The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1696, 7 March 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1882.

A public meeting will be held at the Town Hall this evening at eight o’clock, “for the purpose of giving the inhabitants of this town an opportunity of protesting against the unfair demand made by the local water-race management for payment of moneys in advance for use of sludge-channel, and for water supplied to claims ; and also to protest against the miners being stopped from working at a moment’s notice, before even they had an opportunity of knowing what the waterrace management required of them." A meeting of the Miners’ Executive Committee organised at Hillman’s Town last Thursday evening, was held in Dillman’s last evening ; all the members were present. Mr M. Borlase was appointed Chairman, Mr W. Morris, Treasurer ; and •Mr Fred Thorn, Secretary. Three delegates were appointed to interview Mr J. Gow, and obtain from him a copy of conditions that it was the intention of Government to impose on persons using the sludge-channel. Three delegates were also appointed to attend the public meeting to be held at Kumara on Tuesday (this) evening. The drafting of petitions was ordered to be postponed until it was seen what action the Government were going to take in the matter. After transacting some other unimportant business the committee adjourned until next Thursday evening. A deputation of miners, numbering about thirty, waited upon Mr Gow this morning, at his office, for the purpose of making some arrangements as to the running of their tailings into the sludgechannel. The Resident Engineer, Mr Martin was upon the premises, but for some reason or other did not put in an appearance. After a long discussion, twenty-three miners signed a paper, according to the terms of which they are to receive one month’s water free of charge to open up their ground, after which they are to pay ten shillings per man per week to the Government. The Waxworks Exhibition continues to draw a goodly number of people in the evenings. This afternoon the children of St. Patrick’s School were afforded a treat in a visit to the Theatre Royal. The Rev. Father Devoy very kindly defrayed the expenses. The youngstei’s, nineteen out of twenty of whom had never witnessed anything of the kind before, enjoyed themselves immensely.

Tiie Hospital Committee will hold its usual fortnightly meeting at the Secretary’s Room this evening, at eight o’clock. Archibald and Alexander M‘Donald, the two children whom we mentioned last week had, through the instrumentality of H. A. Stratford, Esq., received tickets of admission to the Otago Industrial School, were this morning forwarded by Mr Rugg’s coach to Springfield. They will then be sent by rail to Dunedin, and on arrival there will be only three miles from their destination. Two children of Elizabeth Synionds who w r ere, on Wednesday last, ordered by Dr. Giles, R.M., to be sent to the Burnham Industrial School, for a period of seven years, were also taken by the same coach this morning. They will also be forwarded from Springfield by rail to Southbrook (for Burnham) which is 18 miles south of Christchurch; The Government Inspector of machinery paid a visit to Kumara to-day. The election of three persons to fill ordinary vacancies in the Central Board of Education will be held on Thursday next, the 9th inst. The following gentlemen were duly nominated : —Fergus Barrowman, Alexander Calder Campbell, Joseph Grimmond, Frank Guinness, Charles Loyd Morice, James Mill Morris, Robert M‘Neill, John M'Whirter, Clement Parfitt, Joseph Taylor. At a meeting of the Grey County Council last evening Robert Trowland’s tender for the construction of a track round the bluff at the junction of the Blackwater and Greenstone road (£34) was accepted ; also, the tender of Frank White for a footbridge across Cockabulla Creek (£9) was accepted. The Australian team which has been selected to pay a visit to England this year are resolved, if possible, to defeat the English representative team on even terms, that is, eleven against eleven. On Friday last the Englishmen went to the wickets, and were all disposed of for 188 runs. The Australians went in on the same day when three of the best batsmen in the team Massie, Murdoch, and Horan—were put out out for an aggregate of 7. M‘Donnell and Bannerman are, however, making a desperate effort to reach the late high scores of their compeers, as they remained at the wickets all day Saturday, -which was showery, and the play was stopped when the score had readied 146. Yesterday, the weather fine, they continued batting steadily up to the hour of adjournment for luncheon, at which time they had brought the score up to 215 (M'Donnell 128, Bannerman 70), both not out. Thus they had 27 to the good, for the first innings, at the time the calegram was forwarded, for the loss of only three wickets. A narrow escape from a dreadful accident occurred about half a mile on the Lyell side of the Blackwater lately. Mr George White was driving his team across a crib-logging, when the structure gave way. The dray hung almost perpendicularly, and on the ropes being cut, the whole of the loading shot down into the gully beneath. Mr White’s family were on the dray, and their escape was most miraculous as about Sin. of wood held the dray from being hurled many feet down into the gully. At the request of the Bishop of Dunedin, Brother Harvey Prdol, Grand Master of the Middle Island. New Zealand 5.0., assisted by officers of the English District Grand Lodge, laid the foundation-stone of the new church at Caversham with Masonic honours. In the course of his remarks on the occasion, Bishop Neville stated that he had himself taken every degree in Freemasonry up to that of Knight Templar, and spoke highly of the craft. The Christchurch correspondent of the Tuapeka Times is responsible for the following : —“lt is reported that the Governor has received, since his arrival in Christchurch, a telegram from Earl Kimberley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, granting him leave of absence to visit England forthwith. In all probability he will leave iimmediately after the opening of the Christchurch Exhibition, and before the assembling of Parliament. It is not likely that his Excellency will return to New Zealand. It is rumored that he will leave the colonial to enter the diplomatic service.” Great activity has prevailed at Logan’s Point, Dunedin, lately, the Times reports, the qnanymen having been busily engaged preparing for a heavy blast, for which purpose a tunnel was driven into the hill 24 feet in length, with a T shape 15 feet on either side. It was charged with 2250 pounds of the Owake Mills powder, and shortly after midnight on Saturday (the 25th ult.) word was sent from the Railway

