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Kumara Times, Issue 2578, 9 December 1884, Page 2

Messrs R. J. Seddon, J. M ( Whirter, M‘L. W. Jack, D. W. Virtue, C. Rose, F. Dale, J. H. Currie, R. Hirter, C. Tonkin, T. Potts, and J. S. Benyon have been nominated as members of the new Westland Board of Education. Each School Committee will now nominate four of these gentlemen in writing to Mr M. F. South, (the officer appointed by Government) before the 23rd instant, and the four persons having the greatest number of votes, together with three persons to be nominated by the Governor, will be the members of the Board of the Education District of Westland, which now comprises the County of Westland and the Boroughs of Hokitika, Kumara, and Ross.

A goodly number of persons came down from Larrikins Terrace and Dillman’s last night to the Theatre Royal, and among them two or three ladies, in expectation of hearing the Rev. F, R. Seaborn give a lecture (which had been twice publicly announced in these colramns), but to their and the townspeople’s astonishment there was no light in the theatre, neither was the expected lecturer to be seen near the spot ; all that could be learned was that Mr Seaborn, hearing that there was no bellman to be found, had considered sufficient notice could not have been given, and had resolved to postpone the lecture till next night—(this evening). Mr Seaborn called at this office afterwards—at about 8.45 p.m.—to say that owing to the non-circulation of some handbills which he had sent up and the absence of a bellman, he thought there would be no audience, and had resolved to postpone the lecture till to-night, and go round the town and to the schools himself on the morrow with the view of mustering up an audience. It will also be seen by the altered advertisement that this is the reverend gentleman’s intention to-night. The lecture is likely to be a very interesting one, as apart from the dry statistical information usually imparted in a life assurance lecture, Mr Seaborn will give readings from celebrated authors.

Commander Edwin wired an “urgent” at 11.16 this morning Bad weather may be expected between north-west and north and west. Glass further fall, and heavy rain. ”

The Inangahua Herald takes exception to Mr Revolt's judgment in reference to the late County Council elections, in that he ruled that certain elections were void because men who held miners’ rights had been improperly denied the right to vote, although their names were not on the roll. It says that—“ To accept Mr Revell’s dictum, unless supported by other authority, would be to render a fair election impossible in any other county readily accessible to the miners’ right franchise. According to such a ruling miners’ rights would bo available from one end of the colony to the other ; and all that would be required would be for the men to tender their miners’ rights from whatever part of the colony they might hail, and, readily answering the question of residence in the affirmative, their vote must be accepted. However, until this ruling has been endorsed by more competent authority, the roll for the purpose of the coming election will be adhered to.”

Amongst the inward passengers yesterday by the s.s. Mahinapua (says the Argus), wore our follow-townsmen Mr R. J. Tonks and Mr James Jones, who have been on a visit to Australia—and of course they saw the Cup meeting. Both ran across a few old Greymouth residents and other West Coasters in their travels, all of whom made kind inquiries after old friends here. It is pleasant to note that both gentlemen look well and hearty after their travels.

A domestic calamity of a peculiarly distressing character took place at Witney, Oxfordshire, the other day. An engineer, named Rose, quarrelled with his wife, and endeavoured to pitch her downstairs. The son, aged twenty years, thereupon shot the father dead with a revolver. The parties are said to have been previously

on friendly terms. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the son.

The ex Empress Eugenie excites great sympathy among the visitors at the German watering places where she resides. She wears a long black cloak, and leans heavily on a black stick. Her face, it is said, is now deeply wrinkled. On the Czar’s return journey home the Sappers cleared away the earth three feet deep from the supports of the viaducts, through fears of the too kind attentions of his Nihilist subjects ; they looked for dynamite.

A forest tree in Georgia was recently cut down at six o’clock in the morning, made into pulp at a factory, and into paper at six o’clock in the evening, and at six o’clock next morning was distributed as a printed newspaper.

The largest room in the world, under one roof, and unbroken by pillars, is at St. Petersburg. It is 620 ft. long by 150tf. in breadth. By daylight it is used for military displays, and a battalion can completely manoeuvre in it. Twenty thousand wax tapers are required to light it. The roof of this structure is a single arch .of iron, and exhibits remarkable engineering skill in the architect.

The streets of Alexandria, Egypt, are paved with stone blocks so neatly that horse cars run upon them without rails. The cars are open, and appear like the ordinary article, except that the wheels are twice the usual size.

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 the hotel-keepers, have the most profitable business. The excessive mortality may be 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