The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 793, 16 April 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1879.

The San Francisco mail arrived by the noon tram from Greymouth to-day and the despatch with which it was sorted and delivered, reflects the greatest credit on the postal authorities here.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hospital Committee that was to have taken place last evening lapsed, for want of a quorum of members being present.

The new bridge over the Teremakau river, notwithstanding the unforseen difficulties the contractor has had to contend with, is progressing rapidly towards completion and in a few weeks more will be available for passenger traffic. At present one hah* of the bridge is completed even to the planking, and the piles of the remainder are nearly all driven. The construction of this work has been carried on under the most disadvantageous circumstances, as, after the necessary timber had been procured and stacked on the opposite side of the river, a heavy slip on the main road buried the whole, and the contractor was necessitated to

procure a fresh supply at a heavy expense, owing to the laxity of the Grey mouth County Council in not taking measures to reform the road and thereby enable the contractor to extricate the timber required from the fallen debris.

A capital opportunity is now offered to any person desirous of securing many of those little comforts that go far to make a well-furnished house, as Mr Phillips the head-master of the State School announces in another column that, in consequence of his leaving Kmnara, he will be glad to dispose of all his furniture and household utensils privately:

The Timaru Herald of Saturday makes the following serious announcement : " For a longtime past it has bfeon known that a feeling of the most intense dissatisfaction existed in the minds of the majority of the Telegraph Department officials, owing to one cause or another, and we now know that a strike is imminent. The prelimenaries for it have been arranged, and the final step may be looked for at any moment." A number of the lessees of the Wakatipu runs desire to surrender the leases, owing to the unworkable nature of the country. One lessee, holds two runs, states that he lost 3250 sheep and 2100 lambs last winter. Another lost 5000 out of a flock of 9500 sheep, and a third 5000. Ross beat Emmet easily in the last boat race on the Thames.

The champion Elliott and unknown party have .made a match, the name to be declared 'dti the day of the Hanlon-Hawdon match. The backers of Elliott have writori to the Mayor of Philadelphia, Liddle, authorising a match with Courtney on account- of their man. The course to be on the Alleghany River. Elliott demands a miiiimum of £370 for expenses. Commander Clieoke, of the British Niivy, is making efforts to organise an expedition to reach the North Pole by M. Sibraekaf's balloons.

Inquiries made as to the losses sustained by the Russians at the Europeau seat of war have resulted in the following particulars : On the whole 129,471 men lie buried iii the tialkan Peninsula, and of the 120,950 men sent back to Russia as sick or wounded.- 42j950 died ; the complete number of the dead is 172,400 nien, not including those who succumbed in Asia Minor.

A patriotic Siberian merchant is having a steamer fitted up with a view of relieving the Swedish expedition. The expedition will start in May.

Mr W. Willway having sold his plans and interest in the Dyeing Business to Mr R. Upjohn (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.—Advt.

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