The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1877.

Kumara Times, Issue 247, 20 July 1877, Page 2

The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1877.

The grand concert given on Wednesday night at the Public Hall, by the Good Templars, for the benefit of the Kutnara Hospital Ward, was a credit to all concerned. Tne Hall was thronged from stage to door, and the entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed. The programme .was very lengthy, and rendered more so by the frequent encores, As all who performed ware amateurs, and all did their best for a charitable cause, it

would be out of place to criticise their efforts. Suffice it to say, that the following ladies and gentlemen took part in the proceedings, and are entitled to a share in the gratitude of the institute, to benefit which the concert was given. Mrs Boyd, Mrs Nancekivell, Mrs Muir, Miss Ferris, Miss A, B. Ferris, Miss Hardley; and Messrs Baas, Thompson, Spring, Green, Riley, Weiss, Sandle, Tilsby, Mortis, Hawkins, and Cope, In consequence of the illness of the Chief Surveyor, the consideration of applications for a cemetery reserve, and a rifle reserve, was postponed on Wednesday by the Waste Lands Board till their next day of meeting. The “ management” of the the Theatre Royal, encouraged by their success last Saturday, are to repeat the experiment of a “ Grant Gift night,” to-morrow, when among the prizes are named, clocks (guaranteed) meerschaum pipes &c., In addition to the company which entertained the audience last week, Mr Harry Lingard will make his first appearance. At a meeting of the Church of England vestry and building committee, held on Tuesday evening, a committee was appointed to take the necessary steps to have the reserve in Third-street, recently granted by the Board of Education, cleared and erection of the church building proceeded with. The plans for the latter have been prepared by Mr Cook of Hokitika ; the design is said to be modern, and the building so arranged that it will comfortably seat 400 people. The resolutions passed by the Municipality Committee on Wednesday even, ing were yesteiday telegraphed to the Colonial Secretary and to-day forwarded per post for submission to His Excellency the Governor.

The Kumara volunteers are to parade for monthly inspection this evening, at 8 o’clock, in the Theatre Royal. Full dress is ordered, with] arms and accoutrements complete, as issued. “ Nospur,” who has favoured these columns with several of his poetical compositions, may be congratulated on the fact that at least one of them has been deemed worthy to appear in the Ross Guardian, which last Tuesday published hia “ Power of Gold.” The Ashburton Mail advocates 'the planting of the recreation reserves with trees and the forming of gardens by the —-nepple, around their dwellings, which “a , WO uld be added to the localities which at present they- do not possess.”