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Kumara Times, Issue 898, 16 August 1879, Page 2

The Christchurch coach passed the Bealey at an early hour this morning, although a heavy fall of snow took place on the ranges yesterday. There are no passengers for Kuraara, and the mail is expected here this afternoon at the usual hour. An accident occurred to Mr William Nicholson yesterday, which, although of a simple nature, will probably confine him to his room for some time. It appears that in coming down the main street he stepped on the wet curbing of the footpath, and his foot slipping his ancle was dislocated. We are requested to state that although temporarily unable to leave his office business matters will be carried out by him as usual. Mr R.C. Reid formerly of Hokitika now of Wellington, notifies his intention in another column of seeking election as one of the representatives of this constituency in the new Parliament. Mr Barff returned from Wellington by the Kennedy yesterday, and arrived in town this morning. We understand he will shortly seek re-election at the hands of his old constituency. We direct the special attention of the trade to a sale by Messrs Girdwood Lahman, and Co, of a splendid consignment of bullocks, sheep, and pigs which will take place on Monday next, at Prestons sale yards, Greymouth. Among the numerous exhibits intended for the Sydney Exhibition is one by a young artist who has painted the picture (jf a dog under a tree, and the work is so artistically done that none but the best connoisseurs can tell the bark of the tree from that of the dog. No slight commotion has been caused among the pleasure-loving section of the people in Berlin by a police order decreeing the closing of all dancing resorts by midnight, a measure equivalent to their entire abolition. Hundreds will bo ruined by this decree. The proprietor of one temple of Terpsichore has already committed suicide.

The people of Healdsburg, California, have a very stringent way of dealing with the larrikin or, as it is called there, “ hoodlum nuisance. The fire-bell is tapped every night at nine o’clock, and all lads under age who do not at once go home are subject to arrest under the city ordi" nance. The New Zealander suggests that, in the event of any more prisoners being captured among the Maori ploughmen, the Government will need to either build increased prison accomodation here or distribute the prisoners among the gaols of the colony. The latter course would perhaps be the more preferable, seeing that, in so many instances, there is accomodation and officials in excess of present local requirements. Take Hokitika gaol for instance, one of the best built and effectively disciplined in the colony ; there is accomodation there for, at least, forty prisoners, in addition to those at present under sentence, and it would be well, if it is decided to keep the Maori prisoners in Wellington, to draft thither some long 3 entenced men. The Bombay Catholic Examiner, referring to the Catholic Bishop of Auckland, says:—“We learn that Archbishop Steins, S.J., late Yicar Apostolic of Calcutta, has been nominated to the Episcopal See of Auckland, vacant for the last four years, since 1875, when Dr Croke was translated to the Archpishopric of Cashel.” The New Zealand Freeman’s Journal says:—“lt may be remarked that the title of the new Bishop of Auckland is that of Archbishop, although the See to which he is now appointed still remain episcopal. Cases of that kind occur but occasionally. Leo XIII. is another case of the same kind, for when appointed to the See of Perugia, he had the title of Archbishop, and was known as Arch-bishop-Bishop of Perugia, ” The Wellington and Wanganui papers indulge in journalistic sparring now and then. The Wellington Post observes “ Yet another lunatic arrived from Wanganui in the p.s. Manawatu to-day. We shall look with some interest to the next census returns to see what effect this constant drain upon her population has upon Wanganui.” To which the Wanganui Herald retorts : —“ Just by way of information for our contemporary, we may mention that most of the unfortunate persons of unsound mind sent from here came originally from Wellington, and the change from hard times to prosperity proved too much for them.”