The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. Saturday, March 1, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 755, 1 March 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. Saturday, March 1, 1879.

The Rev. Father M‘Caughey will celebrate mass at St. Patrick's Church tomorrow morning, at 7 and 11 o’clock.

A special. sermon will be preached by the Rev. E. A. Scott, at Holy Trinity Church, to-morrow evening, Under thd auspices of the Glodd Templars.

The funeral of the late Mr Patrick Doody will take place to-morrow, leaving Wostbrooke at nine o’clock in the morning, via Marsdeli, for the Greymonth Cemetery. As the deceased was wellknown and highly respected in the district there are many who will no doubt attend to show by their presence the last tribute respect that can be paid on this mournful occasion.

Tenders for the Hokitika atld Gtreyinouth Railway, Greymouth contract, will close at the Public Works office, Dunedin, at noun on Tuesday next; Telegraphic, tenders may be sent up to that hour on the same day, provided that a written tender be lodged at the District Engineer’s office, either in Hokitika or Greymouth, at the same time; Witli his usual promptitude Mr Tonks announces that all those persons holding winning tickets in his sweep on the Dunedin Cup Can obtain their prizes on application to Mr Gilbert Stewart, this «voning; Twelve prices come to Mr Stewart to disburse ■ three for starters (£lB each), and nine for non-starters (£3 18s 3d each)-.

The etpiestriah exploits of a well-kflown mci'o'haill and rope-slacke! l of this town, formed a source of undefined interest and amusement to a large number of the residents of Main street this morning. Mounted on his fiOi'y steed, lid Vainly essayed to guide its erring footsteps into the path of ihaeodamiMtioxi, the animal ttieallw'hile by every Conceivable erratic motion endeavouring to displace its rider. The contest between the two assumed

several ludicrous features, the animal vainly trying to enter the bar of one of the many hotels on the reversed principal System-, to the indignation of the landlord and the disgust of the jockey, and shortly after an introduction to ah eminent unrated-water firm was effected in a similar manner. At this interesting juncture a mouiited knight of the hammer arrived and the irritable temper of the vexed quadruped was, owing no ddubt to the persuasive and eloquent tones of the new arrival, quickly appeased, the twain then departing on their journey together. The Wanganui Herald says On Tuesday February 7 a native ftkmd the dead body of a newly-born male child wrapped in a Copy of the Herald, floating in the mouth of the small Creek just above Mr Reid's Red Lion Hotel. The body was shown to a large rtuhiber of Natives, and eventually burled by thetfl iii A kind of natural hole in the riVer bank below the stockyard at Caulpbelltown. This information only reached Sub-Ihspector Goddall oii Saturday last, who at once made search, but found the body of the child had been removed from its place of burial, iliid Calinot ndw be fourld, although a reward has been offered for its recovery. There is a great doubt among the Natives as to whether it was a European or Native Child. Strange rumours are afloat Concerning it. In the meantime the police are trying td fathom the mystery. No less than 168 separate packs of fox hounds are maintained iff tlib United Kingdom, viz, 141 in England dnd Wales, d in Scotland, and 19 in Ireland, numbering between them an aggregate of 6000 couples of hounds.

Mr W. Willway having sold his plant and interest in the Dyeing Easiness to Mr R. Upjohn (who has beCdnls practically acquainted with the trade), begs to Solicit the kind patronage hitherto afforded hint td his, successor. Upjdlitl Riff nouncas that she is prepared to clean aiid dye hats, feathers, gloves, &c., in the best style. N.B.—Gentlemen’s clothes Cleaned, dyed, pressed," and repaired on the premises, -=AdViV For miraculous cures by the use of Eucalypti Extract, read fourth page.— [AnVii]