(From our Greymouth correspondent.)

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 7, 17 June 1898, Page 6

(From our Greymouth correspondent.)

The many West Coast frienis of the popular and boloved Father Servajean deeply regret his departure from their midst for Christchurch. The work of preparing the articles required for the stalls at the forthcoming: bazaar in aid of the convent building fund is being- vigorously pushed on by the ladiei engaged in this meritorious work. They have, under the guidance ot Father drew, accomplished wonders, and their zealous efforts are sure to make this bazaar a great success. The widows of Brunnerton will no doubt ere this have realit-ed the fact that the law is an uncertain quantity and that the prospects of obtaining heavy damages against the Coal Creek Coal Company — which, no doubt, the lawyers said were certain to be obtained — was something of a mirage which is now fast fading from view. This money expended was subscribed by a generous public to place the widows and orphans above the pinch of poverty. The subscribers had no idea that a large portion of their donations would go as fees for lawyers. The stoppage of the mines, ponding a decision by judges on the legal points, hiu re-,u!ted° in hundreds of poor people with their families suffering real hardship. The Brunner disaster has taught a lesson which, it is to be hop^d. will not be forgotten by Government inspectors ot mint's and other responsible parties, when day after day gas is reported as being present in a mine and naked lights are still allowed to be used by the miners. Then those in authority should be brought to the bar of public justice for criminal carelessness. We are pleased to notice that our old friends, Messrs Edmund Sheedy and Co., have commenced business on a big scale as hardware merchants and general ironmongers in the large premi&es formerly known as the Cosmopolitan Hotel. The new firm have evidently a firm faith in the future of Greymouth, and we cordially wish them every prosperity and success.