THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, JULY 20, 1891.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 7110, 20 July 1891, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, JULY 20 , 1891.

The numerous friends and acquaintances of the late Frank Guinness will experience a natural feeling of regret on learning of the old gentleman's death. He waß not long in following the partner of his joys and sorrows during a long married life. He was Warden and R M at the Ahaura a good many years ago when gold was more plentiful than it is now. He also filled several other public offices, and was a member of the old Westland county council. He was very well known all over the West Ooaat. Latterly he was settled at Christchurch, but died at Wellington. His remains, however, will be deposited alongside those of his wife. Deceased was amiable, genial and kiodly, and was much respected. M'Liskey was brought up on Saturday morning over the coat-stealing charge and remanded on bail. Ab he is a hard working man who has been in the district a number of years, bearing a good character all the time, it is not at all improbable that the benefit of the Probation Act will be extended to him. He adds one more to the long list of unfortunates brought within the meshes of the law through strong drink, for on the day previous to his arreat he was very far gone. It is generally admitted that at least two-thirds of all the offences agalnßt law and Boclety are due to the demon drink. No distinction is of course made in the calculation between the effects of " good" and " bad" drink, so called. Messrs Jay and M'Lean's oontract at Kotuku may be said to be almost in full swing. Evidently the energetic contractors intend ,to make things hum. They know the value of time. Besides the men who were camped on tho ground waiting for the works to starb, a lot of good men were picked up from round about. Many others came from distant placed. Greymouth and Brunnerton furnished good contingents. About 120 were despatched from here by train on Saturday, and it is underatood that still a few more will follow from here. This should produce a most healthy effect upon, tha unskilled labor market in. this district by relieving the long prevailing congestion. It is understood that[the Kaiata railway station will be shortly removed about half a mile higher up the line for traffic purposes. Mr Phil. Swingland acknowledges receipt from the secretary of the Juvenile Club of L 3 15s 6i as a contribution in aid of Dr Barnado's Homes, a draft for the amount being kindly forwarded free of oharge by the Union Bank. It Bays something for the intelligence and " go" of the rising generation to see them organise themselves and get up little performances in aid of worthy objects. The Scottish Home Rale Association prints an Appeal "to the Scot abroad," ao that Scotsmen reading the same may have an opportunity of responding to the Appeal made on behalf of the Association of which John S. Blackle, F R S E, is chairman of the executive committee On some more-suitable occasion we might furnish a precis of the document, which would practically answer all the purposes of the Association. The Akaroa Mail of the7thinst contains an Interesting memoir of Mr E. Tennyson Smith, the famous temperance lecturer sometimes termed the modern Gough. When he is deemed worthy of occupying the Bame oratorical plane as Gough in the temperance cause, it covers everything, and is the essence of what would require columns to detail. We regret being unable to spare the space to reprint the article complete. A slight error crept into the report of Friday's District Court business. In the case of Mr C. Hynes it was stated that Mr M. H. Jones appeared for the Assignee, which was not the case, as we are assured by the Assignee himself. J. J. Millar's Sporting Pamphlet and Official Trotting Record for 1891 Is out, and a copy is to hand, for which " Thanks" This is the best sporting record in all the colonies. It gives the results of all kinds of sport, and in those days their name is indeed legion. A company has been formed to work the bottom part of Duffer's Creek. It is understood that the prospects are remarkably good, and it will be worked by elevators. The spirited gentlemen who have gone into the venture deserve all the success that would seem to be waiting on a little labor and expenditure combined. With a claim la fall swing at Nelson Creek and Duffers respectively theie would be heard a rattling amongst the old bones of the mining of the 60' a that would make mining look up once more. G. W. Moss and Co will sell to-day at Preston yards fat cattle, sheep, pigs, a cow and springer. Mark Sprot and Co will sell at Praston road to-day fat oattle and sheep ; and on Monday next at Arahura a number of bullocks. A meeting of the Masonio Lodge will be held on Tuesday evening at the Masonic Hall, Tainui street, for the installation of W. M. and the investment of officer*. The Right Worshipful District Grand Master John Bevan, Eaq, will be installing officer,

