The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 822, 20 May 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1879.

The usual fortnightly meeting of ihe Hospital committee will be held At-The Secretary’s office tills evening when we understand some more than usual important business will come under discussion.

A meeting of the Local School 'Committee was held , at-the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, the; whole of the members with one exception, being present. It was resolved to again communicate with the Central Board of Education relative to the purchase of the premises lately occupied by the Bank of New Zealand at the Greenstone, as the number of children attending School there ds largely on the increase, and the accomodation is most insufficient. The attention of the Board was also directed to be drawn to the fact that the local committee, in making the temporary appointment of two female assistant teachers at £2 per week each, had been authorised by the Board to make these arrangements, and that the action of that body in reducing the salary of one to £1 10a was at variance with the action of the committee. In consequence of the attendance at the State School being on the increase, the committee recommended the appointment of an additionalmale pupil teacher, and also that a bonus be given to Miss Comfoot in recognition of the manner in which she had performed the extra duty devolving on her during the temporary insufficiency of the school staff. It was resolved to allow the head-master to hold evening classes in the school, for the purpose of imparting the advanced branches of education. Several accounts were passed for payment, and the committee then adjourned.

A large number of the residents of the district assembled at the tramway station at noon to-day, to wish Mr Warden Price a pleasant trip and a speedy recovery on the eve of his departure for Greymouth,. en route to Wellington And Melbourne, where he proceeds on leavq of absence, to undergo a most painful operation for the restoration of his eyesight, which of late has assumed a phase of a very distressing nature.

A meeting of the Arahura Road Board was held last evening, when the Chairman was authorised to have the necessary legal deed drawn up by which the Board will be merged the Westland County Council.

Tenders are invited by the Westland County Council for the reconstruction of Himgerford’s bridge, Arahura river ; and also for two tracks, the full particulars of which appear in our advertising columns.

William Nash hhdt Carrier Colquohon, near Ravenswood, Queensland. Colquohon had conveyed Nash in his 'dray from Clermont. When he applied ; fdr settlement, an altercation ensued, and Nash deliberately shot Carrier, The ball entered by the right jaw, and passed out near the nose.

A telegram from the police at Yeniliquin was received oh the 7th by the authorities in Sydney to the effect that on Monday last a man named Thomas Taylor was stuck up by two men, who represented themselves as Ned and Dan Kelly, on Boohool road, 50 miles from Wilcannia, and was robbed of about £2O cash.

A Hong Kong telegram dated April 3rd Says; —A fearful accident has Occurred near Tien Tsin, through the capsizing of the Peninsula and Oriential Co.’s old steamer Aden. She was used as a hulk, and a large quantity of cargo had been stowed all on one side of her ’tween decks. Suddenly she gave a lurch; filled, and went over. There were about 120 coolies on board of her at the time, and 52 of them were drowned.

The Royal plate at .Windsor (says Truth) is reported to be worth £1,800,000. It includes a 'gold service ordered by Gebrge IV., which will dine 140 persons, and the same monarch added to the collection one of the finest wine-coolers in the world, a shield formed of snuff-boxes worth £9OOO, and 30 dozen plates worth £IO,OOO. There are also a variety of pieces brought from abi’oad and from India ; the latter include a peacock of precious, stones of every kind, worth £30,000, and Tippo’s footstool, a tiger’s head with crystal teeth, and a solid ingot of gold for his tongue.