The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2607, 14 January 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1885.

We are pleased to announce that the difficulty between the miners and the manager of the sludge-channel with respect to the alteration of grade of tailraces and the issue of permits has been, at least temporarily, settled. Mr R. J. Seddon, the member for the district, has been in communication with the Minister of Mines on the subject the past few days, and yesterday received the following telegram from Wellington :—"The Manager will be instructed to-day to grant temporary permits and defer alteration of grade until I am able to judge of the circumstances by personal inspection.—W. J. M. Laknach."

Twenty-one subscribers were nominated last night for the new Hospital Committee, viz., Messrs W. Wells, Salvador Garguilo, P. D. Todd, Jas. Woods, A. C. Campbell, Wm. Nicholson, A. Sellars, J. Denfield, J. Metcalfe, G. Rudkin, G. Voysey, L. Ziegler, D. Hannan, J. Wildridge, J. Smith, G. Watson, H. Hope, J. Wooldridge, H. Burger, J. Hannah, J. Mulvihill. Thirteen will be required. The election takes place on Saturday next, between 12 noon and 8 p.m. There will be polling-booths at the Town Hall, Kumara, Dillman's, and at Greenstone. Prior to the special meeting of subscribers to the Hospital a committee meeting was held in the Town Hall, at which there were present—Mr Burger (in the chair), Messrs J. Hannah, H. Hope, J. Nicholas, G. Watson, and J. Wooldridge. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The quarterly and half-yearly balance-sheets were read and received, and two guineas each voted to the auditors for services to June 30, 1884. Receipts were handed in as follows:—By Mr F. Payne, 10s; by Mr Hope, £2 ; by Mr Wooldridge, £l. The special meeting of subscribers was held afterwards ; a report is given elsewhere. The balance-sheet will be published tomorrow. A goodly number of gentlemen met at the Globe Hotel, Dillman's Town, last evening, and a strong committee was formed, to carry out arrangements for celebrating the poet Burns' anniversary. A letter of apology for non-attendance was read from the Rev. G. Hay, who stated that he would do all in his power to further the movement. The celebration seems likely to be patronised beyond the first expectations of the promoters. Another meeting is to be held this evening, and due notice of the celebration will shortly appear.

Mr Robert Stewart, late of Stafford, accompanied by Mrs Stewart, passed through Kumara yesterday morning, en route for Canterbury, where, as lay preacher and student evangelist, he will take charge of the Rakaia district, in connection with the Presbyterian Church. On arrival here Mr Stewart was met by a few friends and presented with an address expressive of regret at losing the valuable services which as preacher and Sabbath School Superintendent he has rendered the congregation of Stafford and Kumara, as well as appreciation of his many excellent personal and the manly, consistent Christian character which during a residence of sixteen years in the district he had ever maintained; also wishing Mrs

Stewart and himself every success and happiness in their new sphere of labour. The address was accompanied by a presentation of “ Herzog’s Biblical Encyclopaedia,” in 3 vols., a new work very highly spoken of. Mr Stewart suitably responded, desiring those present to convey his best thanks to all the other friends, with many of whom he had been intimately acquainted from boyhood. The shipment of gold by the s.s. Mahinapua last evening (the Argus says) is worthy of note. It is a veritable Christmas exportation, being the largest quantity that has left this coast in one bottom for at least nine or ten years. There is nearly £90,000 worth. Many will regret to hear the announcement of the death of Mr Murray R. Gissiuge, chemist at Reefton, on Sunday last. On the discovery of the Reefton goldfield, Mr Gissinge established himself successfully in business there. He was an old colonist, and was much esteemed by all who knew him. In “Robin Hood’s” consultation on the Summer meeting, the first horse, value £364 net cash, was drawn by a malster at Fendaltown, at present out of work ; the second horse, £l2l, by a farmer at Ohoka, North Canterbury; and the third by a prominent shopkeeper in Colombo street, Christchurch. In the Middle Park Stakes, the first horse, £lB2, went to a hairdresser at Ashburton, and the second to a publican of Christchurch, whilst the before-mentioned shopkeeper also drew the third horse in this event. Mr Allan M‘Donald, ex-M.H.R. for East Coast, upon whose devoted head (says an Auckland paper) much odium was heaped, for his alleged discourtesy to his constituents, and who has just returned from England, will take an early opportunity of re-entering into political life. For some time past it has been whispered that Mr Marden purposes resigning the Marsden seat, and it is not improbable that in the event of his doing so Mr M‘Donald will become a candidate for the vacancy, he being the owner of a large landed estate in the Whangarei district. Sixty-nine of the inhabitants of the east and west Northdown Hamlets situated near Margate, have been poisoned by eating shrimps. The hamlets comprise 23 houses, at 18 of which shrimps were delivered, and 14 out of these 18 families have suffered. It appears that- the shimps eaten by the four families who were not affected were boiled separately therefore it is supposed that the vessel in which the others were boiled had been tainted in some way. It is stated, however, that the pan was perfectly clean. One woman states that she saw some fungus upon the shrimps. One of the persons poisoned has since died ; and it is the opinion of Dr. Robinson that death was accelerated by eating the shrimps, if this did not actually cause it. A labor agent named Henaford thus writes to the Auckland Star “ Sir— When I put an advertisement into the Star that I wanted an English girl to wed a Maori chief it evoked a very tempest of derisive laughter. Innumerable were the inquiries made of me anent it in the street. Well, sir, he laughs best who laughs last, and I am the tail end laughter. Not only (as I have proved to you) have I found a pakeha bride for my Maori client, but I have five respectable damsels open to similar engagements with eligible native raugatiras. If I have not solved the knotty question re fusion of the races, I’m a Dutchman. You were, sir, good enough some time ago to prophecy a shower of orange blossoms over my remains when laid beneath the “daisy quilt.” Now I think you will not deem me extravagant in my expeptations when I say that I fully expect the floral tributes of my pakeha clients will be supplemented by a series of taiigis from my Maori ones.

Ouued of Dkinking. —“A young friend of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst for liquor, that had so prostrated his system that he was unable to do any business. He was entirely cured by the use of Hop Bitters. It allayed all thatburning thirst, took away the appetite for liquor, made his nerves steady, and he has no desire to return to his cups.”—From a leading R.R. Official. Read A Lady’s Wish.— “ Oh, bow I do wish my skin was as clear and soft as yours ! ” said a lady to a friend. “ You can easily make it so, ” answered the friend. 1 ‘ How T’ inquired the first lady. “By using Hop Bitters, that makes pure rich blood and blooming health. It did it for me, as you observe.” Read