THE Grey River Argus PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, APRIL 27,1899.

Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10269, 27 April 1899, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, APRIL 27,1899.

The next teacher tho Grey Education Board will lose is Mr J. F. Gloy, head master of Paroa school. Mr Gloy lias held the position for a number of years and since taking charge, though then just out- of his 'teens, the school has passed with percentages far above the average. As is well known the local educational authorities are not in receipt of nearly sufficient revenue to pay their teachers as well as they would like to and as a result the more advanced and besb teachers are constantly leaving the board's service for more lucrative positions. The present is a case in point. Mr Gloy has received an appointment as head teacher to the Mangaatua school, near Woodville, which is ponfcrolled by the Hawkes Bay Education Board. While congratulating Mr Gloy on his advencement and improved prospects in the scholastic world we/ regret that the education board will los so excellent a teacher and the community ho estimable- a member. Our loss will be Mangaatua's gain. ' The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Victoria Hospital and Old Men's Home had to be postponed yesterday owing to tho downpour of rain just about the time fixed for the ceremony. The functuion . now stands adjourned till Saturday. The Hon Capt Russell received a vote of thanks and confidence, followed by three cheers, from the electors of Hastings last night. Premier Turner (Victoria), acting upon tho suggestion of Seddon, cabled as follows to Chamberlain : — "This Government urges fche. Imperial Government to conserve the interests of ths empire in Samoa. Germany is arranging to build the Tientsin-Shangtung railway Jline to be property of the Chinese Government. China is bo guarantee the loan to be raised by Germany for tne construction of the line. Mark Sprot and Co will sell at Ashton's stables at noon to-day one young heavy draught mare and one chesnut gelding accustomed to all kinds of bush work. Mr Martin, of Wanganui, has been appointed judge of the Band Contest to be held at Westport on the 23rd and 24th May. No committee was elected for tho Stillwater school. It is stated that this year's output of coal from the Brunner mine will exceed that of any for the last four years. The Blackball Brass Band have received a consignnent of instruments from Christchurch. Mr Wxa Anderson, of Dobsori, received a scalp wound from a falling piece of coal on Tuesday. A music 1, debating and ambulance society has been formed atßrunnerton. Game is reported to be plentiful throughout the Inangahua district. Mr Bayfield of Westport has received an order from Melbourne for 100,000 ft of white pine. A party of working miners are about to take up and work Mohikinu coal mine. My Montgomerie of Reeffcon has gona

