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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10299, 2 June 1899, Page 2

A large crowd visited Easson's Hall last evening to listen to the distinguished tourist, Mr Bainbriclge, M A, who delivered a very interesting lecture. His Worship the Mayor .(Mr Matheson) occupied the chair, and in a few appropri- ! ate remarks introduced the lecturer to the audience. Mr Bainbridge, on rising, *, was greeted with applause. ,He possesses a most fluent delivery, and his matter was very interesting. Although laboring under a slight cold, his elocutionary powers were such as to call forth much applause. He has an easy way, and carries his audience with him. During the discourse he mentioned that it had been his custom to visit the schools, and j to issue a ticket of merit for the best j written essay. In Greymouth the prize winner was Miss Jessie Debenham. His Worship the Mayor presented the young lady with the certificate, at the same time complimenting hor on her success. The lecture was much enjoyed by those presont, and was brought to a close after an hour and a quarter's duration. ,

The writ for libel served on the proprietors of the Evening Post by Mr E G Jellicoo is for L5Ol, and the suit is to be heard at the Supreme Court sittings set down for opening on the 4th June; Having read all that appeared in the Post regarding Mr Jellicoe, to our inexperienced ;lay mind there_ seemed r, to be nothing out of the way in" the' comments. At any rate whether a libel has been per-

petrated or not, Mr Jellicoe willbe placed in the position, while pleading his own case, of going over the whole ground of the soreness between himself and Judge Edwards. There was a large gathering of footballers and cricketers at the Commercial Hotel last evening to say good bye to Mr j T E Parry, and also at the same time to present him with a purse of sovereigns. Mr E Wickes, who madethe presentation", spoke in the most glowing terms of the popularity Mr Parry had attained among all lovers of sport in Greymouth, not only for his prowess, but for those gentlemanly instincts not always found amongst our modern players of football and cricket. Mr Parry suitably responded, after which toasts, songs, etc, were given, a most en joyable evening having been spent. A very pleasing ceremony took place at the state school yesterday afternoon, when Mr Jamieson, who is leaving the school . for the North Island, was made the recipient of two handsome presents. The class that he had charge of presented him with a handsome writing desk, and his fellow teachers with a dressing case. Mr Adams, in making the presentations referred to the good feeling that existed I between the children and Mr Jamieson, I and expressed deep regret that he had resigned from the teaching staff, as he was a most capable and courteous teacher. He, however, wished that success would await him in his new sphere. Mr Jamieson suitably acknowledged the gifts. His class children wishing Mr Jamieson goodbye with a hearty shake of the hand, th« gathering dispersed. The cement deposits of the south beach occasionally excite a spasmodic interest , amongst mining spsculators, only to be allowed to drop out of sight a short tune , after. During the last few years some of | j the cement ground in the neighborhood I of Paroa has been taken up several times without any practical re«ult save the pay--1 ment of exoeedingly high rent to the Go- • vernment. Within the last few days we i learn that a considerable area of the old » cement ground has been pegged out and [ leases applied for. The plan to be adopted to work the ground is by an extensive 1 battery so as to enable the whole of the formation to be put through, whether it contains cement veins or not, and apply > the cyanide process to saye the gold, > which is very fine. We shall no doubt [ hear more of this new movement very , shortly. , * j It would seem that two runs of whitebait occur annually, the first one of very small fish and the second much larger. \ During the last few days small shoals of whitebait have been seen working their - way up the river. The whitebait season r proper does not commence till the latter I .part of July or the early part of September. 3 Yesterday was another big day at tho 3 auction sale of drapery, etc, held by Gr W Moss and Co, as the sale advances pur- ' chasers are beginning to realise that they have been securing great bargains and as • a proof eagerly seek after the goods. Tho I sale will be continued to-day at 2 o'clock i and again on Saturday. Several cases j have not yet been opened and they must } be cleared at any price. 5 We aro pleased to. learn that our old , friend, Mr John Livingstone, of No Town, j and who has been an inmate of the Hospital for some time with a broken thigh, 3 is once more able to be about again. This - will be good news for his many friends. J We are glad to see Mr JE Williams i back again in our midst after a short visit I to Sydney. He is looking the picture of j health after his holiday. 3 Mr H Stratford, SM, left Westport on . Tuesday last to take up his new position j at Lawrence. b Mr Alfred Saunders, ex-M HR, Is } about to pay a visit to England, f It is stated iv Reefton that Mr M Walker has disposed of his string of race- . horses, which include Paladin, Speculator, Quiltiri and the Dodger. " The building Society meets this ingThe attention of our readers is called ? to the alteration in the dates of the " Oc--5 toroon" performances,. The drama will i be staged on the 21th and 22nd of* June i instead of the 14th and 15th as originally . intended. i In reference to the M'Kenna v Craig , case the Kumara Times says, —Our in- , terest has been all the more centered in ' this case because it is the first important ' Supreme Court action—lasting as it did ''■ four days and resulting successfully —in 1 which a legal representative from Kumara figured. We seeabyreference to the report of the case that Mr TV Byrne of , Kumara and Mr Joyce of Greymouth conducted the case~for the-plainfciff -and we congratulate them both—especially our local legal friend, upon the substantia] verdict obtained. A new rich quartz reef is reported to have been discovered iv the Wairau Valley, near a spot known" as the Arm Chair. It is said to be 4ft thick, with gold plainly visible to the naked eye thickly distributed all through the browii ironlooking veins which extend through .the quartz. !