The Grey River Argus and Blackball turn. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY OCTOBER, 7th 1905.

Grey River Argus, 7 October 1905, Page 2

The Grey River Argus and Blackball turn. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY OCTOBER, 7th 1905.

Tee G-ermanic war«eagle, personified by the Kaiser, after having wildly flapped its pinions and screeched menacingly in all the four qu irters cf the globe almost, has evidently retired rather crest-fallen over its attempt to cause trouble. In its place comes the Teutonic dove of peace in the person of the German Chancellor, Prince Bulow, whispering sweet nothings, per medium of Le Temps, into the ears of La Belle France. The Prince, has a difficult task to accomplish if he anticipates that he will succeed in convincing the French that the German Codlin is the true friend and not the English Short. In calmly* ignoring the crisis which arose so recently between Ger* many and France with regard to \ Morocco, the Prince appears to have determined to adopt as his guiding principle the c :treme methods of the French themselves : — " De l'audace, encore de l'audace, tonjours de l'aus dace." Bub unparalleled boldness and the most audacious assurance is a game that two can play at and, so far, the French have bad the greater amount of experience in playing it. The outcome of this contest of " colossal cheek," as the Yankees might term ib, will be awaited with interest but there need be little doubt as to its result. So long as Alsace and Lorraine remain German territory there is a greater chance of the lion and the lamb fraternising than of France catering into an offensire and defensive alliance with Germany. Indeed, the Kaiser's schemes have recently gone much a* gley and he has evidently been reckoning on a much different ending to the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan. Russia's difficult?, as Dr Dillon remarks in his survey of foreign affairs in the Contemporary Review, has been Germany's opportunity ; ap« parently Gem ;y has not made '.he most of the opp .-tunity. Her policy cf intimidation has failed and her de° signs with regard to changing the map of Europe have been postponed inde« finitely. Her f. Jicy ha 3 b. en described by French writers as a " a policy of brigands" but Dr Dillon considers that it is by no means a chimerical one. As to Germany's action regarding Morocco, he says' it was but a pretext. Figuratively speaking the Kaiser levelled a pistol at the head of the Republic which was asked to give either its property or its love and France was invitad t® desist from plotting againsb her enemy of thirtyi five years ago and to become Germany's sincere friend and helpful ally. There would be no necessity for France to break off with Russia but 1 the three wouW combine and wresb Great Britain's colossal possessions from her loose grasp. Such is the interpretation of the Kaiser's grand scheme which at present is falling about him, overturned and demolished like a house of cards. The German Chancellor has admitted that the Angio»French entente is more disquieting than ever the Francosßussian alliance has been. 1 he cordial relations between England and France aie capable of further enlargement Infc' before that can eventuate England's army must be placed on a better footing. As Sir Roland Blennerbassetb remarks in the Fortnightly Review :— " lt "is quiie "certain that the attitude of France v would be at the present moment "much more independent if she could "rely on military assistance from Eug- " land in the case of invasion," To meet these requirements England's military position should be relatively as good as th^.t she occupied when Wellington invaded France in 1813. So far the New Zealand representative team of footballers in England have proceeded " without impediment" to the great gratification end jubilation of all true Rugbyitcs in the colony. . We all want to see i hem and tbeir tour unbeaten and the mauner i*> which our players have iuaugura'cd their attack on ths English exponents of the game certainly gives good grounds for thinking tbab such a consurnation is not at all improbable. A comparison, made between the tour of the native team and the tour of the present New Zealand 'team by "Off* side Mac " in the Wairarapa Leader is instructive, Referring to New Zea land's four consecutive wins, 169 points