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Kumara Times, Issue 484, 15 April 1878, Page 2

The adjourned meeting to consider the Hospital Question will be held tonight in the Theatre Royal, when we • hope to see a large attendance. Business ;wifl, of course, be commenced at the point it had reached when the meeting was adjourned a fortnight ago, and we suppose Mr Barff M.H.R., will resume the chair. The attention of Volunteejsis directed to a District order that appears>Jn another column. We are requested to. state that inconsequence of the Hall being otherwise engaged that evening, the parade, will take place at 7 p.m. Bharp instead of at : 8 o'clock as usuaL Mr W. H. Harrison J.P., editor of the Grey River Argus, and formerly a representative of ihe Grey district, offers him-' M.H.R., resigned. It is reported that Mr Harmon is likely to be returned .unopposed. v.The income of the Westland County for the last half-year is £5900 against £11,389 for the preceding half-year. The Customs revenue collected at the Port of Greymouth, for the week ending Saturday the ISth mst., was £974 lis 3d Curing the week 744 tons of coal were shipped, 261 tons foreign, and 483 coastfrlfee ; .5 tons of coke and 540 fire bricks were exported coastwise. t he / !p re y River Argus states that Sir John Ooode, the eminent marine engineer' will probably arrive in Greymouth sometime next week via Christchurch, to* inspect and report upon the harbor works heref ; He will proceed to Westport after finwHittg his business at Greymouth. The quantity of gold produced in this colony for the year 1877, was 124,2830z5. A correspondent sends the Christchurch Press the following :—On April Ist two" young men went to Le Bon's Bay pigeon Bhootingv Leaving their horses tethered at the outskirts of the-bush, and planting their Baddies and bridles, they proceeded' into the thick bush, where the pigeons are to be found. While they were there a nor'-wester, sprang up, re-kindling some smouldering embers. The fire soon spread to the bush, and in a..short time the Bpjortsmen found themselves surrounded with fire, from which they had the greatest difficulty in saving their lives. As it was they loßt one gun, and on returning to the place where they left their horses! they found only the remains of a tether rope, and some frizzled up leather. After searching for some time they found one horse with nearly all the hair singed off On resuming the search the next day they found the remains of the other horse which had been suffocated. They intend getting the single pigeon which they killed on the occasion stuffed and put in a glass case, to remind tfcenfcjbf iAll Pool's Day, 1878. The Lyttelton Times reports that a most exciting scene occurred at Cooper and j Bailey's menagerie and circus the- other I morning. In accordance with the general j custom, some of .the animals, secured with I chains and stout'collars, werelaken out of i their cages for exercise. Upon taking out • the prairie wolf, the animal in some man- I ner managed to slip the'collar over his | head,, and instantly there was a scene of ' the greatest, confusion, the helpers climb- | ing up poles-and mounting on to the tops of cages to escape the chance of an ugly i bite.. For some time the efforts to secure the animal failed, but at last he rushed ' into the cooking tent, where Mr Aymar < lassoed Him very cleverly. The young ! fellow who has charge of the wolf then placed him in the cage, but as he was at- ; templing to pass a collar round his neck he was bitten severely. He courageously

endeavoured to grasp the wolf with his other hand, when in a moment that also was bitten, and with equal severity. It will be some time before he loses his mementos of an exciting .chase. Mark Twain, the well-known humour-' ist has become the responsible editor of a newspaper called the .Courant, and intends to make' it a semi-political, semihumours journal. The Courant is a very old newspaper, and, in some respects, it has always been a fuhny one ; but Mark Twain's plan is to make humour a more prominent feature of every department, even to the advertisements, which are to be written by himself, and printed at twice the ordinary rates. The new editor wants to get out a daily paper ■unlike anything ever attempted in" this country or Europe ; and his friends, relying upon the originality of his talents, anticipate immediate popularity for the Courant under hia management. Messrs D. Davidson and Co. beg to advise the inhabitants of Kumara of the arrival of their new and most fashionable Winter Stock, comprising all the novelties in mantles, jackets, black and; coloredsilks, dress materials, trimmed and untrimmed hats, clothing, boots and shoes, all bought in. the best colonial and home markets, and on the most advantageous terms. As the motto of the firm is "quick sales and light profits,", they intend to sell 25 per cent, cheaper than any other house in the trade. Come and judge for yourselves! The goods are now opened for inspection at the Berlin House, Seddon street, Kumara.—[Advt.] Socrates used to say that it was pleasant io 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 King, 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 ? Readershould you suffer • with rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia or muscular stifling pains, use "Ghollah's Great Indian Cures," the wonder of the Nineteenth Century. Testimonials may be seen and Medicines procured at all Medicine Vendors.—[Advt.]