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West Coast Times, 22 March 1910, Page 2

Tho price of broad I'.as been advanced to fid tho 41b loaf. See adveriisemont appearing elsewhere in this issue.

The Pactolus dredge return for 150 hours was 39ozs 20dwts.

The weather turned a complete somersault on Monday morning last and the first touch of winter was keenly felt. All accounts against the Benevolent Institution are requested to bo sent in to the Secretary not later than Satur-

day, 26th inst. The Chief Postmaster, Hokitika, advises that the ’Frisco mail despatched on the Bth February, arrived in London on the 20th inst.

Competitors are. reminded that nominations for all events at the Hokitika Easter Sports close with the secretaries to-day, Tuesday (23rd inst) at 8 p.m.

Accounts against the Westland Hospital Trustees (excepting those for supplies for the current month) arc requested to be forwarded to the secretary, on or before Saturday ,the 26th inst.

A meeting of the Westland Hospital Board will be held to-morrow at 7.30 p.m. This will be the final meeting of the Board as from this the Westland Hospital district will work under the new Act.

The President of the Westland Agricidtural and Pastoral Associatior ackonwledges with thanks the re ceipt of £ls (refund of prize money) ceipt of £1 5s (refund of prize money the Sea View Mental Hospital.

The Waktipu Mail understands that the Government has purchased the peninsula opposite the Queenstown Park. It is the intention of the Tourist Department to utilise it as a golfing ground. Much greater attraction will thereby he given, to the place in the future.

Winter has again set in judging by the cold snaps we have had tins last few days. Horse owners who turn their stock out these obld nights should look at once to the comfort of the beast and see it is clothed with one of A. W. Yarrall’s waterproof covers. They are absolutely the best and the prices are low. Old covers repaired promptly. Telephone No. 21.

Mr T. W. Dineen, lately on the electrical engineering staff of the Ross Goldfields, Ltd., and who resigned to take up an important position in Ipoh (Malay Peninsula) left by the 5 train last evening for Greymouth en route to Wellington. After spending a short holiday in the Empire City, Mr Dineon leaves for the scene of his future labours. Although but a young man, Mr Dineen is making rapid strides in his profession.

The Rev. Canon Pollock delivered su impressive sermon at AH Saints Church last evening. There was a very large congregation present. The Rev. visitor, who is here in the interests of the Anglican General Mission subsequently had a conference with the parishioners. Canon Pollock intimated that it was hoped that arrangements would be made for one of the missioners to visit the outlying districts. He trusted that the parishioners would co-operate with the missioners in their good work. The following is the Rev. D. C. Bates’ summary and forecast: —A westerly area of low pressure passed in the south on Sunday, with strong westerly winds, followe dby southerlies with rain in most parts and snow on the higher levels in the extreme south. Present indications are for strong southerly winds, with cool and showery weather generally. Rain will probably bo heavy in parts of the o|rth Island; and a westerly low pressure is due in the south on or about Thursday.

A meeting of the stewards of the Westland Trotting Club was held last evening in the Post Office Hotel, Mi take up a nimportant position under It was resolved to call a general meeting of the Club for Thursday night for the purpiose of considering the matter of registering under the Unclassified Society’s Registration Act. The secretary reported that the subscriptions received up to the present wore very satisfactory. Eight new members wore elected. The secretary intimated that members tF.ckcts and ladies complimentary tickets were now being circulated to financial membeis.

The Government is offering a bonus of fourpence per pound on the production of the first one hundred thousand pounds weight of good marketable ietorted quicksilver, free from impurities from any mine in New Zealand. The conditions arc published in last week’s Gazette. At least one-third of the quantity must bo produced on or before March 31, 1911, and the remaining two-thirds on or before March 31, 1912 No bonus will be payable until the whole of the 100,0001b of quicksilver has been produced to the satislaction of an officer to be appointed by the Minister of Mines.

A very pleasing function took place at the Ross Railway Station on Friday evening last when the members of the Railway staff assembled to make a presentation to Stationmaster Graham on the eve of his marriage. The presentation was made by Guard Allardyce, who, on behalf of his confreres, referred to the kindly relations existing between Mr Graham and his fellow workers and he said he was but expressing the feeling of the whole of the staff in wishing Mr Graham all future happiness and prosperity. The presentation took the form of a massive silver cruet. Mr Graham suitably responded and trusted the good feeling existing between himself and the railway staff would still continue.

