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Grey River Argus, 24 April 1908, Page 2

The strike levy to the Blackball Union at next pay day, Reefton, will be 7s apiece. Two hundred miners in the Globe have asked to be paid at the Globe mine. The regular meeting of the Ct. Concord No. 4355 A.O.F. will be held at their lodge room, Albert street this evening at 8 o'clock. Mr W. Clayton of Ahaura, has sold out his interest in the butchejry business at Blackwater to Mr T. C. Heslop of Reefton. One of thase popular socials will be; held-in the Sailor's Rest this evening. The charge is small, and everyone wishing a special and pleasant evening cannot do better than attend. Under instructions from the trustees of the estates Hafley and Co., limited wili sell by auction at their rooms on baturday (to-morrow), houshold furniture, crockery, tools and effects without reserve. . ri P *K r t Hick S J > thc * Blackball miners' delegate, addressed a large open-air meeting m Trafalgar streft, Nelson" on Thursday evening, Mr Whittaker presiding. Aj the close the hat was sent round and a sum of 2 ns 4I was collected in aid of the strikers. It is with deep regret that we leim an accident by beine- knnrfc^ «« tram but from reZrts^^ece'ved iV friends thought he was making a sa& factory progress. However tiie sfartlmg news reached town yesterday mormng that he had suffered a reapse and was in a bad way. It is- to be sincerely hoped that news of a more nopeful nature will be received to-day Several members of his family left for Wellington last night. - Mr James Ken-, who was nominate for the Mayoral election on Wednls day, announces in this issue that ow ing to the serious illness of Mr jT ,se»l. Peme. in Wellington, he has decided- to. withdraw from the contsst not wishing to cause his opponent who is very ill, any anxiety. Mr Kerr yesterday afternoon withdrew his no mination, so that Mr Petrie will be detherierm. vn °l J Posed for a f ur-

A grand plain- and fancy dress ball will be held in aid of the Citizen's

cd L -?t S a^SV hC $S sons entertainea at a social the children of the brethren of the Masonic lodges in the ■town. The little dots enjfyed themselves immensely with dance and gaScs. the youngsters entering into the fun with great mirth. The ff atherW was a great success, and after beinf entertained at supper the gathering was brought to a close a little after ten ©.clock. The committee of the Grev■mouth Xodge, and W. M. Bro. Robb are to be congratulated on the success of the greatest Masonic function ever held m.the r tpwn: The committee^are verj; grateful to the ladies who assisted in carrying out the. refreshments and to show their appreciation the L ?dge will entertain them at a picnic at Point Elizabeth to-day The K will leave the Masonic Hall TahS street at 12 o'clock to-day, when it ?s hoped all the ladies will make i? convement to attend.

_ The advertisement lately appearingj n «J^v IJar)er callin ff for returns under Ine Land and Income Assessment Act iqoo" refers to returns of land and mortgages only. Returns or income will be called for later. A notice appears in another column intimating that the Te Kinga Sports which have been postponed, will be held on May 9th. The meeting given fine weather is sure to be a great success as the" acceptances for all the events are really good. A meeting of the executive organising the Otira tunnel contract celebration will be held at the Harbor Board office, Greymouth, tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at 3 o'clock to complete the final arrangements in regard to the function, which has now been fixed for Tuesday, May sth. DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT.— It your eyesight troubles, you should take advantage of the visit to Greymouth of Mr Watson, F.1.0.C, 8.0.A., London, eyesight specialist and optician, who has rooms at Revington' s Hotel for a few days. Private entrance.— Advt.

The election for school committees throughout the Grey district takes place on Monday evening. Great interest is being taken in the education of the young, and residents of the various districts are anxious to appoint men who will strive to further education. ~

