The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2538, 22 October 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1884.

The Christchurch coach arrived early this afternoon. We acknowledge receipt from the Government Printer of several paaliamentary reports and bills. No. 3 of the " Anglo-New-Zealander and Australian Times " has reached us. No. 2 will perhaps do by the San Francisco mail. It maintains its interesting character as an Anglo-colonial journal, being well supplied with news from all parts of the colonies ; has a record of the arrival and departure of all vessels from and to the various ports ; and the third number also contains an interesting precis of the report submitted to the French Senate by a Committee to whom the Recidivist Bill has been referred. From this we learn the Bill proposed to relegate 12,000 recidivistes to Guiana and New Caledonia in three years—sooo the first year, 4000 the second, and 3000 the third. Four-fifths of this number of criminals are to be sent to Guiana (French), South America, and the other one-fifth (5200) to New Caledonia. The total cost of transport and keep is put down at 26,396,720 francs (about £1,055,868). Commander Edwin wired at noon today : —"Bad weather may be expected between north-east and north and west; glass further fall, and much more rain within 10 hours." To-day's Argus contains the following mems. :—"lt is currently reported that the Hon. James Bonar, M.L.C., intends to leave Hokitika for good, with the view of going into business elsewhere. Should this be so, Hokitika will be a loser." Also, " It is reported that a pretty numer-ously-signed petition has been forwarded by residents of Hokitika protesting against the unfair and uncalled-for action of their representative in regard to the premises occupied for some years by the Hon. Mr Bonar. Disinterested and impartial residents of Hokitika say they cannot discover that any good purpose will be served by Mr Bevan's voluntary crusade of persecution in this matter." 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.] The match between Cameron's Scotty and Mr Richard's Polly, which was brought off at Donoghue's racecourse, near Ross, on Saturday, resulted in a win for Scotty. "The Flying Dutchman," otherwise known as "Vance Klaus Hasselaer," will submit by Dutch auction, at Mr Pollock's store in Main street, on Friday and Saturday evenings next, a large bankrupt stock of drapery, consisting of ladies' dresses, men's and boy's suits, and moleskin trousers. A fine big trout was caught lately in the Selwyn. It was 35iin. long, 24in. round the shoulders, and "weighed 251bs. The total cost of the new Victorian gun and torpedo boats (the Victoria, Albert, Childers, Nepean, and Lonsdale) was £86,480 ; and to bring them out involved a further expenditure of about £15,000. The San Francisco Bulletin states that John and Charles Kennedy, two labourers of Louisville, have received word that they have fallen heirs to about £400,000 from an uncle who lately died in Australia. 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 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.—[Advx.]