OLD KUMARA.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 December 1925, Page 4

OLD KUMARA.

ESCAPE AND'RECAPTURE OF A PRISONER. (Kuinarn "Times.” -Jth .lime. 1 .'f77). Considerable excitement was caused on Saturday by the news, which was freely erieulated through the town, that a man had keen arrested and had escaped From the constable, whom he laid considerably knocked about. The facts of the ease are briefly as follow. A warrant had been issued for the arrest of a man named Thomas Cam. alias Thomas Bathurst, on a charge oi having stolen a .silver watch. Constable McCarthy undertook the duly of arresting the accused, and found the man about half past, twelve o’clock. Cain is a heavy, powerful mean, and showed tight. Tile constable called some miners to his assistance, and with their aid (succeeded in jhandeiifi’ing Cain. So sooner were the handcuffs on. than Cain made a sudden, rush and gained possession ot a club some lour loot long. Armed with this, he cleared a passage for himsell. the by-stantlers refusing t > assist Al'Carthy to take il iioin him. Al'Carthy, nothing daunted, stuck elost' to his man. until in a lonely place the latter turned upon him. M’Carthy struck him on the head with a stick. A struggle then took place, during which Cain took hold of the constable by the throat and whiskers. A large portion of these lie tore out. lie also endeavoured to throttle API Milky, and had almost succeeded, when one of his lingers got into M’Carlhy’s. month. The constable set his jaws to work upon the finger. :tnd managed to get away from his assailant, who once more endeavoured to escape. At about I o'clock Cain rushed down a steep gully and was lost to the eousiah-b* sight, under cover of the thick Inoehwood. Al’Carthy then relimpiislied the (!n>se and returned 1o camp, llcrc. of course, the proper steps were taken and all (lie constables ordered out. in pursuit. At the same time word was sent to the neighbouring police stations and Detective Brown called no front I Lokit.ika. Nothing moire wesson of the ni.issing man. till yesterday. about hali'-pasi live in the even-

ing. when Detective Brown and Constable Left us cinie upon him in the Main-read, close to t.lu* slaughter-yard. When lie recognised them he turned in tewards ihe skia>:nier-v 1 r 1 , laii Lillu m-he l ai him. .seized him hv tie-- cellar. and P -i.vu railed upon him L > -in render. Cain, teeing the u-eh-sne-s of resisting, submit tod (piietiy p.> his fa te. and v, as ■j ■ cd sly under lee.-; am! Lev. The wan !i. wide!, i-as rau-e.l ail tld- froithle. is an old-lashioimd one aml ol little value. Celi-tahie M'Car:li v tvreix ed il ; !'■■■:!! Ihe O' ' ■ 'Uer. !■ fore he hamleull'efl him. Ih - : !<, r ease is missing.

wwffjwct r -sr- rr;tw. icwit 5 "New Zc-'am! has , uai. im ■ pos'-,'-llio biggest- Cold Mine.” remarheii the eaptaiu of an American liner the ether .lax when sampling -mile oi' our local ti.'uaeeo. "And I predi«-i." he went on. '‘llm!■ in years to come lobae. iiug as in Virginia, my native eouu-ii-v." I: is gras if.-. ing in -■ mat ■ wiii: eliterp; i-iug p.'nple m l he. Dominion aie r. .lii-ing Ihe huge | -i----liiliiies of the tobacco industry, but even ihe mo-1 -anguine were surpi i-t-.i when the local article made il- iii-1 appiarni,ee. (•-m-li was the -■lures-, that the ma iiul'ael tuvi s could lumil.x cope with the deiiuiinl. And no wonder, because this tobacco ' -nr; unite a new type with a disi inei iv e flavour of is own. due. it is said, the i lasting process width has men adopted in its manufacture. But ii greatest virtue is its small percentage of nicotine, and this is why il dees not atteel the- heorl. and nerves lithe eyesight. Smokers should led tail to give it a trial. Obtainable in three strengths H i vcrliead Gold, mild: 'i'o-ated N'avv Cut (Bulldog), medium: and Cut Plug No. L 0 < Rulleon i). full body. A l l vt.