The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 1990, 15 January 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1883.

By a cablegram received this afternoon •we learn that Sir William Jervois (the new Governor of New Zealand) and family left Sydney for Wellington yesterday afternoon.

To-morrow evening the Willraott Combination will again appear in Kumara, but for two nights only ; and, according j to promise, the highly amusing play of "The Guv'nor" will be performed. It consists, we are informed, of a series of diverting errors, into which falls the Guv'nor, a jealous and irascible old gentleman, with a young second wife, and a grown-up son and daughter. The son falls in love with the daughter, " Carrie,'' of a deaf boatbuilder, and as the son has an impediment in his speech, the scenes between him and the boatbuilder, who has a boat also called "Carrie," are exceedingly amusing. The comedy is full of strange situations and pungent dialogue. The theatre at Hokitika was crowded on both nights that this piece was given, and the Times says "It was certainly the most amusing and the best played performance seen in Hokitika for years." On Wednesday, the Combination will produce " Uncle Tom's Cabin." The report of the committee of the Education Board appointed to consider the question of the revision of the salaries of teachers under the Board, was read before the Board last Thursday evening, and considered in detail, the result being that it passed without material alteration. By this revision the Kumara School loses an assistant teacher, and the Stafford School takes a junior assistant instead of an assistant teacher. Mr Justice Williams has fixed three months for filling the inventory, and twelve months filing the final accounts in the estates of deceased persons under rule 512 of the new code of procedure, which came into force on the Ist inst. These times may be altered in particular cases. News was received in Greymouth yesterday that the s.s. St Kilda (the boat in which Mr Fitz Gerald arrived last Friday) had broken down while on her way from Greymouth to Wanganui. The Argus sa y S : —" She left here on Saturday night and when off Brighton her machinery broke down and she was unable to proceed farther under steam. A boat was sent ashore and the news flashed from the Brigton office. The tug steamer Dispatch was engaged to go to the assistance of the St Kilda yesterday afternoon. She took coal on board and started away about 10 o'clock at night in search of the crippled steamer, of which no doubt we will learn something in the course of the day. The St Kilda has been running for a long time now without meeting with an accident of any kind." On Saturday (the West Coast Times reports) a little boy about six years old, son of Mr J. A. M. Turner, received a fracture of the thigh through a kick from a horse. It appears that the little fellow was pulling the horse's tail when the accident happened. The sufferer was attended to by Dr. James, and is progressing as favorably as can be expected. The following exposure of an attempt to extort money from one of the Peninsula candidates appears in the Dunedin Evening Star of the 10th inst. :—Sir, I have just received the enclosed letter, and think the best answer I can give my unknown correspondent is, with your permission, to publish it in your paper.—l am, &c, W. J. M. Launach.—" To W. J. M. Larnach, Esq.—Sir—l have a vote for the Peninsula District, and can command twenty or thirty more who do not intend to vote, but will if I ask them. I do not intend voting for any of the candidates, but will canvass on their behalf, and throw in my vote as well, provided I receive a small sum as remuneration for my trouble. Should you not see your way to do this I will not vote for any. I may state, in conclusion, that this is not written for the purpose of prejudicing your election, rather the other way, and as to any fear on your part from the late Act, it is nil. Please address, in first instance, to X, Post office, not later than Thursday afternoon." Leonard Gask, a boy seven years old, was killed during a cricket match in the Domain, Auckland. Some boys larking dragged the ground roller up the slope to the Pavilion, and, letting it go, it went over Ga3k, crushing his head and causing instant death. At the inquest the verdict was "Accidental death," with a rider recommending the Cricket Club to chain up the roller when out of use, to prevent similar accidents.

Tlie ship Zealandia, bound to London, took a cargo valued as follows :—Wool, £93,090; grain, £2039; miscellaneous, £1443 ; total* £97,172. A busliman, arrested for drunkenness, on being searched, was found to have £206 in money and four orders on him. On getting sober he was not at all thankful to the police for taking care of his money.

A man named Grimsell, who escaped from the lock-up on New Year's Day, was arrested at the Manukau just while he was embarking for Oamaru. All arrangements connected with the formation of the New Zealand Electric Light Company are completed. It has purchased the exclusive right to use in New Zealand the patents of the Australasian Electric Light Company, represented by Sir J. Vogel. The Company is now prepared to make contracts, etc. It is not intended to offer shares to the public until the business is somewhat established. Mr Baron Pollock had before him recently a case in which two sisters named Cooper sued Mr Pritchard, a solicitor, to recover the sum of £2700. In 1879 the plaintiffs entrusted the firm of Messrs Chapman, Turner, and Pritchard, solicitors, with the sum of £2700 for investment. In 1881, when the firm suspended payment, it was found that the money had not invested, but had been applied by Mr Turner, one of the partners, to his own purposes. Mr Chapman died in 1869 or 1870. The Misses Cooper now sued the other partner, Mr Pritchard, for the amount. Mr Baron Pollock said he had no doubt this was a partnership transaction, and notwithstanding the bankruptcy, Mr Pritchard was liable for acts of his partner, even though they were dishonest. Judgment was therefore given for the plaintiffs, with interest and costs.

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