The Grey River Argus. AND BLACKBALL NEWS. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th 1905.

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1905, Page 2

The Grey River Argus. AND BLACKBALL NEWS. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th 1905.

Seistan, the scene of the latest ,triumph of B ituh over Russian de* plomacy, is a region of some importance with regard to trade between India and Persia. It is only through Stsistan that India can tap the trade of ELhorasan which is probably the wealthiest district of Persia. The political effect of t he M'Mahon boundary commission, the work of which was referred to in a London cable message published on Saturday, is evidently of a most gratifying nature and has established the supremacy of British over Russian influence in a part of the world v. here Ru-sia has been carrying on an extremely active proganda of late years. As the boundary which it was the mission's duty to demarca'e lay between Afghanistan and Persia, 1 -cal Persian opinion, fomented, by Eusian agent*, teemed to decide that tho Commissioner would favor Alghanistan, in oider to strengthen British influence over the Ameer. The fact that the award gives Persia all it claimed can hardly fail to impress the Persians with a due sense of British impartiality and some recognition of Rus-ian unreliability. Some indication of the nature of the country in which the commission labored and the difficulties encountered were touched on in ihe cable message of Saturday and further details show that these were not exaggerated. The passage of deserts of sand and salt is made painful by the fierce wind storms that frequently rage. In Seistan itself ■ a wind blows c-fF the great Ho.mund lagoon or swamp for 120 days in the , year, and does som.'thing to mitigate . the intense beat, but its average velocity of 70 miles an huur makes it cxi Iremely unpleasant and destructive, and defies any attempt that may be made to relievo tho bare and barren plains by tree-planting. Seistan is an " antique land." Through its deserts , marched th.c armies 'of Alexander tbe G-reat, and the conqueror is believed to have wintered at Seistan. At one lime it must have supported a vast s population, for close to Seistan are the J ruins of Zaidan, a city that stretched ' in a continuous line for eightysix miles. When it was first built appears ■ to be a mystery, but it is known that ifc whs sacked by Tamerlane more than six hundred years ago* The sand of ijie desert now covers much of it, and though native collectors have uneartha ed many treasures, there must be a great dial still awaiting the scientist, who may some day be able therefrom Ito reconstruct its long-forgotten his** tory. *

The Legislative Council- yesterday passed the - Commissioners Act Amendment Bill through all its stag!?**. In the House, at tike afternoon sittings, tbe Advances to Settlers Act was Tead a ' second time after a lengthy debate. At t!he evening - sitting ths- 1 Offensive Pub'ica tions Bill was put through all its' stages and the) following bills ' we_le( read a second time: Coal Mini}. Act Compilation, Property Law, Land Tax, and -In--' . come Tax, Excessive Rates of Interest Prevention and Evidence. Tlie second reading of the Medical Practitioners Registration Bill was carried by 49 to 14 ' and .the House rose at 12 30. a.m. It is stated by a contemporary thatthe representatives of kvrgp) houses in London dealing in buttter and cheese aie chasing one anotlier round Taranaki on motto cars' in quest of business. Seven hew buyers from Home a% in field this season. A young man living in Oakura, about ten miles from Ni_w Plymouth whose con. duct has U?en alarming the neighbouring &i.tlers lately, was arrested by the . police and. committed! to tlie asylum on Wednesday. Part of his eccejitricit.es consisted in -waking people np la.j 3 - at' night and flourishing a gun