A peculiar accident happened at the Inangahua »Junc|tioJ!i: ithe cither day. When learning a dance, in a room, a young man fell and broke his collar bone, coming into town to be fixed .up.— lnangahua Times. A nasty accident happened to Mr Mertimer who was working at the main match of the s.s. Kini. Pie was engaged loading timber whsa he slipped and falling heavily on the wharf receiving- a violent blow on the head. He was attended by Dr Mcßrearty (sen.), and we are pleased to state he is doing well. n/r^'ip^ 8 t0 Hokiil ? a are notified that Mr l. Keens, proprietor of the Federal Dining Rooms, Reyell Street, has made special arrangements for their reception to-day and to-morrow Patrons visiting the establishment can rely on being catered for in a thorough manner.— Advt. The expenditure of the repatriation of the kanakas in Queensland has amounted to £29,438, of which the State has contributed £17.570, ttic balance being paid by the Commonwealth. It is understood that under the State control scheme rock oysters will be sold in Auckland at 12s 6d per sack. The season will open on May Ist. Owing to the rise in the price of hemp in the English markets a numbci of the Manawatu flax-mills are again busy. Mr R. S. Slater was nominated by the Mokihinui Union for the position of Organising Secretary for West Coast labor. Mr Granyille Hicks is announced as a Candidate for the Ohinemuri seat. He is favourable to the present Government. Rua, the Maori prophet, is now at Wairoa. He gave it forth that he was t» be buried on Good Friday, and attei wards come to life again. However the feat did not come off. The Wellington Mines Company is clc sing down, pending flotation in Eng land. One or two men will be engaged till that event is accomplished. Meantime the drive is on good stone. — Inangahua Times. The Otago Daily Times states that an inspection has been made by the Lard Purchase Board of the Kauro Hills Eastate, near Oamaru, comprising about 19,000 acres, with a view to its purchase by the Government.

Mr Bert Robb, of the Post and Telc--1 graph Office at Gis_borne, died at the local hospital a few days ago. The deceased scratched his hand, and blood poisoning set in. The hand was amputated, but deceased succumbed to the shock.. At the time of the Low Level lockout, two years ago (says the Times) the other unions of the dominion assisted the Inangahua union with cash in the true spirit of comradship. Some of these however, have now, we understand, after the lapse of two years, made application for. the return of the unexpended balances. It is probable that the new Governor General, Lord Dudley, will arrive at Sydney from the Quebec tercentenary celebrations about the first week in September, and that Lord Northcotc will go to New South Wales to welfome his successor. Lord Northcote and Lord Dudley are old friends.. READING MATTER to suit all classes of readers. Works of Fiction ; Classical, Historical, Theological and Scientific Works in paper cloth and leather bindings at B. Dixon's, bookseller and stationer, Tainui street. Next door to Noonan's.— Advt. A New Zealand miners how in Tierradel Feugo (Mr John Werner, formerly of Lowburn Otago) states that he believes if a rush of miners could set towards that country as they did towards Victoria and Otago in the old days, there would be a number of fields opened up, and 'things would hum." Tirra del Fuego is an island about the size of Otago, Southland, and half of Canterbury.

It is understood .that a well-known Wellington bookmaker has instructed his solicitors to issue a writ against some members of the cimmittee of the Manawatu Racing Club, claiming dam ages for the committee's action in restricting him and other bookmakers to an enclosure on the Awapuni course on the 7th instant, and refusing him a license on the following day after he had declined to be restricted" to the enciusure.

There are now visiting- New Zealand Colonel J. M. Denny, the senio* partner of the sreat firm of shipbuilder;- Messrs Denny Bros., of Dumbarton; Mrs Dr A. Barnard, of London; and Archdeacon Dennett, of Victoria. Word has been deceived in Wellington that Mrs Annie Besant: the newly elected President of the Theasophical Society, will lecture in the near future. Mrs Besant will probably leave Sydney for Wellington about the nnd of July or the beginning of August.

Men who are-consiu^ini^- a r:cw mjk for th«ir Easter holidays couid r-ot ?o better than invest in one of lha sivlish read-to-wear suits just qpoael in for this season's wear at :t omitn'tho reliable drapers. These suits are correctly cut— good fitting and good wearing, and then the saving in cost is great, for such a suit made to > jur call at C. Smith and try on some of these suits, you will realise their superior style and fit, and the price will convince you of their splendid value — Advt. ,