A hose reel belonging to the Harbour Board was to have been turned into an instrument of gambling yesterday (says the Wellington Dominion of Friday) but the timely appearance of a policeman prevented the Board’s property from being turned to such base use. The reel was standing by the Sailor’s Best, and the hose was in use watering one of the steamers adjacent, when some idlers, evidently tired of the pennies and the dice, took chalk and marked off some divisions on the wheel of the reel.' while an arrow was chalked on the upright, which held the axle. The divisions were then numbered I to 7, and the backers were just ready to bet on the number that would stop opposite the arrow when the wheel revolved. A constable then strolled along and the mournful atmosphere which at once wrapped itself round the company, proclaimed quite plainly that the projected mission of the machine was at an end.

TJio Government forbids money orders and {lost.-il coiTOiiomlonce for T. D. 11 owe, Post Office Bax 901, .Sydney.

Tlie Hokitika Fire Brigade had a useful practice last evening. The manual was brought out, and tin: different plugs on Gibson’s Quay were tested and everything worked smoothly and without a hitch.

Excellent arrangements have been made by the management for the sports to he held on Cass, Square on Easter Monday next. Special improvements will be made to the Square, and it is anticipated that there will be a large influx of visitors from the North. Special train arrangements will enable visitors from the outside districts to ■see the sports and return to their homes in leisure.

The following passengers arrived from Christchurch on Saturday night; —Mesdames J. Cairney, Shrives, Betty Wray, Key; Misses Castle, M. C. Clark, A. McGirr, M. Keating, Morrison, J. Morrison, Black, White (2); Messrs J. Cairney, E. Flaherty, T. H. Foxcroft, R. li. Forsyth, J. Hayes, .lames V. Lambert, John S. Burrell, W. Watkin, and J. Riordan.

A serious accident occurred yesterday at Kotukn. Mr Blackman, a millband, was assisting in some log pulling when he had the misfortune to get pinned by the legs by one of the logos. The sufferer was immediately released and medically attended and convoyed to his home in Hokitika by the 7 p.m. train. On arrival at the station ho was convoyed to his residence in Bealey street, several of the members of the local branch of St. John’s Ambulance Society assisting. We have not been able to ascertain the exact nature of Mr Blackman’s injuries.

The heart of a. woman who was murdered in Ohio a few weeks ago was put in. a glass jar that the wounds might he seen at the trial of her slayer. Through the proceedings the jar stood on the table in the court room. When the trial wa.s over the heart in its jar was packed in a box for shipment to

the woman’s mother. A porter called for it at the Comity'Prosecutor’s office. “What,” asked the porter, “is the value of the shipment ! J ”The County Prosecutor was nonplussed. No one in the office knew how to put the walue in dollars and cents. The porter was no sentimentalist. He was just a porter. He wrote in his book: “Contents, one heart. Value ten dollars.” Then he put the box under his arm and wont away. Questioned at Invercargill as to whether the leasehold members expected to get a big backing in the House Mr Hanan, M.P., replied that in his opinion the Radicals ,taken as a wliolc, practically represented the debating power of the House. The proposed campaign had to he abandoned because some of the men could not got away from their business, while others could not afford the time that would he entailed. To cover the ground properly and particularly the country districts, would mean an expense of something like £4OO or £SOO. Though offers of financial ass'stance had been received, and it seemed certain that the amount required would ho obtained if a fund were opened for the purpose, yet so much time would be occupied in this that there would not he time left for the campaign tk> he fully carried out before Parliament assembled. Reverting to the real aim of the Radicals, Mr Hanan said there was an impression that their policy wis in the direction of taking away the small freehold from every man. That was not so and in order to make it plain the conference had stated the matter plainly in the following conclusion; —(c) That it affirms the principle that there shall he no interference with existing leasehold or freehold titles, except where required for settlement or other public purpose.

The Rev. Dr Cleary lias (says the “Tablet,” of which paper ho is editor) had a very agreeable time in Uruguay and Buenos Ayres. He spent some days in Monte Vidckj, where ho was received with great cordiality by the bishop, the cathedral clergy, the Salesian Fathers in their grea tworkshop schools, and the Jesuit Fathers who are in charge of the line ecclesiastical seminary there. From Monte Video Dr Cleary went inland as far as Colonia, meeting everywhere with the greatest courtesy from the clergy and from lay fellow travellers. From Colonia he crossed to Buenos Ayres, a four-hours’ trip by steamer across the great Plata River, which looks like a wide arm of the sea. In Buenos Ayres the Rev. Dr Cleary was at time of writing the guest of the learned and genial Vicar-Genera! of the arch-diocesc. Every day was spent in visiting the great educational charitable and other institutions with which the city abounds. Dr Cleary was also fortunate enough to have interesting and instructive interviews with the Minister of the Interior and other members of the Cabinet, a rather unusual favour for New Year time. With the sanction of the Archbishop and the /,eal and activity of the Right Rev. Monsignor Ussher, he also formed an agency in connection with the journalistic apologetic work recently taken up by the Australian Catholic Truth Society.

