The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2722, 12 June 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1885.

A late cablegram reports the defeat of the South Australian Ministry on the noconfidence debate, by a majority of four.— The police engaged in searching for the proceeds of the Simpson’s R oad bank robbery have unearthed a bottle in Studley Park, containing about £2OO in notes. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening. The time for receiving tenders for clearing, etc., a portion of the Borough Reserve was further extended to Thursday, the 2nd July. The other business was unimportant; our full report is held over. Mr A. F. F. Etheridge, late clerk of the Waste Lands Board, Hokitika, was a passenger by the coach this morning, for Christchurch. He will proceed on to Auckland, to occupy the position of chief clerk to the Crown Lands Office, which is the most important office of the kind in the colony. Previous to leaving Hokitika he was presented with testimonials from the Board for his twelve years’ services, also from citizens and civil servants. Mr Etheridge was an “institution” in Hokitika, and will be much missed in the social as well as the business circles. After a protracted stay on the West Coast by reason of bad weather, the members of the Rita-Radcliff company of musicians took their departure yesterday from Greymouth, in the steamer Wallabi, for Wanganui direct. Commander Edwin wired this afternoon— 41 Every indication of hard frost to-night.”

Mr Seddon will address the electors of Kumara at the Theatre Royal, at eight o’clock this evening. The body of Ah Hay, Chinaman, was taken to Ahaura yesterday by Constable Barry. A correspondent of the Argus says:—“It was partly eaten by rats. Deceased was last seen alive six days ago. He left his hut to remove his traps, but not returning, his countrymen made search and found his body jammed in a creek off Caledonia. It is supposed that he was washed off his feet while fording the creek. The country thereabouts is very rough, and the constable had great difficulty in bringing in the body. An inquest was held on Thursday evening before a full jury and Major Keddell, and an open verdict was returned.” His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the services of the Greymouth Naval Artillery Volunteers as a Garrison Corps. Yesterday morning the prisoner Middleton, alias Harvey, who recently was sentenced at Hokitika to five years’ imprisonment for horse-stealing at Kumara, was despatched by the Mahinapua to Wellington in charge of a Hokitika Gaol .warder. He will serve out his sentence in the Central Prison at Wellington. Tenders, it will be seen, are required for the erection of fluming on the Government race, at Ross Terrace. Plans and specifications may be seen at Mr D. Hannan’s, to whom the tenders are to be sent, addressed to Lee and party, by 7 p.m. on the 19th inst. At a recent London auction a rare orchid plant was bid off for £l3l. The plant had seven flower spikes, the blooms being snowy white, without the least shade or tint. Vance Klaus Hassalaer is now selling by auction a large stock of Groceries, Drapery, of every description, Wheat and Flour ; which must be soldjby June 20th. Special Notice to Miners.—Vance Klaus Hasselaer has two tons of dynamite, caps, and fuses coming, which will be offered at 20 per cent below wholesale cost.—The above must be sold out quickly, as Vance Klaus Hasselaer will be leaving again in a few days.— [Advt.] Lovely Climes. There are lovely climes and places in which the evening zephyrs are loaded with malaria and the poison of fever and epidemics. To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters at hand. These American Co.’s Bitters impart an equalizing strength to the system, and prevent the accumulation of deadly spores of contagion. Be sure and see