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Kumara Times, Issue 2401, 13 May 1884, Page 2

A large number of friends of the late Willam Kirkpatrick went down to Greymouth by tram this morning to attend the funeral, and thus pay their last tribute of respect to his memory. Judge Broad passed through here this afternoon on his way from Hokitika to Reefton; thence he proceeds homeward to Nelson via Westport.

A case of importance to dealers in horses was decided this morning at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Hokitika.— In or about January last, Mr Mulvihill, of this town, had been offered a horse at by a Mr Downing, of Okarito. Mr Mulvihill, not having then accepted the offer, after a lapse of a few weeks wrote to Mr Downing that he would accept the horse at the price named, and to send it on if it was sound and quiet for buggy. The horse was forwarded to Hokitika, where Mr Mulvihill met it, but refused delivery on the ground that it was saddle-galled and in a poor condition. The horse being since then paddocked, apparently without an owner. Mr Downing sued Mr Mulvihill for the price of the horse. The case was decided this morning in favour of Mr Mulvihill, with full costs. Mr Purkiss appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Michael Hannan for Mr Mulvihill.

The hearing of evidence in the Compensation Court in the case of John Andrew v. the Dunedin City Corporation—a claim of £3OOO for land in the construction of the Silverstream water-race —was finished on Monday, the sth inst., and the Court adjourned till Wednesday, when the Court awarded the claimant £I3OO. Each party pays its own costs.

The Tablet states that "the walls of the Dunedin Cathedral are now erected to with 7ft. of their full height, and there is every prospect of their being finished at an early date, and free, as hitherto the whole building raised has been, from debt. The work, then, of roofing in the aisles and nave, intended to accommodate the congregation for the next few years, is approaching, and it is necessary to make immediate provision for its being done. It cannot be deferred for any length of time, for in such a case the building would be injured, and that, of course, is a thing that there can be no thought of permitting. Under the circumstances the Venerable Archdeacon Coleman has kindly, and with much selfdenial, undertaken to make a collecting tour, and he will begin the task without delay.

A shocking murder is reported from Tasmania. It occurred at Victoria Valley, New Norfolk. A man named Stocks was brought up at the Police Court for not supporting his wife, and was ordered to take her back and maintain herself and her child. He did take her back, but after a short time the wife was missing, and on search being made the bodies of both the wife and child were found buried' in the garden. It is supposed he shot and wounded her, and then battered her head with pieces of stone. The police, whilst searching, detected a repulsive smell, and Stocks remarked that an old cow was buried there. The police dug and found the bodies. Stocks was then arrested, together with a cousin named Jenkins, and placed in the Hamilton Gaol. Stocks is 24 years of age, and well known throughout the district. He appears at present to be quite callous.

A correspondent of the Derry Journal says that " Lianfairpwichgunyugergobwichilandyssiliogogo," the name of a Welsh parish, is pronounced as if written thus thlandisiliogge." This is important if true. We are almost ashamed to confess that we never pronounced it in that way. We shall make no mistake hereafter. It is too simple a word to knowingly mispronounce.

Poverty and Suffering. dragged down with debt, poverty, and suffering for years, caused by a sick family and large bills for doctoring, which did them no good. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I procured Hop Bitters and commenced their use, and in one month we were all well, and none of us have been sick a day since ; and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your families well a year with Hop Bitters for less than one doctor's visit will cost. I know it."—A Working Man. Read.

How to Get Sick.—Expose yourself day and night, sit too much without exercise, work too hard without rest, doctor all the time, take all the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know How to get Well.—Which is answered in three words—Take Hop Bitters ! Read.