The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 807, 2 May 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1879.

A meeting of the Local School Committee will be held at the Town Hall this evening, to consider any applications that may have been forwarded for appointments to the vacancies in tlie State School.

The Rev. W. Heavingham Root, of Greymouth, will lecture in the Presbyterian Church this evening, on "Dr. Guthrie, his Life and Times." The choir, during the evening, will sing several illustrative songs. Those desirous of enjoying a thorough intellectual treat should avail themselves of this opportunity, as the rev. lecturer is gifted with not only good elocutionary powers, but peculiarly descriptive ones.

Mr Warden Price was a passenger by the noon tram to-day for Greymouth, en route for Reefton, where he will only stay a few days, and then return to adjudicate on an arbitration case hero.

We understand that among the performers in the Amateur Entertainment announced fov this day week are the names of Messrs Eva (conductor), Gossoii (pianist), Spence, Mills, Johnson, Etheridge, S.igden, Vincent, and Pfeiffer. The full programme will appear in a few days.

Mr W. Harrison, editor of the Grey River Argus, was a passenger by the Claud Hamilton yesterday, for Melbourne, whence he proceeds to undergo an operation of a most dangerous character, the necessity for this having been in the first instance caused by a dental accident. We trust that the operation may be successfully performed, and that Mr Harrison will again shortly be enabled to resume his editorial duties.

Referring to the eccentricities of the murderer, Peace, the Home correspondent of the Otago t)aily Times says that his execution being fixed for 8 o'clock on Tueseday morning, he on Monday night wrote a letter to the sheriff, askng him if he would kindly oblige him by postponing the ceremony an hour, as he expected some rather important letters by the morning's post{!) The following is from Land and Water : " Captain Bogardus, on the Bth and 9th February, undertook to break in two days 6000 glass balls thrown at fifteen yards rise from a trap. He wagered 1000 dollars even that to accomplish this task he would do so without having to fire at 6200 balls ; 500 dollars to 1000 dollars that no more than 0100 should be used ; and 100 dollars to 1000 dollars that they would be broken without a miss. The match lasted two days, and Bogardus broke SGBO balls without a miss, and only missed thirteen out of the whole 6000. His thumb was much burnt by the heat of the barrels, caused by such continuous firing."