The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2613, 21 January 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1885.

An inquest was held by J. Giles, Esq., Coroner, and a jury of thirteen, at the Court-house, at eleven o’clock this morning, touching the death of the boy Robert Abbott Queale, aged 16J years, who was found dead on Monday afternoon, under a load of wood, near Kawhaka. The cause appears to have been accidental. The verdict returned was that Robert Queale was accidentally killed by the upsetting of a dray-load of firewood. The evidence taken at the inquest will be published to-morrow. The funeral takes place to-morrow morning. The s.s. Koranui, with the San Francisco mail, arrived off the Grey bar last evening, and went alongside the wharf at noon to-day. The mails for Kumara will therefore be up by this evening’s tram. A miner named William Ames met with a serious accident at Larrikins last evening. When returning from his work between five and six o’clock, he in company with another man was looking up at some rata trees, when all of a sudden Ames disappeared. He had fallen down and old 30-foot shaft, the mouth of which was uncovered and had become overgrown with ferns. Assistance was procured and Ames was released and brought down to the Hospital. He had sustained concussion of the brain, a scalp wound on the back of his head, injury to the right ear causing loss of blood, and contusions on different parts of the body. To-day we learn that the patient is doing well and likely to recover. At present the only spare bed or room for a bedstead in the Hospital is in the female ward. Mrs Angus, who leg was so badly broken about two months ago, has now been released from her bed, and is making a most satisfactory recovery. Several feet of a tape-worm was removed from one of the patients within the last few days in an old-standing and extremely obstinate case, and, singularly enough, we learn from the doctor, that the remedies he used had much better effect when accompanied by Pearn’s beer. The moral is obvious. The wreck of the s.s. Star of the South was put up to auction yesterday morning, but (the Argus says) not a single bid was forthcoming. There seemed to be some doubt as to the conditions of sale. But it will be seen from the report of the Harbor Board’s proceedings last night that an offer for the purchase of the wreck was received from Wellington, which has been accepted. In reference to the finding of the late James Gifford’s umbrella, Constable Nash also reported “A track not much used leads from where the umbrella was found to the hut. It would be about 200 yards from Donohue’s dam to where the umbrella was, and about a quarter of a mile further on the main track from where the turn off to Donohue’s hut is. The umbrella is still good, only considerably mildewed and strained ; there are stains like blood on the crook of the handle. It was found through the men (who are sawyers) cutting off a log to put on a pit and on rolling it over the umbrella was found, and is now in possession of the constable.” The Christchurch coach arrived this afternoon. His Honor Judge Broad was a passenger. He will hold sittings of the District Court, Hokitika, to-morrow. The County Chairman (Joseph Grimmond, Esq.) will be at Kumara on Monday and Tuesday next, to meet persons who may be desirous of seeing him relative to county matters. A good deal of interest is being taken in the forthcoming cricket match between the Hokitika and Greymouth cricketers. The following are the players north of the Teremakau selected to do battle for Greymouth .—Messrs. A. Malcolm, Clements, Guinness, J. Malcolm, M'Davitt, Fricker, W. H. Perkins, Murphy Kitchingham, H. Perkins, Walton, Bsistow ; and Messrs Y. Moss and Bloxhall (emergency men).

The following is a return of the quantity and value of gold exported from the colony for the year ended December 31st, 1864 :

Total 229,940 £921,797 Year 1883-Total ... 248,371 £993,352

The examination of competitors for the Westland Scholarship will take place at the Town Hall, Hokitika, to-morrow and Friday, commencing each morning at 10 a.m.

Commander Edwin wired at 3.36 p.m. yesterday—“ Bad weather may be expected after twelve hours from now between north-east north and west; glass further fall.” And to-day at noon—- “ Bad weather may be expected between north-east, and north and west; glass further fall, and heavy rain.” The Chinese are becoming very numerous around Hatters, near Nelson Creek. A correspondent of the Argus writes :—“ The white men are all eager to sell out to them, and very shortly perhaps all the ground except the ‘Band of Hope’ will be in the hands of the Mongolians, very thrifty, industrious scavengers, who clear out every now and then with very tidy piles from one place or another. Verily Nelson Creek is going, like every other old diggings, to the dogs.” An Alabaster Box. —Young girls finding their complexion growing sallow, and their skin becoming rough and freckly, resort to perfumed ointments for a restoration of their bloom. All should use Hop Bitters, which will restore bloom to cheeks, whiteness and beauty to their complexion, making rich blood, good health, and happy smiles. Read Working Men. —Before you begin your heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation your system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of bilious or spring fever, or sickness, that will unfit you for a season’s work. You will save time, sickness, and expense if you will but use one bottle of Hop Bitters in your family this month. Don’t wait. Read.

Ounces. Value. Auckland ... 36,087 £143,564 Wellington ... 207 798 Picton ... 1,058 4,233 Nelson ... 3,577 13,442 Westport ... 9,265 37,062 Greymouth ... ... 69,938 279,750 Hokitika ... 30,987 123,949 Oamani 1 3 Dunedin ... 71,218 288,750 Invercargill ... ... 7,379 29,342 Riverton 229 905