The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1491, 8 July 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1881.

We understand that a serious charge is likely soon to be preferred against a person at present occupying a prominent position in matters pertaining to the borough and to the district generally. Tho police have been communicated with, and inquiries are being made relative to aatate■■ecn: made, which, if tnm. rim wr-want

should be severely dealt with by the law. That young girls should be enticed from the streets of the town, allured into a den of infamy, and offered pecuniary and other considerations to gratify the capri-cious,-wanton, bold and brutal lust of a depraved, servile and vicious appetite, anxious to “taint the sweet bloom of Nature’s fairest forms,” is a crime upon which we cannot too strongly animadvert. We sincerely hope that df the one-half that is rumored be true, the guardians of morality will succeed in bringing the miserable offender to Justice.

Mesrs Fallon and Griffen return thanks to the many persons of Kumara and suburbs who within the last week so liberally responded to their application for assistance on behalf of a deserving family of Stafford Town, the head of which lies ill at the Hokitika Hospital. On very good autuority we learn that Mr George Simmons, sen., has formally signified to his Worship the Mayor that he does not intend to resume his seat in the Borough Council. Mr and Mrs Keenan have postponed their ball, which was to have taken place this evening, till Friday, the 15th. Tenders are required for the erection of a bridge on the Greenstone road, particulars of which can be ascertained at Foley’s store, Westbrook.

In addition to the items already announced for sale by Messrs Wade and Spence to-morrow, two large blocks of land will be submitted to the hammer, also drapery, fancy goods, and furniture. Mr,John Bevan, of the firm of Pollock and Bevan, Hokitika, left that town by coach for Christchurch this morning, en route for London. A number of Mr Sevan’s friends entertained him last evening at the Empire Hotel, presented a testimonial, and wished him good bye, a safe journey, and speedy return. Mr Bevan goes Home on business connected with the Mount Rangitoto silver mine. The Collector of Customs has kindly furnished us (W, C. Times) with the following return of the moneys collected by him for licenses for the present financial year ;—Publicans : County of Westland, £B7O ; Hokitika, £IOSO ; Kumara, £930 ; Ross, £270. Wholesale ; Hokitika, £7O. Bottle : County of Westland, £ls ; Hokitika, £6O; Kumara, £3O; Ross, £3O. Auctioneers, Hokitika, £l2O. Total, County of Westland, £BBS ; Hokitika, £I3OO ; Kumara, £960; Ross, £3OO.

“Herr Bandman, the “great magic actor,” was to commence last night, in Nelson, a short season’s entertainments, from “ Hamlet.”

Frederick Fanning, a cabman, was, on Thursday last, committed to take his trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on a charge of stealing £66 and an albert chain from the person of James Gibb.

Ellen Flowers, an old offender, died in Wellington gaol last Thursday.

The Chinese in Auckland are said to be the real proprietors of some restaurants connected with certain city hotels, and they employ European waiters to render their mysterious dishes palatable.

A second match for £25 a side between Mr Bolton’s Half Caste and Mr Blower’s Doncaster was run at Hope, near Nelson, on the 29th nit., when the tables were turned, the former winning easily by three lengths. Forty-three sheep belonging to Messrs Cargill and Anderson were smothered in the snow near the Old Man Range on Monday, 27tli June.

There is some talk at the Blue Spur, Otago, of amalgamating all the claims and working them as one company. This (says the Times) is an old idea idea sprung into life again. It is the opinion of a good many that the time has arrived when the Spur could be worked to better advantage if under one company. The difficulty, we fear, will be in adjusting the value of each respective claim. But while that is a difficulty of some magnitude, we see no reason why it could not be overcome if the various shareholders are agreed that the step would be a wise one, and are prepared to give and take a little and come to an amicable arrangement.

The City of Melbourne, from Noumea, reports that the Aurora arrived from the Islands, bringing tidings of the massacre at Aoba. The May Queen anchored there at the end of last month. The boats when on the beach were attacked, the natives killing one white and eight blacks. News has also been received of the murder of two whites named Brett and Follett by the natives at New Britian. There is an increasing demand that energetic steps be taken to punish the South Sea murderers.

A new horse disease is reported from Gippsland. The symptoms are the same as St. Yitiis dance in human beings.

The census returns for the United Kingdom are now complete. The total population is 35,000,000, being 17,000,000 males, and 18,000,000, females. This shows an increase of 4,000,000 persons during the last ten years. The Two Thousand Guineas this year was accomplisned in Imin. 49sec., being the fastest for some period. Petronel’s time, 1880, was Imin. 52sec; Charibert’s, 1879, Imin. 51sec ; Pilgrimage, 1878, Imin. 56sec; Chamant, 1877, Imin. 50sec; and Petrarch, 1876, Imin. 52sec.

A comet is now visible from the Observatories at Greenwich (England), and Washington (United States). The new Czar leads a very simple life. He rises early and breakfasts with his family, and then puts on his boiler-iron overcoat and takes a walk in the back yard.

An unfortunate accident terminated a romantic adventure of two lovers lately in the Rue des Trois Bernes, Paris, The parents of the young girl, who had, apparently, motives to fear some act of folly on her part, took the precaution of locking her up in her chamber every evening. A few days back the young people met by chance in the streets, and the youth persuaded his sweetheart that, if she was willing, it would be easy for him to visit her in her prison. The girl consented, and, as arranged, about ten o’clock at night tied her sheets end to end, and made fast one extremity to her windowrail, letting down the other into the courtyard. The young man commenced the ascent, while his mistress stood at the window to encourage him by her presence. She was just leaning forward to receive him in her arms, when she lost her balance and fell, carrying her lover with her in her fall. Their cries for help were heard as they lay on the ground, and they were found to be so seriously injured that their removal to the St. Louis Hospital was necessary.