The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1466, 9 June 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1881.

Parliament was opened at Wellington this afternoon. The Central Board of Education held a meeting at Greymouth this afternoon at two o’clock, when the Hon. Secretary’s Report from the Kumara School Committee (which appeared in our last evenings issue) would probably be read and considered. Mr Mogdridge went down by tram this morning, deputed we understand', to lay before the Board certain grievances which parents of some of the children attending the State School are laboring under, and which have been the subject of much comment lately in these columns.

At the meeting of the Westland County Council yesterday, a general rate of one shilling in the £ on the rateable value of property in the ridings was levied for the year ending 31st March, 1882, said rate to be payable in one sum, on the 15th June, 1881. At the same sitting, plans and specifications, for one mile sections of road from Dilhnan’s to Christchurch road, were laid on the table, and tenders ordered to be called for construction of same.

At the election for a member of the Central Board of Education this afternoon at Greymouth, Mr Duncan was elected, the votes being Duncan 10, Nancarrow 8, Seddon 1. Dr. Simms’ lecture at Dunedin, on “ The teeth, lips, ears, mouth, and eyebrows ” was (the Herald says) a great success, and was largely attended. A wide mouth, he said, accompanied large animal imitation, while narrow mouths, with thin lips, denoted a sly and secretive nature. Thick lips were indications of fondness for children, and vice versa ; long teeth indicated animal cunning, and scattered ones selfishness. He contrasted the ears of animals and persons to illustrate their musical and non-musical qualities, and said a red ear signified that it had been used to musical sounds. Thick flabby ears were unmusical, and small ears were more musical than large ones. Several ladies and gentlemen were examined. A Sydney telegram states that the owner of Progress offered the owner of Mata to make a match for £SOO. The offer was declined.

Lieut. Clarke, of C. Company, Adelaide Rifles, made the following score at 700 yards, when shooting the annual course of class-firing 4444444344—39 points out of a possible 40. Military targets and positions. No trial shots allowed.