The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1513, 3 August 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1881.

The mail coach from Christchurch left the Bealey this morning at the usual early hour, anti arrived at the Kumara post office at 3.15 p.m, A somewhat serious accident occurred at Callaghan’s on Monday last. The wife of Mr Cowan was walking by the side of

an old tail-race, when Some ground gave way, and she was precipitated into the race, which was twenty feet in depth. The injuries received were of a severe nature, as Mrs Cowan, when rescued, was entirely insensible. She was carried down the road on a stretcher, and was taken to the Hokitika Hospital without delay. The annual general meeting of the Kumara Literary Society was held at the Reading Room, Main street, last evening. Our report is held over till to-morrow.

We are informed that the following business will come before Judge Broad at the sitting of the District Court, which opens at Hokitika at 10 a.m, on Monday next :—W, B. Galland, two charges of indecent assault ; two civil actions, both defended ; one examination of witnesses in bankruptcy ; one application for an order of discharge; two applications in probate jurisdiction.

Professor Tamburini gave another legerdemain entertainment at the Theatre Royal last evening ; and on this occasion he explained the manner by which several of the “tricks” were performed. The feats were concluded by the very clever illusion of making a canary and the cage in which it was disappear from his possession whilst he is exposing it in the front of the stage to the full gaze of the audience. Whether the bird survives the operation, we were not informed ; but if it does, it must for a time, we imagine, suffer great pain through the collapse of the cage or its depression into a very small compass. To-night the Wizard exhibits his skill at Goldsborongh ; tomorrow at Stafford ; and afterwards, he will give another seance here, when those who have not seen his mysterious exploits and pay him a visit will no doubt feel satisfied if he exhibit only the one trick to which we have just referred. Mr Singer’s art-union was drawn last evening. The first prize of 25 sovereigns fell to the lot of Mr Peter Hansen. The winning ticket numbers appear in another column.

Tenders for clearing, grubbing, and draining half-an-acre of the Cemetery are required to be lodged with the Town Clerk before noon of Wednesday next.

Copies of the revised New Testament will be for sale in Kumara in a few days, Mr John Bain, formerly a resident in this town and well-known among Sunday School children, having received a commission for their disposal. Pending his arrival, orders for copies may be left with Mr J. Drummond, storekeeper. A paper-mill company has been started at Temuka, that town being possessed of many natural advantages favorable to the making of paper, foremost among which were ;—(1) Good pure water, and plenty of it; (2) cheap straw ; (3) convenience of a railway, and a port within twelve miles; (4) abundance of labor. At a meeting called for the purpose, it was resolved—“ That a company be formed, to be called the New Zealand Paper Mill Company, with a capital of £25,000 in £1 shares.” A large number of shares were taken up in the room, and the application calls paid. A most singular occurrence was brought to the knowledge of the Auckland Herald lately :—“ A lady residing in one of our suburbs drove in in her carriage, and before leaving, fresh candles were placed in the lamps. During the drive to town one of the lamps was especially exposed to the sun, and the lady noticed that the wick of the caudle which was in the focus of the sun’s rays was smoking. On alighting and opening the lamp she found that it had sprung into flame—the sun had condescended to light the candle.”

A fearful outbreak of Siberian plague lias occurred at St. Petersburg, and men, as well as cattle and horses, are dying in great numbers.

The United States Government has accepted the surrender of Sitting Bull, the famous chief of the Sioux tribe of Indians.

Hessy Helfman, the Russian Jewess, who was convicted and sentenced to death for complicity in the assassination of the late Emperor of Russia, and subsequently temporarily reprieved on the grounds of being erciente, has had the sentence of death commuted to penal servitude for life.