The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 757, 4 March 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1879.

The Jackson s Bay Commission commenced its inquiry sittings to-day at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Hokitika, where it will in future meet on dates that will be announced from time to time. All persons having any information or evidence to give relative to this inquiry are invited to attend, or to communicate with the Chairman of the Commission at the Resident Magistrate’s office, Hokitika. The Government steamer Stella, after standing oft the coast all Sunday night, got orders to go to Jackson’s Hay and bring up the Resident-Agent, Mr Macfarlane, with his books and documents,; in preparation for the inquiry to be held at Hokitika. j

The usual weekly parade of the Ibcal Rifle Volunteers will be held at the Adelphi Hall this evening. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday as follows : —Expect bad weather any direction between north and west and southwest, Glass fall again soon. Expect heavy sea. Expect flood.

The Melbourne correspondent of the Ararat Advertiser writes :—“The snobbery of the upper crust of Melbourne has been well demonstrated and snubbed in the case of the English cricketers. Several invitations have been received by Lord and Lady Harris to be present at balls and parties, but economy or something else prompted the writers of the invitations to leave out the other gentleman cricketers. Lord Harris has, however made it a practice to decline all invitations in which the whole of the eleven was not included, to the mortification of Dives, Wool, and soft goods. Only two ladies accompany the team (Lady Harris and Mrs Hornby), and all the gentlemen are quite young. They are quite a family party, and are remarkable for their friendship, so much so that although Lord and Lady Hams were invited to take up their quarters at Government House they declined, preferring to remain with their party. ” We (Melbourne Argus) mentioned the other day that the Council of the Art Union of Victoria had selected as the presentation picture for the current season a chromo lithograph of Mount Aspiring, from Matakitaki Valley, N.Z., the watercolour drawing, of which it is a fac-simile, having been painted by Mr John Gully, with a special view to its being placed upon stone. An attentive inspection of the work enables us to assert with great confidence that the subscribei’s this year will receive in return for their guinea a picture which would, under ordinary circumstances command a higher price in any print-shop. The scene depicted is one of the noblest subjects an artist could select for the exercise of his pencil, and it has been admirably reproduced in chromo-lithography by Messrs Sands and M'Dongall; in fact, it need not fear comparison with the best work of the kind in London, Berlin, rnd Vienna. We understand that the Council of the Art Union has ventured upon an outlay of £4OOO in its production, but we shall not be at all surprised if it has the effect of quintupling the subscription list for the current year.

Mr W. Willway having sold his plant and interest in the Dyeing Business to Mr R, Up-loßn (who has become practically acquainted with the trade), begs to solicit the kind patronage hitherto afforded him to his successor.--Mrs Upjohn announces that she is prepared to clean and dye hats, feathers, gloves, &c., in the best style. N.B.—‘Gentlemen’s clothes cleaned, dyed, pressed, and repaired on the premises.—An vt.

For miraculous cures by the use of Eucalypti Extract, read fourth page.— [Advt.]