The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 896, 14 August 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1879.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before C. Broad, Esq., R.M., there were two civil cases of no public interest, in which judgment was given by default. The Warden’s Court was subsequently held, when Jane Harvey was fined £2 and 8s (costs of Court) for carrying on business without a license ; and Isaac Chapman, for a similar offence, was fined Bs, as he had taken out a business license since the information was laid. The application of Barrowman and party for a double area of ground at Larrikins was withdrawn by the applicants, in consequence of the number of objections lodged in the Court against the application. Registration was granted to Holmes .and party for a branch water-race. Applications were made to the Special Licensing Officer, C. Broad, Esq., this morning, by John Newton and Francis Upham for publicans’ licenses. The report of the Police was to the effect that there were already too many licensed houses in the town, in which the Licensing Officer said he thoroughly concurred, and refused both applications. Mails for the Australian Colonies close at the Biluff at 11 a.m. on Friday, the 15th inst. Telegrams will be received at the Kumara office till 10 a.m. As an instance of the average auriferous nature of some of the ground on this goldfield we may mention that Skipper and parties claim at Larrikins, which has been in working order now over twelve months, has yielded the handsome return of £lO per week per man for that period exclusive of expenses. A well-known baritone merchant of this town, plaintiff in a case at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, arrived “just in time to be too late,” as the defendant had succeeded in obtaining an order of the Court for 5s expenses for loss of time in attending. Addressing the Court, the plaintiff pointed out that although the engineer of the morning train from Greymouth had used extra steam for the special purpose of enabling plaintiff to be in time to do battle on his own behalf, it was unsuccessful. The Court eventually granted a re-hearing of the casein a fortnight, remarking that “sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.” Sir Bartlo Fre re has ordered a cross to be erected in memory of Melvill and Coghill on the spot where the bodies of those brave young officers were found tfter the Isandula disaster. The monument is in the form of a cross, raid bears the following inscription “In memory of Lieutenant and Adjutant Teigmnouth Melvill and. Lieutenant Nevill J. A. Coghill, Ist Battalion 24th Regiment, who died on this spot, Jan. 22, 1879, to, save the Queens colours of their regiment.” On the obverse are the words—“ For Queen and Country. Jesu Mercy.”

Hanlon, the celebrated Canadian sculler, is said to resemble the famous Rob Roy in the extraordinary length of his arms. It was recorded of Scott’s hero that hecould tie his garters ■without stooping, and we notice that a London paper makes the same assertion regarding Hanlon.