The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2304, 16 January 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1884.

Communication with the Bealey, which, owing to the late boisterous weather probably, had been interrupted, was resumed this afternoon, and Mr M‘Dermott, the postmaster, kindly informs us that the coach from Springfield only arrived at the Bealey (where it was due last evening) at noon to-day. But a special train had been put on at Christchurch at noon yesterday to convey the West Coast portion of the San Francisco mails to Springfield, and for these the coach waited, hence its late arrival at the Bealey. Arthur Davis, too, did not proceed any farther from hence than Harris’s till seven this morning, owing to flooded roads. It is scarcely probable, therefore, that he will return with the mails before very late to-night or early in the morning. Our Hokitika morning contemporary credits Mr Jago with saying that “Heavy north-west mail may delay coach.” The coach left the Bealey at half-past two this afternoon. A crowd of people gathered at the Tramway Station this morning in expectation of the arrival by the tram of the prisoner Donohue, who had yesterday been committed at Greymouth to Hokitika Gaol, to await his trial for the murder of James Gifford, at Maori Creek, on the sth inst. A special conveyance from Hokitika was in waiting at the station for the conveyance of the prisoner to his destination. He duly arrived in charge of Inspector Emmerson and Constable Cashion, and was driven to the Camp, where he alighted for a few moments; and then, in charge of Inspector Emmerson, Sergeant Moller, and Constable Bennett, was driven on to Hokitika. When about to cross the river Teremakau in the cage, the prisoner asked to be relieved of his handcuffs—a request which, of course, Constable Cashion very properly declined to accede to. The prisoner is committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court, Hokitika, which are appointed to be held on Monday, the 10th March. A Press Association telegram received this morning conveys the following information relative to the Education difficulty ; —“ The deputation to Government relative to the Westland Education District dispute have had several interviews with Ministers, and the decision finally arrived at is that Government will administer the education affairs of the district till Parliament has had an opportunity of revising the Act, interfering as little as possible with the school committees.” The contract for making the road from Dillman’s, Christchurch road, to Teremakau special settlement, was signed yesterday at the County Chairman’s Office. Thomas Langdown’s tender was the lowest and accepted, the amount being .£l9l. Tenders declined—John Moore and Co., £324 10s ; Timothy Corby, £364 12s ; B. Cox, £379 ss; J. Garvin, £450; J. M‘Redmond, £498 ; D. M‘Kay, £289105; J. Montagu, £277 10s. The festivities of the season are not to be brought to a close without some demonstration on the part of the miners, and accordingly we find it is announced to-day that a Miners’ Ball and promenade supper will be held next Friday week, at the Theatre Royal. A good working committee has been formed to carry out the arrangements, and we doubt not the Ball will be a great success. An inquiry was held at the Court House, Ahaura, on Friday last, before H. A. Stratford, Esq., Coroner, as to how and by what means the dwelling-house of Henry Chesternian was destroyed by fire on the morning of the 9th January. The jury returned an open verdict—that there was no evidence to show by what means the property was destroyed. Mr Inspector Emerson received the following telegram from Reefton last evening : —“Patrick Corbett aged eight years, son of Mr Corbett, baker, was drowned in the luangahua river at 0.30 p.m. The body has not yet been found.”