against 4, the writer states that the Native team lost its fourth match by (5 tp 4, halving won its first three matches with a total of 18 points against 2.. ; Biifc since the 1 Na'ives played in Engl. 3 Rugby football has deteriorated whi. ' in New Zealand there has been a corresponding increase 'in the knowledge of the game. "The present New Zealand team is a dry weather combibat" n," the same writer remarks. if Both backs and forwards, revel on dry ground, but there is no doubt they will feel the pinch in No* vember, and especially in December, in the cold weather and on the wet sludgy grounds of Britain. However, by that time the team should be a great Rugby machine of legs, arms and , brains, and everything else being equal,, will be hard to beat.'' The' writer predicts good results if-, "our; men can only keep their hsads from swelling and their throats from thirst^*'

During the. debate in the House on Thursday, on to Advances to Settlers Act' : Amendment Bill, Mr. W. Fraser (Wakatipu) wliila careiul not' to endorse it. said, 'that a statement* Vas current that' money had been borrowed- cheap from the agsujance- fund under th« Act and lent; dear by tha; bctrrowfei-s. He re. ferred to a circunistantial story of three men borrowing each £3000 and landing tlie aggregat.e( out at as. a syndicate at •nates ranging from six to teif per cent. .He thouhgf there was too much lent in larger sums to ■ people for whose benefit the Act was not passed . Mii Allison, manage.^ of the Brunn^T mine, is confined to his house stiff ewng-i r from a seve-re coldv

whether will at once, take the nectsaS steps tb:open-a telegraph, office 2fJ^ a ,. Tl^ ?? nt;r actors f Or mvr pt Q& onen 6 t1 Gl;eym ° Ut;l1 Cricket Club int «"d to SttinfL*' ekeb - SeaS(>ll as soon as Park ?*V n e ls , ove r nextweek. Tho to a good Beas on W " lay l0 ° k fw beei^^Sed^; 11^^ 6C^ and. the Sork ca^ed^ ou?"^ satas acition of \£* ™J>** **%* school is now i n a first ri». v v.The: St Columba Club holding a larepi .picnic on November 9th lm ow^ -tlo the King's Birthday sports b«mg hold m Greymouth on that day "it was decided to postpone itlis piciuc uu*il after Chrisjtmaa. It is now somia years since flounders were secured on the- sea beach in snr quan€ty During the last few days the fishermen have made splendid hauls by dragging and yesterday quitfe- a number could be seen fishing. One fisherman secured ovutr a hundred yesterday morn jng. and sold them rapidly in town af ■three for tiwo shillings and' sixnentx*

If the- ireatKjr is favorable thi3 aftsr nc >o n the members of the Boiling Club will hold _ a practice game on the green. Howling is likely to be a most popular sport this season. Judge Haselden will preside ati a •tmg ot the DistVicfc Court here on Tueaday. A case, Merreijb v. Ra 6 , is doiMi for hearing in which Merretfr cW £450 for Alleged misreprSa. 0 " *"&*'*• Candidates .for the MaWicuiatbn 1 P ?? hin . iaar -v Examinations miX Education before the 16th iast. Form, for application can fe< obtained- from tli A Education Board office. A petty officer on the Austrian war tunnel of .. ttt» ship on September 30th olmShW™ . < *^ i * a 6 Auckland on Monday to enquiTe into the oircumtT?k Consul -VSSSd ha* the holding of the inquest would be a breach of international law and the corona, a fc the request; of Contain SSfTt? A - IP - C - t0 *** GoyernoVf P pSSw? *l, enquil 7- Minister of Justice subsequently telegraphed instructing the coroner not,' to hold the inquest as the Government did not desir* to strain -the letter of international law too The Premfe informed the representative of a, Christchurch newspaper ast week ihai h» had read with interest re marks of the High Commissioner f Ol - New Zealand, the Hon W. P™ber Reeves on the, probable attitude of Xl^ SS? d §7*^ ih * wjeat-y. Refeimng to Mr Reevefe's ea We have a zone of our own and the ™J apan - , We will res P cc t in the matter so long as they keep within Australia and New Ze^fnd Whin «S Joseph was in Australia early in Ihl wftwi,/ 6^ H,*""** thfquestX ?L™ t t!l » Postmaster-Geneiu!. a »d ateJßd that he would be very atad if if this smsion to take., th* necessary iS?, X^ lOn fw Hie 7 o?