The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2550, 5 November 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1884.

The annual period for the election of a Mayor for the Borough has come round again, and the Returning Officer for the Borough (A. Skilton, Esq.) announces elsewhere that nominations will be received at the Town Clerk’s Office, Seddon street, up to the hour of noon on Wednesday next, being the same day as the County Council elections. In the event of a contest for the Mayoi'al chair, the polling will take place on the 26th inst., at the Town Hall. The official announcement is given in our advertising columns to-day of the candidates who were yesterday nominated at Stafford to represent the Arahura Riding in the Westland County Council. The polling day for the election of three of the candidates is fixed for Wednesday next, the 12th inst., between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Court House, Kumara, and the Public Hall, Dillman’s, are the places appointed for recording votes in this locality ; the names of the other polling places may be seen on reference to the advertisement. F.or the Kanieri Riding, which returns two members to the Westland County Council, no less than nine candidates were nominated yesterday, viz., W. Kenny, T. Meharry, A. Gumming, H. J. Hansen, Jas. Spence, Win. Morris, R. Willinton, Jas Clarke, and E. J. T. Price. For the Totara Riding, for which two members are required, there were six nominations, viz., John Allen, Thos. Daly, Jos. Grimmond, R. Hirter, J. P. Muir, and George Woolhouse. For Okarito, it is believed that Messrs Ryan and Benyon will oppose Mr M‘Goldrick, and at Jackson’s Bay, Mr Jack will have, it is said, to encounter the opposition of Mr Robinson. The elections all take place next Wednesday. Mr Dungan, one of the candidates for the new Comity Council, addressed a large meeting of the electors at the Empire Hotel, Dillmau’s Town, last evening. Mr Bavrowman occupied the chair. Possessing as he duos in his capacity as Chairman an extensive knowledge of comity matters, Mr Dungan adduced a large array of figures to show that during his term of office this riding, which he for one had represented had been very fairly treated by the Council. His address was listened to with marked attention, and at its close, a vote of thanks and confidence was unanimously passed there being not a single dissentient. Mr J. F. Byrne, another of the candidates for the Arahura Riding, will address the electors, at the Empire Hotel, Dillniau’s Town, on Friday evening next, at 8 o’clock ; and at other places as advertised. At the Warden’s Court on Monday afternoon last, the sole business which came before J. Giles, Esq., Warden, was an application for a residence area consisting of one acre of land in Fourth street, made by William Kroener. The application was granted. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before J. O’Hagan, Esq., J.P., Annie Smith was charged on the information of Constable M‘Donnell, with being drunk and disorderly at the Hospital. There was also a second charge of making

use of obscene language in a public place, and within the hearing of the passing public. For the first offence, accused was fined 10s, and 2s costs of conveyance in taking her to the lock-up, or 24 hours’ imprisonment; and for the second offence fined 20s, and 2s costs, or seven days’ imprisonment with hard labour. Annie elected to take a drive with the Sergeant to her Majesty’s institution on the hill near Hokitika, where she may remain out of trouble for at least a week. There is some discrepancy in the messages about the cholera in France. The first message from Paris, dated the Ist inst., stated that cholera had broken out at Mantes ; to-day, in referring to its assuming serious dimensions, the place is cabled Nantes. Mantes is a town about sixty miles west of Paris ; Nantes is an important seaport town of France between 300 and 400 miles south-west of Paris. The latest cablegram is most probably correct as regards the place. Miss Carry Nelson and company arrived at Greymouth from Reefton on Tuesday. They play at the former place tills evening ; and to-morrow we are to be favored with an entertainment by this talented lady and her little troupe in the Theatre Royal. Miss Nelson is spoken of as an accomplished pianiste, as well as vocalist. She will be supported by her Comic Operetta Company in the musical comedies of “Married Bliss,” “Cinderella,” and “ The Soldier’s Daughter,” which pieces are productive of an immense amount of fun, frivolity, and mirth, and should draw a large house, seeing that we have been so long without any professional company of this interesting and particular class. Owing to the flooded state of the Bealey the Christchurch coach could not leave the Bealey township this morning, and did not leave till three o’clock this afternoon. Commander Edwin wired after four o’clock last evening:—“Bad weather may be expected between north and east and south-east; within six hours heavy rain, and further fall of glass.” The Union Company’s steamer Mahinapua leaves Dunedin (calling at Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington) for West Coast ports on Friday, 7th November. In the Legislative Council yesterday evening the debate on the Westland Educational District Subdivision Bill was resumed. The Hon. Mr Wilson moved that the bill, after being read a second time, be referred to a select committee to take evidence regarding the matter. The Colonial Secretary had no objection to that, and the bill was then read a second time, and referred to a select committee. The Lyttelton Times, in reference to the Middle Island East and West Coast railway route, says that the engineer who is reporting to the syndicate which is already in the field has pronounced in favor of the route of that over the Lewis Saddle. In favour of that line, his statement is that the cost of the Arthur’s Pass construction has been under-estimated, and that the proportion of land for the concessions is not obtainable on that route. At the conclusion of the business in the Warden’s Court, Greymouth, on Monday day morning, Mr Warner, as senior member of the bar in Greymouth, welcomed Mr Stratford back after his leave of absence, and expressed the hope that he had thoroughly enjoyed his holiday. He also congratulated Mr Stratford on having successfully passed the various examimv tions necessary before he could become a member of the legal profession. He complimented him upon his perseverance in achieving that object, and hoped that the experience he had necessarily gained in pursuit of that end would prove of value to him in his judicial capacity in that court. Mr Stratford, in brief but suitable terms, acknowledged the courtesy of the bar on the occasion, and hoped that their intercourse would be always on the most harmonious footing. Mr Jones and Mr Kitchingham wore the other members of the legal profession present. The following second payments have been made for the New Zealand Cup : Welcome Jack, Tasman, Lady Emma, July, Vanguard, Salvage, Turquoise, Johnny Faulkner, Leonora, Sou’-Wester, Nelson, Waipiti, Ike, Trenton, Liverpool, Minerva, Tim Whiffler, Necklace, Lady Evelyn, The Poet, Leodogran. It is Worth a Trial.—“l was troubled for many years with kidney complaint, gravel, &c., my blood became thin, 1 was dull and inactive, could hardly crawl about, and was an old worn-out man all over, and could get nothing to help me until I got Hop Bitters, and now my blood and kidneys are all right, and I am as active as a man of thirty, although I am seventy-two, and I have no doubt it will do as well for others of my age. It is worth the trial.’’—(Father.) Notice Not a Beverage.—“ They are not a beverage, but a medicine, with curative properties of the highest degree, containing no poisonous drugs. They do not tear down an already debilitated system, but build it up. One bottle contains more real hop strength than a barrel of oi’dinary beer. Physicians prescribe them.” Rochester Evening Express, on Hop Bitters, Read

THE WAR IN SOUDAN. ♦ [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. ATTITUDE OF EL MAHDI’S FOLLOWERS. THE SUMMON TO GORDON TO SURRENDER. REPORTED TEMPORARY RETIREMENT OF THE REBELS. (Received November 5, 2.30 p.m.) Cairo, November 4. Major Kitchener telegraphs that information has reached him that Gordon has refused the Mahdi’s summons to surrender, and the Mahdi has since withdrawn from Khartoum, and announced his intention of making no further attack on the place for two months.