The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1878.

Kumara Times, Issue 487, 18 April 1878, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1878.

It must not be forgotten that the concert in aid of the building fund of the Presbyterian Church will take place this evening in the Theatre Royal. The programme is an excellent one, and should alone, apart from the object of the concert, attract a full house. An important decision was given by the Resident Magistrate in the Court this morning in the case of Mee v. Delargy, in which the plaintiff, a chemist, sued the defendant for medicine supplied to him on a prescription from a practioner not being the authoi’ized medical officer of the lodge to which the defendant belonged. The Magistrate ruled that any. person belonging to a Benefit Society or lodge and receiving attendance and medicine from such body, was not entitled to have a prescription of another medical man dispensed by the chemist who had the contract for supplying medicine to that body unless he paid the usual price for it. The members of the Kumara Contingent Westland Rifles are by advertisement in another column ordered to parade at 8.30 a.m. to-morrow morning to form a guard of honor to receive the visiting teams from Hokitika and Greymouth. The firing will commence at 10 a.m. sharp, and the contest will probably be a very close one. To enable the general public to visit the range during the firing a tramway carriage will be run constantly between the Main Road and the Rifle Range, landing passengers at the 600 yards mound, the fare being 6d per head. The following are the teams :—Hokitika, in charge of the Hon. Captain Bonar ; Sub-Lieut. Linstrom, Sergeants Davis, Watt, and Peake, Privates Stonebridge, Ross, Michel, A, Oliver, W. Oliver and Olsen. Kumara Team : Lieut. Munyard, Sergeant Lourie, Privates Green, Palmountain, Paul, Caldwell, Harvey, Smith, Hannah, and Bowden. We understand that the Rev. Mr Burnett, of Ashburton, Canterbury, will address the school children at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow, (Good Friday). The Committee organised to canvass the town for subscriptions towards holiday sports on Easter Monday have been, we are glad to observe, successful. The programme appears in another column. Mr J. M‘Kain Meek, whose skill with the pen is known throughout the Australasian Colonies, and who has spent the last three years in New Zealand, is at present staying in Kumara, where he has on exhibition at Gilbert Stewart’s Hotel his wonderful Chronological Tree of the Colony, containing within a comparatively small space more information with respect to the rise and progress of the colony than

is to be found in all the standard histories and text-books together. Mr Meek is engaged in the sale of photo-lithographs of this really valuable work, at the comparatively small price of 10s. It is said that when Parliament meets the Government will support a proposal for a full and fair inquiry into the conduct of the Judges regarding Barton’s case. The match between the Christchurch and Dunedin Chess Clubs, (the Press says) was resumed on Saturday last, but comparatively little progress was made, the greater part of the sitting being occupied with a discussion that arose in consequence of Mr Wild, a Dunedin player, refusing to abide by the umpire’s decision. Mr Jacobsen’s game with Mr Wild, in which the disputed point occurred, was carried on for only a single move, and that between Mr Hunter and Mr Hay (Dunedin captain) was entirely suspended. Mr Hookham’s contest with Mr Mouat was brought to an abrupt close. .Mr Mouat having made a mistake in recording one of his moves, was required to pay the usual penalty, [moving the king] but preferred to abandon the game. It is of course scored to the credit of Christchurch, though we dare say the Christchurch players would rather it had been won in a more satisfactory manner. Mr Yeel, in consequence of the incessant appeals made to him, as captain, during the discussion, was only able to accomplish half a dozen moves. These, however, were decisive. He has now completely broken through his opponent's defence, and has the game at his command. Mr Newman also is approaching a successful close. A mistake in the early part of the evening threw him back for a while, but he speedily recovered his position, and has a virtually won game. Of the remainder, Mr W. T. Wood—whose game with Mr Grinstead is the best contested in the match—Mr Bray, and Mr Day, are all on very even terms with their respective opponents ; but Mr J. Wood is in difficulties, and his prospects are not promising. It is to be hoped that the matters in dispute will be adjusted, and that the play will be able to proceed without further interruption. If so, a majority of the games will probably be finished next Saturday. A speccial telegram of the war news having reached D. Davidson and Co. in time for the Autumn and Winter stock, they availed themselves of the opportunity to be first in the markets and purchase while goods were cheap, leaving others to buy during peace negotiations, and consequently have to pay much more for them. So that D. Davidson and Co. will sell 25 per cent, cheaper than any house on the West Coast. Their large and well-assorted stock being now opened and full replenished for the Easter holidays, an early call is solicited to the Berlin House, Seddon street, Kumara. —[Advt.] 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 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 1 Reader—should 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.]