o Maruia for a sample of the mineral ; * «tter for analysis. The Masonic ball in the Volunteer Hall, Hokitika, Gn Tuesday evening was a most brilliant success. The attendance was very large and for some time the crush was too great to permit of dancing with comfort. . . An accident happened on the wharf last evening betweeen 6 and 7, by one of the engines funning off the line. At a pointjust above the shed an empty truck was lying, and as the engine came along she collided with the truck, which received some damage. This thre w the engine off, but she had way enough on to capsize the urinal. A man named Power was inside and sustained some slight injury to one arm. We acknowledge receipt of a batch of parliamentary papers from tho Government Printing'Omce. His Lordship Bishop 'Grimes the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, is spending the week in Hokitika parish and holding services daily, the Church being crowded especially at night, many of those forming the congregation being members of other denominations. — Times. While a seaman was crossiing one of the streets of Melbourne last week he was run down by the tram which was sweeping round a corner. The gripman promptly put the break on hard, and the car was pulled up within a yard or two. The dummy had to be raised before the man could be released. He was believed to be dangerously injured, and on ambulance stretcher being procured, he was f lifted tenderly on to it and hurried to the Melbourne Hospital. The stretcherbearers carefully made their way to the casualty room, and lowered their burden. The casualty staff was instantly in atL tendance, and the surgeons were bending above the mstionless figure with a view to ascertaining the nature of his injuries, I when suddenly they were startled to see ) the man roll of the stretcher and struggle to his feet. Before the stafl could realise ■ the situation he asked in a gruff voice , "What are you trying to" do?" Then, without -waiting to be enlightened or to be further examined, the sailor slouched through the doorway. He was followed i and pressed to submit at least to a fuller - examination, but with a parting admonition to the importunate one, "Don't be ? a fool !" he staggered from the institution and out into the street leaving the aston--3 ished staff staring after his disappearing figure. Behind the determination of Magistrate Pool, in New York, to allow no more . witnesses in his Court to kiss tbe Bible in taking oaths, is the pathetic story of the death of a joung girl, who contracted a fatal malady— the magistrate believes — in his Court by following the common form of oathstaking. The girl had been subpoenaed as a witness in a case in the Essex Market Police Court, and when = called to the stand pressed her lips to the Bible, which had, in its term of service, been handled and kissed by innumerable persons. .The witness' lips had been : chapped by the cold, and were bleeding slightly -while she was in Court. She gave her testimony and went her -way arrying .with her, however, the germ of ♦ a dread blood disease. She was a healthy young girl, but soon developed the symptons of the malady, and died in great suffering. The magistrate said that the, tt->V-yr — -xrC - J.W-; —^BTOiWJi. -blrc-lilou*rX-M!arket x?ourt was filthy beyond description, and r that it had been literally worn out by tho lips of the witnesses and prisoners. , He has received letters of congratulation £ from many persons for the stand which he had taken on the side of cleanliness and hygiene. j A sensational affair was made public a San Francisco recently. It arose outfA j the unwillingness of a young man, named r Henry Black, to marry Miss Thula Big 5 heart, to whom he was engaged. There l was, however* no unwillingness on th© , part of the young lady or her relatives. , Every preparation was made by them for 5 the ceremony, aud when the wedding- , day came all that was lacking was the s bridegroom. The bride and her friends , waited, hoping he had been inadvertently . detained somewhere, and would turn up, , though late. As he failed to appear, inquiries were made which convinced ! the family that Black intended to shirk his obligation. Thula, accompanied by her brothers, went to look for him. They found him, thrashed him, and having bound him with ropes they dug a grave and buried him alive. A search for him being instituted by his friends he was discovered three days later dead. The bride and her brothers were arrested. At a Servian village near Prokuplje (writes the Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mail) a Greek priest, named Hie Jevrem, was recently murdered. His wife and her lover were condemned to death by shooting for the crime. . The hour of execution arrived, and the two criminals were placed before the firing party, in full view of thousands of spectators, who were kept back by troops. The man broke down and howled for mercy, but the woman was cool and cynical, and remarked : "How famous we are ! If I had died a simple priest's wife not 10 people would have followed my coffin to the grave." The firing party had raised their rifles, and we're awaiting fche final order to shoot, when a messenger on horseback burst through the crowd and handed the commanding officer a sealed letter. The condemned' man and woman embraced each other, and shed tears of joy at their supposed reprieve, but it soon transpired that only the man was pardoned, while the woman had to undergo the extreme penalty. As her lover was led away the woman clung to him, begging for one more look, and one more word from him, but he repulsed her pitilessly and went without even glancing at her. After this affecting scene the death sentence was carried out. Rudyard Kipling, if; is reported will be elevated to the peerage on January Ist, 1900. Dr Neal McPhatter, of Edinburgh, Scotland, who is staying at the Windsor Hotel, New York, says he has received the news from Sir Walter Besant. He adds i that the report is common gossip in the \ r the literary circles of London. The death of a man named Cornelius V Mortimer, aged 40, in the Sydney 2 Hospital, has led to the disclosure of some peculiar facts. The deceased b was picked up in the street, evidently £ in the last stages of exhaustion, and L so objectionable was Le from want of cleanliness that only under the strong (j

influence of a charitable impulse would auyone consent to touch him. After his demise the police searched his clothes, and found a small sura of money. Then they continued their, investigations at a s nail room occupied by him, and there, to their astonishment, discovered a bank draft for LBOOO. Deceased "was the son- of a man named Mortimer, a bird fancier, who died some years since, possessed of considerable property in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