£ Mr Guinness, through Mr Millar in Ft wiW in rfmt c L m'" " U1 remove the Tailwav station ifc liilli ago by the Midi Ratway"^ years w?5. F fi? y yek c S fc of Ia t fc /*? , Jose^ mm ■bed him of five poi odd "colfeTh; money and invited him to meet them in tho morning Before the hour set the? gonedm. A warrant was ikied for their arrest. One is said #6 be In 33 K- maL **»*»* ta Phillip Ferns was robbed of a Wartetburv watch and one pound by th c same nS ?Tn vereargill telegram). ' (Lv " rr A «?mm«nioation from the Hon C H. Mills regarding the Pictbn wlmrr A? P^ red the columns of St fcborough, Head's «reptS^ SSSS I^ u -Pon % Heral severe y itfbuke,d the Minister as follows.- «$ tt l inquiries i_we ha^, ascertained thai the "f fOT '»^«>n found- its way into pr fi direct -front the Minister's office though ■« w I:G with a copy. 1? the HonMrM* does i,of fa&w th.afc liim^ PcT -f. XlSt3 i' ? ooner c acquaints himself with what is going oii in hi! S1^ Ue i BCy th % b '^?- W? promSe tp let him know of our exisqnce b'efo-e the U^TJ 1 ? ?^ T '! mor <» Patronage is extended' through the memo sjstenP ' T i le - Ji^S r son of Mr Rove, s'/flti-jn- ! master aj> Mpana, who received inWs oy a trolly passing ovcsr his le c on lhurs.d.ay pveijing, i § doing splendidly The little fellow's leg was badl r "<u£ and had to b e stiitohed. He has so fyr recovered as to enablp his parents to fake him honfcj to-day. " " . ITie Fresh Food and Ice company durmg the past few months has been "a vary active body preparing for thlj soii 5 butter supply, and now all arrange ments are made for having ttoh o factdpy and crs«nier;es in full saving m a forjnighi A refrigerating plant Vas , r- pudhated a few wepfcs ago in O^maru, vn <L will ainve early ne^t week. Jfc i ? of six ton capacity, and it is 'flic' intuition of the directors to erect' it this season afc Totai'ci JPlafc, and then wlien the; bripk building is finished in., town to shift >"fc down, rlns ie looked forward to with pleasure by the farmers ■iiirough-,|k the district, most of ■\rjwm Jiave greatfy added to tJMr herds. Xhe?e {„■ notJiinsr to prevent th© factory turning out butter m large quantities to supply •Iv local demand, and nest year ( vhea the town .p*ant is erected tho company should control a very large business It is not' intended to confino the ?bni'panv's operations to bntte r making but when the plant is in full goinp order to offer storage for fish. meat, eggs ;md all perishable goods. The company ha™ a large and profitable field before tuenn A few loads of gravel supplied by Ui 8 Douncillnis made a great change in Ui" :ondit::on of Badger's lane. It w as a :ew n-seks ago nothing but a lane of ll W' l W l \> ™n bo used, witji comfurt For ithe paslf few ycars^'it has besn tin lustom for the schools thrbughbatT Hi a l W* observe Labor. day as a pub ie lohclny Hie saai© custom will-be 'bb OTyed this year, and the echook TviH 1W " nain clcr,'yd on the llth mat, ■{■•■**•■■ Th,?,' poll of th G ratepayers on the lorrowing proposals will be ,taken on uesday next, Two issuer, are to be pd before tl»iii xatepa-yersi > one ten., borrow 16000 and the othea- & roll s list about conpleted and contains *h~ ames^of 1014 ratl^aye^ whol^re [fled to vote on the proposals. ' Mr J. A. -Murdoch, presidj^t) , o f the Lumam Hospital Trustees received rm rilowmg -telegram from tl% Premier in nswer to/one forwardrd by him "astinS lat £500 would b e placed on U,^ J? lementa I 7 es.tinia'.fes ?or tip purpose % building. '«n a'daWona,! kJ£ W t h» o S piM:_' : i referred your ttl^ain to ie Hon Minister fo r public wfrfa f^ n'ourable consideration. Many tli-intt ,r knd attention to Mrs fSfidF^. ,n glad to hear tliat.her health: has f m roved, and also that- «he U a^ • jrself amongst! he?- old and 3 °* m £ fends so vei| much." a^;>y o «ag Tlio Premier in convpnvitmn pol^

Tli 0 Jiuinara Borough Council met ci Thursday. On the motion of Or Rous< seconded by Cr CampbVW, Crs Rouse (Jilhei-t, Evenden and Jorgensen wen appointed a public works ■comnutte?, C Rouse to be. chairman. Cr. Rouse moved Cr Eggleston seconded: That the i.ap tain, lieufenaut, Crs Even<*t?n and Gilbsr and the Toirn Clerk be appointed, fir inspectors Car Gilbert said fae woult consjiij to act on condition, that the 1 : .t irspc-ctors did not inteifeile with <th< working of the brigade. Hie motion, wa agreed .to. Cr Eggleston stated I Lai- ; Serson had blown up a stump with i eavy charge of dynamite and piece of the stunip had befcn carried a. cor siderable distance. The Town Clerk sail he had given permission but had tm pressed on the