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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10520, 13 January 1902, Page 2

An inquest was held on Saturday evening at the house of Francis • Duggan on the body of his son, who was drowned in the Grey River whilst bathing on Saturday, the 4th Jauuary. Mr Parkinson, acting coroner, presided, and there was a jury of six, Mr Patrick Regan being chosen foreman. Evidence was given by several witnesses, who despribed how. the boy got beyond his depth. Another, boy trying to rescue the deceased was pulled under the. water and would almost certainly have been drowned but for the assistance of Matthew Bennie, who whs

<>n the other side of the river, hearing the boj s crying out for help. He immediately put off in his boat, and as quickly as possible gpfc near the drowning' boys, without divesting himself of clothing he 3°™^ wto the river and resoued!|the boy McGuinness. Being told that Du<»«an wasstill in the water, Bennie dived several times, but could not find him. Others eager to assißt also dived, but the body could not be found. Mr G Miller, engineer at the Brunner mine, said his attention was called to a body floating in the Grey River about one hundred yards above the Brunner bridge. He immediately got a boat, proceeded to the place, and placed the body in the boat, and took it to the house of Mr Duggan. Mrs Duggan afc once identified the body as that of her son. The jury returned the verdict that the deceased was accidentally drowned in the Grey River whilst bathing on Saturday, January 4th, 1902. There are still two vacancies open to Grey men for recruits to the Seventh Contingent, but it is hoped that two men will be got away by the Haupiri to-day. Messrs G W Moss and Co will sell on the wharf this morning at 11.30 350 sacks ' oaten chaff. All those persons who have applied for shares in the Rotuku .Oil Spring Association are requested to pay in application fee and sign articles, which can be done at Mr Edmund Wickes's office, Albert street. The Reefton Jockey Club has decided to hold their autumn meeting on the 21st aud 22nd March. L 450 will be given iii stakes. The Westland County bye-election resulted as follows :— T M'Grath 149, T W Duff 135, W B Gilbert 27, and WDevereux 7 - The Minister of Lands was visiting Nelson last week. McKay's timber area, along Cape Foulwind line, was on tire la3t week, the tramway line and other appliances for the sawmill being destroyed. The bush Qres up the country still continue in all their fury, and that stretch of bush between Moana and Bell Hill is one mass of flames. The Swede's mill is having a very hard time, and a great extent oi their bush has been destroyed, as well as having miles of their tramway ruined. At Dobson yesterday the bush seemed to be burning badly and the gorge was one mass of dense smoke. We trust that the news that will be received to-day will not be so bad as is expected. An inquest was held at Snowy Creek on Wednesday last on D Flynn, before J W Junes, J P., Acting Coroner, and a jury of six, of whom Mr Prendergast was chosen foreman. From the evidence of Dr Conlon, of Reefton, it appeared that deceased came to his death owing to rupture of a blood vessel, brought about through over exertion on his farm. ' Inspector Eirpson and Mr Reid, Veterinary Surgeon of the Stock Department, have returned to Hokitika from a visit of inspection to the Ross district where they have been overlooking slaughterhouses and dairies. Some diseased cattle were condemned and destroyed. j The sawmills and people south of Kumara have had heat experiences similar to Grey Valley folk. At Lamplough they were fighting the bush fireß last week. Two brothers Richard and Michael Lee lost all except their blankets. A young man Hamad Clark reported to the police at Reefton on Friday evening the finding of the remains of a man near the Lefthand branch, about aix miles from Reefton. The body was in an advanced stage of decomposition. The remains are supposed to be those of an old man named John Burroughs, who disappeared from the hospital about six months ago, and no trace could be found of him. The versatile Edward J Wakefield, formerly editor of the Timaru Herald, M.H.R., and editor of the now defunct Wellington Evening Press, has embarked in another journalistic venture by bringing out a penny weekly in London, ycleped "The Sunrise." Mr Wakefield treats of men and affairs, statesmen and policies in slashing and outspoken style. He is no respecter of persons. ...JVEr Justice Starling, whose thinly-veiled personality is easily: recognisable, is scarified in having attributed to him. an invention, the Automatic Applauder, appreciative of his judicial jokes. .Laureate Austin is told he should be muzzled for life or pole-axed the next time he commits an ode ; Messrs Chamberlain, Asquith, Morley and Hicks Beach, "go about mumbling the same stale platitudes and party formulae over and over again ;" Lord Salisbury's speech at the Guildhall was "vacuous twaddle ;" the whole record of the Commonwealth Parliament is "one of agsjression,arrogance and shortsighted selfishness-' j and "Mr Deakin and his followers had been working and intriguing for years' to bring about the independence of the United States of Australia." He saysof Mr Seddon, — "That he would make a resolute and capable effort to succeed, no one who knows him can doubt,. He is a rough, unscrupulous man, prone to strong measures, and totally regardless of the feelings of those who stand in his way; but he has high ambitions, unbounded confidence in himself, great natural abilities and absolute fearlessness, both moral and physical. This combination and qualities are really those of the greatest among the Boer leaders,. and, upon the principle that like cures like, the elevation of one or two such, men as Mr Seddpn to a place of power and responsibility might well be the shortest way to solve bhe South African difficulty." The weather of late is just what we want to sell all the pretty summer's fabrics tor ladies' wear, and now is the time to buy, for at Christopher Smith's they are almost giving the summer stock away and ho reasonable offer will be refused for it has to go, so bargain hunterswill be in it during the next three weeks and wo guarantee Christopher Smith will please them. — Advt. Messrs T W Tymons and Co call attention to their large stock of Gentlemen's Shirts and Ladies' Sunshades, and during the continuance of the broiling summer weather, the firm's announcement makes pleasant reading. Iv negligee outing shirts, the firm's stock is enormous, comprising every description, size, and quality cf network, silk, silk mixtures, Zephyr woollen, and mercerised lawn and cottoiv shirts, all guaranteed washable and unshrinkable. .The prices at which their goods are sold is simply a marvel. Iv Ladies' Sunshades, the same bewildering variety obtains, the latest Parisian models and fashions being represented by bulk shipments of tiers of cases, j The window, exhibitions of the firm are s:ghts well worth seeing, and we strongly advise our readers to inspect them and note the prices therein quoted. — Advt. Long life, health and perfect happiness can only bo attained by drinking the celebrated A 1 teas. These teas skilfully blended from the finest that Ceylon can produce are drunk by all both far and [near. Gbiffen ani> Smith, Beehive and Union*.stores. — Advt. The attractive appearance, low ness of price, beauty of design, hard wear, and luxurious comfort of genuine Rattan furniture are qualities that are rapidly making its use universal throughout the ivilised world- In the making of these goods the reedjis first stripped of its bark (which) by the way, is the cane used for seating chatf^ and tlio light, pQrp.ua, *■■*' ... ■ ■ .

