The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1878,

Kumara Times, Issue 491, 24 April 1878, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1878,

The Rev. G. W. Russell’s lecture, advertised for this evening, is postponed. The Kumara and Eagle Lodges of the Independent Order of Good Templars hold a tea-meeting in the Public Hall this evening at 6 o’clock. The public meeting which was to have been held at Dillman’s Town last night to consider the construction of the tunnel tail-race, was, on account of the inclemency of the weather, postponed until tomorrow (Thursday) evening. At the meeting of the Chess Match Committee last evening, at Rugg’s Hotel, arrangements were completed as far as possible for the contemplated match with Greymouth. Conditions drawn up by the •Hon, Sec. M!atch Committee were agreed to, and pending the approval or rejection by the challenged, will rule the conduct of the match. The match is fixed for Saturday week, the 4th May. Kumara players will proceed to Greymouth by the four o’clock tram. The number of players is at the option of Greymouth— the challenged. To match five, the Kumara Committee have selected Messrs Cross, Janion, Palmer, Ball, and Lowrie. Eight others, m, Messrs Hulse, Hanson, Smart, Gill, Wiesner, M‘Kinnon, and Bent, are requested to meet at Rugg’s Hotel, on Thursday (to-morrow) evening, for practice, and to enable the Committee to select two, three, or as many more representatives as may be required. There is is every prospect of the match being a great chess success. A number of samples of quartz from Butcher s Gully reef .have been crushed m Hokitika, and yielded, the West Coast Times states, “most satisfactory results.” The following are the totals of the population of each of the Warden’s districts in Westland : —Kumara, 1976 males, 890 females, total 2866 ; Waimea ?^ ict, T r 1098 mftles > 485 females, total w i 1007 males, 654 females, total 1661; Totara, 913 males, 583 females, total 1496 ; Okarito, 531 males, 273 females, total 804. We that amongst the passengers . Zealan d who have arrived at Adelaide in the Garonne is a Mr Newton. 1 ms, it is to be presumed, is Mr Heber

Newton, a well-known solicitor of. Greyutouth. Should it prove to be so, his arrival may put a new complexion on the election of a member of the House of Representatives to take the place of Mr Martin Kennedy (resigned), as it is known that Mr Newton has many friends in the electorate who would support his candidature.

His Honor Judge Weston does not shirk hard work in the discharge of his duty. This morning’s Greyißiver Argus says of him:—“Judge Weston visited Nelson Creek on Thursday last, and proceeded towards Owen’s Look-out. On his way up, the Judge carefully scanned the nature and position of matters in dispute, taking copious notes, and, obtaining levels under his own inspection as conducted by Messrs Gordon and Sewell. From Sherman’s head-race he waded up the creekbed until the outlet of the Government by-wash, and Graham’s workings was reached. After examining the different races and dams at this point he proceeded to Schofield’s workings, where debris to some extent had accumulated in the creek. Near here his Honor had an opportunity of seeing the hydraulic works of Spence and party, and after a few minutes stay a move was made back towards Hatter’s township, where he arrived about 3 p.m., after a heavy tedious day’s work, wet and muddy, and fortunately free from any accident. ”

Paris telegrams say that an Italian statesman passing through there remarked :—“ Italy cannot extend her protection to the Vatican if it maintains an attitude of hostility. If the Pope persists in tills policy, the first consequence will be the abrogation of the law of Papal guarantees.”

Dr Kenealy’s appeal for one million sixpenses, to form funds to return a number of “good men and true,” like himself, to the House of Commons, has, so far, only resulted in £B2 being subscribed. By latest accounts from China it appears that in the famine region there were 9,000,000 persons literally starved to death. The bark of the trees had been used for food and every green thing eaten up. A relief committee are collecting subscriptions in England. In the New York Times, received by the last San Francisco mail, are the following remarks on the position of affairs in Europe:—“Let us now briefly sum up the whole position. . . , Russia will not hesitate to accept the gauntlet if thrown down by England, as victory has blinded her to her own state. Internally she is rotten to the core ; her finances are at the lowest ebb, while twothirds of her population are ripe for rebellion. England, on the other hand, is stronger than ever she was before ; her people are united, and will respond to a call to arms like one man. It will be a sorry day for the Bear when he meets the Dion England needs not the assistance of Austria, France, or any other nation, to drub Russia ; and instead of there being any foundation for the statements so often circulated, not only on the Continent, but in England itself, that the latter is looked upon with contempt, the fact is that every eye in Europe is upon her, and that her movements are watched with more interest than those of any other Power,” A special 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 percent, cheaper than any house on the West Coast. Their large and well-assorted stock being now opened and full replenished iov the Easter holidays, an early call is solicited to the Berlin House, Seddon street, Kumara.—[Advt.] ( Burns says, with gloomy grandeur, “There is a foggy atmosphere native to my soul in the hour of care, which makes the dreary objects seem larger than life.” He who suffers thus cannot be relieved by any appliances save those that touch the heart—the homelier the more sanative—and none so sure as a wife’s affection. True, O poet, but he who suffers the racking pains of rheumatism, sciatica, or lumbago, should use, combined with your prescription, “ Ghollah’s Great Indian Cures,” the wonder of the nineteenth century. Testimonials may be seen in another column, and Medicines may be procured at all Chemists.—[Advt.]