The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2687, 2 May 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1885.

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening. The Council granted permission to the School of Mines to use a portion of the Town Hall. The report of the Reserves Committee recommending the formation of a circular racecourse a mile long on the Borough Reserve, a mile and a half down the new road from the junction of Seddon with Main street, was adopted, and the Committee authorised to complete the preliminary work and call for tenders. The annual balance-sheets and "statements together with the auditors' report, were received and ordered to be published. A fuller report of the business will be given on Monday.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before J. Giles, Esq., R.M., Patrick Caldwell was charged, on the information of Charles Goodwin, with using abusive language in a public place, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. Accused pleaded not guilty, but was convicted and fined ss, and 9s Court costs.—An important decision was given in the case of the Police v. James Home, who was charged with permitting his wife to sell intoxicating liquor to a person already in a state of intoxication. Defendant stated that he did not authorise nor did he know anything about the liquor being so served. The Court held that section 146, "Licensing Act, .1881," was only intended to make the licensee personally responsible, unless it were proved that the innkeeper authorised his wife or servant to sell such liquor, and as no such evidence was adduced, the case was dismissed.

The Ist class Militia Roll, so far as Kumara is concerned, has been compiled, and sent by Sergeant Russell to Inspector Emmerson. It contained the names of 54 first-class men, i.e., between the ages of 17 and 30.

The full verdict at the inquest on Thursday afternoon at Greenstone on the body of Alexander Angus was that he was " Found drowned in the Black water Creek, through falling off a cliff; and that his death was accidental and not otherwise." The jury also added the following rider:—" That the Grey County Council's attention be called to the dangerous state of the track, as it was the only road from the Terrace."

The monthly meeting of the Literary Institute will be held at the Society's room this evening, at eight o'clock.

The Christchurch coach arrived this afternoon at three o'clock, bringing large mails.

Commander Edwin wired at 12.30 p.m. : "Bad weather may be expected between south and east and north-east; glass further rise, with very cold weather soon." Messers Girdwood, Lahinan and Co. will sell by auction at the Preston Yards, Greymouth, on Monday next, prime bullocks, heifers, lambs, and cross-bred wethers,

Tenders are required by the contractors for No. 2 sludge-channel for the supply of props, caps, sills, and laths. Specifications can be seen as notified in the advertisment, and tenders must be addressed to John W. Martin and Co., contractors, before 8 p. m. on Thursday next. Messrs R. W. Wade and Co., auctioneers, are instructed by Messrs J. Manson and Co. to sell by public auction, this day week, all their stock of drapery, clothing, fancy goods, haberdashery, &c, &c. ; also the freehold section No. 45, Seddon street, and shop and dwelling erected thereon; without reserve. One of the most ludicrous incidents perhaps that was ever witnessed on the stage (remarks the Nelson Mail of Wednesday last) occurred during one of Reme'nyi's performances on Saturday evening. The old gentleman was throwing his whole soul into the music, and playing as usual, with his eyes cltfsed, to an entranced audience, when suddenly the violin ceased to play, and there dropped from the bow the whole of the strings, which depended from the maestro's hand dishevelled and in disorder and looking very like a wisp of dressed flax. The expression of astonishment and blank dismay that came over the performer's face was so ludicrous that the death-like stillness which prevailed was suddenly changed into shouts of laughter, which however, were speedily quieted when M. Remenyi having quickly procured another bow continued his playing from the point at which it had so unexpectedly broken off.

Mr A. Knutzen, teacher of writing and shorthand, is at present staying at Mr Ziegler's Empire Hotel, and is prepared to give a course of lessons in any style of writing ; also in shorthand. Learning is guaranteed. Mr Knutzen possesses a large number of testimonials (which can be seen on application) from influential tradesmen in various parts of the colony* as to capabilities for teaching. A wedding tour round the world, and throughout the colonies, is among the signs of the times. Viscount Lymington, the heir to the Earl of Portsmouth, is about to start on a tour of the colonies with his bride, having among his objects to make himself acquainted with the dependencies of the Empire. He visits first the West Indies, proceeding thence to Canada, and via San Francisco to New Zealand, and through the Australian colonies home.

The question of how much gold we have in the colony has been raised. We (Dunedin Herald) understand that at the fonr chief towns there are two million of bullion. The fourth part of this would give a very considerable haul for any cruiser. A Volunteer from Goulburn, one of the Sydney contingent for the Soudan, went to Yass (his native place) to bid his friends good-bye, and he was escorted to the station by about 75 persons, who cheered him most heartily as he got into the carriage. When the cheering was over a prisoner, who was in the next carriage, put his head out of the window and said to the crowd, "Give a cheer for me, boys, as I am going to serve her Majesty, too."

A serious outbreak of diphtheria is prevalent at Maitland a small township 111 miles west of Adelaide.

A man, supposed to be a hawker, accidentally shot himself dead in Pyup Reach, on the Murray River, a few days ago. The demand for the great American remedy, Hop Bitters, in this part of the world has become so great that the Hop Bittsrs Co., whose head-quarters are at Rochester, New York, U. S. A., have been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. It is in charge of Mr M. H. Van Bergh, a gentleman of several years' experience with this Company, and the trade may be assured of receiving goods equal to the parent house, and the most courteous treatment. The H. B. Co. have establishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland and Toronto, and their American Bitters are probably the best known medicine in the world.