The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 3, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 2964, 3 May 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 3, 1886.

Owing to a pressure of local matters we are compelled to hold over several cablegrams and general intelligence. Late London cablegrams this afternoon state the New Zealand Midland (meaning the East and West Coast) Railway scheme has been successfully launched.— The general result of a meeting of the Liberal party is that it has been decided to oppose that portion of Mr Gladstone’s Irish proposals which provide for the exclusion of Irish members from the House of Commons.

A cablegram from Melbourne this afternoon states that a comet of great brilliancy has made its appearance, and is visible from all parts of Victoria.

The balance-sheet of the borough fund account is published to-day, and shows a very satifactory state of affairs. The borough annual income is about £1823. The liabilities are fairly covered by the assets. There is no public debt ; and the reserves and real estate are set down at £I2OO.

We acknowledge receipt from the Registrar, J. M‘Ennis, Esq., of a cbby of the new electoral roll of persons qualified to vote at the election of members of the House of Representatives for the Kumara district. The number of electors on the new roll is 1358. The first page is striking for the number of Andersons, 16 ; whilst there are 15 each Browns and Joneses, and only five Robinsons.

The annual meetings of the Licensing Committees of the licensing districts of Kumara and Arahura are announced today to be held—for Kumara, at the Court House, Kumara, on Monday, the 7th June, at noon ; and for Arahura, at the Court House, Goldsborough, on Wednesday, 2nd June. Applications for licenses must be lodged with J, M‘Ennis, Esq., Clerk of the Licensing Committees—for Arahura not later than the 12th inst. ; and for Kumara not later than the 17th inst.

Mr Seddon, M.H.R., on Saturday night received from his constituents at Goldsborough a most hearty and enthusiastic reception. His. address was listened to with earnest attention, and at its close, on the motion of Mr E. Locke, seconded by Mr W. Wilson, a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence was accorded. He will address his constituents at Dillraan’s Town on Wednesday next, and at Kumara on Thursday.

Commander Edwin wired to-day, at 12.39 p.m. “Bad weather may be expected after ten hours from now, between north-east and north and west; glass fall again soon.”

W. J. M‘llroy and Co., Main street, Kumara, beg to announce that they are purchasers of gold.—[Advt.] The demand for the great American remedy, Hop Bitters, in this part of the world has become so great that the Hop Bitters Co., whose head quarters are at Rochester, New York, U.S., A., have been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. It is in charge of Mr M. H. Van Bergh, a gentleman of several years’ experience with this Company, and the trade may be assured of receiving goods equal to the parent house, and the "most courteous treatment. The H. B. Co. have establishments at London, Paris Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland and Toronto, and their American Bittei’s are probably the best known medicine in the world.