The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1878.

Kumara Times, Issue 508, 14 May 1878, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1878.

The Committee of the Kumara Hospital meet this evening in the Borough Council Chambers, when business of importance will be transacted. It is hoped that there will be a full attendance.

A highly creditable specimen of local photographic art is now suspended in the Town Clerk’s office, consisting of a large picture, being the portraits of the Borough Councillors and Treasurer, arranged in oval display, his Worship the Mayor occupying the central position. The likenesses are remarkably good, and, from an artistic point of view, well finished.

We understand that summonses have been issued against several well-known coach proprietors for plying for hire within the borough without a licence. In another case a summons has been also served for allowing a vehicle to remain on the public street during the whole day. The Amateur Dramatic Club, with their characteristic generosity, have notified in another column that they intend shortly giving a benefit in aid of the wife of Phillip Gaffney, who our readers will remember was seriously injured by the fall of a tree, and is at present an inmate of the Gveymouth Hospital. In this instance, as iii all others for a charitable purpose, wo trust to see the efforts of our local actors successful and their services appreciated by the public on the night of the performance, by giving them a crowded audience to appear before.

The Kumara Chess Match Committee were to have met on Saturday evening, but in consequence of the exceeding bad weather postponed their meeting till 7.30 p.m. Thursday.

At the usual meeting of the Hokitika Hospital Committee on Monday evening, the following business relating to Kumai-a, as reported in the West Coast Times, was transacted. The Finance Committee reported:—“ Your committee instructed the Secretary to write the Kumara Committee pressing for payment of account, otherwise the committee would be compelled to take steps to have the patients chargeable to Kumara removed to the local hospital there.” Mr King moved, “ That in consequence of Kumara having established a district Hospital, in future clause 6 of the County Council’s resolutions be enforced, to charge the full cost of maintenance for Kumara patients.” Mr Milburn seconded. Mr Walker moved that the discussion stand over until the next meeting of the committee. Mr Liston seconded the amendment, which was carried.

The chess match, by telegraph, between nine players of Dunedin and nine of Christchurch has, we are informed, resulted in a draw, Mr Bury, the umpire for Christchurch (resident in Dunedin), having given his decision as follows “ Drawn match— Christchurch wins 3 : Hookham v. Mouat, Yeel v. Thomas, Jacobson v. Wild. Dunedin wins 3 : Hay v. Hunter, Throp v. Day, Mander v. J. Wood. Draws : Grinsted v. W. J. Wood, Jones v. Newman, Park v. Bray.” This decision, however, awaits the approval of Mr Ollivier, the umpire for Dunedin (resident in Christchurch), and as seven out of the nine are unfinished games, the Christchurch players may convince the Dunedin umpire to the contrary. If, then, the umpires disagree, the seven unfinished games are to be referred to Mr C. Benbow, of Wellington, an excellent chess theorist and problem composer, and the best player in the Empire City, whose decision is to be final. In reference to this match a Dunedin correspondent writes:—“The present match has only confirmed ray previous experience—that matches by telegraph are very unsatisfactory, especially if they are not played by experienced 1 notation ’ players. Mr Hay (the Dunedin captain) was the only one on our side that did not make a mistake in sending moves.” Two or more of the Christchurch players also sent moves in mistake or insufficiently described. As the receiver can, according to the laws of chess by correspondence, adapt the wording of the move sent to suit his own game, or in case of a mistake inflict the penalty of compelling bis opponent to move a piece which in the early stage of a game is, with even players, almost tantamount, to. the loss of the game, it is obvious how important it is.-that the moves should be sufficiently and • correctly writ-

ten. No blame whatever has attached to the telegraph operators, who appear to have conducted their part in this match with unerring precision and ability. In its second leading article the New Zealander quoted Mr Galton, Professor Huxley, the Rev. Mark Pattison, Mr Gladstone, M. De Tocqueville, Messrs Mill, Buckle, Grote, and Pericles, all to prove what was the proper basis for the suffrage in New Zealand. Truly a learned article.”

The Cromwell Argus records a most dastardly act of sacrilege committed at the Church of England, Queenstown, last week. It appears that on the night of Friday the miscreant entered the church and smashed the rails in front of the com-munion-table as well as several valuable vases ; besmeared the furniture and books with blood and filth ; and carrying away the alter-cloth, deposited it in a neighboring yard.

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, 0 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 bo procured at all Chemists.— [Advt.] For miraculous cures by the use of Eucalypti Extract, read fourth page.— [Advt.]