The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 2942, 5 April 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1886.

The Mariposa arrived at Auckland at half-past eight o'clock on Saturday evening, with English, European, and American mails, via San Francisco.

A cablegram this afternoon from Melbourne states that disturbances took place in suburbs of Collingwood and Fitzroy on Friday and Saturday nights, between factory operatives, shop assistants, and larrikins, the crowd parading the streets smashing windows and behaving in a riotous manner, and the police being outnumbered and powerless to prevent the outrages. A recurrence of the disturbance is feared to-night, and precautions are accordingly being taken by the authorities.

The English University boat race took place on Saturday, and as a cablegram informs us, was won by Cambridge. The race was rowed at 1 p.m. (Greenwich time) high water being a few minutes

after that hour. It took place, as usual, on the Henley course, which is 4|- miles long, beginning this year lower down the river and finishing at The Point. The following are the names of the respective University crews:— OXFORD. st. lb. J. B. Hewett, Wadham 11 4 W. H. J. Robertson, Wadham... 11 10 F. 0. Wethered, Christ Church 12 51 D. H. M'Lean, New 13 8 H. M'Lean, New 13 6 T. N. Arkle, Corpus 12 4 W. A. King, Keble 12 2i J. B. Baker, St. Catherine's (stk) 10 Q W. S. Unwin, Magdalen (c0x.)... CAMBRIDGE.

« T -r. ■ St. ft). C. J. Bnstowe, Trinity Hall ... 10 9 N. P. Symonds, L.M.B.C. ... 10 13 C. Barclay, Third Trinity ... 11 9 S. D. Muttlebnry, Third Trinity 13 12 J. Walmsley, Trinity Hall ... 12 10 F. J. Pitman, Third Trinity ... 12 3 S. Fairbairn, Jesus 14 1 C. H. Bicknell, Jesus (stroke)... 10 11 G. Baker, Queens, (cox.) ... 6 6 The betting on the 15th ult. was 2 to 1 on the Oxford crew, but on the Ist inst. it came to even money. The Field remarked that it was doubtful whether Robertson was strong enough to stand the training ; and that Fairbairn did not get his blade in to the proper depth at once, and was inclined to swing too far back, but was rowing with all his own power. After a hard struggle the race resulted in favour of Cambridge by a quarter of a length. In 1884 the Cambridge men were the winners, and before that Oxford had scored four times consecutively, whilst between 1861 and 1869 they won nine times in succession, and the longest continuous score of the Cantabs was five, from 1870. Out of the 43 matches rowed Oxford has won 2|3, that of the year 1877 having resulted in a dead heat. The race was instituted in the year 1829, when the "dark blues" won, rowing over the short Henley course. There was not another match till 1836, when the "light blues" were successful, and followed it up with a sequence of four. Tn 1842 Oxford wou, then Cambridge three times, the second year being the first rowed in outriggers. Oxford next won three times, and then victory alternated five years, after which the Cantabs had to suffer defeat nine times in succession, Cambridge at last breaking the spell with a run of five, the fourth occasion, in 1873, being notable for the introduction of sliding seats. Again it was turn and turn about, and the following year (1877) witnessed the dead heat, the bow man of Oxford crew having broken his oar. The score now stands :—Oxford, 23; Cambridge, 19 ; dead cleat, 1.

The "Called Back" Company played "The Shaughraun " at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening to a large and appreciative audience. Our report will appear in next issue. The company left by trams yesterday for Grey mouth, where they play to-night and to-morrow Days" and "Ten Nights in a Bar-room." Commander Edwin wired at 11.26 a.m. to-day—" Bad weather may be expected between north and west and south-west, and heavy rain, and further fall of glass within 12 hours, but glass rise after 1G hours."

The many friends of Mr W. Kroener will be pleased to know that we have received a letter from him posted on the day of his departure from Melbourne. It is dated the 19th March, and in it he states that after leaving Greymouth in the steamer Mahinapua on the 20th February, he put in at Nelson. At Wellington he transhipped to the Te Anau, calling in at every port in the Middle Island, also at Milford Sound, and Hobarton, arriving in Melbourne on the sth of March. He was fortunate in procuring in Dunedin passages for himself and Mrs Kroener in the steamship Austral, for on his arrival in Melbourne he found the ship was fnl], so that whereas his intention was to have spent a few days in Melbourne in sight-seeing, his speedy departure prevented that pleasure. The Austral is a splendid boat, provided with the newest inventions for the comfort of passengers, and she was to leave at G p.m. on the day he wrote (19th inst.). The chess championship of the world has resulted, as we expected it would, in a victory for Steinitz. The contestants have played 20 games, of which Steinitz won 10, Zukertort 5, and 5 were drawn. They are both first-class theoretical as well as practical players, Steinitz having been for many years chess editor of " The Field " newspaper, whilst Zukertort held a similar position for years on "The Illustrated London News." Zukertort had distinguished himself as champion in the latest European matches, and had therefore much practice with the b-=*. Russian, German, French and American player:;. Steinitz was content to keep to his occupation and analyse the various games in the world contests. Through this fact, probably, ho lost the second,,

third, fourth and fifth games in the match ; so that it would seem that he at last discovered Znkertort's weakness, for the latter only won one more game, whilst Steinitz won nine, making the total score as before given.

Dr. and Mrs Giles were passengers by the coach from Christchurch on Saturday last.

The friends of Dr. MacCarthy will regret to learn that his condition has in no way improved since he was taken to the Hospital. The Argus reports that although he is at times in a semi-conscious slate, it is doubtful whether he has ever been sufficiently conscious to know the precarious condition he is in, or even that he is in the Grey River Hospital. His is one of those cases in which medical skill is of little avail. Of course all is done that medical skill can do for the sufferer, but the case is one in which nature and constitution play the most inpprtant part. We have received from the Greymouth Shipping Agent the Union Steamship Company's Pocket Guide for April.

The Rev. E. A. Scott and T. Connell, Esq., were passengers in the Orient steamship John Elder, which sailed from Melbourne in the evening of the sth ult. Her destination is Plymouth and London, via Adelaide, Diego Garcia (at steamer's option), Suez Canal, and Naples. Mr Radcliffe and Madame Rita have joined a concert company, and are doing well on the American side of the world.

The Red Queen crushing is concluded, and the return is reported to be a payable one. The quantity of stone reduced was 219 tons, and the melted gold extracted amounts to 2520z5. 7dwts.

Lord Bertie, one of Lord Carrington's aide-de-camps, who passed through Kumarathe other day from Christchurch to Hokitika, intends going home via San Francisco. Lord Bertie, who is 25 years of age, is the eldest son and heir of Montague Perearine Bertie, Earl of Lindsey, whose peerage dates from 1626. The tourist noble inspected the.sights of the West Coast, and has now gone on to Nelson by the overland route.

Sir Charles and Lady Dilke, according to the London correspondent of the Sydney Morning Telegraph, are about to visit the colonies. Sir Charles Dilke visited the colonies on a previous occasion, and on his return gave his experiences in the well known " Greater Britain."

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