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Kumara Times, Issue 2521, 19 July 1884, Page 2

The Christchurch coach arrived this afternoon, at about three o’clock, bringEast Coast, Australian, and Suez mails. Mr Blake will address the electors of Kumara on Monday evening, at the Theatre Royal. He intends to d£al chiefly with local matters, viz., the sludgechannel and the reduction in the price of water. Mr Seddon will address the electors on Monday evening, at the Empire Hotel, Diliman’s. The number of miners employed in Westland during the year ending 31st March, 1884, are stated in the Goldfields Report to he 4190. The numbers in the various districts are as follow : Mining Euro- Chi- ToDistricts. peans. nese. tals. Waimea and Stafford 550 250 800 Totara 415 99 514 HokitikaandKanieri 735 119 854 Kumara ... ... 500 20 520 Greymontli 240 250 490 Arnold 470 208 738 Greenstone 100 100 200 Okarito ... ... 80 ... 80 The total numbers in other provincial mining districts were—Auckland, 1030 ; Marlborough, 200 ; Nelson, 2309 ; Otago, 4411. Mr Weenink is reported by the Argus to have narrowly escaped a painful if not fatal accident yesterday while driving a horse and empty timber truck on the tramway. He was holding a piece of timber to act as a brake as he was going clown the incline near the Public Hall, when the horse bolted and the driver was thrown between the wheels. He managed, however, to seize the transom and save himself from being run over, although dragged in that position for over 50 yards, until Mr Blewman succeeded in turning the animal off the track and bringing it to a stand. Nothing but nerve ami presence of mind saved Mr Weenink from being run over and injured. Good news (says the West Coast ’rimes') is reported from Back Creek near to the Biinu diggings. A party of throe miners known as Hathwichor and party, who have been driving a tunnel at Back creek

in the direction of Potts’s sawmill, are said to have struck highly payable wash this week. They have been working for several months past, and have at last met with a good face of wash five feet thick, yielding a payable prospect throughout. They have obtained a double-area of ground, and the news has caused some considerable stir in and around the Rimu township. Several claims have been marked out adjoining that of Hathwicher and party, and it is anticipated that a good few parties will set to work during the forthcoming week.

Mr GoSson, pianist, will visit Kftffiara, in accordance with his announcement, on Tuesday next.

The Christchurch correspondent of the West Coast Times telegraphed last evening : —“A densely crowded meeting was held at the Oddfellows Hall, called at very short notice, to consider the question of the West Coast railway. A resolution was proposed declaring the railway most desirable and that the most feasible plan for constructing it, was by means of a syndicate, failing which, Canterbury candidates should be requested to pledge themselves not to vote for any Loan Bill in which the West Coast railway had no place. A most animated discussion took place, the result of which was that the first part of the resolution, affirming the desirability of the railway, was carried unanimously, but the whole of the latter part with reference to a syndicate and the Loan Bill was struck out by an immense majority. The feeling against the syndicate plan was very strong,” The charge brought by W. L. Rees against E. S. Locke, at Gisborne, under the Corrupt Practices Act, at the last election for East Coast was dismissed. The decision was greeted with cheers. Both gentlemen are candidates for election to the East Coast seat, recently filled up by Mr A. M‘Donald, whom the electors had some trouble to get to resign previous to his going to the Home country. A Rattlesnake’s Bite. The quick venom of the rattlesnake has not killed so many people as the more insidious but deadly poisons found in the air of foul rooms. The aeration of the blood by the lungs becomes impossible sometimes, and the failing health, growing weakness, and loss of appetite are harbingers of approaching death. For such cases Hop Bitters are the potent and all-powerful remedy to drive all fevers out of the system, purifying the blood, and giving a new and happy lease of life. Notice £IOO Reward..— They cure all diseases of the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and £IOO will be paid for a case they will not cure or help, or for anything impure or injurious found in them—Hop Bitters. Test it. Read