OUR KUMARA LETTER

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 February 1901, Page 3

OUR KUMARA LETTER

[OUR OWN CORRESPON DENT.]

Saturday saw the last sad rights performed in connection with the funeral of our late Queen. Kumara was not behind in contributing its quota of respect.' In compliance with a universal feeling the day was kept a close holiday, even the hotels, end they are generally privileged were closed all day. At noon the bell? of the different churches and schools together with the fufc-bell commenced to forth a funeral note, this was kept up for three hours. At the church of England a united memorial service was held at which a very large number of townspeople and others assembled to pay their last tribute to their departed sovereign. The volunteer band under Mr A Stubbs was in attendance and assisted at the musical parts of the service. Prior to the church service the band marched around the town and played the Dead March in Saul. The manner in which it was played made it unusually impressive. The members of the Kumara Catholic Band were once again, for the third time,

disappointed by tho weather in their contemplated trip to Kokitika. They had intended journeying there yesterday foi

an eating and playing a programme on Cass Square, Tho weather Was, however, anything but propituous in the morning, hence they were perforce compelled to remain at home.

Ecv. Fathers Malone of Groymouth, and Ooonc.y of Kuraara, left for Christchurch yesterday afternoon to attend their annual retreat there, and also to be present at laying the foundation stone of the now Catholic Cathedral by His Eminence Cardinal Moran of Sydney. The two travellers loft on ‘bikes’ in somewhat uncertain weather. It seems too much to hope that they will have fine weather from present appearances.

I regret to have to report that Mrs Galligan of Dillmanstown, who underwent an operation last week at the hands of Drs Scott and C. Morris for the removal of a growth from tho breast, is not as w'cll as her friends would wish. However, nothing serious is anticipated so wo may hope to see the patient about shortly.

The gentleman, who is to instal the electric light on the Greenstone Junction dredge, having arrived, that work wilt be proceeded with at once. Things arc a hit quiet in the dredging market just now down this way. I console myself with thoughts of a boom in another department of human activity. This consolation is based on tho fact that while cycling last evening, just after church, your own very nearly ran down thirty or forty couples between the Post Oflico and Sandy’s Hill. They seemed too lost in contemplation to pay any attention to extraneous objects ; hence my trouble to steer clear of accident. I do not say that tho above number completed the list ; they wore all that wore in evidence and I did not examine further.

A rather nasty accident befell Mr M* Teague of our iocal Post OIIIcc. While riding his bicycle on Saturday last in Seddon Street in company with another, tho wheels became foul of one another with tho result that Mr Teague sustained a nasty fall, bruising his face and nose rather badly. We hope to sec him about shortly, as the local office is by no means overmoasured and his services can ho ill spared.