The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2563, 9 September 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1884.

A cablegram this afternoon states that nearly four hundred cases of cholera broke out in one day (yesterday) in the city of Naples. The Chinese Government announces that Shanghai will be treated as a neutral port. The Greymouth District Court was opened yesterday morning, his Honor Judge Broad presiding. The Argus states that— “The first business before the Court was the case of Hughes v. the Imperial Insurance Company, but it was adjourned till other business before the Court was concluded. Mr Kitchingham appeared for plaintiff. The Court was occupied all the rest of the day in the case of Mulvihill v. Woods, in which the plaintiff claimed £133 for damage to a buggy and horses at the recent accident at the Zigzag, near Kumara. Seven witnesses were examined on each side, which completed the evidence. The case was then adjourned until next day. Mr Purkiss, of Hokitika, appeared for plaintiff ; and Mr Jones, of Jones and Menteath, for defendant. Both will address the Court this morning, after which his Honor Judge Broad will sum up, and pronounce judgment.” By our correspondent’s telegram it will be seen that a verdict was given for defendant, with costs £23 18s.

Mr and Mrs Bracken were passengers from Greymouth by yesterday afternoon’s tram, intending to go overland by this morning’s coach to Christchurch. The Teremakau was, however, so high in flood that the cage could not be worked, and the mails were left on the north side of the river till four o’clock this morning, when they were brought on, and those for the East Coast were duly forwarded by coach, Mr and Mrs Bracken, when they found they could not cross the Teremakau, returned to Greymouth.

The West Coast Times’ parliamentary correspondent telegraphed yesterday ; “There is nothing in the political world very startling, except that an increase has been made to the Ministry by taking in a Maori member, Wi Pere.—The members for Hokitika, Greymouth, and Kumara will meet the Premier to-morrow re educational affairs. The member for Kumara insists that the first claim shall be unpaid salaries for teachers for the month of November last. If this is conceded, the eighteen hundred pounds now on hand will be disbursed at once. Parliament will be asked to vote the balance required to meet after liabilities. The election of the new boards may then be proceeded with.”

The Union Company’s steamer Mahinapua leaves Dunedin for West Coast ports (calling at Oamaru and Lyttelton) to-mor-row (Wednesday). The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Star refers to Mr Seddon thus : “He inflicts long-winded speeches upon the House in season and out of season, and half-a-dozen such men would make legislation impossible. Ho was elected a Greyite, but has played his own game this session. To begin with, he took, on behalf of the West Coast members (some of whom did not arrive till late), five seats in the front bench on the left centre, with the object of bringing them under his paternal wing. Being men of superior intelligence to Mr Seddon, they resented this, and when he broached a proposal that all should vote together, they point blank refused. His motive was so ‘ thin)’ that a child could see through it, his idea being that with five votes he might stand a good chance of the portfolio of Mines. However, three out of the five walked into the lobby against the Stout-Yogel Ministry, leaving Mr Seddon, after wabbling about and leading the Opposition to expect his support, to go with Mr Bevan into the other lobby. Mr Seddon therefore appears in the melancholy character of a blighted being.”

The Dillman’s Town Quadrille Assembly will hold their usual meeting to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. Tenders are required for the erection of tressels for about five chains of fluming for M‘Masters and others. Plans and specifications may be seen at Mr Foldi’s store, Dillman’s Town. Tenders close at six o’clock next Saturday evening.

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