in tlieir faces, picking flowers in t% grave yard at nigh* by the aid of a lantern light; and dressing himedlf in a red coat and commanding people to address him- as Lord Roberts. Tlie self glorification of his prowess seems to be his par-ticula** mania. Some months ago he received concussion of tha brain through a fall from a horse that he was riding in a race. Mr Joseph Jaoobseh, well known in mining circles, and especially in connection with the Hidden Treasure mine, was found drowned near Takafca on Sunday evening. Apparently dl:atli was the resi_.lt' of a flat bottomed boat in which he was sailing, capsizing. He leaves a widow and a .grown-up family. With a view to pTomp 1 . payment of rafes, the Chairman: of th c Levels County Council at- a i-ecent meeting suggested the ilocal bodies! shmild be given the power to allow a rebate, of five per cent for payment by a certain date. Tlie suggest-on was endorsed by the Council, who during the past- six months paid £33 interest- overdraft while there was over £4,000 outstanding in Tates. Tli© appointment is gazetted of Mr . G. C. Empson to be Inspector for the purposes ,of 'The Slaugh iteriiig and Inspecfion Act, 1900' ; the appointment to dat§ from Ist October, 1905. Mr Empson is aUso to act as enumerator j under 'The Agricultural Statistics Act i 1893' for the countfeis of Buller, Inanga- "■''■' hua, Grey and Westland also the j boroughs included within th© boundaries i thereof. A private message i{:ieeived' in Hoki- < tika in reference to .'the position with < regaTd to the Harbor Amendment BUI, ' i says that Sir- Seddon, the member foi t the district', has been seen -on the qu.es- J tion of tlio intirodufctioh of the measure.' c The n: J ply conveyed -was that the Premier c will not go or wi'Uhi tlie Bill unless the t Arahura and -Kokatahi districts are out of the raiting area. J„ Ai ctorrestpondeiit writing from Lake Je , Brunner draws at tention -tb tKg necessity _ for the competiion of a- bridge across y Carews '.Creek for which he sum of £200 t< has been . on tlie estimates since 31st *,- ! March last. The preliminary work in p connection with thd bridge was under- b, •taken sometime ago by tto Lands Jind a Survey Department but nothing further tli has been done. Attention is. drawn fo m the matter in tlfe hope tha* the authpri- A c l ties will give 'the matter early attention. ' te Tlie following will represent Y.M.B.C be in tlio hockey tournament to-morrow: — ' m <A' .'-i-Hii.: KeiT, Smith, L Ring, HopA -vl kins, S. White, E. Hayes . 'BAteam: th G. Ring, C. Ring, C. Gumi, Keddie' m, T. Macintosh and L. Ziegler. Emer- 'on g;?ncies: Burnett, Shepherd, G. Lochore e *i and C* McPherson pc At the inquesti concerning : t_i'ej death °* o* .-Flo. ence; Maude. Hendy. agte'd six \ months, held at- Burnett's Fad?, West- c iJ port, the jury agreed thafi deceased met her death through ttoetQiing and natural causes. . N; The Inspector of -t.ie Nelson Education _R' Board- was so satisfied .with the result $w Zc the. annual! examination of the R«effoffif -t-lii State' School, .that he requested \jß& co scholars' bfcing granted two days' -holidS| lie 'Thursday and Friday, which they W \v_ tamed in accordance with his expresses* ha wish. W.'?h in .i_.**-TTittrt^lt < Tfffc- -'

■ - *y**— ~^^^— —g___^ A Melbourne cabfe message, .received rsssr* states that Mr j,S|co c£SAt the . Bay Jockey Club's Spring Meefang, dondluded yestS he sum of £13,035 was invtA'oi totahsator m two days. frS e tlSHt& DaT^S ry bU^ fought intb Hokitika yJe?d C ay y morn: nof&. i manj mollfclls the Ellington tie KKg? g cf^d^-in a gymnasium in 1120 l^ p and ° n Wednesday evening at S 2erso? 5 . Mld6d tL§ J** «* d nested ihrou.lSuTth-^f 1 - 0 ! 51^ 1 is conduced in tl, dlSt V Ct as <"* of tlle b<?st ' who are forcei t'° l(>n^ and °* P* ti <*** the Lfcfin treatment -n erprewina Sl f & «!Rea*ldly writing ness eJSnded to ?hf eC L atl0 f of fch « kind nursel f* la w}?