The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1383, 8 March 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1881.

The Assessment Court for the Borough of Kumara will bo held at the Courthouse at noon to-morrow.

A meeting of the Kumara Prospecting Association will he held to-morrow evening, at which the attendance of every member is requested.

. A special meeting of the Wcstland County Council will be held to-morrow

afternoon, at Hokitika, at v.-liich Mr

Jack will move—" That this Council now, by special order, declare the Road Board of the Arahura District to be abolished, and the said Road District to be merged in the County of Westland." Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday as follows :—Expect high floods ; indications for southerly winds, with good deal rain. Telegrams were received yesterday (this morning's Argus reports) by the Secretary to the Jockey Club of several horses being on ilieir road to Gz'eymouth, in order to compete at the next race meeting, and among ethers being Hero and Greyhound, the latter a nr.g that has shown very well over timber in Marlborough. Our old favorite, George Stephenson, has also left Blenheim, and is to-day near Recfton in all likelihood with his lot. A dark unknown, but said to be a good hurdle racer will also show up in a day or two, and in all likelihood Morpheus will put in an appearance about Sunday next. Altogether there will, of a certainty, be good fields, and plenty of horses to choose from. York, The Tout, Warrigal, Whalebone, and the half dozen more now in town, are daily exercising, and reflect credit upon their trainers. If any exception can bo taken, it is to Whalebone, as he is rather on the big side, but Mr Brimble has time enough left to develop the good horse he undoubtedly is. The Hokitika half dozen contingent are doing good work and report speaks well. In especial it is said the old "King" is in grand condition,

and will be hard to beat. The course is in capital order, and the Committee are setting to work improving the fencing. Altogether the meeting promises to be a grand success.

The following letter appears in the Wellington Post of the Ist instant :—"To the Editor—Sir—l see by the Auckland papers that Albert White, of Mercury Bay, challenges any man in New Zealand to scull for £IOO or £2OO and the championship of the colony, and that Mr P. H. Duncan, Christchurch, has some thoughts of taking him up. Now I should like very much to have a shot at Mr '•'•'hite, but I could not raise £IOO. lam prepared, however, to back myself to the extent of £SO, and what I should propose would be that we three—namely, Messrs White, Duncan and myself—should make it a sweep of £SO each ; and, as Wellington is the most central port, row the race here, the winner taking the lot.—l am, &c, W. Hearn."

The Panama Star and Herald of January 4th announces that 12,000 Chilians had landed at Corayaco, and subsequently attacked Lurin, which they carried at the point of the bayonet after an hour and a half's fighting, dislodging f:000 Peruvians from a good defensive position. The Chilian fleet before Callao continued to cannonade the Peruvian forts, which replied, inflicting considerable loss on the enemy. One of the Armstrong guns in the Chilian squadron burst during the bombardment, killing several men. The Chilian General Lynch, while depredating in the North, replied to the remonstrances of the Foreign Ministers at Lima against the destruction of property of neutrals, that he should treat neutrals as enemies when he found them concealing property belonging to the enemy. He is also stated to have sent an insulting reply to a confidential note from the British Minister, who requested him to suspend operations while the late peace negotiations were in process.

The site which is proposed for the World's Fair to bo held in New York in ISB3 has many historical associations connected with it. Inwood was at one time covered by a forest, but during the War of Independence it became the scene of some of the events of the Revolution, was occupied by English and American troops in turn,and all the trees werebnrned clown. In 1770, Washington entrenched himself at Inwood, which was attacked by Lord Howe, and held the place for more than a month against the British General. During one of the engagements 400 Hessians were killed and were buried where they lay. The ground which forms their grave has never siuco been broken, and will not be now, for it lies 500 feet awav from the grounds which are to be occupied by the exhibition. Apart from its associations, Inwood is an exceedingly beautiful for the World's Fair to be held in. The Harlem River wind slowly by, and Inwood ridge and the Hudson Hills give picturesque variety to the landscape. Of the old forest unfortunately nothing now remains but an apple orchard. As a Avriter (if testimonials, commend us to Gail Hamilton. An Irish girl applied to the principal of the. State Normal Church, at Salem, Massachusetts, for a

sitnation as cook, and exhibited, with pride, the following testimonial from G. H.—" Margaret F has lived with me fourteen weeks. I have found her invariably good tempered, immunda (dirty), cheerful, obliging, cxitiosa (destructive), respectful, and incorrigible. She is a better cook than any Irish girl I have ever employed, and one of the best breadmakers I ever saw. With neatness and carefulness and economy, she would make make an excellent servant. I heartily recommend her to all Christian philanthropists, and her employers to Divine mercy."

We cull this flower of advertising rhetoric from a Cape Town newspaper, which a friend at Paarl has sent by the last mail:—"War! War! War! B.Broadway, Manager of the Western Tanning Company, $v Longnmrket street, is prepared to supply a limited number of boots for those proceeding to the front ; and he guarantees that, owing to the breadth of the sole, any volunteer shot will keep his position, and thus be a source of terror to the Basutos." . To those in search of merriment, visit S. S. Pollock's, and obtain the great Irish song "The Babies in our Block," or "Little Sally Waters"; price sixpence. [Advx.]