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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10267, 25 April 1899, Page 2

■ The Government Insurance .Recorder for the Ist quarter of 1899 : is to hand, and it is easy to see that a good deal more attention is being paid to the editing and general get-up of this magazine, one of j whose chief duties is to keep a sharp eye J on the Messenger, the official organ of the AMP Bociety ; and between bot%f>f ; whom the most delicately worded little journalistic interchanges frequently iake place. As a practical retort- to something that appeared' in the A M P organ derogatory to the other one, the Recorder issues a leaflet that is intended to-] smother its opponent. Each organ evidently knows the value of printer's ink and a keen appreciation of the s value of ■ publicity in advocating the merits of its' respective office. ■ ; i; The annual meeting of householders of, the Paroa School; District was held in the' Paroa school last evening when the following gentlemen iff-ere elected a committee for the ensuing year -:-— Messrs J Keith, Farish, -M 'Go wan, Keating, J Pascoe, Hayden and'G Gilbert." „ The session of Sfc John's I)eba!bing So-, ciety "will be comtQenoed this eveiiing in the vestry of the, Presbyterian Church. The President- will deliver an address, and the officers for the ensuing year -will be elected. All the young men .of thetown are requested to attend. ■: Amongst the "candidates for re-election to the Head Board of -Directors of the AMP Society at its Jubilee is Mr Reginald J Black, an old and capable officer of the Board. His experience in the Society's affairs is surpassed by none. The Waikato people grow wattle upon a large scale, but they cannot . do more than meet the requirements of the Auckland tanners alone. There is said, to be a terrific glut of timber in the Sydney market, every timber yard being full. . This must be due to the activity of Oregon exporters. Dencker, one of the parties mentioned in the Exploration Company's case now before the Court of Appeal, did not appear. He could not very well do so, as : he is said to be at present somewhere in the wilds of the Great North-west of America. ~ The charge against Wilby in the Globe fatality case was dismissed as not having a leg to stand on. Applause in the' Court. v Mr R Carr, of the Westport Times, is again, we regret to say; laid up with: illness. ' •'.-••.-■ i Th Pahiatua electors are to. have a choice of" five candidates for the next election. Three years ago the like happy field of selection was afforded, them. Such' an unusual electoral feature is rare.; ; The Divorce Act to which the Queen j has assented is to come into operation on the Ist June next. Three red deer were liberated, in the Upper Inangahua on Saturday last. The little herd consisted of one buck and two does. Thanks to the efforts of Mr O'Regan, M H R. The Department of Agriculture has issued a pamphlet on "Poultry and Eggs for market and export." It is by Mr D : D Hyde, Government Poultry Expert, who by the way lectures at Westport on the subject to-night, and affords gratuitous information on Poultry farming to any one consulting him. We may therefore be favored by a visit of the Government Poultry Expert to these parts. The pamphlet is quite a mine of ginformation on the subject of poultry farming. It is intended as a handy book of reference for farmers and others, showing them improved methods of poultry -keeping, so that they may derive a present benefit, and also be getting into a position to take advantage of foreign markets when these have been made fully available. Directions for preparation and shipment of frozen poultry, based on Australian experience, and also hints as to the ship-, ment of eggs, are appended. Messrs Gleeson and Rogers have just secured a line of Premier Cycles and are selling them at a price never before ; heard; of ih : this town. These cycles are of English manufacture and have always taken their place amongst the foremost machines of the day. The price of these bicycles complete is only Ll7, and we feel sure that any buyer of one will be perfectly satisfied with the bargain. The frames are all built of the patent helical tubing and will stand any amount of hard wear and tear. A sample of this machine can be seen at the shop of Messrs Gleeson and Rogers anytime within the next week, and we feel sure it is only to be seen to be appreciated^. V-. .' .'• ; ' : . •..!-■• - There is a miner's trouble at the Mohikinui coal mine. Miner Burne wrote to the Minister of Mines upon a question regarding an outlet from the mine, and when the inspector discovered it he promptly dismissed him for it. The miners are consequently aggrieved* An inquiry