Nowadays a lady feels as if her wardrobe is incomplete without a tailored fco'stumc,' vand .certainly nothing is smarter of more becoming than for street wear. Ladies arc invited to visit the -showroom at C. Smith's Ltd., thr reliable draper, and try on some or the ready-to-wear costumes just opened up there. These costumes arc really smart garments— well cut and made from very styish materials— and should commend themselves to ladies who appreciate good style. "As the prices arc distinctly low for tailored costumes, an early inspection is suggested as a means to a good selection. In a certain military office, not a hundred miles from Calcutta, a vacancy occurred' for a clerk (says the Englishman). Candidates were cxPtcted to have a fair knowledge of the English language. The following were three answers were given by one hopeful candidate to the questions put to him regarding the "meaning of words. Monsoon: '. Owing to the failure of the rain the monsoon appears. Fodder; There are four fodders in the cow's breast, • the milkman by means of which milks the cow. Famine : Owing to the failure of crops and the rates being so abnormally high the people cannot support their family, therefore the famine prevails. A parliamentary return has" lately been issued from the Government Printing Office in Wellington. It gives a list of moneys borrowed by T. J. Meikle to carry on his claim, for compensation in connection with his alleged wrongful imprisonment on a charge of sheep-stealinfg. The return dates from 10,03 and it shows that Meikle obtained loans from all sorts and conditions of men. Amongst his creditors are express and cab proprietors, land, mining and commissicft agents, butchers, timber merchants, dairymen, farmers, surveyors, bakers saddlers and tailors. The largest sum he borrowed trom one man was £200. •1 he- -total- is £t-S r> s . Another return reproduces an agreement by Meikle to pay to a man from whom he borrowed £10 if he succeeded in his claim. A cold in the nose as you'll suppose. Is a terrible nuisance, goodness nose! But Woods' Great Pepperniir.t' Cure's a friend Whose kindly aid will always lend ! When colds endure The case requires a treatment newer Then send for Wood's Great P-pper-mint Cure.

On an average 10 people die every year while running after ammbuses. Over a thousand patent remedies for cholera are sold in the United States. There is not an illiterate person in Iceland, although .the population is nearly 80,000. : Italians applying for work seize and kiss the hand of the employer., it is an old feudal custom. Out of every 10,500 who go in for teaching as a profession, only 6250 ultimately become teachers. The railway companies, of South Aus tralia spend ,£16,000 a year in removing weeds from their lines. In the fourteenth century, soldiers were often deformed by thel. weight of the armour they had to carry. ' "Barometer trees" are smooth and white in fine weather, but they turn black when a storm is Jhreatening. Pcnryhn Castle is being: advertised «js To let J in an. American paper. 1 he castle contains 70 bedrooms. Mrs Annie Besant, president of the Theosophical Society, is coming to New Zealand. It is calculated that two. day's fog puts 25,000 people on the sick list in London. Seventy-five per cent, of the meat eaten in England comes from foreign countries. It is estimated that at the present time 250,000 tons of grain are stored in South Australia. Mr Haldane has a walking-stick made of cordite, and he often carries it into the House of Commons. The gross return from raisin vineyards at Mildura (Victoria) has season 15 estimated at .£29 per acre. A London policeman arrests on an average no more than nine persons in a year; a Parisian arrests ?S. Forty years ago on Saturday last the first newspaper was started on the Thames goldfields by Mr Wilkinson, of Devonport. 1 Th , e 1 Victor ,i an State Cabinet has decided to call for alternative tenders J yr X..30,000 worth of rabbit wire netting in Australia and England. The Victorian Government has placed on the open market a large quantity oi wire netting .manufactured by the convicts of Pentridge gaol.. , Up to the present about 000 factories in Wellington and suburbs have been registered for the current financial year Powder mills arc now being built with brick made from plaster of Paris and cork, because of the slight resistance they offer in case of expjpsion.

The 'Queensland Government has decided to make cream-grading at butter factories compulsory, and that only certificated testers can now be employed. Walter Thomas Hill, who assisted a woman by carrying her child to Lyme Regis Railway Station, fell dead from heart disease on reaching the platform. —^ As a result of extensive ploughing m North Otago at the present time there has been a grcated demand for horses than has been the case for two years past. VIEWS OF GREYMOUTH. Have you seen the new album of Greymouth views containing nine new pictures of the town and surroundings. Only is Od each at B. Dixon's. bookseller" and stationer, Tainui street. Next door to Noonan's. — Advt.

