The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1691, 1 March 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1882.

The sitting of the Assessment Court for hearing appeals against the Valuation Roll of the Borough of Kuinara, was held at the Resident Magistrate’s Court House, Kumara, at noon to-day. A large number of objections were heard, a report of which will be duly given. The Assessment Court for the revision of the Arahura Valuation List will be held at the Court House, Goldsborough, to-morrow morning, at eleven o’clock. The Christchurch mail coach arrived at the Kumara post-office at 3. lb this afternoon. The following weather warning, timed 1 p.m., was sent to an Harbormaster yesterday by Captain Edwin :—Expect bad weather from any quarter between northeast and north and west ; a further fall of glass, and after 12 hours considerable sea. Mr Galloway, who was for a long time connected with the Hapuka steam dredge at Greymouth, and who was somewhat scurvily treated by his employers, passed through Kumara to-day on his way to Hokitika, he having been re-instated to his old position on board the dredge. An accident occurred yesterday at the Twelve Milo (North Beach) which it is feared will end fatally. The Argus says : “It appeal’s that a miner named John Starr fell over a precipice and was struck on the head by a large stone that rolled after him. He was taken to the Grey-mont-h Hospital last night, but is so grievously injured, that it is thought he is scarcely likely to recover.” By a proclamation in the Government Gazette of the IGth instant, Frederick Freeman, of Nelson, shipwright, has received the right to construct a slip in Nelson harboui’, thei’e being no Harbour Board existing in Nelson. The rights, powers, and privileges of the use of the slip are for fourteen years. A novelty to some of the rising generation of Kumara will be introduced to this town on Saturday next. It is a Waxworks Exhibition, or, in other words, life-size wax figures of men and women who have become famous in this woidd’s history, some for wisdom, some for beauty, and some for deeds of daring. Some of the illustrious personages whose figures and likenesses will be exhibited ax-e still in the land of the living, whilst others of them are beyond the reach of the artist or sculptor ever more to depict from life.

There will be other curiosities also to be seen. And Vrhilst the visitors Vrill be scanning the visages of these wonderful imitations of renowned people, the Bros. Kohler will discourse sweet music bn the cornet, flageolet, English concertina, and other instruments. .They will arrive with all these figures on Friday next, and on Saturday the doors of the Theatre Royal willbeopen to the public from 10 a.m. to 10 p:hi., the admission being two shillings, children half price. Special attention is called to Smith and Barkley’s genuine cheap sale. Great reductions, and 2s Gd cash in the pound returned to every cash buyer.—See price list.—[Advt.] “ Young man,” said a college professor to a “junior” who had asked for and obtained leave of absence to attend his grandmother’s funeral—“ young man ! I find on looking over the records that this is the fifth time you have been excused to attend the funeral of your grandmother. Your leave of absence is therefore revoked. Your grandmother must get herself buried without you this time.