The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2061, 7 April 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1883.

The San Francisco mail arrived by the Christchurch coach this afternoon, and was promptly sorted and delivered. The trial of James Wylde at the Supreme Court, Hokitika, yesterday, for haviag, on October 14, 1881, embezzled three sums of 20s, 20s, and 10s, the moneys of the Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of Kumara, occupied the Court all day. At the conclusion of the taking of evidence, Mr Harper addressed the jury for the Crown, and Mr Purkiss addressed the jury for the prisoner, in an impressive speech, contending that the three sums which the Crown alleged the prisoner had embezzled, were most probably included in the general rate, in the sum of ,£ls, rates which were included, in the total amount of £229 7s 6d. The fact was that the prisoner evidently regarded the three sums he was accused of embezzling as rates. His Honor summed up at considerable length. The jury retired at 4.30 p.m., and returned to Court at six o’clock, with a verdict of “Not guilty.” Sentence was deferred until this morning, when, the Crown Prosecutor having withdrawn the other charges, accused was brought up and sentenced on the first indictment to twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labour. One of the jurymen who tried the first case against Wylde states that the recommendation to mercy was made, not because “the books of the Council were so loosely kept,” but because “the business of the Council was so loosely conducted.”

The Willmott Combination have arrived in Kumara, and will perform at the Theatre Royal to-night Lancaster’s celebrated comedy “The Guv’nor.” It will be sufficient, we presume, to remind our readers only of the names of the principal ladies and gentlemen who form the Combination, and then they will know that a genuine performance is in store. The Misses Louise Crawford, Jessie Lawrence, and Amy Johns, and the Messrs John Hesford, R. W. Rede, Jas. Wilkinson, M. Alexander, Simmonds, and Herman. The performance will commence at eight o’clock.

The time for extending the preparation of the Valuation Roll for the Borough of Kumara has, by an order in Council published in the Gazette of the 29th ult., been further extended as follows :—“Whereas the Council of the Borough of Kumara neglected to appoint a Valuer for the said borough, as required by ‘The Rating Act, 1876,’ in the place of the Valuer resigned, and no valuation list was prepared and transmitted to the said Council on or before the fifteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, as required by the said Act : And whereas it is expedient to extend the time for making and transmitting to the said Council the said valuation list, and also to extend the times during which the said list shall be open for inspection; and objections thereto be made : his Excellency the Governor of the Colony has extended the time for transmitting to the Borough Council the Valuation List to on or before the 9th March, 1883 : and the Valuation List is to be open open for inspection and objections thereto to be received until the 9th April, 1883.” The Assessment Court for the revision of the Valuation List for the Borough of Kumara is notified to be adjourned to Friday, 20th April, at noon.

The Union Company’s steamer Mahinapua leaves Dunedin for West Coast porta, calling at Oamaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington, on Thursday next, 12th inst. She is announced to leave Grey mouth again on the 17th inst. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Hokitika, yesterday, (the Times reports) his Worship the Mayor and Mr Reid, J.P., revised the several jury lists for the various districts in Westland. The lists contain 1352 names, divided as follow: Kanieri and Rimn, 344 ; Hokitika, 307 ; Kumara, 300 ; Ross, 176 ; Stafford, 115 ; Waimea, 103 ; and Maoris (eligible to sit on cases affecting Natives), 7. On Monday next, Messrs Wade and Spence, auctioneers, instructed by Mr M. Lickfold (who is leaving the Coast), will submit to public competition all the household furniture and effects, drapery, bedding and bedsteads, fancy goods, new spring cart, harness, hand carts, sausage machine, and a lot of other articles too numerous to mention, but such as are to be usually found in a general store. The sale will commence at one o’clock.

A sale of the property known as the “Beehive Store” with cottage, having been effected, the trustees have withdrawn the advertisement calling for tenders for purchase of same. Two actions were to be heard to-day at the Supreme Court, Hokitika, under civil jurisdiction, Gibson v. Hewitt and another, and Potisco v. Perotti. In each instance a special jury has been summoned. The following weather forecast was received yesterday from Captain Edwin : “ 12.36 p.m.—Expect bad weather between north-east and north and west; glass fall again very soon and increasing sea.”

Tenders are required by the Public Works Department for sleepers for the permanent way of the Greymouth and Hokitika Railway line. They are to be marked on the outside “ Tender for Hokitika Sleeper Contract,” and addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Greymouth, They will be received till noon of Saturday, the 28th inst.

A Hampden correspondent of the Lyell Times supplies the following particulars of a very narrow escape from drowning, which occurred in the Matakitaki river a few days since :—“ On the evening of the 26th March as Miss A. Ribet and Mr S, Holt were returning home from Hampden, the young lady narrowly escaped drowning whilst fording the Matakitaki river. Miss Ribet’s horse plunged and turned over, precipitating its rider into the river. Mr Holt at once went to the rescue, and fortunately succeeded in bringing Miss Ribet ashore, although both were in a very exhausted state. Miss Ribet sustained- several bruises, and lost some of her clothes. Both sustained a severe shock to the nervous system, but are now recovering.” 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 gent, Kumara and Hokitika.— [Advx].