Several of onr exchanges contain very favorable notices of the performance of Professor Anderaon, the Great Wizard of the North. This Is his first visit to this coast. The programme appears to be a collection of prestidigitation and other Illusions. He will play on Thursday evening next. On Friday last, at Hokitika, W; C. J; Kortegaßt was charged with an infringement of the Beer Duty Act and fined L2O and costs. Defendant pleaded that the breaoh of the Act had been the result of oarelessness, and that he intends to apply to Government for a remission of the fine. A quantity of dredging plant is now lying on the wharf ready for shipment to Hokitika, its ultimate destination being the dredging lease at Eanlerl. . The backets and other gear seem to be most substantial. As the Greymouth dredge has been working with some degree of regularity during the last few days, a good many persons paid It a visit on Saturday. The general verdict is that she works very satisfactorily. The first return is being awaited anxiously by those directly interested and even those who are in noway interested in the undertaking. At present the dredge is clearing away the pile of tailings left by the Ornythorincus, atid in a few days they ought to be through that non-auriferous stuff and into the lead. The buckets revolve at about the rate of eight (a minute without any perceptible vibration. There is an ocaan of water from one pump alone — that procured from Canterbury. In hunting up men for the "Kotuku contract during the last few days the wharf men did not respond very promptly to the offer of work. Some being married, did not like to break up their homes, and the single men who have been at wharf work for a good many years did not care to make a change. Still, about 17 have gone up country to take their change. It is Intended by some of the leading amateurs of the town to get up a benefit, to Messrs Douglass and Alexander, late of the Comedy and Dramatic Company. The performance is to be held on Monday next, and it 13 only necessary ta cay that as it has been taken in hand by Messrs E. I. Lord, T. Skoglund, Chamberlin, and Gow no effort will be spared to make the effort a success. Indeed it ought to be a suocesß even pecuniarily if there is any spare sympathy — or cash — about the place, for the hard run of lack that those worthy knights of the sock and Luskin have struck here — and theyare not the fiist by many who have been stranded in the same place. Each of these gentlemen ia a capital actor in his line. Mr Douglas is a thorough Shakesperian and a high class comedian. Mr Alexander is also a comedian, but of the broad and veraatile order. He turnß his back at nothing and Is happy in all. Since the Weekly Press of Christchurch incorporated The Referee it has stolen a maroh upon all its weekly contemporaries whloh they will find it difficult to make up. The PreßS must now be the Bporting record of the colony, and necessarily the most widely circulated. Always abreast of the very best of the weeklies of the colony, the- Weekly Press has now achieved a consplouous leacl. It has many readers in this district. Saturday's football matches resulted as follows:— The Orientals beat the Star Seoonds by two points to one a'ter a close contest ; Cobden secured a viotory over the Grey Seconds by four points to nil ; and the Senior Cop contest Hokitika v. Westport at Westporb resulted in favor of the former by one point to nil. Through some misunderstanding Brunner Seconds claim a forfeit against the Orientals. The Government have under consideration the question of offering a bonus for the encouragement of the iron industry. Dunedin papers state that an effort s being made to impart technical instruction in one at least of the Dunedin district Bchools. At this school a workshop has been ereoted, and in it a number of boys are taught the use of tools. They are initiated in the mysteries of wheelbarrow making, and are shown how to perform a variety of useful work. Some of the boys have attained considerable proficiency in this branoh of their studies. With the view to assist the discussion of the proposals of the Government on the subject of taxation. Sir J. Hall aaka the Treasurer to lay before the House any paper in his possession on the subject of the collection of the income tax In Great Britain. There were 2,511,253,000 letter), cards book parcels,, papers and parcels " handled" by the Post Office Department in the United Kingdom during the past year. Municipal izafclon of land. — The English Leasehold Enfranchisement bill came up In the Honse of Commons. It provides that occupiers of houses or other landed property, underleases having not less than twenty years to run, who desire to own it but cannot agree with their landlords as to terms, may bring the matter before the County Court Judge, who is to fix the price. The bill was defeated by only thirteen majority. It was In connection with the discussion of this bill that Mr Haldane, a Scottish member, proposed the municlpalizatlon, as distinguished from the nationalization, of land. A patent has been taken out in England for a method of making steel rails into .pit. props and supportß for collieries, mineß, tunnels, bridges, &c- The rails are cut at their ends and suitably framed together. In point of cost, it is claimed that this mode of propping compares favorably with other systems. Talking to-day about the totalisator tax (says an exchange) the member for Palmereton said there was so little.amusement in this country that horse racing was really all we had, and he contended that If we had horse racing we will have gambling. 1 A demand Beams to have lately arisen in England for bydromel, a drink prepared from honey. At all events, a large consignment of this Polish speciality has just bean despatched from Warsaw to London. Just arrived ab C. Smith's, the Cash Draper, 200 boys' suMfrom 3s lid ; 100 pairs men's tweed trousers, 5s 11 d, 7s lid 10a 6d ; 150 pair blankets from 7s lid the pair ; cot blankets at 43 lid, 5s lid the pair.— Advjp. Lamps. — The best selection and lowest prices, FOEBYIH and Masters.— Advt. Rheumatism.— Sufferers will find great relief. New cure. Grdten & Smith,— Advt, '