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Kumara Times, Issue 412, 21 January 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic communication with Port Darwin is now restored. A telegraph station is now open at Waipahi, in the county of Southland. Owing to a dangerous attack of lowfever, our valued contributor, "Frank Truman," has been unable to use his caustic pen for some weeks ; but we are now happy to state that we have this morning received a letter from him stating that Dr Keiran pronounces him convalescent, and that he will soon be to the front again. • A special meeting of the members of the Kumara Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held at Bulstrode's Hotel, at 9 o'clock this evening. The settling on Stewart and Bulstrode's Two-year-old, Stakes will take place tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Mr M. Price, R.Mi has been appointed | Judge of the Assessment.,Court for the 1 County of Westland. '.""'' Geraldi Guiseppe Perotti has been ap- ' pointed Consular Agent at Greymouth for the West Coast, for Italy. The revenue collected at the Customs, Greymouth, for the week ending Saturday last amounted to £58814s 2d. Tenders are wanted for splitting laths at Wood and.party's tramway, Dillman's Town. To-day Mr Phillips, head master of the State School, was busily engaged enrolling scholars. Owing to the wretched weather tlie. attendance was.not so large as would otherwise have, been the case, but up to lp.m., 161 names had been taken,, and Mr Phillips estimates that the average daily attendance will -be-fully 200. This afternoon the formal ceremonies in connection with the opening of the school will take place. , The passengers by the coach that arrived in Hokitika from Christchurch on Friday in a letter to the West Coast Times express their " sincere - thanks -to Mr Thomas Power, for his unfailing civility, and consummate skill in driving, during the.late protracted trip of the Christchurch coach." ; '•■'. The severe weather that has lately occurred will be theforerunneß of indisposition—such as rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia, and muscular shifting painß. "Ghollah's Great Indian Cures" have been pronounced by numbers of well-known Colonists to be the wonder of the Nineteenth Century, through the extraordinary cures that have been effected in their own cases by these Indian medicines ; amongst these may be mentioned M. B. Hart, Escl_ ex-Mayor of Christchurch; Melville Walker, Esq., J.P., of Lyttelton; John Griffen, Esq. J.P., ,of Punedin; and Mr Alex. Mackintosh, of Mackintosh Bay, a'very did colonist, and now 76yeara of 'age, who had been suffering from rheumatism for fourteen years; but is now quite cured. Testimonials may be seen, and Medicines procured at all Medicine Vendors. -^-[Advt.]