of some sort mil follow. Burne's action would seem to set up a most; inconvenient I precedent.. . A dog poisoner is at work in Danne- ! virke. i The annual meeting of the West Coast Rugby Union takes place at Greymouth | on Thursday evening, after which, doubtless, the season will be actively inaugurated throughout the district. The Hokitika footballers will commence the season oh Saturday. \ The Hokitika Guardian says as, there /has been some speculation ha tbfcHe respective weights when killed of th 6 °'Wo prize bullocks at the late show one; of which was purchased by Mr Murphy/and the other by Mr Eisfelder, it may interest some of ourreaders to learn that former weighed 1300 lbs and the latter 10601ks. •'•■'■' • '"■ Mr W. M. Bell, County Engineer, has now ! completed his survey for .the new. road from the Kumara raUway Btation to the Teremakau traffic bridge. It ia understood an excellent line. Has been selected, with a good grade throughout.' As soon as the plans are approved by the Mines Department, the work will be-im-mediHtely put in hand under the co-opera-tive system. ' ' ; ' The late spell of dry weather has. had ,an excellent effect oil the flowers, and the display at the Chrysanthemum Show at Hokitika to-morrow week should be a very good one. The exhibition of .late -fruiter is 'also likely to be a. good, one, several fresh probable eihibifcofs be»ing mentioned this year. "Entries for the show close, next Saturday';'i^hJb—SOth inst. —Guardian. --. A very pretty wedding was solemised at Black's Point on Saturday last, the contracting parties being;Miss^Flbrrie, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bolitho, Black's Point, and \Mr Henry Nicolls. ■ ....... .:•.. ~ui..^ 1.:.-:-? The Northern Wairoa Bejl; jwys that the Austrians are well satisfied with; the Gum Act and have taken out licenses and gladly pay the tax, which puts them on an equality with the Britisher.' But it nwst be remembered, in connection i^ith this matter, that it was solely because of the exclusion of the Austrians altogether unless they had a " small pile" to. show that they would not bfecoihe:. a burden, etc. t. : '"'■...• ' ■•■'■''" " ' -; , ," >:/: :;_y'. The Charleston Herald man htiving been fined 10s and costs for the insertion of an "immoral" advertisement;as being contrary to the Offensive Act, launches out with great fury-ag&itjst Magistrate Stratford an<l "■ his pet pojSceman," otherwise Constable Philpotte, and calls for his dismiss^.. (Tfie ioUowing.iis a mild sample of our cpntempbrary's^fiilminations:—" And if he did [Ibok;info the particulars] he would have discovered that the whole cause of the trouble was because we had occasion to coiMMae^fc on Constable philpotts* conduct aoop after his arrival here; also, because we jiidn'b flunkey to him, and' supply biui. Mfc a free copy of this immoral paper'j. Which he had the effrontery td request;? AM it is a fact which he cannot honorably deny that, he has been watching his victim for some time." Unfortunately for Mr Eitson the law was with the constable, and all the journals of the colony have to submit to it. , '•■.'■ "...^ { pn^the stone at the back of No 9 level in the Alpine mine, six men are engaged taking out a small quantity of stone and six men are at work putting upa rise frbm •the top stbpe, where the reef ran out, V^lA heightiof, |12ft has now been < risen,; and a good well defined footfall -is carried up, and # quantity of water is percolating from above. Stoping. has been already carried on above the No 11 level. The reef has widened 1 out in_No 7 stope south of the eonnectihg iwinze. to between 7ft and Bft, where ifc carries a little watbr.—Herald. v ; ; '■.;? In view of the widespread constituency of the A.M.P. Society, now; numbering one hundred and forty ithptis^tid policies, it will interest many of Our T^aders^ ;io note that at the forthcoming annual meeting to be held ndxt month (18 May, 1899),; at the head office Sydney,. ■ the •' Jubilee of the Society-" will be brated, when it will be fo^nd that the sue- / cess of the institution has been phenomenal, aggregating with bonus additions',, about fifty-two;-million sterling, or an average since information of over one million per annum. Last^year's new business exceeded three and: a half millions sterling, the prosperity of the A.M.P. Society being thus greater than that of any British Life Assurance Institution. In connection. with the marvellous growth of the A>M.P. .Society, it is worth noting what persevering energy accomplish. Early in 186O.fMr, B.; Short was appointed as Lecturer and canvasser (the first and for severalyears the only gentleman so employed in the Southern Hemisphere). During nearly 30 yearshe delivered 400 popular lectures, giving information that resulted in twelve thousand new Policies being introduced by his agency amounting to about" five million sterling. Several years ago when he retired from this position the members elected him to a seat on the principal board, and we are glad to learri that he is again amongst those nominated for reelection. „ :: — ! "