WEST COAST TIMES.

West Coast Times, Issue 89, 30 December 1865, Page 2

WEST COAST TIMES.

SATURDAY, DECEMBEI^ ; 30, 18G6.

On Wednesday last wo succeeded in obtaining possession of the only copy of tho Sj/dney Morning Jlomhl brought by Iho Colonist, containing the tolographic summary of Mail nows received from Adelaide, which wo published on Iho following morning. "Wo aro now enabled moro completely to anticipate tho arrival of tho Mail by supplying our roadors with particulars of tho most important incidonts of tho month, extracted from tho Home News of Oct. 26th, a copyof which was obligingly hnndod to us through Oapt. '.Turnbull by Capt. Joypo of tho Kocra, which arrived in harbor early on Thursday morning. At tho dato of her leaving Dunodin tho Westland Mails had nmvod, but woro of courso lo follow their usual circuitous track on their way to Hokitika. Since our extracts from tho Homo News were in typo, tho South Australian has arrived from Mclbourno with 'English papers. In order to givo tho news as fully ns possible avo dofer comment upon it, and also omit much local mattor.

A vory touching appeal has boon mndo from tho heads of the Jowish congregation at Jerusalem to their co-roligionisls throughout tho world, for nssistanco undor tho desolating calamities tfmt have bcfnllon tho Jows of Palostino in Iho form of fuuiino nnd cholorn. Tho nppoal has been transmitted from tho London Commilteo of Deputies lo tho colonies, and a mooting ia culled for Sunday (to-morrow) morning, nt Messrs Marks' storos, to tako measitros for affording roliof. "Wo nro requested to state that Christian sympathy and aid is invited.

Tho privato room of Mr Osborno's Empiro^ Ilotol wnsorammod to suflbcnl ion last evening, on tho occasion of a presentation to Sir T. W. lloos, who loaves Hokitika this morning to nssumo tho management of tho Gtroy Rivor Branch of tho Bank of Now Zoaland. Tho anuouncomont of hisromovnl from Hoki(ika was only inado known yesterday nftornoon, but Messrs Oassius and Nash niiiclo tho most of tho scanty 'hours loft, ami tho estimation in which Mr Eoos is hold by tho public of Hokilika is auftleiontly oxomplifiod by tho result of their hurried canvassing — a purse of nearly £100 being instantly nnd ohccrfuUy subscribed. Wo rogrot that tho crowdod slato of our columns prcoludos nny report of last night's proceedings > but wo may romark — not only lrom-wlmt foil from thoso prosont on that occasion, but from (ho universal expression of opinion — that Mr lloos boars with him the sincoro good will of ovoryono in Hokitika, to whom ho has greatly attached hiuißolf by his gontlouianly, kindly, nnd gouial domonnor \ and wo fully ondorso tho .prevailing fooling that it will bo long ore tho Bank of Now JJoiilund produocs his orjual to vopvwont Uiolv inlPVOBlv In \\\\* PftVi 1 Of tlio Vrosf CppbU