The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1494, 12 July 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1881.

We understand that the petition lately signed by 900 people of this district praying for an increased water-supply to the Kuraara goldfield, will, in the absence of Mr R. J. Seddon, M.H.R., be presented by Mr R. 0. Reid, M.H.R. for Hokitika, to Parliament to-day; and, by a report which appears in another column, it will be seen the Hon. Mr Gisborne has also promised the petition his warm support. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court, last evening, the application to oust Mf George Simmons from the Borough Council of Kumara was heard, but was adjoureed till Monday next, Mr Simmons having, since the summons was taken out, formally sent in his resignation to the Mayor. The Town Clerk, who was authorised to take the matter to Court, stated that Mr Simmons’ resignation had not been formally accepted. Under these circumstances, the Magistrate said he would adjourn the case until the Council should have had an opportunity of accepting Mr Simmons’ resignation. A sitting of the Warden’s Court was held this morning, when several applications were heard and dealt with. The report will be given in our next. During the hearing of an application in the Warden’s Court this morning, it transpired that the new scale of fees to be charged by the School Commissioners in connection with the Kumara Education Reserve, was forwarded to Wellington to-day, for the approval of the Minister of Mines. Thei’e is of course a general curiosity to know what the charges are to be, as it is believed that alterations have been made since the first draft was prepared. If the miners receive no more consideration than the section-holders, then indeed, the fees will be heavy enough, in all conscience.

A correspondent writes—“ The preliminaries are arranged with the parents’ consent, for a matrimonial alliance between a well-known ‘pub.,’ the astute Lothair of Dillman’sTown, with the now betrothed, pretty and charming Cinderella, yet in her teens—one of Nature’s fairest and loveliest formations, and with sweet and blushing innocence upon her youthful cheeks. This union of youthful hearts when cemented together in conjugal felicity will be the sensational event of this month, which it is expected will terminate the now prolonged and costly games of ‘freeze out.’ The marriage settlement provides liberally for pin money, nuptial responsibilities, swaddling clothes, and nursery requisites.” Barbara Weldon, who has no less than sixteen times been brought before the Knmara Court on charges of drunkenness, habitual drunkenness, and using obscene language, was last evening convicted of stealing a £5 note from one Dominick Hatchet, on Saturday previous, and sentenced to three months’ hard labor in Hokitika gaol; whither she was conveyed this morning. A grand supper and ball will be held in the Public Hall, this evening, under the auspices of the Loyal Orange Lodge. A goodly number of tickets have, we understand, been disposed of, and the success which has attended previous efforts of this lodge to ensure the comfort and happiness of its patrons may be taken as an earnest that the promoters on this occasion wiU not lack in anything the enjoyable satisfaction which has characterised their previous efforts. Supper is to be on the table at 9 p.m.

The Union Company’s s.s. Hero will be leaving Auckland to-day. She has to proceed to Wellington and Lyttelton, and cannot now leave the Coast for Melbourne until about the 20th inst. Passengers are requested to accept this intimation. The detention is caused by the steamer having been quarantined at Auckland on her arrival from Sydney. The Reefton correspondent of the West Coast Times telegraphed that the following are the cruahings of the week ended Saturday July 9 :—“ Welcome, 90 tons, 6620zs of amalgam ; Nil Desperandum, 142 tons, 1550z5. amalgam from top plates only ; Golden Treasm-e, 3G tons, 1420z5. amalgam from top plates only.” The new bridge over the Molynenx at Clyde is now open for traffic. It is erected on the same site as the one which was washed away by the big flood of September, 1878, and reflects credit on the Vincent County Council, by whom it has /been erected. Mr D. Mackellar, of Cromwell, was the contractor, and the work

was carried out under the supervision of Mr L. D. Macgeorge, County Engineer. The opening of this bridge will prove of great convenience to travellers, as those not wishing to call at Alexandra will save about seven miles to Clyde and all places above it.

At a recent meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce the following resolutions were carried ; “ That this Chamber is desirous of bringing under notice of the Government the desirability of introducing the decimal system of weights arid measures, and that the Go* vernment be urged to pave the way by using the cental or lOOlbs. in Government contracts in railway carriage, and in Customs returns.” A Wellington paper says that “Mr Gordoh Forlong, the well-known preacher, has turned earthquake prophet. He is at present carrying on a church in Dunedin, but has a house at Bulls. The chimneys of the latter were knocked down by the recent shock, and Mr Forlong was duly advised by telegraph of the fact. He therefore wired back that no repairs were to be made until after the 6th Jilly, as there would be another shock of an equally severe character on that date.” We have not yet heard of any happening on that day. The heading of an account, in a San Francisco paper, of a raining accident, “ One Man and twelve Chinese killed,” is an indication of the ruling prejudice in •that part of the world.