The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2300, 11 January 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1884.

We understand that the three candidates for the office of Borough Councillor, rendered vacant by the election of D. Hannan, Esq., as Mayor, have withdrawn from candidature, under the supposition that there is some informality in the official notice of the election. The Borough Council held their usual ordinary meeting at the Town Hall last evening. Our report is held over. Sittings of the Eesident Magistrate's and Wardens' Courts were held this morning. Particulars will be given to-morrow. The installation of the W.M. and investiture of Officers of the Lazar Lodge, E.C., took place in the Masonic Hall this afternoon, the ceremony being conducted by theR.W.D.G.M. John Bevan, assisted by P.D.S.W. John Hudson, which was very impressive. The following brethren were installed for the ensuing twelve months :—Bro. E. Rogers, W.M. ; Bro. T. Caldwell, S.W. ; Bro. A. B. Wilby, J.W. ; Bro. T. R. Connell, Hon. Treasurer ; Bro. E. C. Peters, Hon. Secretary; Bro. G. Anderson, S.D. ; Bro. J. Henderson, J.D. ; Bro. W. Morris, I.G. ; Bros. J. Valentine and T. Collins, Stewards ; and Bro. M. Kohler, Tyler. In celebration of the auspicious occasion a ball and supper will be held this evening, the ball at the Adelphi Theatre, which has been tastefully decorated for the occasion with flags, Chinese lanterns, and ferns, and which will doubtless when lighted up have a pleasing effect. Dancing is announced to commence at nine o'clock. The supper will be laid in the Masonic Hall, and, as the weather promises to be fine, no inconvenience need be experienced in walking a few paces further up the pathway to partake of the good cheer provided by Host Stewart. After supper dancing will be resumed at the Theatre. We have received the Union Steamship Company's Pocket Guide for January. Another bad weather telegram was received yesterday from Captain Edwin to the effect that a heavy gale was approaching from any direction between north-east and north and west; glass to further fall and heavy sea, but glass rising after eight hours. The time for sending in tenders for the construction of a tunnel tail-race for Hobbs and party, at Dunedin Flat, is extended till Thursday, the 17th inst. Specifications are now ready. The tenders for the construction of a tunnel at Ross Terrace, for Henderson and party, close to-morrow evening. Letters of Naturalisation under "The Aliens Act, 1880," have been issued to Jules Cezar Malfroy, engineer, Hokitika, and to Oscar Hederstom, miner, No Town. Mr Frederick Henry Ibbetson is appointed to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court and Principal Clerk of the Warden's Court at Ahaura, and Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Waipuna and Nelson Creek, from the Ist January, vice T. L. Shepherd, dispensed with; and Mr Charles Arthur Barton is appointed to be Clerk of the Resident Magistrates' Courts and Principal Clerk of the Warden's Courts, at Maori Gully, No Town, and Dunganville, and Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Red Jack's, Maori Creek, and Marsden, from the Ist January, vice F. H. Ibbetson, transferred. Mr H. R. Rae, County Clerk, was a passenger by the Christclmrch coach this morning en route to Wellington, whither he goes to interview the Minister of Education, to endeavour to induce that gentleman J:o bring the Westland Education Subdivision Act into operation. Mr Rae has written authorities to represent the views of all the School Committees south of the Teremakau on Educational matters to the Hon. the Minister of Education, in Wellington, namely, Kumara, Goldsborough, Stafford, Hokitika, Kanieri, Kokatahi, Blue Spur, Arahura Road, Woodstock, Ross, Okarito, and Jackson's Bay. Mr Rae has been also requested by the Comity Chairman to hvh)': under the notice of Ministers, certain wants of tiie County, and especially to obtain, if possible, a ptwise to place

the Westland County on the same footing with regard to main roads as the neighbouring counties of Grey and Inangahua. Fresh tenders are to be called fox a bridge over the Grey River to Cobden. The_six days' walking match for a side—Edwards v. Arthur and James Hendry and Huckstep— at Auckland, terminated at 11 o'clock on Saturday, the sth inst. Huckstep finally retired at 9.15, with sore feet, with a record 161 miles 12 laps. Edwards' score at the close of the match was 471 miles 19 laps and the coincombined score 462 miles 11 laps: Edwards thus winning by 9 miles 8 laps. It is stated that one person out of four of the whole population of Tasmania cannot read, and that these are mostly native born.