The Eumara Times Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2806, 18 September 1885, Page 2

The Eumara Times Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1885.

The only cable message from London to-day in addition to the result of the St. Leger Stakes race is to the effect that at the wool sales in that city on Wednesday last, 10,900 bales were catalogued. The market towards evening had a steadier tendency. From Australia we learn that the United States man-of-war Enterprise has arrived in Port Philip. At the Warden's Court this morning, three applications only were heard by Dr. Giles, the Warden. Bernard M'llveney applied by his agent Mr Hannan, for the diversion of a water-race ; Jacob Jorgenson applied for a residence area fronting the new road at Larrikins ; and Martin Eggleton applied to construct a waterrace—one Government head. Each application was granted. Commander Edwin wired at 1.21p.m. to-day: —"Glass further rise and sharp frost to-night." It is reported that Mr Menteath, M.H.R., will leave for Sydney at the end of this week. Mr Mitchelsou proceeds to England at the end of this session, and will be absent from the colony for about three years. The Hon. Mr Stout has been retained as senior counsel by the proprietors of the Evening Press in the libel action of Dr. Stewart, of Christ church. The Brunnerton correspondent of the Grey River Argus writes : —Mr Pearn's new house at Taylorville will soon be opened. He will apply for a license at the licensing meeting to-night, and of course it will be granted. It is the largest hotel in the whole district, and is furnished in first-class style. It would be a credit to Greymouth or any other town, as its accommodation is not to be surpassed. It is not yet named, but there is very little doubt it will be called "The Buck's Head," that being the name of Mr Pearn's Hotel at Kumara. If the place goes ahead, as there is very little doubt it will, Mr Pearn will have no occasion to.regret his enterprise in putting up a good house in Taylorville. It is decidedly the best and most central stand in the place, which, combined with the superiority of the hotel and its general appointments, together with the landlord's well-known popularity, it will be very odd to me if he does not " scoop the pool." A Manawatu paper says that if the information given us is correct there are strong grounds to believe that a payable gold field has been discovered in the Pohangina, about 25 miles from Palmerston.

It now appears that the destination of the Coptic when she left New Zealand waters was Coquembo, a town at the coast of Chili. It is an interesting fact the late Mr Charles Robertson, who died recently at Dunedin, leaves not only a widow, three sons, and four daughters, but 38 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. A writ for £2OO damages for false imprisonment has been served by Messrs Jones and Menteath on Sergeant Slattery, for the alleged false imprisonment of a Pole namod Knopp who was charged with evading the customs by smuggling jewellery into New Zealand. Knopp—or Kenopp, as he calls himself—is not entirely unknown here. We (Argus) dont apprehend any danger to the Sergeant. Messrs Girdwood, Lahman and Co. will sell by auction at the Preston Yards, Greymouth, on Monday next, prime bullocks, cross-bred wethers, and pigs. The Persian Army consists of 105,000 men, comprising 5000 artillery, 53,900 infantry, 31,000 regular and irregular cavalry, and 7200 niillitia. Less than one-third of this force is maintained in service during peace ; and the whole of the standing army of Persia on a peacefooting does not exceed the total of active officers in the Russian Army.