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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 9864, 30 December 1897, Page 2

,i The- public will be pleased to learn that the Curtis Bros' Victory mine is panning out aa well as evei it did. The reef is sound and continuous without any break of a serious kind. The representative of some Wellington capitalists still nibbles at the property ; but as the brothers have their price, and will not abate a jot, •peculators know what they have to pay, and they can either oloae for the purchase or hSuloff, The owners are iridlflarent whether they sell or not.; Sappy owners ! I . An Inqueat was held ab the Grey River Hospital yesterday -on the body of the late John Erlokion, before Mr Stratford, Coroner, and a jury of blx. Drs Morloe and .Mstthews were examined. They dfepotedtbat deceased appeared- to be a fitting scbj;ot to administer chloroform to ; but while under its influence and before the operation was performed the action of tne heart ceased. De fit'Brearty Biid that death had been caused by a stoppage of the heart. A verdlot was re' turned that deceased died while under the inflaenoe of chloroform, but no blame WBS attributable to any one. Deceased had foilowed gold mining on the Coast for the last 17 years, and was a steady, .industrious, and well respeoted; man.. ' Ihe Grey mouih Fire Brigade have; today " stHdk a'patohV' as' the agent;for ; P.robasco's olroas informed them that, bhey'conld have the uae of 20 or more oL their valuable horsas for their fire works' procession and display on New Year's eve ; in fact they put, everything that is U3efol'foE,the.occißioa at the disposal of the Bdgaiie tbnlake the diaplay a auooeaa. The following donationa- towards Xtnas dinner given "to the pabienta'ate thankfully acknowledged on behalf of. the Greynlouth Hospital authorities ;— Mua You Gee, box of tea ; ,Mr Revlngton, four fowls; two bottles of o&ampaane, four bottles wine, fourbottles /whisky, twenty six bottiea beer ; Mr Kilgour 63 ; Mr Oh John 35; Wong She, fruit: Mr Mailer, box of cigars ; Meaaera Q. K. W, and Co., bos of fruit ; Mrs Harman, frulb ; Mr Wilson, 10a ; Mr Garth, box of olgara; Me H. Willlami, box of muaoatela; Mrs Clifford, fruit and herbal bear ; Mrs Ktlgour, fruit ; Mrs Hart, fruit ; Mrs Monroe, fruit ; Mrs Harry Williams, cake ; Mr O'Kane, two cakes ; Mr Austin, side of lamb ; Mrs Dlnao, box of fruit. A reply ha* been received from the Minister of Mines in respeot 10 the resolutions passed at the meeting of farmers, Totara Flat, re Grey river aludge channel, to the effect that they would be taken into consideration when all claims for compensation " had been sent, iOV ■ " : -■-„ -..r ; : ; _l t We learn on good authority that there Is e^ery.jp.rob.abl.lltyi Of water; t-from Kan led Lake being brought on te Back Creek. This la an imp .rb^at matter for the district, aa a rlargej nnmbeie of miners and others will be added to the population. The Biok Creek gold workings will provide profitable employment for many years. The carpenters luve commenced' the erection of a new Guardian office, burned down at tho late fire. Up to 1886 Western Australia did not export an ounce of native gold. In the two following years the export wa» very trifling, but gradually lnorea&ed until ia 1896 the export amounted t) 281,265 )Z=», and the yield foe the first half of 1897 was 2:5, 230 oz. ■ Tae Ualtee More Sluicing Company's olalao, ab Maori Point, Greenstone, washed up on Thursday with the magnlfioent return for about fire weeks' actual sluicing of 127 ozs 4£dwt3, a re ult whloh must be highly gratifying to O'Grady and party, the ownera of the above va'uable property. — Guardian correspondent. ' Mr Mariin Cathman, a storekatpar at Kimu, had his leg broken on Monday by baing thrown from h's hors9. Fortunately the fracture is a simple one. ] ■ Now that the Eight Hours agitation is oa what about an Eight Hours Parliamtnfcary Bill?— Blenheim Exproas. , Mks : Hall, Tainul street, has a splendid assortment of toya, fancy goods, crockeryware, «fee, ab her show, rooms, whloh she ia selling at exceptionally cheap rateß. — Advi. i * v Chateau Tanunda" brand Ddlicloua Adelaide Claret;, Sco. Walker'a Whlßky Look for gold capsule. Queen's Ale Brightest and best imported. Khpbarb— Giant Rhubarb to be obtalaed from Gruten ajjd Smith's stores, Mawhera Quay and Boundary street.— -Advt. Who has the most stylish and . most fashionable millinery 2 i; TymoSs &op. and oertaialy,|at the lc west, rates, every one is invited to inspect their goods. —Ad VT." :D) you want a nice new pattern, Tw ed Suits ? tben go to Tymons & Co, they select i only tb.3 most durable ail wool tweeds for their ready mada olothing, you can be well fitted for 253 upwards and theß3v'a clothing caunot be beaten ia fit and price. Remember TymoKs & Co, Greymoath. — Ai>vr. Good NEW3 r a want, supplied.— Tymdns & Co, have Ladies Tan Lisle Gloves at pi per p4r usefalf or Cycling, Ladles Tan Sw*d« Gloves in Black Tan and White, at 2a lld at TVMOS3 6CO, $reymoatli,-ADrfi