The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 2941, 3 April 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1886.

The Borough Council held its ordinary meeting at the Town Hall on Thursday evening. Owing to a pressure of cablegrams, our report is deferred till Monday. Cr. Maloney was appointed to represent the Borough Council as a member of the Kumara Hospital Trust, and Cr. G. Anderson was appointed a Trustee to the Hokitika Hospital. Accounts to the amount of £B4los 8d were passed for payment.

Yesterday afternoon three Chinamen were washed out of a tail-race connecting with the late Erin-go-bragh’s claim, near the Teremakan bridge. It appears a big stone was blocking the race, and, to remove it a shot was applied. The Chinamen did not think it necessary to go far away, and remained in the race while the shot took effect. The result was they were all three knocked down and carried away with the body of water and debris that had been stopped by the stone. Fortunately two of them, Lo Wi and Pek Hoi, escaped without injury, but Chou Shung is so disfigured as to be unrecognisable. He was brought to the Hospital, where his wounds were promptly dressed by Dr. Davy, the surgeon-superintendent, who reports that he is not otherwise seriously injured, and his recovery is simply a question of time. Commander Edwin wired at one o’clock this afternoon—“ Indication of frost or very cold night.” The steamer Pelham, which arrived at Greymouth yesterday, brought twentyfour unemployed under engagement to Government. The Argus remarks : “Although it has been the fashion to write against the introduction of these unfortunate victims of depressed times, they appeared to be respectable lot of men, and mostly young.”

The Minister of Mines, in a telegram to the Mayor of Ross, says that unless the County and Borough Councils, or one of those bodies, takes responsibility of the Mikonui race he cannot see his way to any further Government assistance, as he thinks such works should be entirely under the control of the local bodies.'The following is a copy of the telegram from Government to the Chairman of the Westland County Council:—“Am sorry that your county should feel disinclined to take over water-races in its districts, and I feel it my duty to say that unless the local bodies are prepared to accept the responsibility of possessing and managing such important works as undoubtedly exist for the benefit of the several districts, X do not see my way to advise the to continue further outlay in such a directio n The “Mr W. A. who has been engaged since WedneSat.’ morning in auditing the accounts of the Education Commissioners, the School Commissioners, and the Greymontli High Scboo.’ Board, leaves this evening per Waipara. He has expressed his satisfaction with the manner in which the various accounts are kept,

The Christchurch coach arrived this afternoon, with a large number of passengers. According to latest accounts last night Dr. MacCarthy showed signs of improvement ; but he is still in a precarious state. Bishop Redwood will preach at Vespers at the Catholic Church, Greymonth, tomorrow evening.

The repairs to the storm-channel of the Ross United Goldmining Company’s claim were completed on Tuesday last, and the mining manager is now engaged in pumping the water out of the main shaft, which was inundated at the last flood. It is expected that the whole of the damage will be completed shortly, and operations will then be started vigorously. The Hawke’s Bay Herald says:— The other day one of our lady teachers was drilling some of her younger pupils in forming sentences. She gave the word trumpet. Each member of the class was to form a sentence in which the word occurred. As a start she asked an unusually bright little fellow if he could form a sentence with the word trumpet in it. He was eagerly confident in the belief that he could, and the teacher asked him to proceed. This was his sentence ; “1 will trump it with a spade.”. This, of course, put the schoolroom in a roar, and the teacher went with the tide.

In the Durham-street Wesleyan Church, Christhchurch, two very elegant marble tablets have been erected in memory of gentlemen who took an active part in the growth and welfare of the Wesleyan Church in New Zealand. The tablets, which are of white marble, set upon a black background, are placed in position on the end wall of the church, beneath the organ loft, one on either side of the pulpit. The one on the left hand side bears the following inscription :—“ In Memoriam Rev. Jas. Duller; born December 12th, 1812 ; Died November 6th, 1884.—‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’” The tablet on the opposite side is inscribed as follows ;—“ln Memorium, Revs. John B. Richardson and John Armitage, with Messrs Ebenezer Connall and Elenton Mitchell, who were drowned by the wreck of the Tararua, April 29, 1881.—‘He that looseth life for my sake shall find it. ’ ” The formal ceremony of unveiling these tablets took place last Tuesday evening, when a memorial service was held.

The apple crop throughout the Ashburton county is unusually prolific this season, and in many instances the fruit is of gigantic dimensions. Mr Robert Murray has grown some of the variety known as Peasgood’s non-such, and three of them have been found to weigh 190z5., 18|ozs., and 17ozs. respectively. The tree on which they were grown, a small one, was laden with very fine fruit. Seventeen of the apples varied from 14oz. up to 19oz. in weight.

The Timaru Herald says A seventeen acre paddock of oats on Mr Stowell's form at St. Andrew’s, threshed out recently 1,978 bushels, or something over 116 bushels to the acre, being the largest crop heard of this season. Mrs Emma Richmond and Miss Jessie Heywood have been elected members of the Taranaki Education Board. The two ladies headed the poll, eleven committees voting for each. The third vacancy was filled by Mr John Andrewes, with seven votes. There were four unsuccessful male candidates.

Since the discovery made in the Soudan that many of the bayonets which the infantry had were defective, an examination has been going on, with the result that many have been found defective. This verdict, in one company, was passed on about thirty or forty bayonets.

The population of Melbourne and suburbs is reported by the Government statist to be 345,379. That of Sydney is set down as 282,845.

W. J. MTlroy and Co., Main street, Kumar a, beg to announce that they are purchasers of gold.—[Advt.]

“You Don’t Know Their Yalxje.”— “ They cured me of biliousness and kidney complaint, as recommended. I had a half-bottle left, which I used for ray two little girls, who the doctors and the neighbours said could not be cured. I am confident I should have lost both of them one night if I had not had the American Co. ’s Hop Bitters hr my house to use. That is why I say you do not know half the value of American Hop Bitters, and do not recommend them highly enough.” See Highway Robbery Almost, to sell the drunken, purging stuff as andharmfes^l S . ti men ’ innocent "'omen, i , to weaken and destroy their systems'-*^. pure harmless Hop Bitt^rs^ll^ 611 that cures always and continuallya^S' trifling cost. Ask druggists or physicians. Rml