The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 3148, 6 December 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1886.

A public meeting will be held in the Town Hall this evening, at eight o’clock, for the purpose of discussing and considering the proposed connection of Kuraara with the Grey-Hokitika Railway, and the connection of Kumara with the East and West Coast Railway. Very important communications on these questions, which are of vital interest to Kumara and its inhabitants, will be read at this meeting, and it is desirable that there should be a large attendance.

In the German Reichstag on Friday, in presenting the bill for the increase of the Army, the German Minister of War (General Bronsart von SchellendorfF) stated that although there was no immediate danger of war the want of control exhibited by a large proportion of the French people prevented the people of Germany from living in peace and contentment. He declared that the increase in the army was imperative in order to be on an equality with the French army. Count Von Moltke also declared that an alliance with the French which would ensure the maintenance of European peace was impossible while the French demanded the surrender of the provinces, which Germany would never renounce. He disclaimed any idea of conquest, but declared that Germany would keep those provinces which she already possessed. The French Ministry resigned on Saturday.

According to the London Observer, the British Government has intimated to Franco that it is not prepared to discuss the date for the evacuation of Egypt by the British forces, and it declines any proposal for the internationalisation of the Suez Canal which would affect access to India via the Canal or across the Isthmus of Suez.

At the quarterly licensing meeting of the Licensing District of the Borough of Kumara, held at the Court House to-day, at noon, present, all the members, viz. Messrs J. Davies (Chairman), M. Maloney, F. A. Olden, W. Nicholson, and J. S. Benyon—an application was heard and granted for the transfer of the Kumara Hotel from James Malloy to Mrs Ann Rugg.

The monthly meeting of the Local School Committee will be held at the To,An Han this evening.

In the cricket match between Hokitika and Greymoath on Saturday last, particulars of which are given elsewhere, the northern men defeated the southerners by

an innings and 73 runs. We notice that “Wicket-keeper,” in the West Coast Times, says:—“The main cause of the defeat may be attributed to playing on matting, to which none of the Hokitika men were accustomed, consequently nearly all of them played too late for the ball. Commander Edwin wired to-day at 12.11 p.m.—“Bad weather may be expected within six hours from now, between north-east and north and west, with rain ; glass fall again soon. ” The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at the Town Hall to-morrow evening.

Tenders are invited and will be received np to Saturday, 18th December, by Messrs M'Keone, Robinson, and Avigdor, Werita street, Grey mouth, for the execution of about 34,000 cubic yards of earthwork, and about 700 cubic yards of retaining wall, on the line from Brunnerton Station to the Junction of the Christchurch and Nelson lines. Further particulars can be obtained at the office of the contractors, at Greymouth. Mr Michael Cullen, who has been prospecting at the Big River, is reported by the Herald to have found very rich stone indeed a few inches thick on the surface, and other quartz leaders less richly goldbearing, which he has every confidence will make into a body of stone when cut at some little depth below the surface. In reference to the Great Barrier murder case, Mr Jackson Palmer, counsel for Caffrey, has had two interviews with his client at Mount Eden since the committal for trial. Caffrey is in much the same condition as during the trial, except that he is rather down-spirited, and, Mr Palmer states, still complains of the pains in his head. The accused’s sister was to have an interview with him the same day. At the Sittings in Chambers at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on Tuesday last, before his Honor Mr Justice Johnston, in the matter of the petition of Sir John Hall, on the application of Mr Wynn Williams, his Honor made an order appointing the Hon. E. C. J. Stevens as trustee in place of Thomas Hall.

On the second day of the Forbury Park races £5679 was put through the totalisator. The total for the two days was £10,620.

The Canterbury Chess Club has decided to hold a handicap tournament, to commence last Friday, for a prize of a set of Staunton chess men, presented by Mr M £ William. A. new status tourney was also to commence on the same day.

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