> the docfcw «* that- the pubhc So a l CaSes are reated position dT^^^iST^d?ei- «?* T Dths Dr Mo ™« has™* ducted several very B .rio_s ■ operation! and m all cases the patients have TeS cd. The case of Mr Harry p„,Toi piaas, e for. Mr Campbell is now :Mi> m-xK fc of bo th fc ' a r> 4 * ffs, the dcct or. It -is, pleasing to know that, such a satisfactory 'state of bf^fsL m r r^ P^- must officlnffeftr?^. MOTICe ""■»>■ TU& County elections for tli- Grey £_??_? n' lIJ ."^ Pla , ce on Member sl and the nomination day will be fixed for sometime during this nionth. go far the pre*ait councilors are likely to £ If. turned unoppossed. fWv, ney ? rgau for tlle Methodist Church arrived yesterday morning. It" Jr-Sfto 1 ?- "f*^* and be J ! e , Ul . 1 , to % church. It will ereatlv assist the undoubted musical taS of £ choir and members of the eon^gatioii gie conductor of the choir Mr Lather k to be congratulated on the i] Ins effo rs m £ e curing sucll a £^« > <* Themstrumeni. xnjf be D Wd7t g i: services on Sunday. P yed afc <Le of age J> Deoeased **» 69 years Hi© Wanganui Borough Coun.-il whirh owns the Ideal gasWks, i 6 suppW consumers with g as poking stove/g "g , Tlie ladies who so kindly gave .be.. ; SKH \™% tVciiildren-i Park by the Fair held on Wednesday evening, have ev^ry reason to be pleaS at the result of thei r undertaking* jK will be able to hand oVer to & 3 the substantial sum of about £29, w ie ' «&JP %i° ng '^y ' to^rds further beau fafying the ground. As the Borough Council .have agreed to subsidise £l for £1 any money raiseid for th* object h. fund mil therefore *« further augmented! The annual meeting of the- Ymm«r Men's Aquatic Club &. held on nesday evening. The treasurer's statement showed that the e X pendiUir c ftr '■ iT,MiSf ' The balance of assets o var . liabilities was £40 6s 2d. The election . Mayor (Mr J. A. Petrie): Vim-Presi , dents, Capts. Connor and McPherson rV if' B -? mett - B -HA F Sfg'our J. SSs-nhouse, R. C. FoTsvth -md iVi Mpne^; Captain, Mr CIS McPherson Mr W. Armstrong; Treasurer Mr W McKenzie; Commitfee: M^srs C Rinp E* Hayes, W. B!c.lr rj w. J He' der ¥ ?Ji n^ ?! nd . ?, co - Mclinnon I^J'^ iun-i thafc 'J* su , b n scri P«on be one guinea jun or members 10s 6d. Votife of thanks to the committee and all who had Sst- , ed the club w.rr c carnVd. A special mating of the WliaTf Labor rL- rn T W * s ! held lasi wtn a se. of jiott rules were adopted At the Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr J. Hambleton J.P^ a fi3 offender charged with having been drunk , was convicted and discharged. " About 9 o'clock last evening the 58 month's old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ihonias Cunliffe, of High Street, pass-d away. The little dot had been ailinlTor sumL^t. past - b^ j th <^ *» d «S suddenly. Tlie parents -will hare -the f^f" W circ^ oi friends m^the sad! trial they are called upon ,*o , Mr 'J. Joyce fho has been appointed to tb.*; Brunner Presbyterian ChuHi arrived m town yesrjerday, and will commence his ivork without delay." Mr Joyce has been for a considerable -inie ' ri,H ar^°, f R " V ?' ka ' in fche Nelson d?s---tncß iiidWpwn great satisfaction. It is confidently believed that l_ e wi.l be equally successful in Brunner. The Executive , 0 f thY, Taranaki Farmers Union passed resolutions (1) protesting against any increase in duty on Sf SJW *lT d i ai 7 in f implements" (2) that th- New Zealand union do not tayor foe eontmuance of import duties on farm produce and raw material; (3) that tho unions formulate a scheme for the purchase of 300 or 400 acres in -'Le North and South Islands for tl_d es-ib - ssi) of modei dairy fams - Regarding the statement that) some farm-:.rs htafcw ■ jfbnndT t.ij* sprang of potatoes with the Bordeaux SiSr! ineffective against the blight, th e Biological Division is satisfied that tlie in iture if properly applied, i