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Kumara Times, Issue 1492, 9 July 1881, Page 2

The Christclmrch coaches left the Bealey this morning, at the uusal hour. Mr Hugg's coach arrived at 3.5 p.m., and was followed by the mail coach, but the latter has not yet arrived, and it is supposed has broken down. A large number of persons attended the auction sale of Messrs Wade and Spence this afternoon.

Parents and guardians of children usually attending the State School are informed that in consequence of alterations and repairs now going on, the school will not be opened next week. Mr and Mrs Schultheis, who proceed to the Cape Diamond fields, were passengers by yesterday morning's coach to Christchurch. The time for receiving tenders for the construction of a bridge on the Greenstone road has been extended till Wednesday next, the 13th inst., at 8 p.m. The prizes in Mr A. Singer's art-union are now handy in another column to refer to. It is not necessary, therefore, for us to state what they consist of or to allude to their value, which may be proved by inspection in Mr Singer's shop at any time duaing the day. This evening, and every Saturday till the day of drawing, sweeps for tickets will be conducted. A meeting of the Loyal Albert Lodge of Oddfellows will be held at the lodgeroom, on Monday at 8.30. p.m. Intending investors are reminded that Mr A. A. Cameron's £6OOO sweep on the English Derby will be closed and drawn in a few days. The promoter states that this will probably be the final consultation carried through in this colony, in consequence of the very strong measures in a Bill now before Parliament for the suppression of sweeps and lotteries. Although the result of the English Derby race was published by us so far back as the 3rd of last month, and we have now to hand the names of the starters, that should be no drawback to persons who had any notion to speculate on their success, if such they should have, in securing a starter. Mr M'Donald, of the Globe Hotel, DiUman's Town, is the sole agent here for tickets in this consultation, and we understand he has still a few left.

A meeting of Cobden residents was held in the school house there last night, with the object of urging upon the Government the necessity for the erection of a bridge between Cobden and Greymouth. Resolutions to that effect were unanimously carried. . The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Star says :—" The new member for the Grey Valley, Judge Weston, who is only about four feet high, has been in the House. Last year he would probably have been looked upon as the quarter-of-a-member in excess, but the colossal Dick Reeves may now be counted as the whole one too much. To equalise matters Westland and Nelson will have to be shorn of several members between them." The Timaru Herald says if Mr Hall could be inoculated with a little of poor "Johnny" Sheehan's divil - may - care placability he would be a better politician than he is. Miss Amy Thoonton, well known as a promising young comedienne, of New Zealand training, has recently taken unto herself a husband and with him the name of Mogridge. The late Mr. R. C. Bagot, the successful secretary to the Victoria Racing Club, left only a house and ground at Flemington to his wife, and a £SOO life policy to his son. The average price of an imported Chinese wife in Victoria is £BO, but a Chinese storekeeper in Wagga Wagga recently paid as much as £9O.