The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2860, 2 December 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1885.

A cablegram this afternoon states that the Burmese garrisons are laying down their arms to the British, who, under Major-General Prendergast, are to enter Mandalay, the capital, on Saturday next. The British Army now before Mandaday, the Burmese capital is composed of the following : —The Ist Battalion Berkshire Regiment, the Ist Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Bines), the Ist Battalion Durham Light Infantry, and the 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment. The Christchurch coach left the Bealey this morning at the usual hour ; but had not ai'rived at the time, 4.45 p.m., we went to press. A public meeting is now announced for electing a Committee to organise sports for the Christmas holidays. It is to take place this evening, at the Town Hall, at 9 o'clock, after the usual monthly meeting of the Frre Brigade. Commander Edwin wired last evening at S.3o.—"lndications glass falling within 12 hours, with strong winds between north and east and south-east." At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Greymouth, yesterday, before Major Keddell, R.M., Margaret Fletcher appeared for the thirtieth or fortieth time charged with drunkenness and making use of obscene language in a public place. She was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor, in Hokitika prison. The comparative illuminating properties of the coals from New South Wales and the West Coast of New Zealand are- said by the English Colliery Guardian to be in the following proportions : —New South Wales produces per ton 9000 feet of gas ; West Coast of New Zealand, 11,928 feet of gas. In his.article on " Wind and Wood at Wellington," Mr G. A. Sala writes : " I had not been very long an inhabitant of Moles worth street before I became fully convinced of the right of the legislalative spirit of New Zealand to be called ' Windy Wellington.' Of course, before coining here ! had been much acquainted with the details of th-; estraordimiry atmospheric mishap which took place in September, 1880, when at a spot known as "Soboica," between two of the four railway tunnels between Kaitoka and Cross Creek on the Wairarapa line, the furious wind, which is almost incessantly sweeping through the gully, absolutely blew a train off the rails. Several of the passengers were killed by this, I suppose, unprecedented accident, unless, indeed, we are to believe in the truth of the legend current at that exceptionally boisterous place, the Escurial in Spain, where, according to the country people, a coach and six conveying a foreign ambassador

accredited to the court of Phillip 11., were, coachman, lacqueys, and all, some time in the 16th century, swept from the earth by the violence of a north-westerly gale, and have been whirling round and round, invisible in the empyrean ever since." Her Majesty's Consul at Tonga, Mr Frank Symonds, was recently married to Miss Moulton, the eldest daughter of the Rev. J. Moulton. The ceremony was performed at the large Wesleyan Church by the bride's father, assisted by the Rev. E. Crossly. Both bride and bridegroom being so well known, great interest was shown by both natives and Europeans, and the church was crowded long before the time fixed for the wedding. The principal feature of the day was a procession of sixteen lovely Tongan girls, who, headed by two tiny bridesmaids, attended the steps of the bride both to and from the church. We (Melbourne Argus) regret to say that Clarence Whistler, the celebrated American athlete, died on Friday morning, November 6. Before his match with Miller he caught a cold, and, neglecting it, his lungs became so affected that medical skill could not prevail, and he succumbed early on Friday morning. Whistler, who was born in Indiana, America, in 1856, was only .29 years of age, and during his career had pi-oved himself the champion at the Grseco-Roman style of wrestliug. In this country he met and disposed of Thomas, Dinnie, and Miller. 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.—"ls it possible that Mr Godfrey is up and at work, and cured by so simple a remedy 1" " I assure you it is true that he is entirely cured, and with nothing bub 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