The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 3131, 16 November 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1886.

The steamer Maori left Wellington for Grey month, with the San Francisco mail on board, at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. She should reach Greymouth by to-night’s tide, in which case the Kmrara portion will reach here by to-morrow morning’s tram. Per favour of Mr MacDermott, the postmaster, we learn that the coach due on Saturday afternoon started from the Bealey at half-past one o’clock yesterday, but as it could not cross the third ford of the Bealey River, it returned at 6 p.m. to the Bealey township. Another start was made at nine o’clock this morning. ! As to whether it will reach here to-night ui not depends on the progress which may have been made in the repairs to the roads and creek fords. The nominations for Mayor of Greymonth took place yesterday. Richard Nancarrow was nominated by Augustus Hildebrand and Jacob Cohen ; Joseph Petrie was nominated by William Robert Kettle and Henry Irvine : and Joseph K Igoui we,., uoi-vnat;:..! by imbed Peav and Daniel MdKiucy. The election takes place on Wednesday, 24th inst ' ’ ■' T '-d 1 d! i-j <O. .'I ■ Oca. Jo ■,, „ 1 • ' : cm 3uudav. ...ml wnl iviio In 1). ohargn as caretaker wnile tj le vessel remains stranded.

The Barff Memorial Committee met last evening, and adjourned till Monday evening next, to give time for calling in subscription lists.

Commander Edwin wired last evening at 7.46—“lndications of strong winds between north and east and south-east ; glass will fall again soon. ” Mr Purkiss, solicitor for Mr Spindeler, has served a writ on Mr Pearson, the New South Wales bank agent here, for £SOO for defamation of character. It is understood the case will be heard at the sittings of the Supreme Court in Hokitika in March next.

At a meeting of the Westland Education Board, at Hokitika, yesterday, a letter was read from the Education Department, notifying that the sum of £Bl3 8s lOd had been apportioned from the building vote. The following nominations of candidates for the scholarship were received ; —Kumara, Barbara Maay Lamason ; Stafford, Albert Victor Williams and Henry Marsh ; Arahura Road, William Howarth Grey; Hokitika, Archibald Jack, Annie Duncan, Maud, Tait, Ada Perry, Edith Perry, James Little, and Camille Malfroy ; Blue Spur, Martha Williams and Elizabeth Crowley; Kanieri, Edward Boucher; Woodstock, Robert Wells and William Houston; Ross, Kenneth, M'Leod ; Gillespies Beach, Kate Bines.

Major Atkinson is laid up with a severely sprained ankle, caused by jumping from a buggy on Saturday.

It will be seen by a telegram elsewhere that Henry Batty, of Coal Creek, whose mysterious disappearance occasioned anxiety in Greymouth some months ago, has been heard of in Melbourne.

The Dillraan Town quadrille assembly will meet at the Empire Rooms on Wednesday evening, at eight o’clock.

Argus Ungrest, a Finlander, atNorthern Wairoa, was drowned yesterday. He was a gum digger, and was in liquor. The man Brebner, of Greymouth, whom the police insisted was a man named Murray that was wanted for forging and uttering, was duly brought up before the Resident Magistrate at Christchurch ; but the moment the prosecutor saw him, he said the man in custody was not the person at all. The Magistrate of course at once discharged the accused. Brebner pleaded that as he had been arrested at Greymouth he ought to be discharged there. The Magistrate admitted the hardship of the case, and said it was one of those contingencies the law had failed to provide for ; but he had no other alternative in the circumstances than to discharge the accused. At Timaru John Jackson and Moss Jonas were nominated candidates for the office of Mayor.

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