The Dunedin Star records an action by a public association which is quite refreshing in these days of "beating down." Our contemporary says : A fresh and very agreeable experience has come to newspapers in connection, with the Palmerston North band contest. The Committee have paid for advertising 25 per cent in excess to . agreed price. It may be explained • that they asked the newspapers, in view of the experimental nature of the scheme to make the charge as low as possible, and, in accordance, with usual custom, the Star, among others, did so, Mr W A Grace, secretary, now writes us : 'The readiness with which you met the Committee was fully appreciated, and now that the contest has been held, it has been resolved to add 25 percent to .the contract price/ We, thank the Committee. Too often the course adopted by public bodies is to beat down the newspapers to the last' penny, then demand free notices every day, next full report of the proceed-, ings, and finally, when every help and consideration have been received, and success achieved, mainly through the newspapers, pay the agreed price grudgingly. Another favourite plan is to let the amount remain unpaid for perhaps months, and then claim discount for cash ! Palmerston North Baud Contest has proved itself a ' cut above that. ... The American and German newspapers are devoting a good deal of attention to the Samoan question, and Herr .von Bulow (says our London correspondent) has referred to the subject in the Reichstag, but beyond stating that the tri-dominium had worked badly, and indicating that Germany was ready to agree to a decisive solution, he threw little light upon the situation. -S me of the accounts published by the German newspapers of the recent events at Samoa are written in a very partisan spirit, but that contributed by Father La Roche, of the Catholic Mistion in the islands, is positively malignant. He accuses the commander of , the Porpoise of the grossest inhumanity towards the suffering natives, and, of course, contrasts such barbarity with "the bianco ess behaviour" of the commander of the German war-ship Falke. The rich man with the doctor's skill, _.. Could not shake off a ' racking \coiigh ■Ue gave up hupu^nd made his will, tiis Jieirs digest a silent lau*h • But soon their joy is turned°to grief, The old man's health once more secure, w e w^ l^ gave him such reli ef, : Was W E Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. — Advt. Mr J. H. Coombs, the Dresden Piano Company s representative, is at present in Ureymouth for the purpose of introducing to the musical public of this town and surrounding districts the Dresden Company s high class pianos by all makers fcer.iis from 21f- monthly, and American organs by Bell and other well known makers, from 10/6 monthly. Mr Coombs headquarters are at the Company's local agents, Messrs J. W. Easson and Co — The finest tea in the market is the Beehive Al Ceylon. It is to be had at Gtmffen and Smith's, Beehive and Union Stores. They are the sole agents for this celebrated brand.— Advt Tailoring Department. -T. W. Tymoks ■ i • ' M f vhera Q uav > remind those who intend having a new suit made before Amas to caU and give their order as soon as possible, so as to prevent disappointment. Suits made to measure from 50s, i it and workmanship guaranteed.— Advt T. W. Tymons & Co. have opened new shipments of fancy goods, new mi', hnery, new prints, new dresses, new umbrellas, new mackintoshes, new gloves &c. Prices as usual— most moderate. Inspection invited. — Advt. Important to Cyclists— W M'Kay & Son have just received Ladies' Cycling Hats and Gloves, Gents' Cycling Suits, Knickers, Hose and Sweaters. Odb Stock is beinff continually reassorfced with the latest importations and smartest lines, which keen buying and long experience in the crade caD command. W M'Kay &Son. --Advt Mr G. Ingall of Red House, has now removed his well-assorted stock of iron* - mongery, crockery, fancy goods, pipes, &c, to temporary premises, next Easson 's Hall, Richmond Quay, and in order to make room for new stock is offering the whole of the goods to the general public at less than cost price. — Advt. Our "up-to-date" townsman' is at it again with his stock-taking Sale. Bargains are offered that will astonish every person that visits him. Ladies' summer hats for 3d, dress pieces for 2s lid, 3s lid and 4s lid a dress. for 2s Art muslin for 2d Six yards Twill Cretonnes for Is 6d, and heaps of other lines must be cleared away before stocktaking at Christopher Smith's. Advt. T. W. Tymons &Co., Drapers, Maw liera Quay, Greymouth, has a splendid Jtock of ready made clothing, all sizes, for men and boys. The materials have been specially selected. The garments are well made m every respect and the prices most moderate. — Advt. Woods's Great Peppermint Cure for roughs and Colds never fails, 1/6 and 2/6 iv a ,°J? ldre n; 8 Ha^ing Cough take Woods s Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and i/ 6. _ Old fashions in dress may be revived 3ut no medicine can yeMace Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and DiarrhceaJßemedy. For sale by H Williams, Chemist, Greymouth. For bronchial Coughs take Woods 'a *mt Peppermint Ours, 1/6 and »/*