The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 969, 7 November 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1879.

The entertainment in aid of St. Patrick's School will take place at the Theatre Royal this evening, the programme being of a most varied arid amusing character. The object of the entertainment, coupled with the fact that those who organised it are ever ready to give their support for any charitable purpose, we will trust this evening be reciprocated by a well-tilled house on this occasion. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Dr. Giles, R.M., of Hokitika (who occupied the Bench in the absence of Mr Broad through illness), David Williams, for an assault on his wife, was fined 40s, costs of Court Bs, witnesses expenses £3 Is, and also bound over to keep the peace for six months.— James Isdell, on the information of the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, was fined 10s for neglecting to register his child within the time prescribed by law.—ln the following civil cases, judgment was given for the plaintiffs, with costs- of Court:—Olsen v. Cleary, £-1 7s 10d ; same v. D. Sola, £lO 15s 2d; same v. Cooper, £l6 Is 7d ; Borough Council v. M. Bell, 5s ; same v. W. Robinson, £1 5s ; M'Fetriclc v. Coughlin, £lO Gs Gd ; same v. Edwards, £6 14s 7d ; same v. Pigott and party, £l9 10s od. We understand that the contemplated cricket match between the local club here and the Greymouth Union Club on Monday next, has fallen through, in consequenceof the latter declining the contest at the eleventh hour. As our knights of the willow necessarily require some one on who n to wreak their vengeance for this overthrow, we would suggest an Allcomers or Volunteer team might be formed for that purpose on the anniversary of the Prince of Wales Birthday. Wo are requested to tender the thanks of the friends of the late George Bird, who was accidentally killed at Cape Terrace, on Monday last, for the prompt assistance rendered by the miners in that locality in extracting the body of the deceased, as also those who so liberally and generously subscribed towards the expenses attendant on the funeral. Mr Hannah, jeweller, of Seddon street, announces a grand art-union of first class watches, etc., on Boxing Day. From personal inspection of the prizes to be given, we can safely aflirm that the fortunate recipients will obtain the best desseriptions of English chronometers, .both gold and silver as also some articles of colonial jewellery, of a choice and thoroughly valuable nature. The Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney Herald says :—We have been officially informed that the Exhibition building will cost £274,802 2s 4d. It is quite reassuring to think the Government

know so exactly that they car reckon up t!io price to fourpenee. Originally itavas not to exceed £1)0,000, and there confident people who pledged their nSa/mr, winch to lie .sure is not much, that £20,000 would eowr everything. Bui th.; 1 is no: halt finished, and, looking at w!r>.t there might lie to do, th ■_■. piviiciion that we shall stake half a million over it is far from being a rash one. There has Hover been a public building yet in Melbourne which has been put up for loss than double the estimate of its probable cost. Since the opening of the season (which is reckoned from the middle of May), and up to the second week in July, 405,255 acres of land in the Canadian North-west have been taken up by settlers, against 143,540 acres taken up during the corresponding period last year. Altogether 1,059,45 S acres of public lands have been converted into homesteads since the tide of immigration began to How into Manitoba and the adjacent territories ; and judging from the present intlux of population, it is estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 souls will settle there during the present year. ■ Mr E. Heekel has discovered trichina in great abundance in a young hippopotamus which had been brought from Egypt, and which lived for some months in the Zoological Gardens at Marseilles. RtiUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ♦ [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, November 6. The Assembly affirmed the desirability of the introduction of a new Education Bill. Brisbane, November 6. The Parliament is further prorogued to the 25id December. Melbourne, November 6. The Bank of Australasia, at Moe, was stuck up last night by two men masked. They successfully resisted capture, though (ired at, and succeeded in esciping to the bush. The police are in pursuit. In the Assembly last night the Hon. Mr Graham Berry stated he desired a dissolution, and would apply to the country immediately after dealing with the reform measures now before Parliament. Sailed —Arawata, yesterday, with the Suez uudl. VICTORIA JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING. Melbourne, November G. There was a good attendance at the ruces to-day. The Oaks was won by Petrea ; Rivalry, 2 ; Nellie, 3. Time, 2ruins 42 J sees. Spring Handicap ; Levant 1. Flying Stakes ; Remembrance 1. Royal Park Stakes : First Kiug 1. LATEST TELEGRAMS. [press agency.] Westport, November 6. Norman M'LCenzie, a respectabb looking young man, long resident in this district, has been committed for trial on a charge of indecent assault on a little girl aged ten. WRECK OF THE HANNAH MOKAU FOUR LIVES LOST. WAITARA, November 7. A boat manned by seven hands left the Railway Wharf for Mokau, at 4.30 this morning with the necessary gear for launching the Hannah Mokau, which, while crossing the bar there, tilled and foundered, four of the hands being drowned. There names are: Benjamin Gollop, Harry Fate, Fred Archer, and George Turreli. Gollop leaves a wife and four childreen. Fate was only four months married. Archer and Turreli were lately seamen on board the schooner Nelson. ■ <> [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Ciiristciiurch, November s.** Dr Redwood was this morning received at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, where ho was presented with rive addresses by the parishfctajs and different Roman Catholic The formal dedication of the new organ will take place on Sunday. The general Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of New Zealand, has been summoned by the Primate to meet April. A charge of smuggling forty pounds of tobacco against Edward Williams, was partly heard at the Port to-day. According to the constable's evidence, prisoner admitted that certain tobacco in his possession was smuggled. The case was remanded.

