The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2695, 12 May 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1885.

Peace between England and Russia seems now assured. In the House of Lords, only yesterday, according to a cablegram received this afternoon, Earl Granville, Secretary Foreign Affairs, said a conference has been held in Lotion by representatives of England and Russia, and an agreement come to on the Afghan frontier question which he said was perfectly satisfactory both to England and Russia. The arrangement has the merit also of having the entire concurrence of Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India.

The annual meeting of the Kumara Benevolent Society takes place in the Town Hall this evening, at half-past seven o'clock sharp.

The Secretary of the Benevolent Society begs to acknowledge a donation of one guinea from J. Denfield, Esq. The adjourned meeting of the Hospital Committee for the purpose of electing a Surgeon-Superintendent for the Kumara Hospital is appointed to take place at the Town Hall at 8 o'clock.

There were 22 applications for publicans' licenses and one'application for a bottle license within the district of the "Borough of Knmara lodged to-day with J. M'Ennis, Esq., the Clerk to the Licensing Committee. They will be heard and dealt with on Monday, Ist June, at the Court House, Kumara. By an Order in Council it will be seen that the rate made by the Borough Couu-

cil of Kumara on the 21st August last on estimates not publicly notified, as required by the 109th section of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," has, in compliance with a request by the Borough Council to the Governor, been validated. Mr John Hayes, Chairman of the Hohonu Licensing Committee, declares that in accordance with the determination of the ratepayers at the poll taken on the 21st ult. the number of publicans', New Zealand wine, accommodation and bottle licenses may be increased during the next three years within the Licensing District of Hohonu. The votes in each case were 8 for and 1 against the issue of such licenses.

Applications are invited by the Pro-perty-Tax Commissioner from thoroughly competent valuers to act as assessors.

The members of the Fire Brigade had a special meeting at the Town Hall last night, at which it was definitely decided to hold the fancy dress ball on the date orginally fixed, that is, Monday, the 25th May. There had been some idea of postponing the ball in consequence of a review on that day in Hokitika, in which the Kumara Rifle Volunteers were expected to take part. But the Volunteers, amongst whom are many Fire Brigade men, have decided not to go, and the ball will therefore take place as stated, next Monday week. From what we can learn great preparations are being made by the ladies to appear in costume equal if not superior to the display of last year's ball,' and doubtless many new designs in dresses will be brought out. There will be a Fire Brigade competition between Greymouth and Kumara during the day, for which good prizes are to be competed, and the presence of a goodly number of such visitors on that day will be sure to add to the general good effect of the ball in the evening. The Dillman's Town quadrille assembly will be held at the Empire Rooms tomorrow evening, at eight o'clock.

This morning's Argus reports that an accident happened at the tiphead yesterday afternoon by which one of the workmen named William Knight met with a nasty wound, if not absolutely dangerous. He was working on top of the structure, and by some means fell through to the stones beneath, a distance of about 12 or 13 feet. He fell on his forehead. The injured man was at once taken to his home.

Commander Edwin wired at 1 p.m. : "Bad weather is expected between northeast and north and west; glass further fall aud rain within 12 hours from now."

A Reefton paper says that an information has been lodged by a ratepayer of the county against Cr. Williams, acting County Chairman, charging him with a breach of section 73 of "The Counties Act, 1876," in voting upon a motion awarding himself a salary of £2OO per annum. The case is set down for hearing on the 14th inst.

Poverty and Suffering.—" I was dragged down with debt, poverty, and suffering for years, caused by a sick family and large bills for doctoring, which did them no good. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I procured Hop Bitters and commenced their use, and in one month we were all well, and none of us have been sick a day since ; and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your families well a year with American Co.'s Hop Bitters for less than one doctor's visit will cost. I know it."—A Working Man. Read.