The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2536, 20 October 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1884.

The Pacific Mail steamship Zealandia arrived at Auckland on Saturday evening, two days in advance of contract time. The passage was uneventful. Passengers for Auckland : saloon, Capt. Ashton and wife, John Joshua and wife, Dr. J. M'Leod and wife, Miss Oliphant, Messrs C. J. Hutchinson, T. Mahoney, W. H. Mahoney, J. Henderson, and six steerage. For Sydney : 33 saloon, 41 steerage. On her last voyage to San Francisco the Zealandia made the fastest passage on record from Auckland to Honolulu. A private telegram was received this morning from Ross, stating that "Antonio Bassanelli got killed in the Mont D'Or claim yesterday." Bassanelli was some time ago engaged with others in the construction of the Erin-go-bragh water-race at Hayes Terrace. Mrs Martin, mother of MrF. W. Martin, District Engineer, died yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, at her residence, Alexander street, Greymouth. The deceased lately had been ailing for some little time past. The funeral takes place to-morrow at 7 a.m. It is with much regret (says the West Coast Times) that we have to announce the death of Mr Ralph Levy, a very old aud respected resident of this town, which occurred at midnight on Saturday. Deceased suffered long from a painful diseease, for the treatment of which he recently paid a visit to Dunedin, and which he bore with fortitude. The old old hands are beginning to follow each other very fast of late. Yesterday (says the Argus), in his hut on the North Beach, was found the dead body of a little and very ancient-looking old man. He was generally known as "Old Turner," though how old he was no one seemed to know ; but the general impression was that he could not be far short of being a nonagerian. * * * It does not appear that he had been ill for any time. He resided on the North Beach for the last 19 years, and it is said that he leaves a sister at Akaroa. An inquest will be held to-day at Hamilton's Hotel, Cobden. On the electoral roll he appeared as "Thomas Turner, miner, North Beach." Persons desirous of securing a faithful likeness and handsome picture of themselves or their families should not forget the opportunity now afforded by the presence at his studio in Main street, of Mr John Tait, the eminent phographic artist of Hokitiku, who will be in Kumara posi-

tively for only a few days. Photographs are now taken by Mr Tait by an instantaneous process, so that whatever the weather may be, it is no obstacle to the production by him of a good photograph. Until further notice, it it notified that the Kumara Rifles will parade twice in each week, viz., on Tuesdays and Fridays. Fines will be strictly enforced against any member absenting himself without leave. Commander Edwin wired at 12.20 p.m. this afternoon :-—" Bad weather may be expected between north-east and north and west after 12 hours from now, and much rain; after 16 hours glass further rise, but fall again within 12 hours." We are requested to remind the clients of the Robin Hood Company that conclusions with their various agents are drawing very near, so that all persons wishing to participate in the great event on the Melbourne Cup, which will be run on the 4th proximo, should make early application for tickets.

A man named M'Govern committed suicide at Patea, on Friday last, by cutting his throat with a pair of scissors, and enlarging the wound by tearing it with his fingerrs.

Mr T. Muirhead's entertainment, which was announced for Friday next, is postponed till the 7th November.

Messrs Hookham and Jacobsen, the Canterbury chess champions, are either very well matched or else afraid of each other. They have now played 20 games in their match, eight of which have been drawn ! They have each won six, and the winner of seven games will win the trophy. The last two games were drawn. New South Wales has challenged Victoria to a chess match by telegraph, to take place in November, on the holiday in honour of the Prince of Wales' birthday. The Melbourne Chess Club has accepted the challenge, which will be played on the usual conditions, with seven players on each side.

The Times took a favourable view of the Maori embassy to England. Of the King it says :—"Tawhiao, with his dignified silent ways, has made friends here. He is no mere grotesque savage such as Cetewayo was. He has a story to tell, a real case to state ; and if English sympathy can secure him a hearing when he returns home, he will not fail to get it." Archbishop Moran, of New South Wales, states that above all things he desires to avoid being drawn into anything like political agitations. This he stated to the Good Templars whom he cautioned against being made the tools of intriguing politicians. Mr L. Lewis, the well-known centenarian at Sandhurst, has just celebrated another birthday, his 101st. The celebrated philanthropist, Sir Moses Montefiore, will be 100 years old on the 24th of the coming month. Mr Lewis, who completed his 101st year on the the 27th of September, is, therefore, 13 months and three days older than the oldest Hebrew in Europe, and one of the oldest men at present on the face of the earth. To anyone wanting summer drapery, and are prepared to pay cash, J. Manson and Co., Kumara, are showing new goods of all descriptions, and by selling for cash are enabled to offer the same at a very low figure.—[Advt.] A Lovely Chaplet.—A late fashion report says: "Nothing can be prettier than a chaplet of hop vines in blossom." A recent medical review says : " Nothing can be a better renovator of the health than Hop Bitters. They aid in all the operations of nature; toning up the stomach, assisting the food to be properly assimilated, and promote healthy action in all the organs. The dictates of fashion, as well as the laws of health, alike favour a right application of hops." Read