A new match factory in India uses surya grass instead of wood to form the stems. The supply is inexhaustible, and the cost insignificant. A chaff-cutter cuts the stalks to the required length. It is stated on German authority thai the astounding number of 2,000,---000 glass eyes are made every year in Germany and Switzerland, while one French house manufactures 300,---000 of them annually, A Hawke's Bay resident is offering £ioo regard for information that will lead to the conviction of the persons who have taken nearly 500 of his sheep since January.. A boy's hair grows one haJf slowei than a girl's, in boys the average rate of growth is sin in six years, being an average or .018 per day. During his • twenty-first and twentyfourth year a man's hair grows quicker than at any other period. LADIES, if you are interested in Fancy Art Needlework call at is. Dixon's, Tainui street, and see the very latest in this particular line. You .will not be pressed to buy. We will be pleased to show you our stocks.— Advt. The party of Maoris from Ratorua who w ie to have left to Sydney on Monday last to anvc fhibitioiis of haka and poi dances did not go, , oj,ing it is understood, to i,ome hitch occuring in the financial arrangements between the Sydney promoters and the Maoris. A Miss Gwy-nnc, who was a judgment debtor at the Brompton County Court, was said to be manager for a firm of advertising agents, and to be in receipt of a salary of #000 a year. An order for payment of the £58 i owing, by instalments of £10 a month, was made.

A Riverside settler (Mr Andrew Mcl ville) last year cleared (says the *ree Press) £150 from bacon pigs alone, besides the profits accruing from his fine dairy herd and farm produce. Mr Melville has certainly demonstrated what can be done with swamp land in the right hands.

An Indian Mutiny veteran named Denis Kennedy, aged 86, died at, Kozelle, Sydney, on April .4. He served throughout the mutiny, and belonged to the Bengal Infantry. During the great campaign he (had his- Wight cv-2 shot out and his right arm blown off. He had been a pensioner since 1858. Mr liurnside Winslow, of New Haven, Connecticut, was stunned some time ago by a golf ball, hit by Mrs Helen Carrington. Explanations were following by an engagement, and they have np\v been married. The Free Press, Balclutha, learns that there will be a meeting of the Land Purchase Board in Wellington, when it is probable that the question of making an inspection of the Clifton and Otanomomo Estates, with a view to purchase by the Government, will be considered. A valuable lorry horse owned by Mr 1 T. 11. Ricketts, Clcrmont, town carrici was bitten by a snake, but, luckily (says the Peak Down Telegram), the animal did fiot succumb. In treating the horse a bottle of brandy and two bottle of pain-killer were administered. It is stated that the animal took liquor with great gusto. Sixteen cases of scarlet fever and four of diphtheria were reported in Wellington the week before last. Seven cases of diphtheria were reported from the Hutt County, adjoining the capital city.

It has been estimated that the bofij> of Ireland arc in extent as great as the peat mosses of the whole German Empire, and that they are on an average three times as deep. A syndicate has been formed (The Central Ireland Power Syndicate) to convert the peat into gas, and the gas into electricity for commercial purposes. The head works will be at Robertstown, about twenty miles from Dublin, in the immense Bos 'of AlJen. In his presidential address before the Manchester Geological and Mining Society, Mr John Ashworth, C.E., said "Let us for a moment reflect on the great and rapid change made in England by the coal-miner. Has he not completely revolutionised our land, and turned a "large part of an agriultural ountry into a huge workshop? Only one hundred and fifty years ago Lancashire was the poorest country in England, and the most sparsely populated. To-day if you take an area of fifty miles 'round this room you enclose a population more dense than any other part of the world. You may liken it to one big workship built # on a coal-hole. The miner has mainly effeted this cKange." "He who hath wealth must be watchful and wary," especially when there are children about (says the Wairarapa Nev^s"). A Carterton settler the other day was moving, and his "better half" was cleaning up the resulting" debris. In the room where she was working there was a table, on 1 lie table was a ledger, and between the pages of the ledger were seven one pound notes. Also in the room was a bright little four-year-old girl — a very good little girl, who sat in a corner and amused herself with a pair of scissors while her mother worked. The child finished her play, the mother carefully swept up, and burned the accumulated scraps on the floor, and it was then found that the baby had opened the ledger, taken out the pretty notes cut them into little* nieces and cast them among the rubbish on the floor. The bank' is seven pounds richer and the settler poorer by that amouut'.