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Kumara Times, Issue 533, 12 June 1878, Page 2

Pressure on our space compels us to hold over our report of the Hospital Committee meeting held last night, also other matter in type. The writ for the election of a member to represent the Hokitika district in the General Assembly reached the Returning Officer yesterday, and is made returnable on the 11th of July. The nomination day has been fixed for Thursday, the 20th instant, and the election day for the Wednesday following, viz., 26th June. After the meeting held last night in the Theatre Royal to consider the Education Reserve question, the proceedings at which are reported elsewhere, his Worship the Mayor suggested the advisableness of forming a Prospecting Association, and a Committee was formed to canvass the town. Our report of the remarks made by the various speakers is unavoidably held over. The cable between Victoria and Tasmania is again interrupted. Mr Croumbie-Brown informs the public through our advertising columns that on Monday evening next he will deliver, in the Theatre Royal, the lecture announced the other day under the title of “The Three Great Ps.,—The Press, The Pulpit, and The People.” Mr Croumbie-Brown, since first announcing the lecture, has intimated his intention to stand for the House, in the room of Mr 0. E. Button, resigned, and it is for the reason, we presume, he has made an addition to the title in the shape of “ another P, viz ‘ ‘ The Parliament. ” ’ There was a good muster of the .local Rifles at the Public Hall last evening and in the absence of the officer commanding, Sergeant Falvey gave the muster present an hour’s sharp company drill after which they were dismissed. ’ A correspondent of the Auckland Herald writes:—“l understand that when Sir George Grey was recently in Auckland he stated that his recent visit to the Sounds on the West Coast of Otago, &c., gave him opportunities of conversing with several Maoris in those districts, and from what they told him he is convinced that a number - of living moas .are still to be found in. the West Coast ranges The Maoris had told him they had seen some of them shortly before speaking to him on the subject. If so, a search should be made for a living specimen by the naturalists of the South Island.” For miraculous cures by the use of Eucalypti Extract, read fourth pa fr e - [Advt.J ° '