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Kumara Times, Issue 822, 20 May 1879, Page 2

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Wkstpqet v May 19. The body of Mi's Crawford was picked up on the beach to-day by Gibaou, Orawaiti.

Nelson, May 19. Lkwrence Lenny and his sonjaged 17, who arrived here yesterday 'from Jaction’s Bay iti 'a whaleboat upon and Roughly decked, report t l he most ! peritous i voyage on record in this part of the world. The distance they have corfie in 'their "small boat, 28 feet long, 7 feet beam, and 3 feet depth of hold, is about 400 miles along a most dangerous coast. They left Arawata, Jackson’s Bay, on the 23rd of April, with the object of reaching Hokitika; and there tilling out and obtaining necessary appliances to start a fishing station. On. the fourth dty oiit, the winds being light arid variable, they, reached Paringa, and there went ashore and rose the cabin part of their deck a a few inches, to enable them to sit upright helow. On the sth Mriy they again started for Hokitika calms haVing. delayed them. On thfe htb May’they anchored off Hokitika bar, were they rode all the next day. The s.s. Waipara spoke them there, and Captain Bignell kindly offered to take the men off their, boat hut rather than lose her thriy declined his offer. They were, ho\Vever, indebted to him for a loaf of bread and a piece of mutton, they having started originally with but two days’provisions. On the 9th the sea- was breaking very close to them, and they were signalledput to sea; and with the los§ of' their anchor they Made for Westport, but the sea was so rough 'on the bar they were compelled to; rmi; before a S.W. gale, as they were making Sin of water per hour. On 11th May were off Cape Farewell, and after beating about, reached the Tata Islands on the 15th, where they obtained provisions, and. after waiting for favourable weather arrived as above. They had no water when they reafehod Hokitika, and got none till they beached the Tatas, and the loaf of bread and the mutton, 'supplemented by some- mussels that were in the boat as fishing bait was all the food they had for six days. The men who were accompanied by a dog, were completely exhausted on their arrival, but having bad a rest, are now talking of starting fishing at the French Pass instead of returning to Jackson’s Bay. Wellington, May 19. ; Mr G. M'Fortland an old settler at Carterton, has died rather suddenly; A boy named Edmund Holt, aged 12, has been missing since Friday. When he was last seen HC was selling papers. Captain Stafford has preaerited a, silver cUp to the Wellington Fire filicide, in acknowledgement of their* services to the city and at the late Kaiwarra fire. :

Five sailors of H.M.S. Emerald jwho were left here in hospital, will be sent to Auckland by the Wanaka to-morrow to join the ship—cured. The ease of Henderson and Header son, heard in the Divorce Court to-day, an extraordinary one. Plaintiff a miner at the Thames, had been married to tespondent in 1867, when he was a School boy* only between 14 and 15 years of age. respondent being 21, and a serVaht iii his parents’ house at Whan, ite had seduced the girl, and she informed him that she was encifente, and, with her aurltj inVeigled him into a -marriage ill Aucktarid, the cerfemony being performed by the Rev. Wardlow Davies, and" "all "preliminaries as to registrar’s license’ being arranged by the bride or her friend. Since the night of the he has never cohabited with his trife* atid she had been now living for some years at Tararu with a man nalded Selwyn, by whom she had two children; Plaintiff had not been.in a pecuniary position to commence proceedings earlier.-

Auckland, May 17; The Presbyterian officers of St. J araes y s Church, Auckland, charged with permitting games, of chance at the late bazaar, were fined ss. At the request of the defendants, the Court gave the costs to St. James’s School Building Fund. Dunedin, May 17. The wrestling match for the list championship of the Colony came off at the Caledonian Grounds this afternoon. The competiors were J. Tiffin, who for 20 years was 9st champion of the world and who has, since his arrival in Dunedin frequently given us instances of his powers, and W. Hudson, winner of the last ll<t wrestling match at Liverpool, "f the All-Comer’s Stakes at Invercargill on New year’s Day, and ofthe A'l-Gomers Stakes at Dunedin on Easter Monday. In addition to the championship, stakes of £SO a-side depended on the present contest, in which considerable interest, has been evinced hy the public for some weeks past. B >th men have been in steady training, Hudson especially, a* he has had to reduce himself hy I4lbs since his last appearance in public. R. Alleii acted aa umpire for Tiffin, •I. Mowson for Hudson, and W. Martin as referee. The weather was: rather unfavorable this afternoon, being dull and cold, still there Were some hundreds of people present. Out of six rounds

Tiffin ficorfed four falls, and' Hndsori two j Tiffin therefore won the match.

CUbistchuroA, May 17. The fire at Wilhon’s appears to have been caused by a smouldering fire which was left alight wberi Mi; Wilson left the premises. Besides £2OO in the National on the stock, there is £2OO in the The - Imilding was the property of j. L. Wilsori. ,The sale of salvage stock took place to-day