The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2635, 16 February 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1885.

A sad accident befel Mr James Tait, a miner, this afternoon. In company with Mr H. Hope, he was proceeding at one o’clock along along the Government water-race fluming, as a short cut to get to Diliman’s, when, on coming to a curve, he overbalanced himself and fell a depth of some 15 feet. Mr Hope was to the rescue in an instant, but it was soon found that besides sustaining a severe scalp wound, the left leg was broken. Tait was soon brought down to the Hospital by ever ready and willing hands in distress, and upon being examined by Dr. Monckton it was found that, besides the scalp wound referred to, both bones of the left leg were broken. No person is allowed to visit him, as it is feared the injury to the head is of such a nature that the least irritation may lead to dangerous results.

The remains of the late Alfred Skilton, Town Clerk, were conveyed to the Kumara Cemetery on Friday afternoon, followed by over a hundred mourners, among whom were some thirty members of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows, of which deceased was a member. The funeral service was read in an impressive manner by the Church of England Minister, the Rev. R. Heffernan, and afterwards the 1.0.0. F funeral service was read by Bro. Spiers. The ordinary meeting of the Westland County Council having been postponed from last Wednesday in consequence of the visit of Ministers, will be held on Wednesday, the 18th inst., at 2 p.m. There will also be a special meeting of the Council at 4p. m. the same day, to consider and adopt new Standing Orders, and also a special meeting at 7 p.m. same evening to consider the bye-law relating to licensing vehicles. The Finance Committee meets at 11 a.m. same day to revise the January accounts, and the Public Works Committee at 12 noon, to consider matters referred to them. On Saturday last and yesterday, (the Argus states) at low tide, a gang of men were employed in attaching chains and ropes to the boiler of the Star of the South, with the object apparently of taking it out if possible, or any rate preventit going into the channel should the wreck go to pieces, which it shows indications of. It is said the boiler is full of holes. Moral Turpitude.— Blame attaches to a jury of intelligent men when they condemn a man for crime whose moral nature has been perverted by indigestion, diseased liver and kidneys. A thoughtful judge may well consider whether society would not be better served by ordering a bottle of Hop Bitters for the unfortunate in the dock instead of years of penal servitude. Read A Good Account.—“To sum it up, six long years of bed-ridden sickness and suffering, costing £4O per year, total £240, all of which was stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by my wife, who has done her own housework for a year since without the loss of a day, and I want everybody to know it for their benefit.”— John Weeks, Butler. Find