The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2859, 1 December 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1885.

King Thebaw, of Bnrmah, has wisely given in his complete submission to Major Prendergast. A cablegram this afternoon states that when the British troops arrived within thirty miles of Mandalay, the capital, the King sent an envoy asking for an armistice. The Major replied that he required an unconditional surrender of the entire Burmese army and the chief town, whereupon the King promised to accede to his request, and tendered his submission. The members of the New South Wales Geographical Expedition are expected to arrive at Sydney on Thursday next. They deny the truth of the rumours current that large numbers of natives were killed, and that although they had several. skirmishes, they only fired for self-preserva-tion. The Palace of the Escurial, where a cablegram to-day states the remains of King Alphonso were interred on Thursday, is situate some thirty miles northwest of Madrid. This solitary pile of granite has been called the eighth wonder of the world, and at the time of its erection surpassed every building of the kind in size and magnificence. The Escurial, when finished in 1584 was intended to serve as a palace, a mansoleum, and a monastery. It has a splendid chapel, with three naves, 320 ft. long, and 320 ft. in height to the top of the cupola. The Pantheon or royal tomb is a magnificently decorated octagon chamber 36 feet in diameter, by 38 feet high, in the sides of which are numerous black marble sarcophagi. Kings only and the mothers of kings are buried there. The Escurial is an immense building ; it is stated that it has 14,000 doors and 11,000 windows. It has a very large library. On the 2nd October, 1872, the Escurial was struck by lightning, and partially burned ; but it is kept in repair by grants of public money. Last evening (the West Coast Times reports) the officers of the Hokitika Postal and Telegraph Department presented Mr Jago with a very handsome souvenir in the form of a thermometer, barometer and clock combined, to show their regard for him as a chief. Mr Millar, the chief clerk, in presenting it, referred briefly to his (Mr Jago's), many good qualities, and passed some high encomiums upon his manner in dealing with his subordinates, which were heartily endorsed by those present. Mr Jago, in a few appropriate and well-chosen remarks, thanked the donors. Mr Jago left by the Christchurch coach this morning en route for Napier. Dz\ 11. H. Bakewell was also a passenger by the coach this morning for Christchurch. In a letter to the Lyttelton Times, we notice the doctor claims to have m;idc a discovery by which the cost of freezing meat on the way Home would be reduced three-fourths. He had already made a proposition to certain business men in Clirislchurch, with the view of utilising this discovery, but they declined to entertain any proposition until they knew the nature of the discovery. Dr. Bakewell refusing to let this be known unless his terms are accepted, the matter is at present in abeyance. To-day Mr P. D. Todd (successor to the late W. Kirkpatrick) announces that he has moved to his new premises, that is, to the premises lately occupied by Messrs Mansou and Co., drapers, opposite Gilbert Stewart's Hotel, Soddon street. But Mr Todd has really made the premises look quite new, having completely renovated and painted the whole building. The establishment is opened with an j entirely new stock of lirst-class drapery, | and clothing, being for the most part ! direct importations from the Home markets, by the direct steamship Aorangi. The display is good and will compare favourably with the best establishments in the larger towns on the Coast. Commander Edwin wired at 12.32 p.m.—"lndications glass rise." At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Hokitika, yesterdsty, before J. Giles, Esq., P.M., the youth Devereaux was

brought up charged by the police with wearing female clothing with felonious intent. The accused admitted he had worn female garments, but without felonious intent. Sergeant Moller then asked leave to withdraw the charge of felonious intent, which was allowed, and the accused pleaded guilty, but said he had only done it for "a lark." The Magistrate said such conduct was likely to get the accused into trouble. Perhaps he (the accused), was not aware that he could be sent to prison for six months, unless he was prepared to show that his object in assuming the disguise was lawful. The Court was willing to assume that it was (as. accused termed it), " a lark," and it was a very foolish and stupid one. As accused was shown to be a hard-working lad he would not this time be convicted, for it would then be thrown in his face that he was a disorderly person, but, for the future, he must be more careful. The charge was then dismissed, and the articles of clothing ordered to be returned to the owner.

The London correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writes :—" M. Emile De Harven is now in London, actively engaged in the effort to give effect to the scheme of commercial extension which he went out last year to New Zealand to promote. At a meeting which he recently held at Antwerp with the merchants and capitalists associated with him, he gave a detailed account of his mission to New Zealand, in which he took occasion to confirm all the high anticipations he had previously formed regarding your colony. He claims two or three months as requisite to elaborate fully his report, but the hrief summary which he gave of his experiences and ideas is brimful of hopes of success. He speaks of the extreme and uniform kindness and assistance which he received from the Government, from officials, and private parties in the Colony, and nearly exhausts language in praise of the climate, resources, and prospects of New Zealand."

Inspector A. C. Curie wis, of the Victorian Education Department, in a recent report, remarks on the serious want of attention paid to the pronunciation of the aspirate in most of the State schools of that colony. "The children," he says, " drop their h's without correction, and in some cases the teachers set them the example. From the Cockney and Cornish, the disease has spread to the Scotch and Irish. We are in a fair way of becoming a nation without an h in our vocabulary. From the average choir you will be pretty sure to hear ' 'eaven and ''ell' and "oly, 'oly, 'oly.' The average porter shouts out ' 'Awthorn' to ' 'Awksbuvy,' and the average cabman 'Emerald 'ill.' There are other weak points in Victorian prononciation, but this, I think, is the worst."

Feels Young Again.—"My mother was afflicted a long time with neuralgia, and a dull, heavy, inactive condition of the whole system, head-ache, nervous prostration, and was almost helpless. No physicians or medicines did her any good. Three months ago she began to use Dr. Soule's Hop Bitters, with such good effect that she seems and feels young again, although over seventy years old.—"A Lady in R. 1., U. S. A. Look up Doctors Gave Him Up. sible that Mr Godfrey is up and at work, and enred by so simple a remedy?" "I assure you it is true that he is entirely cured, and with nothing but American Co.'s Hop Bitters, and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said he must die." "Well-a-day! If that is so I will go this minute and get some for my poor George. I know hops are good." Read