The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1651, 13 January 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1882.

The entertainment in aid of the Church of England building fund takes place this evening, at the Adelphi Theatre. An agreeable treat is doubtless in store lor those who go. The letter portion of the Westland mails, via San Francisco, are to be.sent on by the p.s. Charles Edward, which is to leave Nelson this evening. The newspapers are being brought on by the Te Anau to Lyttelton, to be forwarded overland. The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening. Our report is unavoidably held ovex\ At the meeting of the Grey County Council, yesterday, Cr, Warren presented a petition, signed by 101 signatures, praying for the construction of a track from Cape Teri’ace to Caraei’ons. At the meeting of the Westland County Council on Wednesday last a letter was read from Messrs Martin, Caldwell and party, desiring to refer their case to arbitration. The letter was received, the writers to be hxformed that the matter was in the hands of a solicitor. We observe that among the eighteen cricket players who to-day represent Otago in the match with the All-England eleven, the stalwart son of Taiai-oa, M.H.R. for the Southern Maori district, is one of the team. Their names are —Spring, A. Cargill, Sti’ode, Vernon, Rattray, W, Frith, C. Frith, Davenport, Haskell, S. Leith, Fitzgerald, Cooper, W. Allen (Taieri), Taiaroa, Carr, Harris, Crawshaw, Dixon ; emergencies —J. Leith and M‘Gregor. The directors of the Caledonian Society voted two trophies valued at five guineas each for the highest scores by batsmen in the match. The match commenced yesterday. At the termination of yesterday’s play the Otago men were all out for 84, and the Englishmen had one wicket down for 17 runs. The correspondent of the London Tablet writes from Rome under date Nov. 12th as follows:—On Thursday, the 10th, his Holiness received in private audience Dr. Patrick Moran, Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand, and Monsignor Kirby, Bishop of Lita. Dr. Moran presented to the Holy Father the sum of £IOO, being Peter Pence from the bishop, clergy, and faithful of Dunedin. Leo XIII. conversed for a considei'able time with Bishop Moran, asking details concex’ning the progress of religion in New Zealand. Bishop Moran also presented to the Pope an address from the bishops of New Zealand, manifesting their sorrow for the scandalous occurrences of the 13th of July, and offering to the Holy Father their condolences and sympathy. As to Bishop Moran’s return to Dunedin, the Tablet of the 6th says ;—“ Lettei’s received in Dunedin by the Suez mail announce that the Bishop, at the desire of the Holy Father, has determined to remain in Rome for the canonisation which was to take place in the Sistine Chapel on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. His Lordship, in that case, could hardly be prepared to leave Rome as early as he expected, and cannot reach Dunedin before the end of February at the earliest. ” Many of the crops in the North Otago district are fully ripe, and harvesting has begun. The average yield for the district is expected to be from 20 to 25 bushels to the acre—not a bad yield when the bad season is taken into account. The King of Ashantee lately killed 200 young girls, and used their blood to mix mortar for one of the state buildings.

Holidays have a tendency to abbreviate the bankruptcy roll-festivity is preferable to filing (says the Herald). During' the past week only two persons have joined the majority in this district, being Christian Long, billiard-table keeper, Dunedin, and George C. R. Richards, photographer, Balclutha. Even those gentlemen apparently have been too much engrossed holiday making to do more than absolutely necessary, neither having found time to prepare a statement of assets and debts. Trickott writes to the Hew York Clipper that he always rows to win, and when beaten is invariably beaten on his merits, and that if a match be made with Hanlan he will certainly try his best to win. Here is an extract from his letter:—“l was not exactly satisfied with my defeat by Hanlan, although sickness prevented me rowing him again last season. I determined to come to America in the spring of this year and try to get matches on with some other oarsmen before challenging Hanlan. I have been in this country since the middle of June without being able to find a man in the States who would row me a fair up-and-up race for money. I could have had plenty of matches if I had agreed to row to please other people ; but that is not my game. Since I arrived in St. Louis I have found friends to put up 1000 dollars to back me in a match with Hanlan for the championship of the world. This is the only place where I can find backers, so I trust that Hanlan will favour me with a match, and if he defeats me this time I will be satisfied. There is a forfeit of 250 dollars in the hands of the proprietor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and I am anxiously awaiting a reply. I have Harry Kelley with me as trainer, and, as you know, his name has never been mixed up in anything wrong.” Trickett had a very stormy interview with Hanlan, during which the latter was accused of cowardice. Orson Pratt, the Mormon leader, died recently at the age of 70. Pratt was one of Joseph Smith’s earliest colleagues, and was the chief adviser of Brigham Young. It is believed that there are now only three of the “ first quorum of apostles ” remaining. A daring street robbei'y is reported from New York. Two of the employes of a large firm of brewer's were carrying notes and specie to the bank, and they were in a vehicle which was run into by another. It was at first thought to be an accidental collision, but this theory was at once dispelled by the men in the second vehicle attacking the men in charge of the money, which, after a desperate struggle, they succeeded in carrying off, the amount stolen being 10,000dol.