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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10264, 21 April 1899, Page 2

The local debating societies will.;start their sessions during the "next couple of weeks. As ail edU<^ti6nSJ;ihediumi especially for ypiing men._ "f or :i public positions, the debating society is the" leadmg^c^rr';"|ifls' of ten looked -upohas^a 1 tMjyjsli' kihdof amusement or ; division, btit we hold diffe'rjs'ntiyiews, believin^lw, di^^r"Qladstqne; i |ha't the debatingv^sociefcy is responsible .'for j " bringing-? put:" the best mieh of the; day in politicHf :^f c. The G>and OldVMany -;«idel|bly left hi^ footprints in the Hands of tt^-wiis a foremost "member of a^: debating:clut) • in his early ''days^bef^eVh^hpugp^ ; 6^ tering; 'Parliament. *\ Even : at : y^a.f- time that he wasih his teeiis he " su^deeded in one of the clubsofth^ historic qqlleges in carrying a vote of censjure : on the Ministry in power.,- In ihb^e' dayjs^J^r: Gladstone. - was ■ iConseryatitep ; -Ba^.'as tlie, vv;lipte,wqrld knows Tie" pfterw^if|is'cTttanged his' political coat; Our local^qcleties^ave been productive^ much good a,nd4e^ecye to be supported.' ; J " ' On different occasions ■ we, ; asyiwell ;as others p%tJie; general ..public, "have had occasion to, complain of . the inferior newspaper wrappersrissued by the local postal authorities.?. Owing, to the .danapness-. of the safe in Which the wrappers are "deposited or to the neglect of the responsibte officers the newspaper, slips and; stamps are unfit for use. They ■ are served* out glued -together and -.. cannot .well be separated. Several cpmplaihtshayti heen made, but without any improvement. "We are now compelled to d^aw thet public's as well as the ..Governments .attention to the matter. Many ; L6f Greym6uth ? s business are noted- .for-.;; their and pfptu^stjue window* d^ignajbiojis,;? ;;bjit^ perhaps thermost attractive ;an4' dazzling centre in the, market cirquit, jasttfbw ivre/ those premises occupied 4%; HWr.Jjioyd, watchmaker and jeweller.^ Tche window is a picture in itself, aud the passer^ by can scarcely refrain frbni pausing,* moment to view its brilliancy so great is the. effect. upon the eye. It is indeed a fine display, .the artful manner of the window dressing bearing every evidence,, of a skilled hand._ . .A rumor has bo^n circulated that ph® disqualified mare Nancy Till* otherwise known as Wild Rose 11, recently trotteclin the northern portion of this Island and^ ■ that the supposed* stealing or straying of v ' the mare from Cobden w&i a "put up" \ j ob. If this is correct tne ingenjiity;- off 1 the persons concerned in the latest case !is only surpassed .by their impudence." ■?-■ : On dit that another bakery is to Jbci in town next month. ■)'■■ -„>. .-i ;^ .;^» the members of . the' qounty i council— some of them at any rate-^-are staking measures tp secure their rerelejctioh • at the coming elections in view of the fa,ct . ■iti ■ more than one ; ridihg : :;6ppbsttrbn is l threatened to the sitting member. ' j '■ I .The following tenders have/ been-, ac.- . ■ cepted by the Government for. the supply. \ of coal for thp railways on the : W.ellington,7 : iNapierrNew Plymouth ..section at ...the.; railway stations specified :TT-Blaekbafl Coal Qo, about 2000 tons screened, i9s"6d :perton(Spit)^ Greymouth-PointJElizabeth Co, about 1000 tons screened,- 22s (Spit) ; GrGymouth^ Point Elizabeth Co, about 3500 tons screened, 23s (Foxton) ; GreyW. mouth-Point Elizabeth " Co, about 3200" tons screened, 22s (Wanganui) ; BlackballOoal Go, aboiib 2000 tons screeheS-lSs-^d QSew * PJymoubb) j : G-reymouth-Poiht Elizabeth Co,. about 1000 tons > screened, 7 21s ; (New Plymouth of Waitara) ; Westport Coal £6; abcmt 4000 ■: t6hs v screened, 19s, (Wellington); Grey mouth-Point Elizabeth Co, about 4000 tons screened, 17s ( WeMtngtonj). 1$ ■■:? '■s ? |>"^ '£ . ) ; AccOTding^to W recent Gazette' 'containing the statistics of the deaths in the Colony lastjyfeir, itjio'se tluejitp cancer were very alarming",' Altogether 160 deaths from this disease, were recorded, a total which Avas only exceeded by one or two other diseases; on- ther list.. .One of these was phthisis, with a. total of 280 victims, a disease which was itself classed by many medical men aj3 : a¥ort: of tuberculosis. Besides phthisis, there weremany >ther deaths 1 directly due to "different kinds of tuberculosis. .;..:; I ■■ Last Monday (says- the- Inangahua Times) we had the pleasure of reporting the successful flotation of the Buller Junction $pld^rSdging €ommny>by^Mr2 P.^jST; KihgsAvelf, and now?we have td "rl-" 5 <Sord the flotation^ of the Makdia Gold Dredging C6%p^py^fb> :¥*JEIH. Lee, the site of which adjoins the Consolidated ( Dredgiii§;"Cbmp;aTiyfthS! claim eiften^g ! for one mile alohgthe BdMr riveVi-Tfie ( promoters are Mr T. 3. Malloy:(R^eft;Qn) ! and Messrs J;0. G^EnOxfG. ] M. Gregg, R. T. Wheeler, and A. Z. Fenwiok (punedin). It:is proposed to oomraenoewetkingopttratioui immediately !

