The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2039, 12 March 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1883.

Communication with Europe and America is interrupted by the cable between Port Darwin and Java. We have therefore no news of the prophesied big storm, if such has taken place. A strong southerly gale, accompanied by heavy rain, set in at Wellington on Friday evening, and continued throughout the night; on Saturday it had moderated. At Auckland a heavy north-east gale was blowing yesterday, with rain. The Argus reports that the tides were unusually high at Greymouth on Saturday and Sunday, but especially so on the latter day. Captain Edwin wired on Saturday afternoon: " Bad weather is expected between N. to E. and S.E. ; wind backing, glass further fall, and after 12 hours heavy and increasing sea, but no gale of any exceptional violence." It is scarcely necessary for us to remind miners of the importance of the public meeting called by the County Chairman to take place at the Empire Hotel, Dillman's Town, to-night, to consider the means which should be adopted in order to prove to the Government the actual necessity existing for widening the sludgechannel. The chair will be taken at eight o'clock. The renowned Captain William Jackson Barry gave his first address at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening. After giving an account of his birth, and how he was taken in hand by Sir John Alcock, and sailed in 1828 in the ship Red Rover for Sydney, the Captain gave an interesting description of his career in a tour of the world, and subsequent adventures in Australia and New Zealand, until he eventually become Mayor of Cromwell. In 1879 the Captain, after an absence of 50 years returns Home and lectures on "Emigration." He also narrated his interview with the Tichborne Claimant. On his return to the colony he visits the Te Aroha goldfields, in the King country, with which he is highly impressed ; and as the Captain- gave " only an outline " of his lecture on Saturday, those who favor him with their attendance to-night are to hear something grand, and particularly about these goldfields. Ben Allah, who styles himself as the "King of Conjurors," arrived in Kumara per tram yesterday morning, and will perform here on Thursday and Friday evenings. At the meeting of the Central Board of Education at Greymouth last Thursday, Mr M'Whirter reported that there is no present possibility of re-opening the Callaghan's School. A quantity of correspondence was received without any action being taken, and, in respect to a number of matters consideration was deferred. It is requested that those persons who have kindly promised gifts to the bazaar about to be held in order to liquidate the debt on Holy Trinity Church and Parsonage will hand in the same to one or other of the committee on or before Wednesday next, the 14th inst. In reference to the late fatal boat accident on the Hokitika River, the Times says : —"The three rescued men had been thirty hours on a rock in the middle of the stream, before they were rescued by the exertions of Messrs Muri'ay and Smythe. The body of the unfortunate man Collier has not been recovei-ed." The Union Company's steamer Beautiful Star takes the place of the Mahinaptia again this trip, owing to the repairs to the latter steamer necessai'y after the recent collision being incomplete. She will leave Dunedin on Wednesday, and Greymouth on her advertised date, the 20th inst. The Willmott Company played at Ross on Saturday evening, and intend to play at Greymouth to-morrow evening.

We perceive that Mr Archibald Forbes lectures at Kaiapoi this evening. He will probably pass through Kumara on Wednesday to Hokitika, where he lectures on Thursday and Friday next. He will lecture at Kumara on the Monday following. The return cricket match between the Grey mouth and Reef ton Cricket Clubs was played on the Racecourse at Greymouth on Saturday last. Play commenced about eleven o'clock in the morning, the Greymouth men going in first and making 62 runs. The Reeftonites then went to the wickets, and were all disposed of for 42, Silcock only making double figures. After an adjournment for luncheon Reefton again took the field, disposing of their antagonists for 3 runs less than their first score, viz., 59 ; grand total, 121. " Extras " were credited with the largest number of runs (27) in Reefton's second innings, with Twohill, not out, 24, a total of 73. The Greymouth men, therefore won the match by 5 runs. A lad about ten years old, a son of Mr Batty, settler on Coal Creek, while bathing with some other boys in the creek, last Saturday, got into deep water, and being unable to swim, was drowned. The Argus says that "deceased was a bright engaging boy, and much sympathy is felt for Mr Batty. An inquest will be held this morning, at Mr Batty's residence, Coal Creek." ; The racing privileges in connection with the Greymouth annual Easter meeting were sold by Messrs Girdwood, Lahman and Co., on Saturday, at the Albion Hotel. The two fruit stalls were purchased by Mr R. Kettle, Tainui street, for £5 10s each. He also purchased the right of games for £3. Mr Cameron was the purchaser of the booths—the first at £l3, and the other two at £lO each. The Government have granted to the Mount Cook Road Board £4OO towards the opening up of the Alpine country, at foot and around Mounk Cook, by roads, on condition that the Board undertakes the construction of the work, which they have agreed to do. H.M.S. Diamond visited Port Lyttelton last Tuesday. The Press remarks : —" The Diamond is one the fleet of noble ships sent by the Imperial Government to the Australian station from time to time as tokens of assurance that the old flag still waves over us, and to remind us—and incidentally the subjects of other Sovereigns—that our interests are being protected." James Carey, who was arrested on the charge of being concerned in the Phoenix Park murders, has been expelled from the Dublin Council. 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 or factory 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.— [Advt.]