The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1880.

Kumara Times, Issue 1147, 2 June 1880, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1880.

The s.s. City of Yew York, with the Sau Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland at one o’clock this morning, punctually to contract time. The Christchurch coach, with four ba"s mails but no passengers for hero, passed the Healey at the usual hour this morning. A mooting of the Hospital Committee was held last evening, but, with the exception of passing a few small accounts, there was no business transacted of any public importance. Mr Gilbert, dentist, of Grcymouth, will visit this town on Saturday next, wdicn he may be consulted at Rugg’s Kmnara Hotel, relative to any matter appertaining to dentisirv,

A meeting ofrthc Kumara and Dillman’s Town Workmen’s Association will be hold at Reynolds’ Hotel, Dillman’s Town, to-morrow evening. The following are the names of those elected as the committee at the late public meeting :—Messrs Seddon, M'Kenzie, Barrowman, Mansfield, Rodgers, May, Maloney, Pearn, Horne, Callaghan, Gilbert Stewart, A. Miller, Skilton, Blake, Pollock, Arkcll, Leslie, Bass, Brewer, Lohman, Blackmore, Foldi, Millson, Kennedy, Way, Tennant, Rudkin, and Richmond. There was a capital muster of the local Rifles on parade last evening, who, after being inspected, were marched out and drilled at the intersection of Main and Tui streets, the “double” affording especial amusement to the larrikin element, who doubtless labored under the idea that a sudden panic had ensued amongst our gallant defenders. On returning to the Hall, a company order notifying the promotion of Corporal Smith to Sergeant and Private Sampson to Corporal was read, as also the following circular, is. sued from the Defence Office, Wellington : —“ As the financial year is for the future to the end on the 31st March, Officers commanding districts will be good enough to instruct officers of corps that the Volunteer year will end on the 31st December, and that all claims for capitation are to be sent into this office for payment, as soon as possible after that date. The qualification for capitation, as regards number of parades to be attended to 31st December of current year, will remain as hitherto, viz., six inspection parades and six company parados.—H. Reader, Lieut. Col., Under-Sec. Defence.” Two new gas purifiers are to be procured from Horae, at a cost of £IOOO, for use at the Dunedin Gasworks. These are rendered necessary mainly through the increased use of Greymouth coal for gasmaking purposes. There are veterinary surgeons and Vets. An instance came under my notice a day or two ago when a vet., that is, an amateur one, and a female at that, adopted a rather original cure for a horse suffering from what in a human subject would be described by the medical fraternity as Marasmus, which term, dished up into decent English, means want of grub. Well, this female vet. went into the process of curing the horse in her own particular style, and after reading up authorities she got a bit mixed about what the disease was, and what the proper physic ought to be. As a matter of course, the unfortunate thoroughbred got a dose of a most extraordinary nature. The veterinary surgeon’s book recommends a small amount of horsehair, cut up in short pieces, for worms and similar complaints, and ths amateur vet. in question was of opinion that the animal couldn’t get too much of a good thing, so she cut all his tail and main off, and chopped it up fine, and administered it to the quadruped in his oats. Talk about cannibalism after that! The unfortunate horse ate the portion of himself administered to him under the guise of “ feed,” but he had a good revenge—his burial expenses amounted to 30s.