The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2417, 31 May 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1884.

The negotiations which have been going on for some time past between the British and German Governments relative to - the payment of certain Customs dues by the captain of a British schooner at the German settlement of Angra Pequena, a little bay on the coast of Great Namaqualand, South Africa, do not seem to have arrived at a satisfactory solution, and a cablegram to-day informs ns that a German gunboat with a lieutenant-general on board, is now on its way to formally occupy the territory at Angra Pequena, which is one of the few safe anchorages along the coast of Great Namaqualand. This great region, which is north of Little Namaqualand, a division of Cape Colony, extends from the Orange River, in latitude 29° 31', to Walfisb Bay, latitude 25°, and comprehends an area of 100,000 square miles. It is principally inhabited by wandering tribes of Namaqnas, generally known under the name of Hottentot, The climate is extreme, and though, on the whole, not unhealthy, is very trying to European constitutions. It is virtually under the jurisdiction of the Cape Colony. The native tribes, who perhaps number about 40,000 souls, speak the Namaqua language, the purest type of the Hottentot.

The Christchurch coach arrived this afternoon, at the usual hour, bringing East Coast, Australian, and Brindisi mails.

Commander Edwin wired at one o’clock to-day ; —“Frost again hard to-night.” We are pleased to learn that the dynamite accident patients are fast recovering from their wounds.

Mr Joseph Petrie, M.H.R., addressed his constituents at Greenstone on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance ; Mr W. Morgan occupied the chair. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, and at its close, on the motion of Mr Cocks, seconded by Mr Ellison, a vote of thanks and confidence was heartily accorded. By invitation to the electors of the Three-Mile, Lower Crossing, Arahura, and Kumara, residing in Hokitika, Mr R. J. Scddon, M.H.R., addressed a wellattended meeting at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre last evening. His Worship the Mayor of Hokitika presided, and briefly introduced Mr Seddon, who delivered an able and exhaustive speech, at the conclusion of which a vote of thanks and confidence in him, moved by Mr Bevan, and seconded by Mr Waterson, was unanimously carried.

Sir Henry Bar tie Frere, G.C.8., (x. C. >S. 1., whose decease was announced in our columns last evening, was Governor and Commandcv-in-Chicf at Cape Colony, South Africa, so recently as in 1880. The principal winners in Robin Hood’s programme on the Queen’s Birthday and and Grand National events were as follow ; —Birthday Handicap First prize, to a traveller for a Christchurch boot factory ; second, to an employe at Coker’s Hotel, Christchurch ; third, to a photographer at Westport. Grand National— First prize, to a farmer at Waikari; second, to a saddler in Christchurch.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, John Monahan, Borough Inspector, appeared to prosecute William Somerville for a breach of the Borough bye-law Is o. C, in plying with horse and express for carriage of passengers, not being duly licensed. Defendant did not appear, but the case was proved and he was lined 10s, and Court costs 7s.—lsaac Chapman v. William Kelly, for £4 5s Gd, balance of a promissory note. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs £l. Messrs Gird wood, Lahman and Co. will sell by auction, at the Preston Yards, Greymouth, on Monday next, at noon, pietty, quiet and seasonable bullocks, and exceptionally prime cross-bred wethers.

Mr Hugh Jones, for many years manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Westport, and formerly a goldfields Warden, has been arrested at Westport, charged with the embezzlement of ,£207 18s Bd, the property of the Great Republic Quartz Mining Company. He was remanded until Monday next, when the charges will be heard before the Resident Magistrate, Bail was obtained, Messrs Kelpe and Gibson becoming bondsmen. It is stated that John Morley having, in one of his books, persisted in spelling God with a small g, a reviewer spelt Morley with a small m. A Fancy Pair organised by the Port Chalmers Quadrille Assembly in aid of the Otago Benevolent Society was continued for about a week, and resulted in the sum of £BOB being handed over to that institution. The trial of the notorious Edmund Yates, editor and proprietor of the World newspaper, for a libel on the Earl of Lonsdale, was concluded in the Court of Queen’s Bench on the 2nd of April, before Chief Justice Lord Coleridge, Mr Justice Watkin Williams and Mr Justice Cave. The libel complained of was as follows : “ A strange story is in circulation in certain sporting circles, concerning the elopement of a young lady of very high rank and noble birth with a young peer, whose marriage is one of affection, but whose wife has unfortunately fallen into a delicate state of health. The elopement is said to have taken place from the huntingfield, The young lady, who is only one or two and twenty, is a very fair rider, and the gentleman is a master of hounds.” The sentence of the Court was that the defendant be imprisoned for four months. In the light of recent news by cablegram no doubt public sympathy will be aroused in favour of Yates.

A Wise Deacon.— “ Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family so well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors running tons so often.” “Brother Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time, and kept my family well, and saved large doctors’ bills. Four shillings’ worth of it kept us all well and able to work all the time, and I will warrant it has cost you and most of the neighbours £lO to £IOO apiece to keep sick the same time. I fancy you will take my medicine hereafter.” See

We believe that if every one would use Hop Bitters freely there would be much less sickness and misery in the world, and people are fast finding this out, whole families keeping well at a trifling cost by its use. We advise all to try it. Read