the session whioh opens in ™ May an "adjournment" would have been a mere juggling with words. Believing as we do in the principle of payment of members, we regard it as degrading to the representatives chosen by the people and those they serve to be perpetually reviling membera for taklngfwhat is legally theirs. % F. Paneti has returned to the colony, and has brought the New Zealand bred mare, Apropos, back with him. 5 » Tha Wellington Inspector of Nuisances has presented a report to his counoil which has rather staggered the City s Fathers. The Inspector made a house to houae inspection of the city, and reported - that he had inspected about 4800 drains. ' m About two-thirds of the drains were fitted with what is known as the bell trap, and more than half of those in use were out of repair and ineffective. This means that there wero more than 1000 flumes acat--1 tared about the city, throngh which sewer 3 gas and other obnoxious vapors — during *t the prevalence of high tides when the - ordinary sewer outlets are blocked — found '* their way into the houses. One of the Melbourne dally papers '[ lately published a striking article showing '" ) the proportion the liquor trade bears to every known industry. There are two publicans In Melbourne to every draper ; three to ever/ baker ; four to every printer ; five to every blacksmith ; six to every bookseller ; 10 to every school ; » 20 to every produce dealer ; 21 to every - coffee palace or temperanco boarding j house ; 24 to every miller ; 45 to every bank ; and 422 to every circulating library. r The loss of the Serpent has, in addition a to producing a brilliant display of British • herolim and discipline, brought to light j the fact that 50 per cent of the bluejackets on board were sufficiently imbued : with the spirit of thrift to have insured 8 their 11*63 for a Bum which may be cons sidered large when the amount of a B seamen's pay is remembered. Fifty-eight of those on board were insured for sums amounting In the aggregate to LI44Z 10s, • which amounts have already been paid over to the representatives of the poor . fellows, who were to this extent pro pared for the calamity which in so sad a^manner overtook them. A rumour is current that several great Liverpool shipping firms are forming a ► syndicate to start a line of steamers from the Mersey to Australia. The names of the "White Star and Cunard Companies are . mentioned. It is said that they will each contribute two steamers, aud that a third firm — unnamed— will supply two : more. It is not unlikely that there , is something ; in the story. One of these 3 firms not long ago felt (disposed to embark . in a service toNew Zealand. i Fireworks for the new year should be f ordered early^ to sepure. Forsyth and I Masters, importers -—Advt. 3 Besides believing that Mr ParneU's rei tention of office will throw ; the course ofb Home Rule back for a generation, Mr . Davitt has a personal grievance against the > member for Cork because of the falsel hood the latter, told him in regard to the r O'Shea case. Mr Davitt says that as soon as the divorce Boit was mentioned in the { newspapers he came over from Dublin . expressly, to see Mr Parnell. He sue- ; oeeded, in getting at Captain Q' Shea's i case and his evidence, and was the first to ( Inform; the member for Cork what the .. case against him really was. Mr Parriel | then Bpoke to him as follows :— " Davitt, , I want you to go back to Ireland to tell ovr f riendsthat lam going to get out of this ' without the slightest' stain on toy name or reputation "; and he repeated the words ivgain. Mr Davitt f ays he fully believed him, and went straight away and told Me John Morley, wio was delighted. Then he returned to Ireland and repeated Mr ParneU's words to Archbishop VPalah, who Was nob only .'delighted, bat Intensely relievad He also told the same thing freely in Ireland, and wrote out to friends iri Australia and "America to the like effdot. A feeling of consternation has been excited in the minds of the French royalists by the publication of a letter written by Cardinal Lavlgerle, in which he declares that nothing Bhort of a miracle could change the form of the government In France, and tbat the monarchy' committed suicide when the Comte ;de Chambord proclaimed his devotion to the white flag. As to the empire, its legitimate heir, bis Eminence observes, has given in his adhesion to the republic. Therefore, the Cardinal advises all classes of his countrymen to rally around the existing institutions of the country ; and states that, in giving this council he is also expressing the sentiments of the Pope. The Bishop of 1 Aanecy ooncurs with the Cardinal. ( A London correspondent says : — \ " General " Booth has raised more than t LBo,ooooutoftheLloo,ooo which he requires to commence his interesting social experiments. " What will he do with t it?"lsnowtbe ory. Professor Huxley t continues to assail the "Darkest England " scheme, and keeps asking very awkward questions, which the "General" r rarely troubles to reply to. General Booth s says that the money will be vested in him t as sole trustee. Ha says much the same a in regard to the enormous personal and p real estate whioh haft been subscribed In g

connection with the Salvation Army . Professor Huxley wants to know :— " Is the trust drawn up in favor of the Salvation Army ? What is the legal status of the Army ? Have the soldiers or officers any claim, 1 ?" He answers himself in the negative, and holds that the Army, as a legal person, is identical with Mr Booth. He doubts if the civil or criminal law would reaoh the " General " even if he or his successors chose to spend every farthing iv ways very different from those contemplated by the donors. This, however, Is denied. Fogbothered Londoners will be rejoiced to hear thatan inventor claims to have hit on a plan for condensing fog, packing it in air-tight canvas bags, and dumping it inthesei. It is done by electricity, of course ; and several thousand cubic feet of fog, the inventor estimates, can be cpndensed by a cingle stroke of his electrical automatic fog pump. That man ond his pump are v, anted in London. A would be Ms remuneration, if successful, and he might make another by forming a syndicate to ultilise the crrbon extracted from the vapour. It would need powerful pumps to tackle a London fog, whichmight have tobe broken up first a by steam snow plough; but there is certainly something pleasing in the idea of getting a metropolitan fog carted off, as it were a mere snowfall. Curiously enough, the f og-dispeller hails from British Columbia, not from Connecticut. The German Minister of Railways has ordered an empty carriage, labelledj"safety carriage," to be placed between the locomotive and the other coaches in all trains. Great Britian is generally regarded as the strongest naval Power and France a oloss second. Some naval officers reoently are inolined to reverse the order, putting ranee first. On Saturday next and following two weeks, Christopher Smith will offer the whole of his well-selected stock of drapery and clothing at prices that will astonish the public. Those who doubt his word should call and Bee the goods ticketed up at the door. All goods marked in plain figures. — Advt. Miners will find Forsyth and Masters the cheapest for all their requirements.— Advt. Mr Greenwood, Dentist, will re-visit Greyraouth^n March.— Advt. Prime English York hams, from London by last direct steamer. Griffen and Smith, Beehive Stores.— Advt.