The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2535, 18 October 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1884.

The Christchurch coach arrived this afternoon, at half-past three o'clock. In the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before J. Giles, Esq., R.M., informations were laid against Joseph Lowe, first, for allowing his horse to be at larye within the borough (contrary to the borough bye-laws), and, second, for using obscene language in, a public street. De-

fendant did not appear. For the first offence he was fined 10s, and costs 7s, or 48 hours' imprisonment; and for the second 20s, and costs 7s, or seven days' imprisonment. There was also another case of using abusive and insulting language, in which a small fine was inflicted, but his Worship remarked that it was of so trivial a character that it should not have been brought into Court. In the Warden's Court yesterday, before J. Giles, Esq., Warden, two cases were set down for hearing, but there was no appearance of the parties in either case, and they were consequently struck out. John Palmer and party applied, by their agent Mr Hannan, for fourteen days' protection for their double-area claim and tail-race at Dunedin Flat, on the ground that the claim was so poor that it would not pay till the water was reduced in price, therefore they had to turn to something else till a reduction be made in the price of water. The application was granted. Mr W. Nicholson applied to construct a tramway from the Main Road, running on or about the EB line, two miles in length, east of the Main road. Not being for mining purposes, the application was refused. Messrs Girdwood Lahmau, and Co. will sell by public auction at the Preston Yards, Greymouth, on Monday next, at 12 o'clock, prime bullocks and wethers. Yesterday afternoon (the West Coast Times reports) the body of the unfortunate man Thomas Kliver was found about twenty yards from the spot where he was seen to disappear on Saturday last. The body was seen by Reed and Dinan, two of deceased's fellow workmen, and promptly taken from the water, in which it was floating. It had evidently been in a quicksand, and to the low state of the tide yesterday the rescue is partly attributable. The arms were crossed over the breast, and the legs crossed also, and the body is not greatly disfigured. The remains were taken to Hudson's Cleveland Hotel, where an inquest was to be held this morning. Commander Edwin wired at 12.24 this afternoon—" Bad weather may be expected between west and south, and south-east; with glass rise within 12 hours, and weather exceptionally cold." The friends of Mr Mack Alexander, of the Willmott Combination, will be inteested to learn that £27 was subscribed for him at Auckland by his friends and fellow professionals, and he at once took passage in the Wairarapa for Sydney. A recent number of the John o' Groat's Journal, a newspaper published in the North of Scotland, asserts that a huge whale, 62ft. long and 72 tons weight, was captured in June of last year at the entrance of Behring's Straits, with one of Henty's Portland (Victoria) harpoons stuck in it. The wound caused by the weapon had healed—that is, a cartilage had grown round the harpoon, and sheathed and prevented it from penetrating any further, and the weapon bore the following brand : —" Henty L 1838," the L probably standing for Launceston, where the Hentys had a number of harpoons made. It is estimated that the area of gold land in New South Wales amounts to 70,000 miles, or 44,800,000 acres. A scuool-teacher in Victoria has lately been fined £5 for conducting a religious service in a school. A Lovely Chaplet.— A late fashion report says : " Nothing can be prettier than a chaplet of hop vines in blossom." A recent medical review says : " Nothing can be a better renovator of the health than Hop Bitters. They aid in all the operations of nature; toning up the stomach, assisting the food to be properly assimilated, and promote healthy action in all the organs. The dictates of'fashion, as well as the laws of health, alike favour a right application of hops." Read