The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1365, 15 February 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1881.

A meeting of the Arahura Road Board, a committee of the Westland County Council, and the creditors of the Board took place at Stafford Town to-day ; the full report of the proceedings is, however (owing to the late hour at which it was received), keld over.

The ordinary meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at the Secretary's room, this evening.

The local Rifle Contingent will parade at the Adelphi Hall to-night, after which some business of importance in connection with the corps will be transacted.

We understand the lecture by Mr Malcolm in behalf of the Wesleyan Church, advertised to take place on the 19th, is unavoidably postponed. The date will be given shortly.

Attention is directed to a change made in the day of Rugg's coaches leaving Kumara for Christchurch, as, to suit the convenience of the public at Hokitika and Greymouth, the day of the departure of the coach from Kumara has been changed from Monday, at 5 a.m., to the same hour on Tuesday mornings. This alteration has been made so that in future passengers booking from either of the neighboring towns will not be necessitated to travel on Sundays, as heretofore. We observe that that the furniture and effects of the late Mr Overton, hairdresser, Main road, are (by order of the Public Trustee) to be put up to auction to-morrow afternoon.

Hanlan and Ross on January Ist issued a challenge to any two oarsmen in the world for a double scull race for £SOO to £IOOO a side, the race to come off early in. the season.

The Christchurch Globe has an article entitled " A Sporting Judge," in which it refers to his bringing the base ball apparatus to the colony, and says :—" Mr Justice Gillies, is a Judge, and ■ a good judge too.' His law, wo believe, is sound, and so are his lungs. . . . He has made himself thoroughly acquainted with all the rules of the game, and is, possibly, prepared to play any other judge in the colony for a moderate stake. All this is very nice and very sensible. A handicap tournament at base ball among our legal lights, would be an interesting and popular

eventi ' Go-as-you-please' contest would completely the takings at the gate would be something very considerable. The ordinary legal costume might probably have to be modified indeed, but a happy medium between the full idrensicvparaphernalia and the light running integuments so popular among peds, could easily be arranged. Mr Justice Gillies evidently believes in the theory of the advantage of possessing a healthy mind and a healthy body. We feel convinced that his arguments and judgments will suffer in no wise from his athletic proclivities." Mr John Conway, the weli-khowri'crick-eter, in a letter to a Sydney paper, states that the visit of a professional team of English cricketers this year is determined on. He says :—" Alfred Shaw arid Lillywhite's team purpose starting from England in the autumn of 1881, play four or five matches in the United States, leaving" San Francisco for New Zealand by the October mail. Their first match will be played in Auckland at the end of November, after which they will journey South, and play Wellington, Christchurch, and Duriedin."

Says the Sydney Bulletin :—Talking of political subjects remind me that although the crude African in his wild state has, generally speaking, ! the hardest skull in animal kingdom, there are instances also where the cultured colored gentleman runs his missionary-eating brother mighty close. As a sample of this, I once heard that Mr Billy Wilson, the sweet singer from Georgia, was waiter in a large American hotel, and a bet was made 'one night between the boxer, Heenan, and a few friends, that Heenan couldn't thump a dent in William's head with one blow. The lights were then turned down; Master William entered, bearing a tray and glasses, and Heenan immediately struck him a clout that would shake the Town Hall. The only effect it had on the silvery tenor, however, was to cause him to turn round and observe, in a slightly injured tone, " Gemmen, please be more car-ful wid your elbows." In Ireland, since January Ist, the authorities are exerting themselves to mamtain order and enforce the laws. Many persons are being arrested for " Boycotting," and "Bulldozing" people into joiuing the Land Leaguers and other off'enoes. Flying columns patrol disaffected districts, and troops and constabulary are being quietly concentrated where they can be called upon at short notice. The anti-land league sentiment is being fostered by the Government, and considerable progress has been made in the formation of an association to combat the leaguers. The Orangemen are particularly active, and are making arrangements to take care of all persons suffering from Boycottism. The London Times says it is informed that the Pope has written a letter to the Bishop of Dublin, strongly condemning the method in which the agitation in Ireland is conducted, and that very emphatic instructions have been issued to the Catholic prelates, enjoining them to make a stand against the anarchial and Communist doctrines which have been preached and put in practice.