The Commonwealth Postal Administration has now before it a tender for the supply of 20,000 Poss-Malonoy transmitters, a Now Zealand invention. It is claimed for it that a conversation conducted in a mere whisper is plainly audible at the other end of the wire within the limits of any ordinary city network. Mr AA . (5. Meddings, who represents the Hoss-Maloney syndicate is conducting the negotiations. Mr Meddings was until recently chief telegraph engineer for the Government ol New Zealand. He states that the appliance has been tested with successful results over 1000 miles ol wire. Ihe test was conducted in the presence ol Sir Joseph AA'ard (Prime Minister ol New Zealand) who has some personal knowledge of electric apparatus, gained when he was a telegraph operator. Sir Joseph Ward promptly ordered 501) j of the transmitters for the Govern-, moot. The transmitter can he affixed j to existing instruments either ol the fixed transmitter type or the hand-j combination type. Mr Medding has informed Mr 1 leskelh of his confident he- ; lief that, given a metallic circuit, convernations with Brisbane could be con-, ducted with ease. The 1600-mile test in New Zealand was conducted over a mute, part of which was not metallic circuit. Arrangements are being mad.' for an official test of the transmitter.

The passengers to Christi hurch yesterday illumine included;—. Misses C. Kidlon, While, Ruby Rufton; Mesdnines, Hopkirk, T. Harper, Turman, King, Rufton, J. Hogarth; Messrs 'lorn Pollard, Chas. Albert, Saraty, Arthur I*. Harper, J. Young, F. B. Hughes, A. 10. Tasker, Win. Hopkirk, T. Harper, Turman, King, W. Hogarth W. S. (.’rant, A. R. Dorrcen, H. Jack.snn, R. J. .McArthur, Wm. Hurren, R. R. Forsyth. .Mr Michael Dunn, who passed away at Reefton Hospital on Saturday, aged HO years and .six months, was wellknown throughout the Coast, where he arrived in IfiGo. He was also a notable figure from his stallin', his height being G feet G inches, and in his earlier days from his prowess also, which never failed to evoke the admiration of his fellow workers. His death was no doubt hastened by an accident which hcfel him about a fortnight back in searching to bring to Mr O’Donnell’s homestead a cow that had strayed in the bush, and it appears that in the search the deceased fell heavily from i log some distance, and, unable to rise, remained exposed for the night. He was taken to Reefton Hospital a iditiiiglit back and died as stated on Saturday last.

Miss Rose Taylor, prior to severing her connect ion with the teaching staff of the Westport scblml, to shortly bo joined in marriage with Mr Frank Graham, stationmaster at Ross was the recipient of handsome presentations irom the teachers and pupils, the presentation taking the form of a silvermounted bread U.ard, a silver bread fork, and entree dish, a silver tray, v ith tea pot, sugar hasin and cream jug. In making the presentation Mr Harknoss spoke most enlogistieally of Miss Taylor as a teacher in the school, ■saying she had endeared herself to the pupils and was held in the highest esteem by all the teachers. He wished her all happiness in the union upon wltyeh she was about fit fitter. The presentation by the pupils was made by Miss Leva stain ami Stephens, Miss Taylor suitably replying. In the evening Miss Taylor wa.s preesnted with a valuable tea set by the St). John’s Ladies Hockey Club, of which she had been an active member, Miss Elsie Findlay, the Captain of the Club, performing the pleasant duty and extending best wishes to their departing member.

In a recent cable message it was stated that Charles Phillips, an upholsterer had died in London, and that alter living for many years at a cost of six shillings per week he had left £3OOO in cash, to which amount his relatives thought should be added colonial property valued at £7OOO or more A Correspondent who knew Philips well wrote to the Dunedin Star stating that the man lived and worked, for many years, in Dunedin at his trade. He wa* employed at one of the principal furniture warehouses there, his earnings amounting to about £3 12s a week. He existed upon the odd shillings, saving the sovereigns to provide for a rainy day. He lived as a bachelor in a room oil Maclaggan-stroet, somewhere about "’here Pavleiteh’.s Hotel was. Renta were cheap in those days, and his food did not cost much. He went to his wfork in the morning without breakfast and would send out one of the boys for a pennyworth of broken biscuits and with milk for another coin would make a frugal meal. A suit of clothes would lasti for .some years as he had an old cardigan jacket to keep out the cold. He always looked very miserable, through the craze for money growing On him. About the year 1880 he started hack for his old haunts in London, and evidently had lived in the same wretched style ever since. His age at death would be nearly 80 years. The correspondent said he, did not think Phillips left any property in New Zealand—he was too fond of hoarding cash.