The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 884, 31 July 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1879.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before C. Broad, Esq., R.M., four well-known hotel-keepers were fined 5s each and 7s costs of Court for neglecting to keep a light over their licensed houses at night. In the following civil cases judgment was given by default, with costs of Court: —Hannan v. Conrad Hoos, £5 ; Davidson v. Howell, £4 14s ; Seddon v. Conelly, £7 19s ; and Kortegast v. Butters, £5 lls fid. Subsequently the Warden’s Court was held, at which an application by Mr Gow, on behalf of the Minister of Public Works, was granted. Applications by Messrs Barrowman and party, and Wylde and party, were adjourned until the 14th of August. The new bridge over the Tereraakau river will, should the present favourable weather continue, be shortly available for vehicle traffic, as the embankment and the main approaches were joined to-day The contractor has now a number of men engaged, and by means of the donkey engine is drawing the earth in trucks from the flat below for the formation of' the embankment, and at the same time using a tramway laid across the bridge for a similar purpose in connection with a large quantity of debris that has slipped from Hayes Terrace into close proximity to the north end of the structure. It is currently rumoured that should a dissolution take place Mr R. J. Seddon, at the request of a large number of electors in the Hokitika district, h. s consented to represent, that constituency in the House of Representatives. At a meeting of the Railway Deviation Committee held in Stafford Town yesterday, it was resolved that Mr Sandle canvass that district for signatures for the petition to be forwarded to Parliament on that subject. Messrs Kirkpatrick and Binnie were also appointed canvassers for subscriptions towards the expenses in carrying out so desirable an object. We would draw the attention of those having business to fj-r-rv* ; ; ; j.:, ..

the dates of the various sittings for the e nsuing month, which appear in another column* By advertisement in another column it will be seen that Mr Dupre of Greymouth, intends visiting Kumara on Saturday next, when he will exhibit for sale a large and choice collection of jewellery, at Gilbert Stewart’s hotfel. As a number of persons in this town are in the habit of forwarding their watches to Mr DuprO for repair, this will be a good opportunity for those possessing erratic time-pieces to avail themselves of his services. The Grey River Argus learns, by a telegram from Charleston, that John Madden, a miner aged 32, was drowned at the mouth of the Nile river on Wednesday morning at about 5 o’clock, while attempting to swim to the steamer Result, which was ashore on the opposite side. The body was washed ashore at 11 o’clock-, not far from the scene of the accident At a gathering of the Otago Athletic Association at the Garrison Hall on Saturday evening about 300 spectators being present a match against time formed part of the programme, when Burk undertook to run five miles in 30 minntes. but failed by 18sec. For the first mile Burk was accompanied by Austin, who ran in a nice easy style, but kept a very wide course, the mile being done in Ginin. 30sec. Scott, Allen, and Drummond also ran a mile each with Burk, who ran very pluckily, finishing the five miles in 30min. 18sec, The Morning Herald states that owing to the sharp turns Bui’k lost a considerable. amount of ground, which has been estimated at about 500 yards. The city inspector of nuisances at Christchusch received intimation on Friday last, from a well-knowtt citizen residing in Gloucester street, that a nuisance existed on his premises, the removal of which hewished carried out without delar On the officer attending, he was informed by the gentleman who had invoked his services that the nuisance he desired removed was a bailiff, who had taken up his temporary residence with him. The inspector, after consulting the by-laws came to the conclusion that, though a nuisance to the party immediately concerned, it did not come within the scope of his duties.