The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1551, 16 September 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1881.

Mr W. S. Moorhouse, M-.HR. (whose death was announced in our special telegrams yesterday afternoon) had been suffering from diabetes for the past two years. While attending the Native Land Court at Trtupo he had an acute attack, which resulted in the formation of an abscess in the right kidney. Mr Moorhouse returned.to Wellington from Taupo Shortly after the opening of the present session of Parliament, but owing to his state of health was unable to attend to his Parliamentary duties. It being the wish of deceased, ho will be buried at Riccarton, Canterbury. The Government steamer Stella leaves for Lyttelton ■ to-day, and will convey the body, the funeral taking place at Christchurch to-morrow afternoon.

An old miner named John Albion Miles sought and obtained admission into the Hospital on Saturday last. He was suffering from severe internal disease, which culminated in death yesterday afternoon.

Deceased had been many years working at Stafford, but came to Kumara at the first of the rush. He was one of a trio who went by the sobriquet of “The Royal Family.” His remains will be interred in the Kumara Cemetery to-morrow afternoon. It will be observed by our special telegram this afternoon that tenders are ordered for blocking the Kumara sludgechannel.

Tenders are required by the Borough Council for improvements in Tui street and Third street, also for the drainage of Union street, specifications of which can be seen at the Town Hall. Tenders must be forwarded before noon of Wednesday, September 21st. Mr Taiaroa has had a dream, says the New Zealand Times :—ln the concluding part of his speech on Monday night he dreamt concerning the Representation Bill that he plainly saw the Premier leading a long procession on his way to the Governor of the colony, bearing in his hand the obnoxious Bill. Following on the heels of this cortege, was Sir George Grey, heading a compact little band with another Representation Bill, one that would be for the benefit of the colony, and saying with a loud voice “ Look on this picture, then on that.”

A private letter has been received from the Rev, J. W. Inglis, of Ballarat, intimating that he has determined to decline the call from the North Dunedin Presbyterian congregation. The rev. gentleman states that his chief reason for declining the call has been the somewhat unpleasant remarks that have been inade during the discussion of the matter by the Dunedin Presbytery. The Dunedin Herald announces the death of Mr Michael Murphy, of the City Hotel, which took place on Saturday, 27th ult. The deceased gentleman has been well known in Dunedin for nearly twenty years, during which time his genial nature and liberality won for him numerous friends. He was also well known in the chief Victorian mining towns. He leaves a wife, but no family. A Perth settler, named Andrew Muir, has found on the coast near East Albany parts of a ship’s bulwarks with the letters “ KNOWS” on them, which it is believed ; part of the Knowsley Hall, and further particulars have been asked for from Muir.

The writer of the letter from which the following is an extract, and which is published in the Lyttelton Times, saved £IOO in three years in Canterbury, and then went back to the Old Country. He writes from Monmouthshire, South Wales, and is evidently anxious enough to get back. He says:—“We are so anxious to get from here, for if New Zealand is bad, this is ten times worse. And now at the present time I am only getting 16s a week, and have to pay 2s 9d a week out of that for rent; and coal to buy, and every bit of vegetable, as there are no gardens in this place, so we have about enough left to buy us bread and butter, for we have never tasted a bit of fresh meat but twice since we have been here.”

A former pupil of Christchurch College, named Westenra, has been distinguishing himself in athletic circles in Scotland. His performances were so good as to lead the Birmingham people to invite him there to contest a champion race, but he was unable to go. Westenra, when at Christchurch College four or five years ago, made amarvellous long jump of 21ft., and was noted as one of the prettiest runner and jumpers in the colony. The new Masonic hall, at Dunedin, was consecrated with much ceremony on Wednesday, 31st ult.j 450 Masons being present.

A laborer named Cloud hanged himself at Clive, near Napier, on Saturday, 27th ult., during a fit a depression, caused by want of work.

As a sign of the mildness of the present winter, the Rangitikei Advocate is informed that a gentleman at Bulls had for dinner last week a dish of green peas of this season’s growth.

The news of the Derby victory by Iroquois was made- known in New York almost at the instant that it gained currency in London. By the exercise of a little ingenuity the names of the placed horses were conveyed across the Atlantic in the form of a single word—or rather imitation of word—of nine letters only. It was arranged that the first three letters of the successful horses’ names should be cabled, and the message therefore ran “ Proper tow.” This was readily translated into Iroquois, 1 ; Peregrine, 2 ; Town Mooi-, 3. Mr P. Lorillard had a special message in this style forwarded to him from the grand stand.

Charles Guiteau, who shot President (jaTfieid', and who has since been kept in close confinement, has had a desperate fight with one of the warders of the prison. A five months old child, in Philadelphia, was killed by rats a few days ago. It had been left alone in the house, when the animals attacked it, and gnawed ofl‘ its nose and other portions of its face. In the action for divorce brought by Mrs Agnes Robertson Boucicanlt against her husband, Mr Dion Boucicault, in New York, £6OO a year was fixed as the amount of her allowance as alimony.

F. Archer is now well in front at the head of the list of successful jockeys, as with 72 he is 23 in front of 0. Wood with 49, Cannon standing third on record with 30 wins. The popular jockey rode ten winners at Ascot, and it may be mentioned that at the finish of the Royal meeting last year he headed the poll with 39 wins, or little more than half his present total.