The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2048, 22 March 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1883.

To-morrow, being Good Friday, will be observed as a public holiday throughout the British dominions ; and, being one of the few holidays in the year which fall to the lot of daily newspaper hands, there will be no publication of the Kumara Times. The Post and Telegraph Offices will be closed to-morrow, and all mails usually made up on Fridays will be closed at seven o’clock this evening. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before T. R. Connell, Esq., J.P., Annie Hall was charged with being drunk, and was fined 10s, or, in default, 24 hours’ imprisonment. She was also charged with wilful destruction to Government property to the value of £1 ; for this she was fined £2 2s, £1 being the value of property destroyed, and 2s costs of Court, or, in default, 14 days’ imprisonment. Last evening a number of the friends of Mr John Harre, assistant teacher in the Kumara State School, met in Mr Nicholson’s office. After expressing their regret at Mr Harre being about to leave the district, and thus losing his valuable services in connection with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, they wished him every success in his new appointment as teacher of the Normanby School. They then presented him with a copy of “Chambers’s Encyclopedia” (10 volumes), as a mark af their respect and esteem for him, also of their appreciation of his services during the three years he has been in Kumara. The Resident Magistrate’s and Warden’s Court were held this morning before Frank Bird, Esq. The time of the former was for the most part taken up in hearing several charges brought by James Wylde against Robert Millson for allowing his pigs to wander and destroy the grass in defendants paddock ; costs were allowed in each case. Also, actions by the Mayor and Councillors of the Borough of Kumara against R. J. Seddon and Reuben Toms for the recovery of rates. Mr Seddon defended his own case, and was granted a nonsuit, his Worship stating that he would confine himself to one fact, viz., that up to the 15th March, instant, according to the evidence, no real rate could have been struck. On those grounds and those alone a nonsuit would be granted, with costs. The case against Mr Toms was consequently withdrawn, costs being allowed defendant. The business of the Warden’s Court also lasted till late in the afternoon. The Bazaar in aid of the Church of England building fund, for which many ladies have been assiduously preparing choice and useful articles for some months past, will be opened next Monday (Easter Monday), at two o’clock in the afternoon. Each evening during its continuance there will be an entertainment, commencing at 7 p.m., consisting of songs, the famous “Punch and Judy exhibited by a professional ; the May Pole dance ; a “ Wild Beast Show,” which will be in chai-ge of the famous lion-tamer “ Yabo also, the “ Queen of Gipsies” will be in attendance, to whisper sweet things of the future to all those who cross her hands with a piece ,of silver. The admittance will be one shilling. We understand a cricket match will be played here to-morrow between Greymouth and a combined Hokitika and Rimu team. r .j names of the players have not yet been made known.

Two shares in good sluicing claims are advertised for sale by tender. One is a seventh share in Mansfield and party s claim, tenders for the purchase of which close to-day. The other is a sixth share in Shrives and party’s five men’s doublearea claim, at Larrikin’s ; tenders for the purchase of this are also to be left at Mr Foldi’s store, Dillman’s, before 8 p.m. on Tuesday next, the 27th inst. The last washing in this claim, which was completed on Monday or Tuesday, gave a little over 70 ounces of gold. Little giant sluicing nozzles on the latest improved principle, Messrs A. and T. Burt, of Dunedin, signify by advertisement they are now prepared to receive orders for, and supply at greatly reduced prices. Particulars can be obtained on application to Messrs J. and M. Davidson, Seddon street. The following are the acceptances for the first day’s racing of the Westland Racing Club’s Easter meeting, at Hokitika :—Hurdles Levant, Nikau, Laghmohr. Hokitika Handicap Levant, Lady Harris, Marie Stuart, Harkaway, Rore, Zulu. The nominations for the District Handicap are : —Levant, Lady Harris, Marie Stuart, Harkaway, Zulu. The nominations for the second day’s racing are : Hurdles —Levant, Nikau, Rore, Laghmohr ; and the entries for the Ladies Purse—Levant, Dosey, Harkaway, Rore, Laghmohr, Birdie. The Chairman of the Committee of the Canterbury Railway League states that in conversation with Major Atkinson, that gentleman had informed him that the Government had appointed the new Commission to report on the various proposed lines to the West Coast, and the names of the Commissioners would be gazetted immediately. Two boys named Jennett and Woolf absconded from the Burnham Industrial School, near Christchurch, at midday on Monday, and have not since been heard of. A patient named Edward Kilner is reported to have escaped from the Sunnyside Asylum at about three o’clock on Monday afternoon, and was last seen going in the direction of Riccarton, He is about sft. lOin. in height, and was dressed in a suit of white clothing. About a fortnight ago Kilner made his escape from the institution, but was recaptured at the Bealey. Since the departure from Dunedin of the well-known commission and mining agent to whom we alluded the other day (says the Otago Daily Times) events have transpired tending to cause some uneasiness in business circles. On Saturday rumors were in circulation as to alleged irregularities which have been discovered, or which are suspected, in connection with one of the mining companies with which the agent alluded to was connected. It was freely asserted that duplicate scrip of this Company had been issued, and, although considerable reserve is of course maintained upon the matter by the directors, it is understood that investigations are taking place. The uneasiness thus created has extended to other companies, and the directors of another of the mining companies with which the absconder held similar relations have, it is understood, thought it prudent to call upon all shareholders to present their scrip for verification.

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