person who made the ap plication, the necessity of taking ever: precaution. The. Mayor (Mr J> A Mur doch) said that no person had any powe to grant permission to anyone to us: dynamite within th,* borough. Cr Me Glone, who had used the dynamite, want cd to know who had given Cr.lfcg.esUf at the Council. The committee of th c Aharna Aapmeii , s Carnival are doing all m their power *> ™ke the eallrring on November Oth, on' of the geat abactions, on the Coast for" that day. Picnic parties ««**«« arrange *™ m Greymouth and Reef ton, and Ihe attendance atAhaura on tbe day of the carnival is likely to be very ln iE Young Men's Aquatic Club oifcctting into active work, Messrs f cP hfrson and Holder have been making Sabers intend teenier into this p-s-S'l wf-h enthusiasm th s season and w: in view the races to be provded by Sf Grey Regatta Club on Boxng Day. A meeting of --ihe Grey Education Board w'll bf held on Monday, and the Grey Comity Council on Tuesday. The 'Gittaniouth Club. !nftfoiln* flrf » determined to mate the new club rooms if the Town Hall a source of comfort ail amusement. -A new billiard table W been ordered, and -SSie most unto date fiStwe and fittings selected. The ineui brisJiip fee is fixed ait £2 25. and at 4 lie iiext lueeting of the olub over twenty, new member will Uj proposed. U\e membership stands close on a hundred so that it will be seen th c club is likely to have a successful Tun The rooms leased to the club a* e -elaborately finished and are largV and loft-V. It is expected that the club will be able to enter into possession about the middle of November. At a mooting of the Greymouth Hibernian Society held on Thursday •. yen ing the resignation of Mr M. J. Fogarty as° sefcii:'tary was rec*Jive]d. A minute was placed on the books of the (society •testifying to the good work done- by Mr Fogarty, and th e niambera present expressed their regret at losing lv's valuable services Mr Josiph T^ons was unanimously elected to fill ithe vacancy. Tlifl statue of thi- Hon W. Rolleston to be erected in Christchurch. arrived in tho colony by the Paparoa Regarding the bills which it is considered should be passed before tK>» se» sion closes tho Premier indicated in tilve {Bousei yester*lar|l tha'f 'they [included Workers' Dwellings, Teachers' Superannuation, Timber and Flax Royalties, Ad vances to Settlers Amendment. Mining, Excessivb Interest Prevention, Lands for' Settlement, Fiita Brigades. Gaming and liotiteriea, Medical 'Practitioners, Land Ballot, Sale of Food and Drugs, Referendum, Rabbit. Nuisance, and Maori Lands for Settlement The Prem:s?r yesterday afternoon received a deputation in connection with Meikle case. An inquiry by an impartial tribunal into thy circumstances of lie case and adequate compensaion were asked for in order to makfe. amends for the .torture Mr Meikle had suffered. Mr Seddon, replying, said that when the compensation tha,t had been given Mr Meikle was voted, the Cabinet had been under thjsi impression that it would be th c end of the matter and if matters like this were, reopened, a inosti danger.ms precedent would b e established. Still, the question should noti be allowed to rest where it was. The committee set up this session had advised?" th;? Govetn-men-J to remove Mr Meikle's name from the records or insert tags to sliow that Lainbcirt had committed perjury but for which Mr . Me'-k!e< would probably not have bal*n convicted. No legislature in the world would authorise parts of State documented .being cut out; but! he held that in such a cadi £s this particulars concerning the man who thad suffered should bo inserted. The .matter fas now Ivifore law officers and .the matter of placing tix question before some tribunal was before the Cabinet. It "might be found to bte just to reopen the compensa tion business and he hoped to make an announoementX'by. Tuesday. (Wellington telegram.) The Legislative Council yestfeiday further conside^d the Electoral Bill in com. m'ittl-ie. At the afternoon git-ting of ' the House the Premier said it! was in tended to resume tha debate on tilie land quYst'ion oil IVfonday; If tmmbers con ' tmued in working -trim, there would be no difficulty in. bringing ,the session to a close on the 20th insS Tliie: Convicts Forfeitures Bill and the Destitute Per 6ons Act Amendment BUI passed tQie com mitte stages The Property Law Amend ment 1 BiU was