The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1880.

Kumara Times, Issue 1032, 22 January 1880, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1880.

The Borough Council will meet at the Town Hall this evening, at half-past seven o’clock. A lecture will be delivered this evening, at the Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. J. Ebnslic, M.A., on “The Warfare of Science and Religion.” The reverend lecturer is well-known in Christchurch as possessing good elocutionary powers, and those attending this evening may expect to hear an instructive as well as an enjoyable lecture. A very pleasant tea meeting was held at the- State School last evening, which was organised by the Rev E. A. Scott, to give his parishioner's an opportunity of becoming thoroughly acquainted with his Lordship the Bishop of the Diocese. After the “cup that cheers though not

inebriates” had been done ample justice to, several vocalistic selections were rendered by the Holy Trinity Chur eh choir, who were present. During the evening the Bishop explained the nature of the laws under which the church was governed, as also the desirability there Was for the people of this district forming a Diocesan Church Work Society, and amalgamating with their co-religionists on the other side of the range. The Primate and the Yen. Archdeacon Harper left for Hokitika by the early coach this morning. In our notice of the Church of England concert, which appeared last evening, we inadvertently omitted the name of Mr T. Davidson, whose song of “Moonlight, starlight, and daylight,” was capitally rendered and unanimously applauded on the occasion in question. The meeting of the Arahnra Road Board, which was to have been held at Stafford Town yesterday, again lapsed through the non-attendanCe of the Dillman’s Town representative. To say the least of it, Mr Stanhope’s action appears to be of the most eccentric character, as, after the ratepayers had been to the expense of an election and placed him as one of their representatives on the Board, he, by his persistent absence from their official meetings, retards any business being carried out, and at the same time frustrates the very end for which he was returned, viz., the purification of the Arahura Road Board. Graham Flowers, who it will be remembered escaped from the custody of Police Constable Cushion while on his passage from Christchurch to Greymouth some months since, charged with cattle stealing, and for whose apprehension a reward of £SO was offered, arrived in Greymouth early yesterday morning (the Argus reports), and gave himself up to Sergeant Moller. He was brought before his Worship the Mayor at the Resident • Magistrate’s Court, charged with escaping from legal custody, larceny as a bailee of 54 head of cattle, valued £260, and cattlestealing. He was remanded till this day. It appears that he intimated to Mr Alcorn, of Totara Pat, his intention some short time since of giving himself up, and acting under that gentleman’s advice, he, in company with Mr Alcorn, arrived in town as stated above, and surrendered himself. It would have been almost an impossibility to have captured Flowers unawares, as he resided in a hut on the top of a range, the existence of which was unknown, and from whence he commanded a view of the country for miles. He also possessed an advantage in being thoroughly acquainted with the district. The Irish Society have issued a rather peremptory notice to their tenantry, in which the agent says:—“Let me have the amount stated, either by credit on one of the Derry banks or by a cash payment at this office, as I have received instructions from the society that no arrears can be permitted. ” This is commented upon as showing want of sympathy with their tenants, and the action of the society is contrasted with that of ■ other proprietors in the district, who have made abatements in many instances to the extent of 50 per cent. The reason why express search has been ordered to be made in Zululand for the Prince Imperial’s watch is that, attached to the chain, His Highness wore that relic (a fragment of the true Cross) which belonged to Charlemagne, came into the hands of the First Napoleon, and was always worn by the late Emperor, who regarded it, in that curious semi-supersti-tious way of his, as something of the character of a talisman.