The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2543, 15 August 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1884.

The poll for the election of the committee of management for the Kumara Hospital for the ensuing year will take place to-morrow, between the hours of 12 noon and 8 o’clock in the evening. The names of the candidates and the poll-ing-places appear in the advertisement at the head of this column. As the candidates number 18, and only 13 are required, it will be necessary for voters to strike out the names of at least five for their voting papers to be valid. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before J. O’Hagan, Esq., J.P., and T. R. Connell, Esq., J.P., some residents of the Christchurch road were brought together to air their neighbourly grievances, and seek redress. There were two cross-actions. After taking evidence, which was of a most conflicting nature, the Bench adjourned the Court till 3 p.m. Tracey, the husband of one informant, got so excited that he had to be removed from the Court; and when he was afterallowed in, he struck Fitzgerald, another informant, in the face in the Court, and was thereupon removed to the lock-up,

Both parties were bound over to keep the peace. For contempt of Court Tracey was fined £3, and for the assault on Fitzgerald £2 and costs, with the alternative in each case of 14 days’ imprisonment. Tracey was also bound over to keep the peace towards Fitzgerald for six months. Fuller particulars will be given to-morrow. A meeting of the Gymnastic Club will be held at the Adelphi Theatre to-mor-row evening, at eight o’clock, when every member is requested to attend. Lord Lauderdale (family name Charles Barclay Maitland), who was struck by lightning during the terrific thunderstorm which passed over Scotland on Tuesday last, died next day from the injuries he had received.

The mail steamer Zealandia, on the next outward trip (from Auckland on Tuesday next), will call at the Navigator Islands on her way to Honolulu and San Francisco, It appears the Samoan Government have asked that this might be so, and the New Zealand and New South Wales Governments have agreed. The arrangement come to will not cause the steamer to be delayed more than six to ten minutes, and will not in any way affect the time-table. As the steamer passes through the passage between Opolu and Tutuila, the Samoan Government will have a schooner cruising there when the steamer is expected. On the steamer being sighted, the schooner will come alongside, and have the mails put on board, after which the steamer will proceed on her voyage. Wi Pere, who has just been elected for the East Maori District (says the Napier Telegraph) is a half-caste, being the son of Tommy Albert, the first European settler in Poverty Bay. Albert was drowned in 1866. We Pere is of a very dark complexion, and, though only a halfbreed, is in disposition and taste a Maori of the Maoris. He is said to entertain an intense hatred of the pakeha, and his alleged connection with the Te Kooti troubles in 1868 has made him a most unpopular man amongst the old settlers. His knowledge of English is very limited, but he is quite an orator in the Maori language. Good Resolutions. —At the commencement of every new year hundreds and thousands of our young men—and old as well—form resolutions for their guidance for the coming year. Many keep them, while others break them. To such we wish to give a word of advice. In order to sustain your determination of leading a better life in the future you should use Hop Bitters. The judicious use of Hop Bitters strengthens, cleanses, and purifies the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and is just what you want to build up and invigorate yourself.—Greenbush Dem. Read

Ladies wanting Ulsters, Jackets, &c., cannot do better than visit J. Mauson and Co.’s sale. All classes of drapery being sold at greatly reduced prices. See price list.— [Advt.]

The Tidy Housewife.— The careful, tidy housewife, when giving her house its spring cleaning, should bear in mind that the dear inmates are more precious than houses, their systems need cleansing, by purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bowels, and she should know that there is nothing that will do it so surely as Hop Bitters, the purest and best of all medicines. Look for

Ladies requiring dress pieces should not miss the present opportunity to purchase these goods at J. Manson and Co.’s sale.— [Advt.]