The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2034, 6 March 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1883.

The Resident Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts were held to-day before Frank Bird, Esq., R.M. and Warden, Dr. Giles being absent in Dunedin. Our reports are held over till to-morrow. The case of most interest in the Warden’s Court was the action of George Watson and party v. John Gow, a suit to compel the race manager to supply plaintiffs with six heads of water from the Government water-race, he having once permitted plaintiffs to use that amount of water. The Warden considered it would be unjust to those men who had been using the water for the past six mouths to take it away from them and to give to new applicants, and ruled that as there was no written agreement, judgment must be for defendant, with costs of Court Bs, and professional fee £3 3s. There was a goodly attendance at the Empire Hotel, Dillman’s, last evening, on the occasion of Mr Clapcott’s lecture on “Government Life Insurance.” For over two hours this clever agent rivetted the attention of his audience with facts and figures; and, by introducing occasional amusing anecdotes of his own experience in obtaining “lives,” Mr Clapcott imparts to the subject of his lecture such straightforward and practical views of life insurance that we expect to hear of everyone present being thoroughly convinced of the value and importance of being insured. We regret that our space forbids a more lengthened notice at present. The first meeting of the newly-elected Kumara Licensing Committee was held at the Court House this afternoon at three o’clock. All the members were present. Mr Henry Burger was appointed Chairman. The Hospital Committee will hold their usual fortnightly meeting at the Secretary’s Room this evening at 8 o’clock. The Union Company’s steamer Beautiful Star loft Westport yesterday evening, and is to be despatched from Greymouth for Nelson, Lyttelton, and Dunedin this evening. It is understood that the injuries sustained by Mrs Hyues through her uufor-;

tnnate fall on the Star of the South on Sunday evening, consist of two ribs fractured, concussion of the spine, and sundry bruises, not likely to be attended with permanent bad effects. A Money Order and Savings Bank Office was opened at Boatman’s (Chief Office, Westport), on the Ist inst. It is announced (says the Inangahua Times) that Sir Wm. Fox will be a candidate for the Inangahua seat, should Mr Weston carry out his intention of resigning. Another probable candidate is mentioned in the person of Mr P. Comiskey, a gentleman who has large interests both in Reefton and Greymouth. George W. Minter has been committed for trial at the City Police Court, Dunedin on a charge of embezzling £ls belonging to the New Zealand Insurance Company. Counsel for the prosecution stated that the accused’s defalcations amounted altogether to £SOO or £6OO, and that other charges would be laid. The Melbourne Age declares that a more sensational innings than that of Bonnor in the late English-Australian match has never been seen. When he had made only five runs Steel missed him off Barlow, and again when he had made 17. At 24 the same field dropped the easiest of catches, off Morley. C. T. Studd missed him off Barlow at 30, and Bligh should have caught him off Morley at 31. Tylecote allowed him a life oft* Barnes at 52 ; Barlow missed him off Bates at 61 ; and when he had made 82 he sent Barlow into the long field, where Steel judged the catch well enough, but dropped it. Of Murdoch, the Argus says he has lost his form in batting entirely. The funeral of the late Rev. Father Michael O’Connor, Bishop of Ballarat, took place on the 16th ult. It was attended by all the prominent Roman Catholic clei-gy in the colony ; and a number of Protestant clergy were also present. At Murrurundi, in New South AVales, a lunatic named O’Brien created a panic in the Police Court. He was brought before the Bench charged with being a dangerous lunatic unfit to be at large. Suddenly, in a paroxysm of anger, the lunatic upset the books on the lawyers’ table, sent the statutes of New South Wales flying in all directions, and making straight to the Bench, demanded to know from the alarmed magistrates what they were doing there. “Am I a murderer?” he shouted in a frenzy of passion ; ‘ ‘ I’ll soon see all about this.” He then seized a heavy inkstand, and hurled it furiously at the head of one of the magistrates (Mr Evans), who ducked and avoided the blow. The inkstand’ and its contents hit the chair on which that gentleman sat, making an indentation in it, and scattering the ink all round. Mr Evans’ face was besmeared all over. The other magistrate fled from the Bench. The police seized the unfortunate man and conveyed him struggling from the Court, which was a scene of uproar and confusion. The Morning Post thinks the British Legislature greatly overworked, and thinks Mr Gladstone too exacting a Minister. It looks back to the autumn session of 1882 with any feelings but those of satisfaction. It recalls the fact that many prominent members of Parliament are worn out by the incessant strain incident to the session of Parliament during twenty-two months out of the last thirty-four. The Speaker, for almost the first time in his prolonged period of office, has had to absent himself; Mr Childers and Sir Stafford Northcote have gone away to take the rest absolutely prescribed for them by their medical advisers; Mr Fawcett is battling with an illness with which a less hardly-worked man would stand a better chance ; even Mr Gladstone, though excitement seems to act as a tonic to his constitution, has been hors de combat. The Wonderful Wertheim Sewing Machine may be had upon Time Payment, easiest terms for any part of the country, no matter where you live. With perfect ease and simplicity they will make very fine double seams or fells, will kilt, braid, make their own braid and stitch it on at the same time, bind, cord, ruffle gather, sew on ribbons and trimmings, tuck, hem to any width, bind scallops, and fold dress material with raw edges, bind on the bias, embroider curtains or antimacassars, stitch heaviest tweeds or moleskins, muslin or calico. Every kind of family olfactory sewing. The Wertheim machines wind their own bobbins without guidance as level as reels of cotton. They are guaranteed for ten years, but will last a a lifetime. Easy to learn, light in running, strong, handsome* and durable. Catalogues, samples of work, and particulars free by post from James Renton, sole agent, Kumara and Hokitika.— [Auvt.]