The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2032, 5 March 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1883.

The inhabitants of Dillman's Town and Larrikins are reminded that this evening, at the Empire Hotel, Dillman's, H. Clapcott, Esq. will lecture on "Government Life Insurance." Those who favour Mr Clapcott with their attendance may be assured of a very pleasant and profitable evening. As observed by a contemporary, "Mr Clapcott possesses in a very high degree the rare faculty of being able to impart a raciness and interest to an apparently dry subject." The Union Company's s.s. Beautiful Star was to leave Westport this morning for Greymouth, and will take her departure from thence to-morrow, instead of the Mahinapua.

Mrs Hynes, of Greymouth, is reported by the Argus to have met with a most painful and possibly dangerous accident last evening about eight o'clock, by losing her footing and falling backwards on board the steamer Star of the South. Drs. Acheson and Morice were in immediate attendance and did what was deemed necessary in the circumstances of the case. The Nelson Mail says :—" Some splendid specimens of auriferous quartz have been brought up from Westport by Mr Z. Home. The stone, which is thickly impregnated with gold has been obtained from the Red Queen, Guiding Star, and Golden Crown claims at the Mokihinui,

The reef has been traced for a distance of 8000 yards, and there is every prospect of the country developing into an exceedingly rich mining district. The great want at present is a track for about six miles, and until this is made it will be impossible to convey the necessary machinery to the ground." Some particulars relative to the Lyell murder case not previously made public have been received by the New Zealand Times. The indications revealed at the discovery of the body of Denis Quinlan show that a most deliberate attempt at getting rid of the body, and thus destroying all traces of the foul deed, was frustrated by a mere accident. It was the evident intention of the murderer or murderers to drop the body into an eddy of the Buller, so that it might be washed away and no further traces discovered, but in the hurry and darkness the body was hurled down the bank about three yards above the eddy, and lodged in some brushwood, whence it would have been exceedingly difficult to disentangle it, and loosened from which it would have merely fallen on a shingly beach. It is surmised that contemplation of this dilemma led the man Davidson to attempt suicide just at the spot where the body was for awhile concealed, he knowing that discovery must inevitably soon ensue. It is further said that a most deliberate attempt was made to prevent identification of the features of the deceased, the head having been completely severed from the body, and afterwards either singed before the fire or put in boiling water, so that the hair, of which deceased had an abundance both on scalp and face, should be completely removed.

The twenty-mile race between Cusack (of Christchurch) and Drummond (of Dunedin) for £ls a side, came off in the Oddfellows' Hall, Christohurch, on Saturday evening, 27th ult. The Press thus describes the contest :—" The course was the entire circuit of the body of the hall, each lap constituting a thirtieth part of a mile. Both men took to the course at 8.22 p.m. and started well together. The first mile was covered by Drummond in Gmin., and by his opponent in 6min. 30sec. This lead Drummand increased and held throughout the entire race, covering smiles in 38min, and 10 miles in lh. 37min. After 13 miles had been run over Cusack made a most plucky attempt to gain his lost ground, and succeeded in lessening the distance from four to two laps ; but after having completed 15 miles and 1 lap he slipped on the course, and sustained such a severe shaking that he wisely withdrew from the contest, thus leaving Drummond to finish the distance alone. Drummond left the course after having completed the 20 miles in 2h. 45min. He was warmly cheered on finishing his task."

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