The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2577, 8 December 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. P ublished Every Evening. MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1884.

Dr. Giles and lady were among the passengers l>y the Christchurch coach on Batm-dav, on their return home to Hokitika.

A party of tourists arrived hero at six o’clock last evening by special coacli from Springfield. It includes Mrs Rhodes, of Wellington ; Mrs Flavell, wife of the Rev. T. Flavell (well and favourably known by many on the West Coast), the Misses Moorhouse (2), Mr G. H. Rhodes, and Messrs M. and B. M. Moorhouse—seven in all. The party visited the diggings this morning, and were accompanied by Mr Gow, Manager of the Water-race. They expressed themselves as highly pleased with the knowledge gained of the various operations in con-nection-with ground sluicing. They proceeded to Hokitika this afternoon, and will also visit Ross. Mrs Rhodes and son are from Wellington, Mrs Flavell and the Moorhonsos from Christchurch. Mr Seaborn will deliver a lecture on Government Life Assurance at the Theatre Royal, this evening, at 8 o’clock. He will give readings from celebrated authors. R. J. Seddon, Esq., M.H.R., will preside. Ladies are particularly invited to attend.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before D. Hannan, Esq., J. P., Eva Leslie was charged with being drunk. •She pleaded guilty, and was fined ss, and costs 2s, or six hours’ imprisonment. The tine was paid.

The streets were pretty lively on Saturday night, rendered a little more than usually so by the somewhat uncommon occurrence of a lady driving along Seddon street, attended by two six-footers in livery. Of course a crowd soon gathered and helped to swell the procession as it wended its way towards Government quarters. But the solemnity of. the occasion was broken, when a well-known voice was heard to exclaim—“ Sure we wouldn’t have got her down to-night, if it hadn’t been for getting the loan of that barrow.” Mr and Mrs Hart, after a tour of the Australian colonies, have returned again to the West Coast. They have been playing at Hokitika three or four nights with usual success, and will open at the Theatre Royal, Kumara, on Saturday evening next, in their popular and select drawing room entertainment “Happy Hours.”

In the matter of the Inangahua County Council elections and the petitions lodged against the return of James Lynch, for the Riding of Crushington, J. C. Craig for the Riding of Murray, P. Brennan and W. Campbell for the Riding of Reefton : Mr Menteath, for complainants, said that the petitions set forth that the Returning Officer refused the votes of persons who presented to poll on the occasion by virtue of miner’s right. If he proved that persons were debarred from voting who ought properly to have been admitted, that was an irregularity of such a nature as to justify him in asking the Court to declare the whole election void. Mr Lynch who appeared to support the validity of the elections admitted the formal proofs, and based his defence upon the ground that the Returning Officer acted rightly in excluding the holders of miners rights whose names did not appear on the roll. The case took the form of a lengthy legal argument between counsel. After hearing counsel at some length His Worship Mr Revell ruled the miners’ right holders had been improperly denied the right to vole, and declared the election void. Costs, including the expenses of witnesses and professional fees, were allowed to the petitioners. We understand that Mr Warden Revell’s transference has been altered to Lawrence, Otago, instead of Naseby, as originally intended. The change is a much better one for Mr Revell.

A fourth share in Dunne and party’s claim at Cape Terrace is for sale. Tenders must be addressed to Mr P. Foley, Westbrook, on or before next Friday. Mr M. Dracatos being about to leave the Coast, requests that all accounts due to him be paid before the end of the present month.

A somewhat fresh way of contesting an election occurred at Ashburton lately, on the occasion of the nomination of candidates for seats at the County Council, In only one of the ridings was there likely to be a contest, viz., that for Upper Ashburton. Two good men and true were entered for the honor, but when the fact became known to the two friends who were to oppose each other, they at once settled the difficulty, and, at the same time, saved themselves and the county the cost of a contest. An appeal was made to her Majesty’s arbitration, in the shape of a “spun up” coin of the realm, and as the decision of our liege lady was against the merchant, the sheep farmer won the seat.

The fifth cylinder of the Cobden bridge has been driven home. Very good progress is being made, the temporary staging being advanced rapidly. It will be soon across the river.

Mr Coster has completed with Government the final arrangement with regard to the direct mail service. The service will commence at both ends on the 20th. We observe that Messrs Girdwood, Lahman and Co. sell to-morrow, at the stores of Messrs Kennedy Bros., Greymouth, 200 bags prime “provincial chaff.”

The Manawatu papers are very indignant with the Manawatu Government for importing a cargo of jarrah telegraph poles. It certainly does seem strange that New Zealand, with all its splendid timber, should have to send to Australia for poles to carry its telegraph lines. It is by no means certain that jarrah is in the least degree superior to good heart of totara for the purpose.

Over 100,000 women and girls are, it is said, making a living in the streets of Paris. They are licensed by the Government, and sell different articles. Thirtylive thousand of them are under 18, 17,000 under 15, and 5000 of them little girls under 13 years of age.

Never Return.— lt is said that one out of every four real invalids who go to foreign countries to recover health never return, except as a corpse. The undertakers, next to tlie hotel-keepers, have the most profitable business. The excessive mortality may he prevented and patients saved and cured under the care

of friends and loved ones at home, if they will but use Hop Bitters in time. Read Indigestion. —The main cause of nervousness is indigestion, and that is caused by weakness of the stomach. No one can have sound nerves and good health without using Hop Bitters to strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, and keep the liver and kidneys active, to carry off all the poisonous and waste matter of the system. See