The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2698, 15 May 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1885.

L nearthly yells as from one or two persons in distress were heard from the Dillman’s Town road at about nine o’clock last night coming from the vicinity of the Teremakau River. The night was very dark. The cries were heard for about five or ten minutes, and then died away. A report was current in town that Mr Charles Pierson was missing from his home. This, however, we are pleased to state, was not the case, as Mr Pierson, who had been out shooting, returned home yesterday at 4 p.m., and is about tewu to-day in his usual good spirits.

Reports of Borough Council meeting and R.M. and Warden’s Courts are held over till to-morrow.

The mail steamer Australia, with London mails to the 23rd ult., left San Francisco for Auckland, on Sunday last, one day late.

Commander Edwin wired at 4.20 p.m. yesterday:—“Bad weather is expected between north-east and north and west, and rain; and glass fall again within 12 hours.” And to-day at 11.40 a.m. “Bad weather is expected between northeast and north and west after 10 hours from now; glass fall again within that time.”

A special meeting of the Rifle Volunteers is called for to-morrow evening, to consider a communication in reference to Queens Birth day parade. Every member is requested to attend.

Referring to the deputation which waited on the Westland County Council at its sitting on Wednesday evening last, to urge on the Council the construction, or rather the clearing, of a track from the Kokatahi to the Browning Pass reefs, the Times says:—“The deputation was a representative one, consisting as it did of a happy mixture of farmers and miners. Some strong arguments were brought forward by the deputation to support their views, and it is almost certain that the Council will in due course carry out the desire of the residents of the Kanieri and Arahura districts for a road to the newly discovered reefs. These reefs, which are reported to present an appearance of being rich, are on a kind of debateable ground. It is not quite certain whether those discovered at the head of the Wilberforce are situated in Canterbury or Westland. At any rate, as one of the speakers at the meeting remarked, the probability is that reefs do exist on the Westland side, and if means of reaching the ground were available, several miners would immediately prospect it, as many in the district believe that payable alluvial gold will be found. All that is asked for now is that an old disused track may be made passable, which at present it is not.” ~ A special meeting of the County Council will be held on Thursday next, the 21st inst., at noon, under the Counties Act, 1876, to adopt statements of receipts and expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1885. At two o’clock, same day, the lapsed business of Wednesday last will be proceeded with, together with other notices of motion received since, making the total number of 33 resolutions for discussion on the order paper.

By the last mail notification was received to the effect that the revised version of the Bible would be published by the Oxford and Cambridge University Press shortly. The specimen pages forwarded make a favorable show, and it is presumed the new Bibles will meet with a ready sale, although the prices are rather high.

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.