The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2409, 22 May 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1884.

A public meeting will be held at the Empire Hotel, Dilhnan’s, this evening to consider what stops should be taken as regards the new Regulations as affecting those whose whoso permits have expired. The Post and Telegraph Offices will be dosed on Saturday (Queen’s Birthday). Alails usually made up on that day will close at 7 o’clock to-morrow night.

The British Government are apparently now making active preparations for the despatch of British troops for the relief of General Gordon and Khartoum. By today’s telegrams it will be seen they have invited tenders for engines to propel thirty river launches, which it is understood are to be used for conveying troops up the River Nile, and through the cataracts which, until the inundation commences, in the middle of June, are unnavigable. The distance from Cairo to Khartoum, by the river is 1450 miles. At Khartoum the Nile begins to increase in height early in April • but in Lower Egypt the inundation begins about the 25th June, and attains its - height in three months. It remains stationary about twelve days, and then subsides. The Australian cricketers have been successful again in a match with Surrey county, winning by eight wickets. In 1882 the Australians beat Surrey by four wickets.

The fancy dress ball, under the auspices of the Kumara Volunteer Fire Brigade, takes place at the Adelphi Theatre on Friday evening next, and promises to be a veritable success, fair hands and fingers having been engaged for weeks past and minds disturbed in the anxiety and worry consequent on the construction of fancy and suitable dresses for the first display of the kind which has ever taken place in Kumara; but it may be as well to state, which we do on authority, that it is not absolutely necessary that ladies and gentlemen who are disposed to patronise the ball should appear in fancy dresses ; they will be just as welcome in plain evening costume. Many who do not dance will doubtless wish to see the interesting gathering, and the committee have arranged that admission may be obtained to the gallery at the theatre on payment of 2s 6d.

A temporary telegraph office will be open at the racecourse, Forbury, Dunedin, on Friday and Monday next, 23rd and 26th inst. The office hours will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The officer commanding this district (the Hon. J. A. Bonar) has received notification from the Government that the Queen’s Birthday parade is take place on the 28th June. There will, however, as may be seen by advertisement, be a parade for inspection and drill on Saturday next, the 24th instant, at the Drill Shed, Hokitika. The Kumara Rifles will be present at the parade on Saturday, They will leave here by special coach early that morning. It is said that the Greymouth Rifles have not been able to complete their arrangements to go to the parade on Saturday. They will, however, have their adjutant’s inspection parade to-night. Commander Edwin wired the following urgent telegram late yesterday afternoon : “Indications strong easterly winds and weather very cold ; glass fall slowly.” Today at 12.50 p.m. he wired : “Indications glass further rise, and very hard frost to-night.”

The late hour up to which persons have been allowed to visit the Hospital has been found to retard their progress towards recovery, as well as being very inconvenient to the patients themselves, and, upon the recommendation of the Medical Officer of the institution as to its essentiality, the Committee on Tuesday night directed that the time at which visitors should be admitted in future be till 7.30 p.m. instead of 8.30 p.m. The following contracts were signed yesterday at the County Chairman’s office Road from sea beach to Greymouth tramway ; Accepted, Seterini, £25. Declined, Gilbert, £34 14s ; Quinlivan, £35 5s ; M‘Gabon, £59 7s Gd ; M'Namara, £57 4s 7d ; Anderson, £39 ; M‘Ewen and Co., £43 10s. Road from Goldaborough to Big Dam : Accepted, G. Hawke, £220 2s. Declined, Wolfe and Co., £321 13s 6d ; Kelly and Co., £371; Glossen, £288; Eggleton, £243 ; Duff and Co., £269 15s ; Stephens, £268 10s ; O’Sullivan, £276 3s 9d.

At a sitting of the Waste Lands Board at Hokitika yesterday, present—the Chief Commissioner (J. Giles, Esq.), the Hon. J. A. Bonar, Messrs Chesney and Robinson, John White’s application to purchase four acres of suburban land situate under Capo Terraco, Teremakau, now occupied by him, was referred to the Chief Surveyor to report, notice to bo given at the Warden’s offices, Greenstone and Kumara.

Rubin Hoods Novelty Company will close to-night. We understand it will be drawn for probably about £SOO more than the advertised amount. Application for shares must be made to-night. Considerable anxiety is felt as to the safety of the barque Coorang, which left Port Chalmers for the Bluff on April the 2(sth, and has not yet arrived there.

A Gisborne correspondent considers the project of getting Sir Julius Vogel as the East Coast representative is now “definitely knocked on the head.” The New Zealand Times suggests that Sir Julius would have a good chance of being returned for Ashburton, pointing out that his views on the grain tariff 1 and the value of his co-operation in regard to the Canterbury West Coast Railway would be two trump cards which he holds. The man Robert Hislop, for whoso safety much anxiety was lately felt, lost his way in the back country during bad weather, and getting on the West Coast side of the ranges, found himself at the Copera. The first habitation he arrived at was Mr George Mason’s house, on the Copera Flat. He borrowed a horse from Mr Smith, a surveyor, and rode back to the Lakes Station.

An amusing episode occurred at the Riverton R.M. Court recently, which the Mataura Ensign designates as “Mr M‘Culloch’s last levee.” There was an assault case between the Salvation and Skeleton armies, and Mr Daniel, who knew as much about the affair as a pig knows of a half holiday, was subpoenaed as a witness. It must be explained that the lion, gentleman is also a J.P. and fond of sitting on the bench both in and out of season. The case went on, witnesses were called on either side, Mr Finn made a heart-stirring appeal in favor of the Skeleton army and a handsome reference to “the sublime system of Christianity,” and Mr M'Culloch decided against the Salvationists. Then jumped Mr Daniel, with this remark: “May I ask,” Mr Finn, “why I have not been called as a witness, after being summoned and waiting here all day ?” Mr Finn : “Oh ! we only summoned you to keep you off the Bench. ”

A horrible murder was committed at South Melbourne on Sunday, May 4, by a plasterer named William Browning, who thrashed his wife to death by beating her over the head with a tailor’s ironingboard. They had been frequently quarreling with each other, and were both addicted to drink. The murderer attempted to remove all traces of the foul deed by burning down the house, blit the attempt was frustrated by the timely interference of the police, who arrested him.

Mr Charles Greenwood, SurgeonDentist, has arrived, and may be consulted at Gilbert Stewart’s Hotel (private entrance), from Tuesday, 20th, till Saturday, 24th. Dentistry in all its branches.— Artificial teeth in all the newest and best styles. Teeth stopped, scaled, and extracted. —[Advt. ]

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,