s efficacious One grower in a Wairarapa town who used tlie mixture last season was in t-he'"fort'u-the neighbourhood Tvho saved his crop A grower in the Auckland province whote to he division expressing his satisfaction with the method, and stating that he nnd 'SL wSf aQ f ° Ur - W P*** "Pwyer"; It is rumoured in Dunedin that a r.e.v evening rt-wspaper is tb be starteti there to be run on concervative lines on a capital of £50,000 Regarding the vexed question whether or not salmon exist in Neiv Zealand rivers, Mr L. F. Ayson states -Siafc thedepartment; is anxious to settle it/ An g^ers continually reports catching trout that they affirm are not t!rue trout and it has beni repeatedly affirmed that: salmon has bV.bn taJxen. Mr Ayson -mhes some of such fish sent through the Collector of Uistoms to the department for ident-i fication. American : salmon «-ere fist liberaitied in NeAr Ze_landi rivcp in 1900 and v* is possible eonija. are; of decent enough dimensions to be taken. ' Mr William' Mason, a well known Auek land nurseryman, who made a consider'^ able sum of money by cutting up his nm-i-it-ry and estate in Ponsonby died la«-t week and left the bulk of his estate to S.o €S * A numbar fiet, from £500 to £1000 each, while t-lj':- residue of probabiy over. £10,000 goes to the Jubilee Blind Institute, ----- .- t. M T 0. T. J Alpers, in a lecture at limaru on September 29th, dea/lt witli bliakespeare's best known character Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. He stated that the Castfc. of Elshiorc did not ..xist at the period in wliich Shakespeare places Hamfet. However, for the b>:,nefit of fehakespear.ian -enthusiasts who Visi'^d Denmark, a 'tomb of Hamlet' has been constructed which might: be inspected lo r one shilling. As every tourist took away a pi-ecb of the tlomh as a- memento, it bad to be renewed every three yeai-s. Tlie task of charing the petroleum bore of the casing and jambed packer his been acciotaplished says the ■ Taranaki Ne«s. Seven or v-ight days' work will put everything in readiness "for pumping. Oil is still flowing at tlie rate of- between one and two barrels a day. and a small consignment has just '.been 'despatched in fulfilment: of a Dunedin order Anyone reading t_i c new electoral ro'l, just being printed, -cannot fail to b 3 st-ruck with the amusing way in which niarr:ed womSn arei described, observes the Oamaru Mail. One is a 'wife/ h.r next-door neighbor is* only 'married,' a third is a- . 'mother.' There* a« a singe . ladies who are spinsters and thero, are single ladies who ail:: -household duties.' One man is a grocer's assistant, but his blood brother who lives under tlie same roof, is a 'gentil'etiiian,' with no occupation and th? father of tlie two is a common laborer. Howeyer, there are vejy: few 'gentlemen' on thl;i roltwhalf a i'doaM 5 ' perhaps. It is a fine d : stinction. v This is democracy. .-v Tliomas Watson, who had pleaded guilty in the lower court to a -^hai-ge if stealing a horse at Ashb'u'rton :n September 201.11 was yesterday sunttmced o fiw years iniprisonuient by/xr ■ Ju'stic' Denniston. 'Hie prisioiij?rs had betn sonvicted of various offences five times luring the last six years. (Chcistjhurek e'egraiu.) .- . : ... j. • ■ Som& doubt !? .xists locally on 'the point -hejher or not shopke-epers .ire comp»ll dto close the whofe day on Labor Day " -Wednesday next— and the case Isd..j| • Dee_j 3 is quoted in support of the con mtion tliat shops must clos.. fo, iut hole day. The W cited does nS at .anentUy apply. DVere was -fined' lfc aepmg his shop : open for half a dav-w public holiday, which d.df n>f. felf ,7 te .statutory closing day, omj for re ainingr open all day on theA-statutcrv osing day Tlie act apparently 0 I mplates that a shopkeeper desiron.: «f >mg relieved of the LcsSty 7^*4 ' th e statutory day must close iS hole day on a public holiday n ! :?re is jio provision in the a^tT sti pi p' g that , when a public holiday^fe the statutory cosing day shnnl-_.l * s must close the who)? da£. To P a fe -ranees, the?.fore, all that i s required shopkeepers m respect to Lab^r "tf" iich falls on Wednesday, ■ ffi^JSinfe' «y day Iters.