The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 1983, 6 January 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1883.

The Malrinapua left Wellington yesterday morning for Wcstport, and is due there this morning. She is expected to leave that port on the same tide, and arrive in Greymoxith this evening.

The Christchurch mail coach arrived this afternoon at two o'clock.

We scarcely expected to see the comet again in its aphelion passage with the naked eye since we last saw it about a fortnight ago ; but the sky last night was mag' -"' R ;ently clear and resplendent, and the celestial visitor could be plainly seen without any artificial assistance. When we say the comet, however, we should say the streak of light which forms the tail, for, singular to say, the nucleus or brightest part was only visible with the aid of a telescope or opera-glass. It is in the constellation Canis Major (The Great Dog), the nucleus being about a degree below the star Delta in that ancient sign. It will still be visible for a few nights when

clear, approaching Sirius (the principal Dog Star), and may be found by drawing an imaginary line with the eye through the three bright stars which form Orion's belt to the right, or south-east, a little beyond the next bright star, which is Sirius. This line will, as it were, cut through the tail of the comet. Of course the observer must be mindful not to confound the star Sirius with the planet Jupiter, which is a very conspicuous object in the same part of the heavens, but much farther left, or north, speaking of up to midnight. There is no part of celestial sphere which presents such a beautiful display of stars as that which now bedecks our southern sky between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. The vast belt known as The Milky Way, which passes the zenitli between these hours, is one of extreme grandeur, and with such clear nights a 3 we are now having it wants not an Italian sky to observe or meditate on its sublimity.

A number of miners from the Thames were lately engaged for the United Italy Company's mine at Lyell.

A serious accident occurred recently to the wife of a man named Page, who lives in Oamaru. Mrs Page was milking a cow, when it kicked her in the chest, breaking a blood vessel, and afterwards gored her. The Lyttelton Times says : —The cricket score given below is, we imagine, one of the largest ever made in New Zealand for the same number of wickets. It was made by the second eleven of Lancaster Park playing against the Oxford Club on Saturday. Going first to the wickets they stayed there till the stumps were drawn for the day. Hamilton, who passed the "century," was at the wickets for over two hours, and had the pleasure of running more than 260 runs. One chance, a hard one, given when he had reached 57, and another very easy one when he scored 103, show that his innings was not a perfect one. Francis, who hit extremely hard for his 68, made 19 in two overs at one stage of his innings. He was also lucky in being let off at long-leg ; some of his cuts were very cleanly made. Hassal and Cooper laid on without mercy towards the end of the play, and are both not out. The former made 76 by terrible hard hitting, his score including three 6's, a 5, and six 4's. The match will be continued on Saturday next. W. Gee, c Marr b Parkyn ... ... 1 E. L. Francis, c Parkyn, b Hardle ... 68 E. V. Hamilton, b Harvey 11l W. H. Atack, b Hardie 0 G. Reeves, b Marr 21 C. W. Vallange, run out ... ... 3 H. Hassal, not out 76 A. Coopei', not out ... ... ... 51 Extras 19 Total for 6 wickets 350 A company haS been formed in Dunedin to be styled the New Zealand Electric Light and Power Company, and they have purchased the sole right for the Colony of the Brush, Lane-Fox, Hopkinson, and Ferranti systems. The average daily attendance at the Auckland Public Library is over 300, and Sundays about 250. The Auckland Herald says:—"The Pope has determined to place the North Island of New Zealand entirely under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Benedictine order." The sparrows have nearly destroyed the cherry crop in the gardens of the Horticultural Society of Victoria. The statement showing the financial position of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows has just been completed. The members now number 547,909, and the total capital of the order on the Ist January last was 5,291,890, nearly £9 15s per member.

An alleged cancer cure is published in the Rural New Yorker from a lady contributor, who writes:—"Four years ago I learned a remedy for cancer, which I have never known to fail in a single instance to cure impurities of the blood, whether cancerous or otherwise. I wish 1 could inspire in others the same confidence which I feel, for I am certain it would mitigate a vast amount of suffering. Cancer cure : 2ozs. of sulphur, -joz of quicksilver, loz of cream of tartar, ioz. of saltpetre. Put into a pint of molasses, stir, take a tablespoonful befoi-e going to bed. For outside application : one bottle of British oil, loz. of red precipitate. The sulphur and quicksilver must be thoroughly mixed for a long time in a druggists mortar, and then the other ingredients added. I wish this could be published in every paper in the land, and that in after years I could have the satisfaction of knowing that many have been saved from horrible suffering and death by its use." Near the village of Beppo-moura, in Kotchi, Japan, an amnferous cave has been discovered in which strings and

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