THE Grey River Argus, PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1895. .

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9154, 8 June 1895, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus, PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1895. .

A boy named Danger was brought to the hospital from Te Kinga )ast night Buffering from a severe wound, nearly. Severing the foot, caused by the slipping of an axe. The little girl, who was admitted from Moonlight a month a?o with a very similar accident is now ready to leave the institution. The Orientals proceed to Hokltika today to play their senior football match with the, Hokitika team. A special train 'leaves Greymouth at 1 15 p m for Hokitika and retarne, leaving Hbkttlka at ,7 30 p no. Given fine #aattier ia "-good many will probably avail i themselves of the opportunity of taking a cheap' trip to Hokitika. ■s: The sacred concert held in the Werfeyari Church lapt evening Tvaar largely attended and the proceedings were on the whole a 1 ; pronounced' : success, .After the usual' opening ceremonies had: been performed, " Goldiinoh," a very pretty pianoforte duet was capitally tendered by two of the Sunday scholars r- MUseß Annie and Lizzie Holder. The choir then struck up " Hoßanna to the Son of David'? to good effect. Miss Lloyd made her first appearance to a Greymouth audience In her excellent rendition " Consider the Lilies." A recitation "Round thse Bivouac Fire" by Mr B Ci Warnea was rendered in an exceedingly good style. MiasßPankhurst ■ (piano) and Mr Apted (violin) navigated the "Fairy ßarque" admirably. "Friendship" as sung by Misses Morrlah and William 3 was Imparted to the auilenci most beautifully. In his baw solo "Nazireth," (Miss Hamilton, ascompanleat) ;: Mr W J, Holder sane; with splendid effect. " Croßsing the Bar" by; Mr W Pankhuret was sung with excellent result. That Scotch Bong'"Ob, sing to me the Anld Song," was very artistically accented. by Miss Lethaby. ' The -same lady with Mr W J Holder also sang with their former good resul'B '• The Lily and the Rose." Selections and anthema by the choir were rendered between each of the above Hems and altogether a good musical evening was spent by all. - Mr J Rose announces in another column extraordinary, reduction ia the price of cabinet phptoa, half^'dozan ol w^J^hiß, offers 'for i; .8i 6d./ 'He also adyerises three cabinets (one in. gold Tramp) for^.the'iamer.prio'e''. ; ; ""'■ . ' / "'' ~ ';.:'■[[ ; ';- Attention ia directed to the Bale of choice fura, rugaV and ladles' goods by Nancarrow ; . and , Co 5 Lfchia afternoon and, Monday afierttoop. The consignment ls^ Wattle bark tanned, and? consequently virmin proof. . "," ' j There has been great excitement at Arahtlra Flit for tha/lant day or two the whole' of D wry er'a freehold having been pegged" out. n M* is understood that one pany will be cued for trespass; in order to 1 : give the others a practical- warning, i At-, the Warden's Court yesterday Mr Maofarlane intimated that none of the men had any rlghb on the freehold. — W C Times. At a fira at Weatport a few days ago says The Charleston Herald, the Salvage Corp? . distinguished itself exceedingly. The "cellar had two rows of Nahr's xxx blood restorer In its prime condition, and the upper storey several bales of hops Biibred in it to a valua of LSOO. When the fire start id that noble band of heroes did not hesitate for a moment. They worked liked Trojans to roil up the casks of beer out of the cellar, and left the hops to their fate. It is in a crisis such a3 this that a real genius shows up, and it was remarked thVi an epidemic of swelled hea-i had broken out in the ranks of the Salvage Corps at the seaport of the Buller next day. ' : ■; The Weatport Coal Company ace die" pensing with 20 men hitherto employed a* their mine. The Danedin Star says : — '* We understand from tho medical gentleman in attendance on the Hon. Mr M'Kenzie that the .latter is not at present in a fit state to receive deputations or to transact public business other than that of a departmental character reqaire his lmmo« diate attention. The probabilities are that Mr M'Kenzie will take much needed reat at, his home, at Shag Point prior to embarking on the sessional campaign." Though we are as far apart as day is to night, from the general policy of the Hon: the Minister for Lands, we sympathise with him in his illaeßa, and Wish him a speedy recovery to his wonted health. ?: We (Liberty) learn on reliable authority that Captain Buasell, through pressure of private business, will" be! unable to address an Auckland audience until after; the next session 'of parliament. ;, v The Tokio Electric Light Company was s-arted . Jri "18T7, and since that da?e BanctionhaB 1 been given for, the organisav tion of > 31 similar companies throughout . Japan, whilst 1 Bevera'l -other applications; I are pending. Thus far about five miles of a mysteil< \ ous buried wall in Evergreen township, in Michigan, have been tracsd. ' . : A funeral ceremony; of a novel character has' been celebrated .ia a village near Amleans. The : deceased ws3 passionately fond of card playing/ and during the last few years of his life did else. By the terms of his will a ', paok of cards was* placed ; In . his coffin, : which was borne to the g^ave by the four ;best oard players in thediatric-. While on the rpad.tpthe' eemetfiry:a-ihalt waa (made at the ho^el In, trhioh the dead man gentally playad, »nd '