- i s thaS 7^ tS°^ >sed as usual for the half day: - The Hawkes'Bay Pi-esbyterv heU *r. ipier on Wednpsday evelirg xwnfn,? iv Dr Sidey as Moderatbf:^ N± aland. for 1906. 1^ Presbytery 0 n c casting vote of the Moderator r." mmebded i„- adherenfeto voce no ense at t]i« poming poll. Exception is taken to tha mo.!*on on the groan dl t such matters should 1 be 'lef to tlie div^ual coiisQien9e. ...a -■

The Wharf Laborers' Union social to be held on Labor Day is likely to be a m-.'morable function. The committee aye determined to bring the undertaking to a successful issue, and judging by lh« enKsin displayed Ithe capacity of Engku-fs Halll mil bo taxed to its utmost The social is the fiwt bed by the Union for many years, and as it is held to eelc bra^e Labor Day the members are desir.';ous that it should be enjoyable to all who attend. Action «J^%^^ ing of th .^«^rt. c Council Chambers, at attendance, is expected L mS of the business is nnportan"^UonUily meetin 2 .^^^- j District Permanent^^? U £ g t ll Sing, be held at the^ usual plao^to This time of W^^-Xre of rain, visited with more than us *£«> and if you have a liolo .m your . fffll na^ral.co^-c-qfnce is th.t your Uje get wet, but if «^ c c^ h ;V U S chool boots • which are sold % s,^g Smith's thetr Ba l, prices at gfJ^JJa^di-y, and d-.ldrens' feet -Ail . m ' -p Tices for you get good honesty ..^ Lys and g.rls strong .so hjol S you will be convinced A demand for one i im . clean corn _»-_». X^J™ mediately, appears dsejl i«u b Messrs nso \^ c(i irSs^ attcninsert dsewhere ;> i f^t h e?quinine and . t ,ion to.th^proner (s of tl^^q ?lT,f%fttV-n?rcu r rrfor nexv°n?to In^C'or General of Sbhcols notifi's 5-ewher.e that the exanmui on f« fi places in secondary and techniS schools only is expended to the lo'ii in Tiie Xmas number, of the -Weekly Pre s and Auckland Weekly News have •irrved Thoa* who wish for a .opy Kuld 'procure -them at once to g« d« appointment; price 1/ at B- P**™*' booksellrr and stationer, Tamui street, opposite Post Office.—Advt. Ladies Silk Blouses -J^st opened a choice selection of silk blouses. I-iew Se made in the very latest styles and arc real handsome goods truly fash on laie-t—The prices are very reasonable commencing at 12s 6d «f pjS:-.^ . K:.y and Son, Draper and Clot'ii.r--i__Vt. „ _, , , Eecent books worth reading— Tatmos by Kathleen Inglewood; Tliil Conway by A. C Zuntes; 'The Weird Picture by J* B Catling; .'The. New Munsver by Orme Agnus; 'Playing -the Kna*.-e by Florence Warden ; 'Vigorous Daunt, Billionaire' by Ambrose Pratt ; 'Roger Zrewinion' by Joseph Hocking; Mi ik Burns' Manuscript' by Slieldon; liie Conquering Will' by S. K. Hocking. In paper 2s 6d, cloth 3s 6d at B. Dixon's Tainui Street.— Advt. The wise astronomer fortells The date of each eclipse The racing man at fingeTtf snds Has all the latest tips But we can vouch a fact more true — Can give a tip more sure — If you would of a cold be rid Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. WHAT. CAUSES RHEUMATISM. Tho real cause of Rheumatism is to bo found in the blood, which has besome polluted through excess of uric acid, j i d in. OTder to cure the disease the blood must be purified and restored to a healthy cendition. Liniments and plasters may give temporary relief, but can never iemove the cause of the disease. The r«al remedy is RHEUMO. It has cured thousands of sufferers from Rheumatism Rheumatic Gout, Sciatica, and kindred diseases.' It wdl cure you. There >s no thing to equal RHEUMO as an ant-* dote to Rheumatism. All chemists and storekeepers sell it at 2s 6d and 4a 6d a bottle.— Wholsesale Agents, KEMPTHOENE AND PROSSER.