The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2086, 8 May 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1883.

A Gazette Extraordinary, published at Wellington last evening, calls Parliament together for the despatch of business on the 14th June next. A lecture was delivered by the Hon, Mr Brumby last evening in the Theatre Royal, on “The English in Ireland.” The lecture lasted about two hours. Elsewhere we give a report, which is necessarily very much abridged, but contains what may be regarded as the most interesting parts. The takings for admission amounted to about £27. Mr Bromby left by coach this morning en route for Christchurch. The eclipse yesterday was invisible at Dunedin, Wellington, and New Plymouth on account of cloudy weather. At Christchurch, although it was cloudy, it was visible at 8.30 for five minutes, when the effect as seen between the break in the clouds was very fine. No sun spots were noticed there. At Wanganui, as at Kumara, the weather was beautiful. We observed one large sun spot at the time of the eclipse, which was visible on Sunday and again to-day ; there were also three other spots visible on the sun’s surface today, the three pretty close together. Written tenders are required for section 7-1 (part of long tunnel) Mikonui waterrace. They will be received at the Public Works Office, Dunedin, until noon of Saturday, the 9bh June, Drawings, specifications, and general cmdifcons may bo seen at the Public Works Office, Greyraouth, on and after the 12th inst,

A telegram from Ross to the West Coast Times states: —“Robert Hawkins of Okarito, committed suicide at the Forks by cutting the veins of his arms. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. Deceased was a married man with no family.” Messrs G. F. Vernon and C. T. Studd, prominent members of the Hon. Ivo Bligh’s English Eleven which visited Australia last season, arrived in Christchurch on Monday evening by the express from Dunedin. Next day they paid a visit to Mr Pocock’s cricketing pavilion, in Hereford street, and went in for an hour’s practice. . They had never before played on a cocoa-nut matting, and they expressed themselves much surprised at the trueness and rapidity with which the ball rose from the pitch. Accompanied by the Hon. E. C. J. Stevens, they paid a visit to the Lancaster Park cricket ground, for the purpose of examining the improvements which have been made there. They had only got as far as the belt when the horse attached to the cab in which they were seated fell down dead. A settler at Murdering Beach, neair Otago Heads (a place which takes its unpleasant name from the murder by the Maoris located there many years ago of a whaling boat’s crew), has unearthed, in ploughing, the greenstone figure of the Maori god Tiki. It is about sin. in height, and is a grotesque-looking object, the god being represented in a squatting position, with his legs joined together, his arms akimbo, and with big, staring eyes in the top of the head. A hole has been drilled for the purpose of putting a string through so as to suspend the figure. 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].