The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2069, 17 April 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1883.

A cablegram to-day states that the prisoner Bernard Gallagher denies having “ turned informer against his alleged accomplices.” It may be remarked that the previous announcement was to the effect that this Gallagher simply “intimated to the police his willingness to turn informer” against the dynamite conspirators. The trial of Daniel Curley, one of the prisoners charged with the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke, has now commenced. The Union Company’s steamer Mahinapua left Wellington yesterday afternoon, and will arrive at Greymouth to-morrow morning. She will leave for Dunedin, via usual ports, the same evening at about 6 o’clock.

After several months of patient toil and labour in getting up useful articles for sale at the bazaar for the debt on Holy Trinity church and parsonage, is was only right that the ladies should wind up such a successful affair by inviting their friends to a social evening of enjoyment. This took place at the Public Hall last night, where some seventy or eighty persons assembled and enjoyed themselves with music and dancing. During the evening the Rev. J. Holland took occasion to pass a pleasing tribute of praise to the ladies who had so zealously devoted themselves to the specific object mentioned, and lie stated that the net proceeds of the bazaar amounted to £125, a sum far surpassing their most sanguine expectations. Cheers were given for the ladies. The entertainment proved a very pleasant one for all present. The Hospital Committee will hold a special meeting at the Town Hall this evening to further complete arrangements for the concert and ball which is to take place at the Theatre Royal on Friday, the 27th inst. The programme is published to-day.

It may not be generally known that Sergeant Emerson, the respected head of the Police Force in Kumara, is about removing to the North Island. After a sojourn of about five years hei’o, during which time he has gained the esteem of most persons with whom he has come in contact, the sergeant is not to be allowed to depart without some recognition of his sterling qualities and worth; and this will be made more manifest when this evening at 8 o’clock, at Stewart’s Hotel, a few friends propose to assemble to wish him continued health, prosperity, and happiness.

Captain Jackson Barry will give one of his lectures on the ups and downs of colonial life, at the Empire Hotel, Dillman’s this evening ; and at the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. The captain s lectures are both interesting and amusing. It is with much pleasure that we have to announce the intended appearance in Kumara of the famous character delineator and vocal illusionist Frederic Maccabe, who, on Thursday, the 2Gth inst., will perform for one night only, at the Theatre Royal. Most persons will have heard of Frederic Maccabe and his marvellous

power of changing the voice, figure, and face, and his rapid variations of picturesque costumes. Next week this famous artist will pay a flying visit to the Coast, and will with his four or five assistant artistes give to the Kumara public one of his original monologue entertainments. But Frederic Maccabe is a host in himself. The attention of owners of vehicles is directed to an advertisement in which the Westland County Council announce that by-laws have been made by them for the licensing of public vehicles. The fees to be paid are given, and Mr Richard Beck, of Kanieri, has been appointed inspector of vehicles; and the by-law is to come into operation on the Ist May next, on which date all licenses must be paid at the Council Chambers, Hokitika. Madame Lotti Wilmott has started on another lecturing tour, the subjects this time being “ People 1 have met in New Zealand,” and “The beds I have slept in.”

Sheridan has been employed in the office of the Irish Worid since his arrival in New York.

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 runnings strong, handsome, and durable. Catalogues, samples of work, and particulars free by post from James Renton, sole gent, Kumara and Hokitika. — [Advt].