The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 981, 21 November 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1879.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Dr. Giles, R.M., Francis Upham and John Coughlin, for allowing dancing in their respective houses, not holding a license from the Borough Council for same, were fined 10s and costs of three witnesses in each case.—W. West was fined 10s, for allowing the chimney of his private residence to take lire, in violation of the bye-laws of the borough.— Joseph Davidson, for obstructing Seddon street, by leaving three cases on the footpath ail night, was fined 10s.—Annie Wells, for breaking three panes of glass in the house of one Lucy Williams, was lined 5s for the offence, and £1 10s the value- of the glass broken.—Sarah Anne Sumption was charged with beating one Sarah Hunt; but as there was a cmssacti:>n in this case, r!ie Magistrate heard the two cases before giving judgment, and then fined Mrs Sumption 40s and costs, the ease against Mrs Tiiint.—There were a few civil cases, of no public importance, in tiie mijority of which judgment went by the absence of the defendants. The s.s. Kennedy left Nebon yesterday afternoon with the West Coast i-.orti.m of the San Francisco mail, and mav ;.i:_-:v-fore be expected to reach (hvyiiioutii early to-morrow morning, in which ease the mail would reach Kumara to-morrow.

i'Uc r>;if: kv-; ijV the cIICSS haildi' '.p tournament close to-morrow evening, at 10 o'clock, by which time all players intending to take part, in flu's most interesting competition should give in their names ami addresses to Mr A. il.:l>&trie, Union Bank, Kumar.i, or to Mr I. Gi11,.. Dillman's Town. We hear some seventeen to twenty gentlemen have already given in their names, ami this number is likely to be considerably augmented by to-morrow night. The very liberal odds which we hear are likely to be conceded by the best players should induce the veriest novices at chess to compete in this match, for we are pretty well certain that the prizes must fall to the receivers of odds, whether it be of pawn and move, knight, rook, or of queen. The Wellington correspondent of the West Coast Times wires, under date 19th inst.:—"The Petitions Committee has brought up a report on the H;iu Han Tramway Company's petition. The report says, the committee having reconsidered the petition directed by the House, is of opinion that the petitioners have no claim whatever against the colony." The contract for the reconstruction of Hungerford's bridge, Ar.ihura, was signed on Wednesday by the contractor, ' Mr A. Thomson. The contract price is £2500. A good deal of anxiety was felt as to the result of the voyage of tire Vega from Europe via the Kana Sea, Siberian Arctic Ocean, and through Behring's Straits. She was 204 days in the ice. The shortest day was three hours' daylight. The cold was intense, averaging 46 centigrade. There were no deaths and no sickness. The expedition was rich in interesting discoveries and scientific results. Professor Nordenskold states that the voyage from Europe to Asia by Behring's Straits is practicable for six weeks out of every 12 months.