November G. / woman, with a baby in her arms r of respectable characteSwas sentenced to seven days' imprisonment to-day for stealing an album. She admitted the charge, and said she had been tempted to steal through want of food. Inspector Hickson, said she had applied for charitable aid. Edgar Osborne, a young man, son of a well-known resident, was charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day with setting fire to Hale's store a few days ago. The evidence, so far as it went, showed that Osborne had been seen near the store about the time of the fire and afterwards, showing traces of tar, and with his dress in a disordered condition. The case was adjourned, after the Court had sat till past 5 o'clock. It is a curious thing that, among the undoubted cases of fire-raising during the past year, is one of which an upholsterers' place was destroyed, and another in which a determined attempt was made to burn down a similar establishment, Osborne's father being in the same trade. Osborne is known to the police as a reckless young man, and it was not long ago that he got into trouble in a night brawl. Business in the grain market during the past week has been very quiet, and transactions have neither been numerous nor of great magnitude. The weather continues most favorable for growing grain, and reports from all districts are of the same- tenor. Wheat remains at 4s lOcl to ss. The millers are the principal buyers at the money. Oats without slightest charge, and business done has been of the most limited character. Barley unaltered. In potatoes, themaikeiwas rather bare at the beginning of the week, and prices touched £G ; but towards the end of the week a few lots came forward, and rates receded to lb and £4 10. Hour —The quotations for flour remain at .£l2 to .£l3. Baiiy produce—Butter " is in good supply, and prices range about 7d to Sd - y cheese, old to Gd ; hams and bacon, 9J-d to 10d." The following are the acceptances for the Free Handicap :—Longhands, Laertef, Foul Play Marie Antoinette, Robin Hood, Sinking Fund, El/in King, Hibernian, Billingsgate, Edward James, Titania, Turk, Chancellor. Spring Steeplechase, Te Thetu, Lone Hand. In the next number of the New Zealand Country Journal, issued under the auspices of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, edited by Mr Murphy, will appear an interesting sketch of the Moriori race, a race now nearly extinct, and confined to the Chatham Islands, together with a photograph of one of these peculiar yeople. Tho sketch is written by Mr Potts, of Governor's Bay, who recently met with a Moriori and persuaded him to be photographed by Dossiter, of Christchurch. The photograph presents a splendidly made man of 20 years of age, with very little appearance of the Maori in his features, except that he is slightly t-at-toed. DrjNJEDix. November G. A telegram to the Chamber of Commerce from Wellington, says the Bill amending the Debtor and Creditors Act, in the respect named by them, is now before the House, and will have the best consideration of the Government. The ex-pupils ot the Dtmedin High School, have determined to present the school with a portrait in oils of the late Sir John Richardson. The Dunedin Presbytery met to-day. It transpired that the Presbyterian Synod has granted sums in aid of Churches, &c, amounting to £13,500, while there is only £2500 to meet the expenditure. At, Tapanui the Pastoral Society has abandoned its show for this season on account of the scarcity of money. A Nasfl.y telegram in the Daily Times states Holverson's claim, at Hyde, resumed washing on Friday with the result of 1200/.s for one day's work. TxvfißOArioiLr,, November 5. Joseph Weston was charged at the R.M. to-day, on remand, with lire raising at Lumsden, and was further remanded Iheie. Should fine' weather continue, and no ■unforeseen circumstances arise to delay the Waimate Plains Railway will be onjjd/x] for tiallio in four months.