The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 2898, 11 February 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1886.

The St. Kilda, with the Westlaud portion of the San Francisco mails, left Wellington, for Greymouth direct, at 6.20 p.m. on Tuesday, but has not yet arrived at Greymouth. We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Postmaster of a very neat and handy little pamphlet containing the time tables of mails by the direct service, and via San Francisco, Ceylon-Brindisi, SuezNaples, Marseilles, and Torres Straits, an almanac, and table of rates of postage. Also from the Union Company, of their Pocket Guide for February.

Commander Edwin wired at 12.3 this afternoon—" Bad weather may be expected between north-east and north and west within 12 hours, and rain. Glass further fall."

A meeting of the Westland District Charitable Aid Board was held at Hokitika on Tuesday night; present—The Chairman, Messrs Burger, Grimmond, and Jack. A letter was read from the Premier's Office, Wellington, stating that Government were unable to grant a sum of money for paying off the old outstanding liabilities of the Kumara and Ross Hospitals, but possibly some arrangements may be made when Parliament next meets.—Received. Accounts to the amount of £BO 19s Id were passed for payment.—On the motion of Mr Burger it was resolved that a sum of i7B los, grant to the Kumara Hospital for the months of December and January, be passed for payment.

It is announced that the quarterly meetings of the Licensing Committee for the Licensing District of Arahura, will be held at the Court House, Goldsboroui>li at noon on the first Wednesday in the months of March, June, September, and December.

We call tlie attention of our readers to Mr Gerald L. Dillon's announcement of liis liual appearance to-morrow evening at the Theatre Royal, in his clever entertainment "Sweet Memories of Ould Ireland."

The third contest between the Greymonth and Hokitika cricketers for the challenge cup presented by Messrs Griffen and Smith is to take place on Saturday next, at Hokitika. The Grey teai.i will lie chosen from Messrs Clements, Malcolm (2), Perkins (2), Murphy, Morse, Walton, Aldridge, Eristow, Wickes, M'Carthy, and Guinness. Arrangements have been made for the team to leave Greymouth by the tram on Friday afternoon at 3.1)0 p.m., and hence to Hokitika.

The Australasian says the Victorian finances were never in a sounder condition than they are at this moment.

Mr Watson, the Cobden bridge contractor, is bringing up the large pnlsometer from the Brunner mine, to assist operations at the Taipo bridge. The Grey Star says that the reason given for the go-as-you-please match between Johnston, of Brunnerton, and Haylett, of Greymouth, taking place on Saturday next at Kumara is because a larger hall can be obtained here. The pedestrian match between Arbuckle and Henderson, of Brnnner, for £SO a-side, takes place on the Greymouth Racecourse on Saturday next. There are three events, 100, 200, and 300 yards. The first event of 300 yards will be run punctually at four o'clock.

The Westport people gave a grand turnout on Saturday. The Governor arrived at 10.30 a.m. and was received by the Navals and Corporation. He drove to Hughes' Empire Hotel, where a grand banquet was held at 7 p.m., about 100 being present. The usual deputations waited upon the Governor in the afternoon. He did not visit any of the mines but remained in town all day and left at 11 p.m. The town was plentifully decorated and a grand display of fireworks was given at night. A man named Dave M'Lennon was killed on Tuesday on the Otago Central by a falling boulder. The interprovincial chess match between Canterbury and Napier, eleven players a-side, which has occupied three Saturday nights from 7 till near 12 o'clock, was concluded on the 6th inst. Only one game had been finished on the previous evening, and that had gone to the credit Napier. Soon after eleven o'clock last Saturday evening Canterbury scored four wins in quick succession, and as two games had been drawn, and three out of the four remaining games were vastly in their favor, Napier surrendered the match. The only game which calls for notice was that played between those old Christchurch rivals Messrs Hookham and Jacobsen, which is said to be a very complicated one. No exchanges were made during the last sitting, so that when play was discontinued only a knight and two pawns had been lost by each. The Press says the position appears to be even, and it would take a very experienced player to hazard an opinion as to who has the better game. The referee will probably give it as a draw.

So great was the burning of the forest in the Cape Otway ranges on sth ult. that the Maloma, barque, which was passing along the coast on her way from Quebec to Melbourne, had her decks covered with ashes a quarter of an inch in depth, while the daylight was so obscured that the binnacle lamps had to be lighted so that the course might be seen.

W. J. M'llroy and Co., Main street, Kumara, beg to announce that they are purchasers of gold.—[Advt.] The Life of an M.P.—An M.P., deploring the evil effects of London habits on the health, said that were it not for the American Co.'s Hop Bitters he could not live through with the irregular hours he was forced to keep. Said he: "As soon as I feel weak and exhausted from long night sessions and meals at irregular hours, 1 resort to my Hop Bitters instead of stimulants. They regulate my bowels and keep my appetite good, my brain clear, and my strength and health are preserved." See

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