The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 1994, 19 January 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1883.

A basilar to liquidate the debt on the English Church and parsonage will be held on Easter Monday and following days. Several ladies connected with the church have for some time back been zealously devoting themselves to the task of procuring or preparing suitable articles for exhibit or sale.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before "W. Barnett, Esq., J.P., Margaret Fletcher.was again brought up charged with drunkenness. She was fined ±l, and 2s costs of Court, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Also, before T. R. Council, and W. .Barnett, Esqs., .LPs., Phillip Antonio was charged on the information of Frederick Stanhope with unlawfully and in a public thoroughfare at Dillmaus Town, on the Uth inst., using abusive and threatening language towards him by calling him a b b •, a Chinaman b , and that if complainant came outside of his house that he would break his b skull. The Bench considered the case proved, and fined defendant £1 and costs of Court 9s, witness's costs os, or 13 hours' imprisonment.

The heat was very oppressive to-day, so much that two ladies, passengers by this morning's tram from Greymouth, fainted before reaching their destination.

Parents of children residing at Dillman's Town are informod that Miss Howe will re-open her school there on Monday next, the 22nd inst.

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint Captain William Holden Webb ? Adjutant of the Nelson Volunteer District to be also Adjutant to the Volunteer Forces in Marlborough and Westland Volunteer Districts, from the Ist January, 1883.

The examination of candidates for the scholarship of £SO a year, tenable for two years, offered by the Grand Lodge of Westland for competition by children of Freemasons, was concluded yesterday, at Hokitika. The Times states : " There being but three competitors, the examiner, Mr Sale, was enabled to check each set of papers as they were sent in, the result being that Miss Marion Malfroy was the winner. The actual results will be furnished shortly, Avhen the respective papers will be placed in the hands of Mr W. D. Banks, District Grand Secretary, for inspection, if required." By a special order on the 21st November, 1882, made by the Council of the County of Buller, in accordance with "The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1882," the Lyell Local Revenues Board has been merged into the Buller County.

The Rev. E. Bailey Smith has made his appearance in Chicago as the preacher of a new religion. He says the time has come for the Apostles to perform miracles again. He claims divine power. Hanlon, the Canadian sculler, seems to have abandoned his idea of visiting Australia. It is now announced he will spend the winter in New Orleans, and that he is looking out for an hotel in New York.

Patrick Joyce, Miles Joyce, and Patrick Casey, convicted of participation in the murder of the Joyce family, were hanged in the gaol at Galway on December 15th. The prison inside and outside was guarded. The three prisoners heard mass shortly before the time set for the execution. They refused to eat breakfast. They ascended the scaffold with firm steps, but Casey uttered a moan at the first sight of the gallows. A short time before the drop fell Miles Joyce spoke in Irish as follows: —"I am going before God; I was not there at all, and had not hand or part in it. The Lord forgive them that swore against me." He continued to assert his innocence to the end. The drop fell at 25 minutes past 8 o'clock simultaneously for all three men. Miles Joyce alone struggled slightly, there being some hitch with the rope. His dying speech was delivered with extraordinary vehemence. He was still speaking when the drop fell. He must have struggled two or three minutes. After the rope had been adjusted around his neck he turned and addressed the reporters, thus disarranging the rope. The jury severely censured the hangman for his carelessness.

In his " Soldier's Pocket Book" Sir Garnet Wolseley gives some curious statistics about tlie number of men who actually fight in a great battle, or who are at any time under fire. During the groat battles of the Franco-German War, the numbers engaged were so great that seldom more than two-thirds of those present were ever under fire at all. At Sadowa, in 18GG, the Prussians brought 221,000 men into the field, but only 129,000 came under fire. In the same battle, the defeated Austrians brought 215,000 men into the field, but no less than 05,000 of these were never in action. When we consider the tremendous fighting in 1870 aud the number of battles, it is surprising to learn that only 7000 men were killed and 50,000 men wounded in the German army during the whole war by rifle bullets ; and still more remarkable that only 700 men were killed and 4440 wounded by artillery fire. When we compare the losses incurred at such battles as Gravelotte and Sedan with those incurred in the smoothbore days of Borodino and Waterloo, it is plain that increased facilities for destroying are not accompanied by a corresponding amount of destruction. At Gravolottc the Germans lost I'GO per cent, in killed, and 5 "40 per cent, in wounded. At Borodino the Russiaus lost 10 per cent, in killed and 30 per cent, in wounded ; the French, who were the victors, having a still higher proportion. The Wonderful Wcrtheim Sewing Machine may be had upon Time Payment, easiest terms for any part of the country, no matter where you live. With perfect

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