The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1878.

Kumara Times, Issue 637, 12 October 1878, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1878.

The iiomika morning through the approaches to the • Arahura bridge being canned away. We • understand that the damage done is cou- . siderable, and will take some time to repair. Passengers hither this morning were ferried over the Arahura river. The telegraph lines throughout the i colony have no doubt suffered severely by ' the late gales, and in consequence, to our cost and the public loss, telegrams ‘which , should appear in our evening issue, are sometimes received too late for publication. An instance of this occurred yesterday, as telegrams presented for transmission by the Press Agency in Wellington, for this office at 11.50 Lm., 2.40, 1.23, and 2 p.m., were only received by the Telegraph department here 9.14, 9.8, 9.20, and 9.30 p.m. respectively.

The competitive firing for the team to represent Knmara in the Rifle match against Hokitika commenced this morning. The first squad was on the ground punctually at 6 a.in., and firing commenced immediately after. At the first two ranges the light was all that coulct be desired, and some good scores were registered ; but a thunder storm when at the 500 yards range, brought many competitors to grief. The second squad would fire at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The highest five scoi-es to-day are to compose half the team, and the remainder will compete again next Saturday for the other five places. We were informed says the Grey River Argus late last evening that an accident had occurred at the crossing Twelve-Mile Creek to the Black Ball on the other side of the river. It is stated that a boat, crossing at this place, was caught broadside on by the fresh and capsized, and that three persons were drowned. On Tuesday evening last at half-past six, Mr Henry Ferguson of the Big Wanganui was crossing the Waitaha river on horseback, when the current carried, him away from off the horse, and he was drowned. . The body has not yet been recovered. Deceased was well known in

Ross, and his loss will be regretted by I many. The accident was witnessed by two or three persons on the shore, who were powerless to help him. His brother is a resident at Big Wanganui, they being partners.

The actual yield of retorted gold from the two. hundredweight of quartz from Boase aiid party’s claim at Langdon’s, to which reference was made in yesterday’s Argus was 4dwts 6 grs. The reef; is from 3ft. 6in. to 4ft. thick. * •

A young moa in a remarkable state of preservation has been found near Queenstown. The large leg bones presented a strong contrast.to the small head, not much bigger than that of a goose. Some of the bones were apparently full of grease, and most of them had tieshy matter attached, whilst the lower portions of the. legs and the feet were covered with the original akin and enclosed tendons and sinews, ope of them being covered with a quantity of small feathers, similar in color to the bright freckled brown of a Maori Ken. The frame is not quite .complete. The Wakatipu Mail says that the remains have been offered to Captain Hutton for the Otago Museum.

In the Duke of Wellington Riding School, Knightsbride, on the 27th July the Duke of Buccleuch presided. The two " plenipotentiaries vindicated’ their policy at the Congress, and particulary disclaimed having in any way sold Greece. They gave her advice and she followed it. At Berlin, Lord Beaconsfield. • said he ascertained as an absolute fact what ho had always suspected, namely, that neither the Crimean war nor the war just terminated would have occurred if England had spoken with necessary firmness. Some remarks made by the Premier led to correspondence between him and Mr Gladstone, and the latter lias also been involved in correspondence with Captain Burnaby.

The New Zealand Churchman of this month contains the following very. veracious anecdote ; —ln the British Navy, as doubtless most people know, everyone is very strong for Church and State. There is also a great prejudice amongst most, of the old “ salts ” against Dissetiters of every description. On Sunday it is a regular thing to tell the men off for church. A short time ago one of the petty officers thus addressed his- men : “ Reg’lars, stay where you bar; fancy religions will fall out.” For miraculous cures by the of use Eucalypti Extract, read fourth-page.— [Advt.J