The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2359, 20 March 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1884.

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council takes place this evening. Hughes and Maloney who have been on their trial for arson, were yesterday remanded till the next session of the Supremo Court, when it will be at the option of the Crown to proceed or not with the case. The rumour that the venue of the trial was to be changed to Christchurch is, therefore, not correct. Bail was allowed, Hughes in £2OO, with two sureties £IOO each Maloney in £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each.

The case of Daniel Cullen v. Hugh Cullen was heard at the Supreme Court yesterday. This was an action to have accounts taken by the Court of all partnership dealings and transactions between plaintiff and defendant, and that what was due from defendant might be paid by him.—Mr Purkiss for plaintiff, Mr Stringer for defendant.—The parties entered into partnership as storekeepers at Kumara on December 1, 1876. Disputes arose between them, and plaintiff, on or about 17th August, 1877, gave defendant three months' notice of his intention to dissolve. An arbitration was agreed upon, but plaintiff was not satislied with ihe result, whereupon defendant drew IoG4 out of partnership moneys

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14s.—Evidence of the plaintiff was taken, and he was lengthily cross-examined.— Judgment was entered for defendant, with costs £51125. The Port Darwin cable steamer Seine commenced laying the new cable on the 10th inst.

Further particulars are to hand with regard to the man found dead on the overland telegraph line (north of Peake station) to Port Darwin. His name was Phil Millard. He passed Dalhousie's Springs about March Ist, with two horses, which were both found dead near the body. He was unacquainted with the country, and it is supposed took the line for a short cut. Millard burnt a pole down to enable him to reach the wire, which he then broke. The settling night for the annual autumn meeting of the Greymouth Jockey Club took place at the Albion Hotel, Greymouth, last night, when the following sums were paid over :—S. Osborne, £150; J. Clarke, £135; J. M'Gaffin, Jlls ; H. Cameron, £BO ; S. Emmerson, £25 ;D. Ryall, £10; total £515. The healths of the winners were, as usual, drunk in bumpers of champagne.

The Taieri Advocate has been informed that the contractors have thrown up the Deep Stream Contract on the Otago Central Railway, finding that they had undertaken the job at too low a price.

The Christchurch Press has two obituary notices recently. An old West Oxford identity, Mr William Comyns, died on Saturday last, and was buried in the Oxford cemetery on Sunday. The Oddfellows took charge of the funeral, and a large number of the brotherhood followed the coffin, clad in their funeral regalia, the Secretary, Bro. P. Smith, reading the ritual of the Order at the grave in a very impressive manner. —Mr H. C. West, well-known in Christchurch, died on Sunday somewhat suddenly. Mr West for eighteen years was connected with the Fire Brigade, being foreman of the Dreadnought hand engine. He was then foreman of the Hook and Ladder Brigade, and latterly of the chemical fire fire engine. He was also, it might be noted, one of our earliest theatrical managers during the period he occupied the Shakespeare Hotel, on the site of the present Theatre Royal, Christchurch. In the Volunner case, Strange v. Falvey, an information laid against a member of the E Battery of Artillery, for not qualifying himself for last year's capitation fee, and for absenting himself from parades, Mr Ollivier last Friday gave judgment, fining defendant £2 10s, being the amount of the capitation fee, and £1 for absenting himself from parades.