The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2328, 13 February 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1884.

Mr Louis Ziegler was the only person nominated to-day for the extraordinary vacancy in the Borough Council occasioned by the retirement of Mr George Simmons. He was nominated by Messrs H. Burger and J. Hannah ; and, there being no other candidate, the Returning Officer (Mr A. Skilton) declared Mr Louis Ziegler duly elected as a Borough ©ouncillor.

The public feeling against foreigners becomes very bitter in China in time of war or threatened war. and it matters not what nation they may be at war with all foreigners are treated with hatred. This feeling has culminated again in a disturbance —our cablegrams does not say in what part of China, but it will probably be in the neighbourhood of Canton, Hong-Kong, or Tonquin where 200 Christians have been massacred, and some mission stations totally destroyed. Sir Charles Bradlaugh, a Liberal, who was again elected to represent Northampton in the British House of Commons, has been excluded from the House and from the precincts of the Palace, by the vote of a large majority of the Commons. The intercolonial cricket match Victoria v. New South Wales was concluded yesterday, and was won by the representatives of New South Wales by 195 runs. Our cablegram states "202 (?) ;" but if the scores previously given are correct, which were as follow— First Second innings, innings. Ttl. New South Wales 109 289 = 458 Victoria 109 154 = 2G3 New South Wales wins by ... 195 Of late years they have played two intercolonial matches each season, one at Mell;HU!i:\ t'lO ofi;;T at ■"•ydney ; and we time uvw cricket had become

almost as popular with the public in Australia as horse-racing, this practice of two matches in a season will be continued annually. In December last the Victorians won the match by three wickets and 1 run. Taking all the intercolonial matches between these two colonies into account since they were started in 1856 we find there have been 32, of which Victoria has won 18, and New South Wales 14.

Notice is published elsewhere that all persons who have vehicles plying for hire within the Borough of Kumara are required to have their name and address, with the number of such vehicle and the number of the registration certificate painted on such vehicle, under penalty for neglect of being proceeded against by the Borough Inspector without further notice. The Union Company's steamer Mahinapua was loaded and ready for sea last evening, but the state of the bar prevented her getting on her way. At the meeting of the Hokitika Hospital Committee last evening, the applications for the appointment of Surgeon- Superinintendent were dealt with; there were twelve applicants, as follow :—Doctors Thorpe, Westport; M'Carthy, Hokitika; Campbell, Brunnerton; Harvey, Palmerston North ; M'Lachlan, Roxburgh, Otago; Everly, Waikouaiti, Otago; Collins, Ross; Stalker, Auckland; Langdon, Coromandel; Whitton, Naseby; King, Hokitika ; Jennings, Dunedin. On a ballot being taken, Dr. King, of Hokitika, was appointed.