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Kumara Times, Issue 2808, 21 September 1885, Page 2

At too late an hour this afternoon for insertion in this evening's issue we received a long telegram from our Wellington parliamentary correspondent. The time of the House on Saturday morning was taken up with a free fight over the appointment of Dr. Buller as a Commissioner to represent the colony at the Exhibition in London. The fight over, the House went into Committee on the Supplementary Estimates, and a violent attack was made on the remaining goldfields votes. However £2OOO was voted for tracks to Browning's Pass reefs ; £SOO additional to Kumara sludge-channel No. 2, and £ISOO for additional water-supply. The resolutions arrived at in Committee were reported to and agreed upon by the House. The miners' right fee remains as at present, £l. A cablegram to-day states that cholera is increasing to an alarming extent in Palermo, an important seaport and capital of the island of Sicily. Palermo, which is also the capital of a province in Sicily of the same name is, along with Naples, Rome, Milan and Turin, one of the five most populous cities in the kingdom of i Italy, the population of Palermo being, at the latest date of which we have any record, with suburbs, 180,406 ; and with the commune, 219,838. A late cablegram states that Asiatic cholera has also broken out at Koepang, in the island of Timor, in the Arafura Sea, north of Australia, and that it became epidemic in the island. The San Francisco mail steamer Zealandia arrived at Auckland yesterday, after an uneventful passage, bringing dates to the 20th nit. The Penguin, with the southern San Francisco mail, sailed from Auckland at five o'clock in the afternoon. Among the passengers is Constable M'Domett, in charge of W. D. Jackson, remanded for embezzlement. Advices by cable this afternoon from Madagascar state that the French troops recently made a reconnaissance of the Hovas' position at Taragal, and were repulsed with considerable loss. We have received from the publishers, Messrs Osborne and Co., Dee street, Invercargill, a copy of new music, composed by Mr H. Ellery Read, to Mr Vincent Pyke's fine song "The Old Flag." The music is taking, and we prefer it to Mr G. P.. West's adaptation to the same words published in April last. But Mr Ellery Read is the composer of the "Remember Me" and "Wedding"

waltzes, &c, &c, and has therefore acquired fame as a composer. The words of " The Old Flag " were published by us on the 23rd May last. Mr Read's music has been arranged as a "March for a Brass Band," by Mr W. V. Siddall, Bandmaster Invercargill Garrison Band. The music is very creditably lithographed by Messrs W. Craig and Co., Invercargill. The price is 4s. The following lines of the song are introduced in the frontispiece : " Three crosses in the Union— Three crosses in the Jack— And we'll add to it now the Cross of the South, And stand by it, back to back." Several officers of the Kumara Loyal Orange Lodge, and others, about twelve in all, went down by special coach to Greymouth this afternoon, where it is intended to open a new Orange Lodge. We understand it is also contemplated to open a lodge of the same fraternity in Brunnerton shortly. We acknowledge receipt of No. 25 Hansard. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before P. Dungan and H. Burger, Esq., J.Ps., a Chinaman named Ah Sing was charged by the police with having committed a breach of the peace in Main street on Saturday last. The evidence went to show that the accused was molested by some larrikins, and that he in consequence turned round upon them. He, however, by his interpreter, pleaded guilty ; and was fined ss, and 2s costs, or, in default, six hours' imprisonment. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Hokitika, on Saturday, before J. Giles, Esq., J. B. Glover was charged with having assaulted a girl named Bottom, with intent. Mr Lewis appeared for the accused. On the application of the police a remand was granted till Wednesday next. Bail was allowed. The Great Metropolitan Stakes, to be run for at the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting in Sydney to-morrow, is causing great excitement in sporting circles. The following are the acceptances : Acolyte, Astrsea, Brown and Rose, Comet, Copra, Despot, Honeydew, Happy Thought, Kathleen, Lord of the Lake, Lord Exeter, Moonshee, Prince Imperial, Recruit, Silver King, Sloth, Tom Brown, and Wing. The following are the latest quotations in betting : Honeydew was backed in thousands up to 7to 1. Copra has been backed to win £6OOO at 100 to 4. Sloth, Prince Imperial, and Acolyte are now firmer than ever. Despot, 4to 1; Prince Imperial, 4to 1; Acolyte, 7to 1; Honeydew, 7to 1; Sloth, 100 to 1; Silver King, 100 to 7, Astraea, 100 to 6. The Robin Hood Company announce in another column, a monster programme on the Melbourne Cup and New Zealand Metropolitan Meeting, which takes place in November next. As the " Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Act" comes into force on the Ist November, the programme will positively close on the 30th October, and to prevent disappointment intending investors should apply early. Mr James Mackay, formerly R. M. and Warden at Kumara, delivered a lecture at the Thames Monday last, on "The History of the Maoris and the Early Days of the Goldfield." He contends the Maoris are of Arabian origin, and gave some excellent reasons for his belief. Fijian news to the 3rd inst. states that there has been a bad outbreak of fever at Levuka and Suva, while typhoid has shown itself in Lomaloma, caused by the filthy state of the native town. The Rev. W. Rosewarne, Wesleyan minister formerly of New Zealand, fell a victim to it, and many Native deaths are laid to its charge. The Native mortality is on the increase. The death rate from the several places reported doubling the birth rate over the periods noted. A fatal mining accident happened at Charleston last week. Lammas was falling a tree on top of a mining face at Croninville. Mackinson and Michael Flanagan were at sluicing operations at the face underneath. When Lammas saw the tree about to fall he gave warning to his mates below, who acknowledged the same by nodding, and ran. It seems probable that poor Mackinson turned back to secure the nozzle of the hose, as the tree caught him and inflicted serious injuries, from the effects of which he died while being transported into town by fellow miners. Wise Folly.—" For ten years my wife was confined to her bed with such a complication of ailments that no doctor could tell what was the matter with her, and I used a small fortune in humbug stuff. Six months ago I saw an American flag with American Co. 's Hop Bitters, and I thought I would be a fool once more. 1 tried it, but my follow proved to be wisdom. Two bottles cured her ; she is now as well and strong as any man's wife, and it cost me only two dollars."—H. W., Detroit, Mich. Read