The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2537, 21 October 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1884.

The East and West Coast (Middle Island) Railway Bill passed its third reading in the House yesterday, but it is feared that this and the Greymouth Harbour Bills will be thrown out in the Upper House. The Times correspondent says that—“lt is rumored that should this be done the session jvill be brought to a close, and after a recess of a fortnight another session will commence, and that in the interim several more councillors will be nominated. A conflict between the two Chambers is inevitable.” The ordinary meeting of the Hospital Committee takes place at the Town Hall this evening, at 8 o’clock. Commander Edwin wired at noon today to “ Cancel warning sent yesterday. To-night will be very cold or frosty.” The Ross Advocate of Saturday last reports ; —“A large number of Mr David Williams’ old friends rolled up on Wednesday last on the occasion of his benefit at the Totara Hall, the building being fairly full. A most enjoyable programme was presented the public, Davy himself and several of our local amateurs securing rounds of applause. It would be invidious to particularise any one performance, but special mention must be made as to the truthful rendition of the old ballad of ‘Mary o’ Argyle,’ by a young lady of tender years, a daughter, we believe,- of our old friend.” To anyone wanting summer drapery, and are prepared to pay cash, J. Manson and Co., Kumara, are showing new goods of all descriptions, and by selling for cash are enabled to offer the same at a very low figure.— [Advt.] The Dillman’s Town Quadrille Assembly will hold their usual meeting to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. A quadrille assembly will be held at the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock. A fourth share in Cox and party’s fouracre sluicing claim at Duke’s Terrace, Greenstone, is to-day advertised for sale, together with a fourth share in water-race and two dams. This is regarded as one of the best properties in the Greenstone district. A Manawatu paper says: rumored that an excellent bed of lignite has been discovered on Mr Malcolm Stewart’s property at Fitzherbert. ” A Victorian paper says :—New Zealand has had many able men presiding over her councils, but without a doubt Sir Julius Vogel stands at the head of the list, for acuteness of intellect, amounting almost to genius, for indomitable courage and strong will, for generous breadth of view, for ability in administration, and for untiring zeal in the discharge of his official duties. The Duke of Manchester, who has recently been traveling through the Northern Territory, is most favourably impressed with the immense natural resources of the country, Joe Thompson, the bookmaker, and his brother were passengers by the Zealandia for Sydney. Before King Tawhaio and his chiefs left England they were presented by the British and Foreign Bible Society with copies of the Bible in the Maori language. Cremation is making headway in Brazil, where the Government burn the bodies of all yellow fever victims. A Lovely Chaplet.— A late fashion report says: “Nothing can be prettier than a chaplet of hop vines in blossom.” A recent medical review says ; “ Nothing can be a better renovator of the health than Hop Bitters. They aid in all the opei’ations of nature; toning up the stomach, assisting the food to be properly assimilated, and promote healthy action in all the organs. The dictates of fashion, as well as the laws of health, alike favour a right application of hops.” Read To anyone wanting summer drapery, and are prepared to pay cash, J. Manson and Co., Kumara, are showing new goods of all descriptions, and by selling for cash are enabled to offer the same at a very low figure,—[Apyx.]