The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2662, 19 March 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1885.

A Government Gazette was issued yesterday afternoon proclaming the further prorogation of Parliament from the 19th March to the 28th April. They are going to have races at the Taipo at Easter. A correspondent writes:

“At a meeting of gentlemen held at the Taipo Hotel on Tuesday evening last, it was decided to hold a race meeting on Easter Monday at Inchbonnie. The programme will contain several items, and it is anticipated that a good day’s sport will result, numerous entries being spoken of as forthcoming. The following gentlemen were elected to carry out the proceedings : Stewards—Messrs Jackson, Cleary, Griffin, Green, Fitzgerald, Buttola, MTnerney, and Evans; Hon. Sec., Mr J. O’Toole ; Judge, Mr Jackson ; Starter, Mr Oleary ; Treasurer, Mr Cunningham ; Clerk of Course, Mr Green. The races will be confined to local horses. It is expected that the meeting will be the means of establishing an annual gathering.” At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, before J. O’Hagan, Esq., J.P., Martha Biggs, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was fined ss, with Court costs 2s, and express hire 2s ; or, in default, eight hours’ imprisonment. Accused preferred the latter course.—At the same Court yesterday, before P. Dungan, Esq., J.P., Ann Oust appeared to answer two charges, one for drunkenness and the other for habitual drunkenness. She pleaded guilty to both charges ; and was fined for the first offence £1 and 2s Court costs, or 48 hours’ imprisonment with hard labour in Hokitika Gaol; and for the second offence 12 days’ labour in same place; sentences to run concurrently. And this morning, before J. O’Hagan and H. Burger, Esqs., J.Ps., John Stone was brought up on two charges—one for drunkenness the other for wilful indecent exposure in a public place. For the first offence, pleading guilty, he was fined ss, Court costs 2s, or 12 hours’ imprisonment, and for the second offence, of which he had been previously convicted and punished, the sentence was now three months’ imprisonment, with hard labour, in Hokitika Gaol. Commander Edwin wired this afternoon:—“Every indication of frost tonight.” The advantages gained by a division and separation of the old Westland Board of Education will now be apparent. At a special meeting of the new Westland Board of Education held at Hokitika on Tuesday evening to apportion the building grant for the year ending 31st March, amounting to £1126,' present—Messrs Seddon (Chairman), Jack, M ! Whir ter, Dale, Rae, and Mueller, the following sums were allocated to be spent in the Kumara School district;— „ £ s, d. Furniture 6 7 0 Fencing and improving school grounds 39 7 0 Repairs to School 10 12 6 ~ ~ Teacher’s house ... 10 6 0 Painting School 80 0 0 ~ Teacher’s house ... 20 0 0 £166 12 6 It was mentioned that the Kumara School was in a most neglected and dilapidated condition, anci had not been ever properly painted. A sum of close on £2500 was issued from the County Chairman’s office yesterday, in payments, up to the end of February, for county contracts, wages, flood damage, repairs, &c. There is every probability (the West Coast Times reports) of Mr Maher’s Arahura race, which takes its source of supply from the head waters of the Arahura, being worked by a company at an early date. Dr. Behr, an influential gentleman, accompanied by an engineer, is now on his way from London to New Zealand in the Ruapehu, which is expected to reach Wellington next week. Dr. Behr, who comes in the interest of a syndicate, will inspect the ground, and should his report be .favorable, work will be commenced forthwith. It is to be hoped the undertaking will be put in hand with as little delay as possible, both in the interests of the district and of the promoters who have expended a considerable sum in surveying the race. Grave anxiety is felt in Berlin and throughout Germany about the Emperor’s health. The Crown Prince, who succeeds him, is on bad terms with Bismarck, and has strong anti-Russian sympathies. Mr Service is of opinion that never was England in such peril as now, and never was there greater need for Englishmen to stand shoulder to shoulder. The Tichborne Claimant has now fallen very low. He appears in a provincial variety company in England, and takes his turn between an acrobat styled “The ’ .; man Serpent” and “the Cornish Mite.” Skill in the Workshop.—To do good work the mechanic must have good health. If long hours of confinement in close rooms have enfeebled his hand or dimmed his sight, let him at once, and before some organic trouble appears take plenty of Dr. Soule's Hop Bitters. His system will be rejuvenated, his nerves strengthened, his sight become clear, and the whole constitution be built up to a higher working condition. Read