The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1364, 14 February 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1881.

We would remind all those wishing to lodge objections against the valuation lists for the Borough of Kumara and the Arahura district, that a copy of such objections must be forwarded for the former to the Town Clerk’s office, Kumara, not less than seven days before the next sitting of the Court; and for the latter to the Assessment Court, Goldsborongii, before tomorrow afternoon.

The branch coach from Goodfellow’s with the Christchurch inward mails on board arrived at the Post Office on Saturday at 3.10 p.m. or nearly half-an-hour in advance of the usual time. This was evidently the effect of the opposition offered in the shape of another coach now on the road, as Rugg’s coach left Springfield the same hour as the mail and steadily kept on its track the whole distance throughout, the two coaches descending Sandy Stewart’s Hill within a minute or two of one another.

A meeting of the Arahura Road Board, its creditors, and a committee of the Westland County Council, will he held at the office of the Board, Stafford Town, at noon to-moiTow, when probably arrangements will be entered into by which the Westland County Council will take over the liabilities of the Board and the latter body terminate its prolonged, though unsatisfactory, public existence.

The great sCulling race between Hanlan and Laycock for the championship will (weather permitting) take place on the river Thames to-day. Although the betting is strongly in favor of Hanlan Laycock is in no way to be despised, and the backers of the favorite may yet have cause to wish they had not looked on the event as a dead certainty. The tenth competition for the gold and silver medals by the members of the local Rifle Contingent took place on Friday and Saturday last, but, owing to the high scores made by some of the competitors in the early morning squad, a number of Volunteers who usually compete did not put in an appearance on the second day. Subjoined are the scores : GOLD MEDAL.

By a company order that appears elsewhere the local Rifle Contingent are ordered to parade in full strength to-mor-row evening, when the preliminary steps for forming the Company into a separate company will be taken. We understand that although a similar request was made to the Government a short time ago, it was not acceded to on grounds that in this instance can be easily remedied. All newly-enrolled members will require to attend also and be sworn in to-morrow evening.

Tenders for the supply of a quantity of white pine blocks for M‘Kay and party will be received up to G p.m. to-morrow evening, at Campbell and Kettle’s store, Dillmau’s Town.

The American Ferro-Photo Company during their visit here have succeeded in “catching the shadow”, of a large number of the inhabitants of this district most admirably, the “little gem” being met with in every direction. The company will only be in this town a few days, and those wishing to secure a capital portrait should take advantage of the present •opportunity.

Gentlemen of the long robe are rather free and easy in their language in Court at Gisborne. On a recent occasion, according to the local paper, a solicitor was addressing the Court, when his learned brother interjected a remark. “Pardon me eld fellow,” said the speaker; “let me have my shy first, and then you shall have yours.”

The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times telegraphs ; “ Some time ago I wired you that the officer in charge of the telegraph station at Wakapuaka, the New New Zealand terminus of the cable, had been suspended, because of an alleged irregularity in connection with the transmission of a telegram relating to Mr Proudfoot’s half million tender for railway construction in New South Wales. Suspension has now been followed by dismissal ; the officer in question losing 15 years’ service and a large salary. In connection with the same affair, an operator named Henry has also been dismissed the service. The ostensible charge is culpable neglect to forward a telegram in due course, whereby Mr Proudfoot might have lost the contract.

At a recent meeting of the members of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, in Wellington, it was asserted by one of the office-bearers, while alluding to the falling off in seat rents and collections, that people looked upon going to church in the light of a luxury, and the recent financial depression having caused a curtailment in individual expenditure, the church was, naturally, the first to suffer. Mr Gladstone has received a memorial, signed by nearly 700 landlords, lieutenants, deputy lieutenants, chairmen of quarter session, clerks, and peace magistrates, declaring that they are unable to cope with the lawlessness and intimidation at present existing, and urgently demanding the attention of the Government to the subject. An English officer gives an incident that occurred in the Crimea which illustrates the impulsive ardour of the Irishman. While lying wounded at Alma, a man stepped over me and said, ‘ Will you be so kind as to tell me, sir, if you are alive; or, if you are not, perhaps this dhvop of dhrink will help you V

/ Yards Handi200 400 500 cap. Tl. Private Upham ... 20 23 15 18 — 76 Lieut. Munyard... 26 26 23 scr— 75 Corporal Sampson 25 25 24 scr— 74 Private Carey ... 18 15 16 25 — 74 Private Robinson 20 17 17 18 — 72 Sergeant Smith... 22 23 14 5 — 64 Private Dove 21 14 18 8 — 61 Sergeant Davies... 20 24 14 scr— 58 SILVER MEDAL. Yards Handi200 400 500 cap. Tl. Lieut. Munyard... 26 26 23 scr—75 Corporal Sampson 25 25 24 scr— 74 Private Robinson 20 17 17 18 — 72 Sergeant Smith... 22 23 14 5 — 64 Sergeant Davies... 20 24 14 scr— 58