THE Grey River Argus, PUBLISHED DAILY. TUESDAY, MARCH 8,1892

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 7314, 8 March 1892, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus, PUBLISHED DAILY. TUESDAY, MARCH 8 ,1892

The body of the child George Stephen Hopkins, who wa» drowned on Sunday by

falling oj^hje cattle wharf while fishing, was reooTe?e<£syeßterday by dragging •yrlthin H^feV^yards of where the poor rlittle feUowfeiliin the river. Au inquest Was held yesterday afternoon at the ?u---.burban.Hotel^by-Major Keddell, coroner, when the- jucy returned a ye diet of " accidental drown! tie." - St. Jahn^a trashy teriaa -Sunday- School Anniveraaiy will be held at the church this evening at 7 30* at whiohi there will be singing by the children, addresses by various speakers, and the prizeß will be given. At the R M Court Grey mouth, yesterday, in ,the case Hossi and others v The Duffers Creek Gold Mining Company, plaintiffs were nonsuited with costs, Ll3 3s. In the case Giffney v Mun Shing and others, judgment was reserved. The shoemaker Kirby was brought up at the R M Court yesterday to await the report of the probation officer, and the result was that the Magistrate sentenced him to six weeks' imprisonment with hard : labor in Hokitika gaol, the report of the probation officer being very unfavorable. G. W. - Moss and Co will se 1 1 by aiicti „■ n this day on the wharf potatoes. J, W. Easson and Co will sell by auction on the premises occupied by E. J. Warner and Co, Upper Msiwhera Quay, drapery and clothing. The March time-table for the New Zealand Government railway has been issued. It also contains the time-table of the Wellington Manawatu and New Zealand Midland Railway Company's private lines. Sir George Grey, writing to a friend, says : — "lam not certain that I can get rlomeyet." The Wellington Post states that Mr Lomas is now employed in the Taxation Department, and has no connection with the Government Labor Bureau, as had been reported. The fifth number of The Public Service Journal haa oome to hand. Without possessing any remarkable features- aa a special press organ, it ia only fair to say thac a decided improvement has been observable in every number, and it augurs hopefully for the future of the little paper. The last number ia really a moat creditable production, and if the publication is kept up to that standard it cannot fail to receive adequate support and be of Immense benefit to' the class it represents. It is a weU conducted journal and must meet with the recognition it deserves. A correspondent, in a religious periodical, makea the following pertinent remarks with regard to choirs in general : — "Our choirs are shockingly irreverent. During the prayers, instead of their joining in the petitions, all kinda of things are going on — laughing, talking, passing notes, &c. — the result being that that which was intended to be a help to our devotions becomes a hindrance." The more enquiriea Mr Perceval makea in the city the more convinced he becomes that the injuries which the laod tax ia alleged to be doing the colony's credit has been exaggerated (says the London correspondent of the Dunedln Star) Of oourae some of the Insfcitu'ions which have' been hard hit by the tax (such aa the Bank of New Zealand) complain. Elsewhere, however, h9 hears l.ttb about It. . Mr Perceval finds most city men oonBider New Zealand's financial position neither better nor worse than the financial position of the other Australia?. The fact is, very few discriminate between the five principal colonies. One thing is pertain, which I may term the "inner workings" of the London money market do more to affect the fluctuations of Australasian stocks than anything which happens in the colonies themselves. Those interested in " bearing" New Zealand Block (for Instance) may avail themselves of an Incident like the passing of the land tax to bring about a fall that will suit .them ; but their ttlk is really mere speculative "blnff." For holding purposes they would tell you they considered the Btock just as good as ever. It would require something far more serious than Mr Balance's tax, or, indeed, anything that haa happened in your history, to give a genuine shake to £iew Zealand atock. The New Zealand Government offices in London are deluged just at present with anxious property holders wanting to know exactly how the new tax will affect them. Each individual caae is of course carefully gone Into, and in the majority applicants leave the office beaming, for it generally turns out they find they will be better off under the new regime than the old. The fo' lowing never-failing remedy for that dreadful disease— cancer— is published in the columns of a contemporary: — Cancer cure. — 2 ounces sulpher, oz of quicksilver, loz of cream of tartar, 1 oz of saltpetre put into a pint of molasses, stir ; take a teaspoonful before going to bed. For outside application, 1 bottle of British oil, 1 oz of ,red precipitate The sulpher and quicksilver must be thoroughly mixed for a long time in a druggist's mortar, and then the other ingredients added. I wish, the writer says, that this could be published in every paper in the land and that in af^er years I could have the satisfaction of knowing that many have been saved from horrible suffering and death by its use, and that it may be regarded as a reliable specific. ""^A Victorian workman publicly stated that there woold b« an exodus of over 6000 workmen fromYictoria to New South Walea within th 3 next six months. A boy named Oacar Brown has been shot in the thigh at Walhalla, while pulliog a loaded gun from under hia bed by the muzzle. Mr Webley, Pianoforte and Orgm Tuner, will return to Oreymouth at the end of March. Orders may be left at Mr W. H. Perkins', Meaara North and Wylde'a, or at Giltner'a Hotel, and will be then attended to.— Advt. We wish to remind our readers that Christopher Smith, the cash draper and clothier, is one of the largest importers of drapery and clothing in New Zealand, and ia therefore able to sell a single article at the wholesale price, and our country friends will do well to pay him a visit when in town.— Advt. Mr Greenwood, Dentist, haa arrived on a short professional visit, and may be consulted at hia rooms, opposite the Midland Railway Chambers. ,' Those requ'ring his services are requested to call early.— Advt. Sporting guns an ammunition; all sportnen'a requisites — largest assortment at lowest prioea, Forsyte and Masters.— Advt