i *>y ft^i nth hve feet buckete Wth^^capicityfor lift- ; ing about, 10^Q00 jtons inonjthly. That I the promotiers "havelsjifficien¥ericourace- { proved'Vthe fact that the'CoclcspWoV ! Dredge, working in_tE(9^ vicinity, obtained I highly;jpayab|e.gpldwith bniyTwoWckete, j so it fc'jSlmM;; Jwsured that splendid \ yieldß:wir?be^pt^ ■ date^rtedge which;this tie^ppihj^n^pirck ; poses^^fc.:tl^'^urid^^tb^ : jv^^d^Xer^raeni 1 .offices : New,;2ealand 7be;c!6s^MMojQda«, th? ,24th .ApriJ^in ;.cekbratipii';,qf;fSi ; Georges, pay,, vwhich tniai yearM^m '[ Sun\d^;.th.e.|3rd;%t;^;'..^Ct^^'x ■ rr, Thei:J^fttjional Association *)£ jle^Bjcfcy 1; Bay.has^decided^toagamMk^r^fciaio^ •i tp^contesfc ;the,aiexfc elßc*iont->of;*.inenajer : of Parliament against .ihr^-HoM Mr [i Cafrou,-.-;./,.;>;;%,..,]; ,; J>^HeW is^notherinstSnctf ofj theiiuth _: ?of ;thafc:-^well-worn saymgiN^^^riajsMb ■:. irbht-home*: to hear nems^ih An>Euglish pupe^sia^^'^few' Zm&tipMglmih. ■j if6Wfer;c6mpelling^ eveiy«intdkic«te*^c*- > 5 ?Bon 'tofihavtf hwtpit^tograph sfakt&n^-^His 1 picture is then distributed amohgMrifif- >; *^»»B*ana:bar^kee^ers/and:they^use [.■ ;(K>;:seU himdrink.'-^-";<:-i:^.szi-.j:sao^Ts:;-7 ,■: ]::t The'spebial?corre^p^ndi6ht/of Samoa^of i? the Post mentionsas the latea^pKrase of . o™^r4toen^of,the^p^ x -p>ioir vto tihe.deparlaire bf >'tle r Hauroto -■ iKe^islands-filfia%«»S«^rtoi^ f; shelled a burned Fasitbptal and Vsibtiia^ i\ IS'milel>ttesis-of^ia'and'sfcrißit&Mataafa b; i^laalt|ffl?rtfett»i«fe jl fifeX;Oa^trpfe^^^o^.sSn^?^fea v; t^b ot3)6r>.; Th^c^uHj'al&^i^kßea I aeve^l^i^e'ha^gftede^ledy : tfe *! la^r^pe-is^^the'SlegSn^^ «\ Mabtt^ immigraHbn fMginat^^ ; He|% *% B^.landmg. party under Lieufcb?vPafkwi i capintedit^p'old-^iiAoaß. These pieces ; ateofhistoriciritereii^^ iie^w^rf^Qld to the^.nativesliy the• iii *BuUy'' t; Hayes; for 1000 dollars each. One' of the f; ;bpats^as h l^t';loiig;'V :p^t-iweffi '•; .;V The; in|ormatipn - agarnsj^Jt^jw?ri§ °j for layingf "tote" odds wifid disnaisjift ,-; ■' We ;have be<mfi^rffie\i''ttosi) some ',', are iri vaiJSngerbuS; stated The'v^other day an,.. .e^estlrUni'lu^wly-^ Reaped j what might have .been a serious ac--8 cident, his horse having put his leg I through thedefeking. ;i c £U:&,1; g* I ' - ? ; I f a 1 B - 3 a j „ , i 3 i » 5 r - -( ■ i