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Kumara Times, Issue 2306, 18 January 1884, Page 2

A cablegram this afternoon states that the Propaganda at Rome has selected Bishop Moran (of Dunedin, we presume) as successor to the late Archbishop Vaughan, Sydney. The Christchurch coach, with the San Francisco mails, arrived last evening at six o’clock. Although the postal authorities at Christchurch used strenuous endeavours to ensure a remarkably quick delivery, by putting on a special train to convey the mails to the coach at Springfield, their efforts, though so far successful, were thwarted by bad weather and a slip at the Gorge, as we noted yesterday. The mails were sorted at the Post office here by soon after seven o’clock, and, thanks to the Postmaster, there was a delivery of letters through the town and for about an hour at the Post-office window. The coach resumed its usual trip this morning, but two and a-half hours later, as it will not be practicable to proceed farther than the foot of the Otira Gorge to-night. In the morning the coaches are to meet at the top of the Gorge where the road is washed away, and there exchange mails and passengers. It will probably be three or half-past three o’clock to-morrow afternoon before it returns to Kumara. But for the inclement weather and consequent landslip at the Otira Gorge, it is probable the San Francisco mails would have been delivered in Kumara from Auckland in less time than has ever before been accomplished. The mail steamer arrived at Auckland at 6.30 on Sunday morning. The southern mails were sent to Onehunga, and same day the Rotorua started on her voyage via New Plymouth to Wellington, which port she reached at G. 30 on Monday evening. Stopping only 40 minutes at Wellington, she resumed her voyage to Lyttelton. A special train was put on to convey the West Coast mails to Springfield, and the coach was detained a few hours to bring them on. So tlii.tr b. ; for the swollen rivers a-’d the ■ •ashing i’wa.v the ’.can the mail would probably have been delivered in 3 days 5 hours. The distance by that route is about 040 miles.

In reference to Educational matters last night’s Greymouth Star states : “ An officer of the Education Department at Wellington will be immediately despatched to Greymouth to arrange with the Education Board for the carrying on of the schools until next session of Parliament, the Ministry being of opinion that the Sub-divison Act is unworkable, and cannot be brought into force.” Upon which the Argus comments :—“A -very significant statement this. But is it not just as likely, and a little more so, that if the Government is sending down an officer to ‘ carry on the schools,’ that his arrangements will be confined to the Secretary, and the different school committees, and that he will not require to ‘ arrange with the Education Board,’ at all ?” A meeting of the Sports Committee, which owing to the illness of the honorary secretary and tresurer had been protracted, was held last evening. The various accounts were passed for payment, and the amounts due are procurable on application to Mr John Hannah.

The Fisher Comedy and Burlesque Company, which has had such a successful run at Reefton, will open at the Theatre Royal, Kumara, to-morrow night, Saturday, and for that night only. This company give an excellent varied entertainment, as those who were witnesses to the performances a few weeks ago can testify. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a cable message from Hobart, to the effect that the s.s. Aorangi arrived at that port on Saturday, and reported all well on board. She was to leave early on Sunday for Wellington. The Company have also received messages from London that the s.s. British Queen left St. Vincent on the 9th inst,, en route for Wellington ; and the s.s. Ruapehu, left Plymouth for Auckland on the 12th inst.

By some placards which have been circulated to-day it will be noticed that Mr Frank M. Willmott’s Combination is to appear on Wednesday next, at the Adelphi Theatre, when will be produced the great and original comedy, in three acts, entitled “Eilleen Oge.” The merits of this combination are so well known that it is scarcely necessary for us at present to do more than announce the fact of their coming. It will, however, be for one night only.

The gentleman who found a plait of hair last night near one of the four corners of the road of which the PostOffice is one, has handed it to us to advertise as found ; and as he is too modest to have his hame inserted as the finder, he suggests that the owner should make application for restoration at this office.

Edwards, the pedestrian, who left Auckland by the ’Frisco mail steamer, is said to have gone to America to contest the championship of the world with Vaughan.