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Kumara Times, Issue 465, 23 March 1878, Page 2

Our contributor “Frank Truman,” writes to us “I have not sent you one of my usual lucubrations this week because your columns seem to have been pretty full of more serious matter, and in the clash of contending parties, my modest effusions would have escaped attention. I see, however, that at last peace has been proclaimed and I hope to be there or thereabouts on Monday.”

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr E. Barff, J.P., John Mc'Olafierty, charged with being of unsound mind, was discharged, a medical certificate being handed in testifying to prisoner’s restoration to health. Chas. Bernard, John Haigh and Jacob Hansen were each fined 10s and costs for drunkenness. A special meeting of the Hospital Committee is to be held at the Brian Boru Hotel, on Monday evening. As important business has to. be transacted a full attendance, of members of Committee is expected. A meeting is to be held at the Sluicers’ Arms Hotel on Monday evening, at'B p.m, to make arrangements for the presentation of a testimonial to. G. G/ Fitzgerald Esq., .previous to his departure from the West Coast. An influential Provisional Committee has been formed.

A meeting of the members of the Kumara Cricket Club will be held ‘at Rugg’s Hotel, on Monday evehing.

A panorama of , the Tdhko'-Russian War will, we understand, he exhibited in this town shortly. r••■■■■ •* < ■

The West Coast Times states that a party of miners arrived from Kumara yesterday, en route for the locality of the newly discovered reefs near Butcher’s Gully. They intend, if -they think the prospects favorable, to form a company to work one of the reefs.

The following are the amounts paid to winners s on settling night over the Greymouth racesH, Cassidy, £17119s ; W., Cochrane, £9l. 15s; : R. 0, Hungerford, £23 15s; T. Looke, £23155; G, Stevenson, £l9; J. Stewart, £l9; R. Blower, £l4 ss; W. Claughesay, £l4 ss; H. H. Wolters, £9 10s; G. pottle, £9 10s: amounting to £366 14s.

V At the k last meeting of the Westland Oounty-'Council, Mr Seddon gave notice of- motion, “That in accoaiance with ‘ The Counties Amendment Act, 1877,’ the travelling expenses of members who reside ; outside Hokitika when attending meetings of the Council, or when on Council business, be fixed according to the following scales ;—Hotel expenses, 10s fid; mileage, at the rate of one shilling per mile each way.” Socrates used to say that it was pleasant to grow old, with good health, and a good friend, and he might have reason as health is, the greatest of all possessions and ’tis and an old maxim, that a hale cobbler is a" better man than a sick TTing ) but unfortunately diseases of a painful and violent nature attack all, from the Prince to the beggar, and then will, a golden staff help gouty feet, or a wooden stick, rheumatic legs to walk 1 Readershould you suffer with rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia or muscular stifling pains, use “Ghoiiah’s Great Indian Cures,” the wonder of the Nineteenth Century. Testimonials may be seen and Medicines procured at all Medicine Vendors.—[Advt.J