the mourners had a game of plcquet. Everything being thaa carried out exactly as the deceased had directed, all those who took part In this strange proceedings recaived a certain sum of money out of the estate, The Sultan has prohibited the sale of photographs of Mr Gladstone in Constantinople owing to the attitude which the right hon gentleman has taken In regard . to the Armenian outrages., The pictures come under "the category, according to Turkish ideas, of" seditions literature." The Workers' Association in the West Moreton district has presented Mr ,T Glasaey with a complimentary address and a portrait of himself , In acknowledemeht of his services; to the Labor party. A tramp ha 3 been showing the local champions of Gulpong how to pay billiards. He gave one of the "oracka" 100 start but of 200, and scored out before his opponent was halfway. After the game he had a good " blow out" of beer, and then shouldered " bluey" for the next town. His play is described as matvel* lous, and some of his trioka with the oue were thought to be impossible. A correspandent of the Yorkshire. Post some years back discovered yet another use of the hairpin. He called ar an Irish cottage and waa hospitably pressed, to eat. He thought a boiled egg the safest. The good wife took it out of the saucepan, dexterously whipped a hairpin from her heod, and thruat it into tha egg. " It's done, yer honor," she said. He is still living. ; It gives us pleasure to announce to our readers that G Schaef and Sous have sucoeeded in opening their new furnltura showrooms on Mawhera Quay, and have on view the, nicest selectloa of all classes fnrnlture manUfaoturad at their ateam furniture factory, Herbert street. Having imported direct from Home the finest woodworking machinery for tarnIng, ' planing, moulding, shaping, fret* sawing; Venetian;, bllndmaking ; hair, flock, and kapok teazlng machines. Con* nected with the lurniture Bhowraoms upsiatra is one of the largeafc and best photographic. studios, where Mr A W Sohaef will give full satisfaction Id taming but excellent photos. We wish the enterprieing firm a continuance of publlo patronage. Holloway's Pills. — When inclement weather checks to a considerable extent the action of the skin, an alterative is required to compensate the body by means of other channels. '. Holloway'a Pills can . be confidently recommended- as the easiest, surest, and safest means of attaining thiß desirable end without weakening the most delicate or 'incommoding the mosc feeble.^ When Jiroin frequently recurring chills or the inhalatiou of impure air the blood beebmea: foal and the secretions vitiated; theaePilli praßent a ready and efficient means of cleansing the ; former and correcting bhe latter. By this s lutary proceeding disease is arrested at its outset, Its pains and incoaveniences averted, and the nervous Btructures saved from the deprdßßlng. effaota entiUed npon! them by an Illness. '-^A'bVT.'^ "' :: ' : •'■ '' "" ' ; :> - ' '■'■ ' ■•.:;■■■ Bulbs— choioa spring flowering, Hya- . clothe, CcocUßes, Showdropa.Tullpß, &o, ' ,at GRifpk;ij^;'SMiTk's-i-:ii)VT. The centre of attraction for ladies during the last few days baa been at , dhmtopher Smlth'i!, and we hear that he been the aa^qssaful.tpnderec of a manufactured sbook of 9jreJßß materiala. at ;, 9a 3d In, the £,] aiip.l^(l^es" speak well of " 'ia|:g(ifttinjg. Mr Smith informed us that the, price for a complete drWw6asd,,7a;9a;^ja4ilos 9d. 220 ■pieces to select from.— 'ADyt. _ / Pabkin'sos and; Co, Chemists, Mawhera Quay, are sole agent3,for. Qreymouth and, Grey Valley, fpr ; Dei , f n Wioton'B great unknown remediea. De Wioton's Liniment for all aohea, pains, cramps, rheutnatlam, etc, 2i 6i per hottle. De Wlnton'a Pills, for atoraaoh and liver, ■ '2s par box. Sent by post to any addreaa ' oh receipt of stamps for amount. — Advt.