silicious pith is woven iuto the rockers, chairs, what nots, tables, etc, that nowadays adorn all furnished homes. Messrs H O Harley and Co, the well known auctioneers, have just imported a thousand pound shipment of the best quality of ftyttan goods, and these with their enor- : mdus stock of general furniture, duchess pairs, side-boards, wardrobes, hall stands, iron bedsteads, wire folding bedsteads, mattresses, etc, etc, are on view at the firm's extensive show rooms in Mackay street. A visit to the show room isan education in itself, and we strongly advise our readers to call and iospect for themselves As the firm are noted for their reasonable charges, and make a speciality of their very easy time payment system, the business they transact has naturally assumed enormous dimensions. — Advt. Tn a short time we tvill hear the old and familar expression, "A Merry Christmas to you." There- will be the usual reunion of friends, relatives, and sweethearts exceedingly good wishes and presents. The best present to make to a hobbling corn -stricken friend is a box of Barraclough's Progandra, or if your friend can'c even hobble, being laid up with sciatica, chronic Rheumatism Lumbago or Gout, Barraclough's Rheumatic Liquid is indicated ; but .in the case of violent, raging toothache, the present} should be a bottle of Barraclough's Magic tifervirie. Don't wait till Xmas to make these presents, but start to-day. The result will be freedom from pain, a Merry Xmas and a Happy New V"ear. — Advt The secret of success is to make the best use of your time, Barraclough's Progandra is a certain cure for corns. If you Buffer, the best use to make of your time will be to go and buy a box, and when you get it, put it on according to directions and I'll promise Success — Advt.