The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2347, 6 March 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1884.

The overland telegraph, line to Port Darwin is interrupted, hence the absence of any Soudan war or European news. The Borough. Council hold their fortnightly meeting at the Town Hall, this evening, at 7.30 o’clock. The Rev. W. Morley, President of the Wesleyan Conference, will deliver a lecture in the Wesleyan Church, Third street, this evening, at eight o’clock, in aid of the Wesleyan Connexional Loan Fund. There will be no charge for admission, but a collection will be made for that object. The reverend gentleman has chosen for his subject—“ Dr. Guthrie: Preacher, Author, and Philanthropist.” The high position Mr Morley holds in the Wesleyan Church should be a guarantee that the lecture to be delivered will be well worth listening to. Captain Edwin wired yesterday (4.19 p.m.) that bad weather was approaching from any direction between north-west and west and south after 12 hours, with glass falling again and sea making from north-west. His Honor Mr Justice Williams is expected to arrive here on Saturday by the Christchurch coacli on his way to Hokitika, in order to open the circuit sittings of the Supreme Court there on Monday next. At the sittings of the Waste Lands Board at Hokitika, yesterday, the adjourned application of J. F. Peart, to lease fifty acres land under the agricultural leasing regulations was held over until the return of the Chief Surveyor. Mr Newton appeared and objected to the area being granted, on the ground that the same land had been previously refused him. The application of W. O’Hagan to have deferred payment sections 54 and 55 transferred from himself to J. T. Peart, was considered, and it was resolved that public notice be given under clause 05 of the Land Act, 1877. A special cablegram to the Melbourne Age states that Edward Hanlan, the Canadian sculler, sailed from San Francisco en route for Australia on the 22nd February. The Fidelity Company’s pvogrommo on the Groat Autumn Handicap at Christchurch is now announced ; 70 prizes, to th© tottil YUiUe ul

A proposal is on foot at Wellington to send Hearn to Sydney to try conclusions with Laycock and Haulan. As there have been five more nominations received and allowed in the Great Autumn Handicap and three in the Easter Handicap since Robin Hood’s prospectus was published, it will be seen that the number of prizes in those events has been correspondingly increased. In Adamastor’s Novelty Consultation on the Dunedin Cup, the first prize went to a policeman in Dnnedin, the second to a barber in Otago, and the third to Maori Creek. Tenders will be received up to eight o’clock on Saturday evening for the erection of a workshop ; labour only. Application is to be made to the Bros. Davidson, Seddon street.