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Kumara Times, Issue 2071, 19 April 1883, Page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borougli Council takes place this evening. A special meeting of the Hospital Committee was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening ; present—Mr Toms (in the chair), Messrs White, Payne, Burger, Spyer, Stockman, Harris, and Montague. The Secretary was instructed to procure certain music required, and to make the arrangements for the ball to be held in connection with the concert on Friday, 27th inst. Messrs Burger, Spyer, Toms, and the Secretary were appointed a committee to arrange for refreshments and labour necessary for the successful carrying out of the entertainment. Captain Edwin wired at 4.35 p.m. yesterday as follows :—-" Watch barometer ; bad weather is approaching from any quarter between north and east and southeast ; the glass falling very soon, and after 12 hours considerable and increasing sea." The Union Company's steamer Mahinapua arrived at Greymouth yesterday from Dunedin and intermediate ports, with a quantity of cargo. She loaded up with coal, and leaves on her return trip this evening.

Amongst the particulars of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of the Public Trustee for management during the month of March, 1883, and published in the Gazette of the 12th instant, appear the following :—James Smart, Kumara ; date of death, February 19, 1883 ; value or estimated value of personal estate, under £IGO. Denis Quinlan, Lyell; date of death, January 29, 1883 ; value or estimated value of personal estate, under £lO. It is elsewhere notified that all persons who on and after the Ist day of May next shall have in their possession or in their following within the Borough of Kumara any unregistered dog or dogs will be proceeded against without further notice. A fatal accident (the Argus reports) happened on Monday afternoon up Murray Creek. The name of the unfortunate man is Johannes Sandstran, a Dutchman, who was working on that section of the road known as Mr Molloy's contract. A large tree came down suddenly, and, falling across the poor fellow, crushed him so that death must have been instantaneous. Deceased leaves a young widow and two children utterly unprovided for. A child named Mary Kate Butler died in Christchurch on Sunday from injuries caused by kick from a foal at Methven a few days ago. Last Saturday night Mr Carmody, who had stopped at the Junction Hotel, Ohoka, whilst alighting from a restive horse slipped and broke one of his legs. A running match was arranged at Christchurch last Saturday night between Noah Line, of Addington, and Leonard Stokes, of Spreydon, to run a half-hour go-as-you-please race for .£lO a-side. Stokes is to receive half a mile start. The race takes place on April 28th, in the North Park.

Another parcel of the specimens procured by the Alford Forest prospectors was taken to Christchurch last Saturday evening. The Press states : —They are rather smaller than the first lot, but there is a larger number. A quantity of the coarse volcanic sand in which these supposed gems are found has also been brought to town, and in it are to be seen numberless atoms of the same substance of which the specimens are composed. A meeting of the prospectors is to be held to-morrow evening, at which a proposition will be considered that the specimens obtained shall be sent to Paris in charge of Mr Kelsey (who is leaving for Home shortly), and then properly tested. It was rumored about town, that of the samples tested by Professor Bickerton and Mr C. E. Button, all but one were found not to be diamonds, but the one exception was undeniably a very good stone. 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.—[Advt].