Department that the line was clear, and the charge might be exploded. This was done, and had the effect of thoroughly dislodging between 20,000 and 25,000 cubic yards of stone. A Reefton correspondent sends to the Grey River Argus the following :—“ That the course of true love does not always run smooth has been once more demonstrated ; this time in the quartz metropolis, though not amongst the quartz miners, but in a widely different sphere of life. A warrent arrived here on Friday evening for the secure custody of a fair young damsel, who has seen but little overfourteen summers, and recently arrived from that god-fearing city called Ohrist : church, in company with her dearly beloved, who is somewhat her senior, and appears to be a little shaky on his lower extremities. It is currently reported that the young lady did not depart from the parental residence by the door, but through the window, though no doubt she will ehter by 'the door upon her return home. It would appear that the happy couple tried their best to get ‘spliced’ by the registrar at Christchlirch, but it is evident that functionary did not feel justified in tieifig the connubial knot. Hence the eloperaeiit and its consequences. As Mrs Sprightly stoutly refuses, to give up the man of her choice, it is highly probable that her anxious parents will find it a rather difficult job to keep her at home; if she gets there; for she might have plenty of chances to elude the vigilance of her custodian during the overland journey to Canterbury.. The event has caused a little sensation here.” The entries received for the Christchurch Exhibition up to the present tinie—sd far as New Zealand exhibitors are concernedare 155 in number, of which Canterbury contributes 100. The whole of the space allotted to New Zealand—which comprises half the building—is taken up. The English exhibits, through New Zealand agents, are numerous. A large boiler, weighing nine tons, arrived at Dunedin recently by the ship Nelson, from Glasgow, and was carted to Messrs Ross and Glendining’s Woolen Factory at Kaikorai. Jem Mace, the world-renowned pugilist, gave an impromptu public exhibition of his skill in the art of attack and defence without weapons in Wellington on a recent Saturday night. According to the Times, while strolling along one of the thoroughfares of the city, shortly before midnight, he noticed a small but excited crowd standing opposite an oyster-saloon. One of the men present was endeavouring to make peace between several others, with the by no means uncommon result that he himself was drawn into the quarrel. As three of his companions made a simultaneous attack upon him, Mace, who had been standing a little way off, quickly stepped up, and three scientific taps from him were then sufficient to settle the matter. It was not until after he was gone that the luckless wights realised who it was that had interposed and discomfited them. It was publicly stated a short time since that Miss Eva Carmichael, whose marvellous escape from the Loch Ard wreck some years ago caused a universal feeling of interest in the people of the Australian colonies in her welfare, was married. News from the young lady’s relatives, with whom shells at present living, sent by last mail, gives information (says the Ballarat Courier) to the effect that she is not married. She is in a very delicate state of health, having suffered from inflammation of the lungs during last winter, and her medical adviser, an eminent physician in Dublin, has ordered her to spend the winter on the Continent, as he feared consumption. Special attention is called to Smith and Barkley s genuine cheap sale. Great reductions, and 2s 6d cash in the pound retimied to every cash buyer.—See price list.— [Advt.]