The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2348, 7 March 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1884.

The Borough Council held their ordinary fortnightly meeting last evening. Tenders for the construction of a fire engine shed were opened, and were as follow : £ s. d. H. Jolmsen ... 105 0 0 Donald M'Galium... 87.17 0 C Oliver 79 15 0 C. Holmes 78 10 0 The tender of 0. Holmes, being the lowest, was accepted. Tenders for the construction of tanks and reservoir were held over for consideration until Saturday. A fuller report of the meeting will be given in to-mwrow's issue.

It is publicly notified that all rates due to the borough remaining unpaid after the 31st instant will be sued for without further notice. The Rev. W. Morley, President of the Wesleyan Conference, delivered a lecture in the Wesleyan Church last evening, on the life and writings of Dr. Guthrie, the eminent pulpit orator and social reformer. The lecture was given in the interests of the Wesleyan Connexional Loan Fund. As preacher, author, and philanthropist Dr. Guthrie was brilliantly, humorously, and touchingly sketched by the Rev. Mr Morley, who was repeatedly applauded by those present. As a lecturer, in fact, Mr Morley has but few equals in the colony. At its close upwards of £2O was raised towards the Wesleyan Loan Fund.

In the Warden's Court to-day, the applications of Bernard M'llveney and party for a double-area claim behind the Church of England, near the Zigzag, and Patrick Crotty to construct a water-race a mile and a half west from Harris's accommodation house on the Christchurch road, were both granted. The applications were heard by Frank Bird, Esq., Warden. Mr Hannan was the agent for both applicants. Morpeth's time yesterday in the Australian Cup, 2J miles in 4 minutes, is the fastest for that distance in Australia ; the next was Pollio, 6st. 71b., in 1882, 4min. Miss Georgie Smithson, who is to make her appearance at the Theatre Royal tomorrow evening, is announced as displaying a wonderful power of changing her voice, figure, and face, and as the most extraordinary and peculiar individuality ever presented by any single performer. The time for receiving tenders for sawing timber for the Taipo bridge contract is extended till Monday next, the 10th instant.

Dr. Hector, who is now on his way to Hokitika, to give evidence in the Maori Creek murder case (the Argus states), has made a careful examination of the wearing apparel of Donohue, taken to Wellington by Sergeant O'Grady. The exact results may not be made public, but it is understood that the evidence obtained from the examination of the clothes and the hairs found about deceased, and also on the person of Donohue, will between them afford strong evidence for the prosecution. Several witnesses will also be produced whose evidence is considered very important. Altogether the prosecution are confident that there is a very strong case for the Crown.

An inquest was held at Hathaway's Hotel, Rimu, yesterday afternoon, on the body of James Johnston, the miner who Avas found at the bottom of an abandoned shaft with his neck dislocated. Mr B. Clapcott, J.P., conducted the inquiry, and a jury of twelve was empanelled. The verdict was accidental death.

Beer is down to three-pence a glass at Greymouth. There has been a most remarkable mortality among the medical men in Nelson, no less than seven having been removed by death within the last eight years, namely, Drs. Cotterell, Bligh, Williams, Squires, Farrelle, Irvine, and now Rogers.

In the late steamboat collision a Melbourne version of the affair states that the Wairarapa left her course and struck the Adelaide so severely as to throw some of the latter's passengers out of their bunks. By last San Francisco mail the Mayor of Wellington received a letter from Brooklyn, New York, bearing the eccentric address—"To the Chief Magistrate of New Zealand, South America." It makes earnest inquiries as to the whereabouts of the writer's brother, John Rehill, who, he says, in 1872, when last heard of, was traveling through the colony selling merchandise.

A big crushing ! The Wilmot Extended mine, Gympie, Queensland, recently yielded 4549 ounces of gold for 231 tons of stone, arid declared a dividend amounting to £14,400.

Captain Philip Harrington, now serving under General Graham in Egypt, served in the New Zealand war of 1864, in command of the Ist Waikato Militia, and subsequently was inspector of the New Zealand Volunteers. He superintended the colonial prize firing on several occasions. A correspondent informs a Geelono paper that the Rev. Charles Clark, the talented lecturer who visited this colony a few years ago, is fixed at Ealing in charge of the Baptist congregation. He is quite himself, as when lecturing in Australia. Tn appearance he has aged, like the rest of ua ; and has fallen considerably into ilesh fcvu, which is not like some of us.

One of the Ross papers says that the Mont D'Or Company washed up on Tuesday last and obtained 200ozs. of gold. The Government analyst reports that the poison known as " Rough on Rats" is almost wholly composed of arsenic. The Victorian Government are to appoint a Royal Commission on lunacy.

The Manawatu Times states that it is again rumoured that Sir William Fox will probably be a candidate for the representation of Manawatu at the next general election