under consideration in committj* for four hours and a half at the evening- sitting and was reported with unimportant amendments shoir'Jly after midnight Mr Guinness has informed our Parlia •menMry correspondent! that upon his the Postmaster General has decided :tb continue the construction of the telephone 1 from Moana to Roto mana Tlie difficulty of getting anyoue to ta-ke charge of the bureau has been overcome by Mr Woods, ort? of the Poerua eetitlers, .having agreed to take charge of the bureau at his residence, near Roto Mann, Mr Lindop being un able to do so at his residence This will prove a great bc-nefij to the Poerua and Rotomana settlers The Governmen! liaß decided to «urn mon a general conferc-nce of New Zealand eniployers and employees to discuss ques t:ons of in.£t. : rests relating to tlie trade conditions of the colony. Invitations were sent out by the Premier yesterday to all tlft? Trades and Labor Councils in the cities, to all employers'' federations and Fanners' Union, to send tlwo dele gates each to attend the conference which will nieat' in about ten days. Thw ;-ost of travelling expenses of delega&s will be borng by the Gov>:trnmen.t # Welling tpn iJelegram), A meeting .qf the Wharf Laborers' "Union was hcCd last evening when there was a large attendance. A number of ni.'w i-ules were ado*p*Jed but the list could not ba got thrbugih in. oi^e iiighj sr> tlie meetting adjourned till fcerj g'c|i>ck Uiis inosflißgr . * Owners of bicyctes are experiencing a good deal of annoyance and 'inconvenience by some sensfc-iess person^ whp are fond pf foolislj practical jokeji. Bicycles left" outside shops aije" ridden round the corner, or streets away, and the owner has difficulty in discovering in* whereabouts of his machine, L a &t evening a bicycle wa3 fpuiid hanging on a feiice in Tainui stref-jt, and no doubt fclie owner was looking for the thief and heapmg all sorts of choice language on his head. The bicycla was brought- to tWia office and can be had by the owner on appli-'n-t;on. The police would do well to catch and" make an Example of thesa op<jrBpiritfid indiyiduals, : A-s thp Hospital htst evening a ypung man flam&3 Robert- CaT§e pasgsd away, after a Wng and painful illness. Deceased was a nafcird of QrweU Cresk. but work gd in Ppbspji until he was admitted into the hospital some weeks ago. He was highly icsteemed by all who knew him, and hia death wiJl be sincerely regretted He had only attaini?d the age of 2(5 years, In Mangon and Co's window there ig on view a beautiful painting; froilV' tlie brush of. 'Mother M Cecilia, of tin? Convent of; Mary Christchurch ? and daughter of Mr D. Sheedy, of this town. Die p'ctura a.t and* shows the master hand the coloring and shading be/ng beautiful. The subject is "The Morning CaH," and Tepf -.ie-nts a s,tag givJngj,"'T r \inoTn a wcl come. The scenery 's v\'' nought out, and vlic tone and 'c-olorin ■;■'.; >.t o^rd.ine. Tils picture \rak' Jfenfr' \\ v : • gif\ -t«- \-r Slieedy, and w»!> no j^ : & be . "ludi priz, d by him. LoycTs V- ' lrt : will xtave an opportunity of viewj.^ tjie picture th 6 evening. ' | : v . •"■* The stock to be sold a)' /I resfcon yar-ls on ilonday by Mark SpY ;%nd Co and G W Moss and Co is detailed in another column Thiv combined gas .boiling burner and Kellers iuiported by the Gas Department are going off mpidi'y and a Tepeat>ovd%!r Jihs been cabled. • Mr 'Kennedy will be in ali^ndance a,t tih© Council Chambra from 7 to p to-night, w]#n tlie Kiillci- atoveis and other apparatus will be lit, up for inspection. Mi li Hapfciiiii rail iiiake a great disP«iy in his .premisj.s in Boundary street this evening, and tho public are invited to nay a visit of inspection. All the Roods liavy just landed direct from the manufacturers, and Mr Hopkins int-ea-is cclebratinp; his new premises by offering bargains in all dr'parJments. The Xniss numbers of th & Weelclv Press and Auckland Weekly News have arrived. Thoa; who wish for a ?opy should procure •Uiem at once to save di's appo-.ntment; price 1/ at 33. Dixon's, oooksollpr and stationer, Tainui street opposhe Post Office.— Adrt. 1 lie ay if,a astronomer f ortells The date of each ■ecTipsp;. ■ liie racing man at nngers' Has all the latest tips 'But we can vouch a. fact more irue-« _,v an f^ive a tip "more sure^l( you would of a cold bo rid Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.