The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2082, 2 May 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1883.

The Wanaka, with the southern portion of the inward San Francisco mail, sailed from Onelmnga for New Plymouth shortly before two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Owing to a heavy fall of rain on the eastern side of the ranges, the Christclmrch coach, due here this afternoon, will not arrive until to-morrow. The coach could not cross the Kowai, and would therefore return to Springfield and leave again today. Mr M'Dermott kindly informs us that the coach will, arrive at the Bealey at the usual hour (five o'clock) this evening. It may therefore be expected here tomorrow afternoon. Applications for licenses as authorised by the "Licensing Act, 1881," are to be lodged with J. M'Ennis, Esq., Clerk to the Licensing Committees of the Borough of Kumara and the District of Hohonu, not later than Monday, the 14fch inst. These applications will be heard at the annual meetings of the Licensing Committees, which for the Borough, of Kumara takes p'ace at the Court House, Kumara, at noon on Tuesday, the sth June ; and f >r the District of Hohonu, at the Court House, Greenstone, at noon, on Monday, the 4th June. The Union Company's steamer Mahinapua is on her way round the ports, and will arrive at Greymouth on Thursday, leaving the following day as advertised,

Sergeant William Emerson has been appointed to be the Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the district of Waitoa, vice Constable H. Graham. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain Arthur Hume to be Inspector of Prisons under "The Prisons Act, 1882, with effect from the 13th September, 1882. The lecture by the Hon. Mr Bromby on "The English in Ireland," will be delivered at the Theatre Royal on Monday next, not on Saturday as previously announced. From a contemporary we learn that Mr Bromby is a convert to the Catholic Church, a son of the late Protestant Bishop of Tasmania, and ex-Attorney-General of the colony of Tasmania. He was considered one of the ablest Parliamentary debaters in the legislature when he was a member of it. The Hobart Southern Cross, a secular paper, in criticising the lecture, " The English in Ireland," is somewhat lavish in its terms of praise ;it says :—" The lecture was a master-piece of oratory, ingenuity, and research; it was logical and pathetic, touching alike the heads and hearts of all who heard it ; Mr Bromby was graphic from first to last, making dry history lively with interest, and travelling over the darkest records of centuries so lightly, so truthfully, so familiarly, so earnestly, and yet so pleasantly, in favor of Ireland, that his audience—whether they agreed or disagreed with all he said—could have listened to him with pleasure until midnight." Owing to the damage caused by heavy rains on the railways between Ashburton and Oamaru, traffic has been suspended. The express train from Dunedin stopped here and returned to Dunedin in the afternoon. Between Orari and Rangitata railway stations a considerable part of the line is washed away. Fears were entertained for the safety of the Hinds and Rangitata river bridges. It had been raining very heavily at Timaru for 36 hours, and there are extensive floods north and south of Timaru. There were 4£ feet of water in Main street of Temuka, and a number of houses were inundated. The rivers are all overflowing their banks, and a deal of damage is expected, as it was yesterday still raining heavily. It is expected the railway will not be ready to resume work for two days. The Railway Commissioners left Greymouth at half-past four o'clock this morning, intending to proceed to No Town, Lake Brunner, Teremakau, Hurunui Saddle, Lake Sumner, and Hurunui River; thence to Amuri Plains ; then up the Waiau to its junction with the Hope. There the party will separate, one-half going to Reefton direct, via the Ada Saddle, and the other half proceed to the Ahaura, by the Amuri Saddle. Both parties will meet at Reefton on or about the 11th instant, where they will take evidence. They will afterwards proceed to Westport, taking evidence there, and return to Christchurch either by way of Nelson or Hokitika, as opportunity offers. Phoebe Veitcji, for the murder of her half-caste child by throwing it into the Wanganui river, has been found guilty, recommended to mercy, and sentenced to death. As after her trial and sentence she was, on the information of counsel for her defence and by direction of the judge, examined by a jury of matrons who gave a verdict that '' To the best of our belief she is quick with child," his Honor said she would be respited till the next criminal session in Octobei", and the recommendation of the jury would be communicated to the Government. Two boys, named David Mason and Archibald Lilly, were missed from Christchurch oi? March 30th, and from that date no trace whatever could be oblained of them. The body of one of them (Mason) has, however, now been found on the hills between Lyttelton and Christchurch, and a search party are out endeavouring to set doubts at rest as to Lilly, who, it is feared has also met his death. The body of Mason, who was 10 years of age, was found two miles up on the hills, and it presented a most frightful appearance, owing to advanced decomposition. ' In the hands was clasped a bamboo stick, apparently part of a boy's fishing-rod. When Mason left home he had money given him to pay his fare to Port, whither he intended going for a day's fishing. No money was found on the body, but as Mason and Lilly were seen together in Christchurch after they were missed by their parents, it is not impi'obable that the boys had spent what money they had and had then started to walk over the hills, and, at least in the case of one of them, missed the way and died from exhaustion. Although a large search party has been out several days, the boy Lilly has not yet been found.

The following weather forecast was received yesterday from Captain Edwin : " Watch barometer ; bad weather is approaching from any direction between north-east and north and west; glass further fall, and within 12 hours considerable and increasing sea." Captain Johnston, master of the steamer Grafton, has (a Wellington telegram to the Greymouth Star states) now given up the command of that vessel, being about to proceed home to fetch out one of Captain Williams' new steamers named "Mawhera." Captain Johnston has long been known as a most careful and able officer, and, in addition, has always been very popular with his passengers, on account of his courtesy. He leaves Wellington by the Te Anau to-day (Monday) and is succeeded on the Grafton by Captain Hill, of the Manawatu. The new master of the latter steamer will be Captain Stele, the former mate of the Westport. 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].