The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 746, 19 February 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1879.

The inward English mail via San Francisco arrived at Kumara by the eleven o’clock tram yesterday morning, and the residents of this district must naturally feel highly gratified with the expeditous despatch system adopted by the chief Postal authorities, whereby their letters were forwarded to Hokitika, brought back, and then delivered here at nooh to-day. Why the contractor should be compelled to carry an unnecessary mail to Hokitika and back, and the public suffer through this official red-tapeism is a matter that requires to be brought under the notice of the Postmaster-General, and it will then we hope be remedied.

An inquest was held this morning at the Tramway Hotel, by E. Barff, Esq., J.P., and a jury (of which Mr Ancher was chosen foreman), on the body of Govani Yalk, who was killed at Westbrooke on Monday last. After hearing the evidence of the mates of the deceased the jury returned a verdict “ That deceased met his death accidentally on the 17th February while engaged at work in his claim on Hayes Terrace ; and that no blame is attached to anyone in connection therewith.”

In consequence of the inclemency of weather the funeral of the unfortunate man Govani Yalk, which was to have taken place to-day, is postponed until the same hour to-morrow.

The programme of the concert in aid of the building fund of Holy Trinity Church, which appears in another column, is replete with choice vocal and musical selections. Through the courtesy of Mr Barff an opportunity will be offered of hearing the “New Zealand National Anthem” for the first time in Kumara, a composition that is very highly spoken of, and which we have no doubt will receive full justice at the hands of those to whom its rendering is entrusted. We understand that several other performers are expected to take part in the concert, but the Committee do not feel justified in publishing their names in the programme until they are absolutely certain of their appearance.

The drawing of Tonk’s Sweep on the Dunedin Cup, which was to take place tomorrow evening, lias been unavoidably postponed until Friday evening, the 21st inst., when it will positively take place. There ai’e a few tickets still remaining in town for which early application is necessary to the local agents. The following are the nominations for the Grand Challenge Handicap for £OS, to be competed for at Reeft-m in March;--

John T. Petrie, R. King, P. Smyi'he, R. M'Farlane, W. Cochrane, T. Lecher, E.

Webber, J. Vaughan, T. Coy, J. Coy, H. Boyle, Dave Twohill, Dan Twohill, T. Williams. Owing to the non-arrival of the mail from Westport, the Committee decided to receive nominations bearing postmark of the 15th.

The English papers are filled with the trial of the City of Glasgow Bank Directors. A proposal has been seriously entertained to start a lottery on a gigantic scale to yield nine millions. The scheme will take the form of a company, in which the public will be invited to take shares. The leading Glasgow citizens will promote it. Mr Stebbings (says an English paper), the late secretary of the Lincoln Dispensary, and clerk to J. Danby, Esq., solicitor, has made good his escape to New Zealand, but one of the Lincoln detective police (Hockney) has been sent after him to bring him back to answer charges of forgery and embezzlement.

The Government of Candahar made a call upon the male inhabitats of the Province to resist the British, which was generally responded to. No combatants left Candahar, and it is reported that the Afghans flooded the valley arround the city, and took up a defensive position beyond, to check the advance of the enemy. This is the position of affairs in the South and North up to January 10. Mu W. Willway having sold his plant and interest in the Dyeing Business to Mu R. Upjohn (who has become practically acquainted with the trade), begs to solicit the kind patronage hitherto afforded him to his successor.—Mrs Upjohn announces that she is prepared to clean and dye hats, feathers, gloves, &c., in the best style. N.B.—Gentlemen’s clothes cleaned, dyed, pressed, and repaired on the premises. —Advt. For miraculous cures by the use of Eucalypti Extract, read fourth page.— [Advt.]