The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1877.

Kumara Times, Issue 305, 15 September 1877, Page 2

The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1877.

The Revd. Mr Gilbert will conduct the usual service to-morrow evening, at the Theatre Royal. At the Public Hall, to-morrow evening, Mr Fitall will preach to the Presbyterian congregation. The wet weather last night prevented the volunteers from attending drill at the Theatre. The few who came formed themselves into a committee to promote the Ethiopian entertainment, which is to be given at an early date for the benefit of the funds.

Telegraphic communication was interrupted yesterday afternoon, north of Napier.. It has been restored to-day. Three hundred and twenty newspaper correspondents are said to be in Roumania. The principal English, American, French, German, and Austrian newspapers are represented. Many of the correspondents it is stated are paid as large salaries as ambassadors at the courts of the Great Powers. It is estimated that the war news costs at the rate ot over £500,000 per annum. The Grey County Council, at their last meeting, resolved to press upon Government the necessity of erecting a bridge over the Teremakau. There is a. probability of tolls being abolished on all the main roads in the Connty of Grey. A plaintiff in an action at the Hokitika R.M. Court was, yesterday, informed against for by order of the sitting magistrate. We have to thank H. R. Rae, Esq., County Clerk of Westland, for an interim statement of receipts and expenditure by the Council,/from March 24th to September 6th, 1877. At Reid and Davis* claim, on the Larrikins, there was an accident this week which might have serious as any we have yet had to record. JNo fewer than seven sets gave way. Happily the miners, though at work, had sufficient warning to enable them to escape. One received a slight graze. The sea at Hokitika and Gyeymouth was yesterday running so high that no ships could arrive or depart.

J\ DAVIDSON & Co., beg to ac J • quaint the general public that in order to make room for large consignments from the Home and Colonial Markets, they intend to make a still further reduction of 25 per cent off all goods. Come and judge for yourselves, as there is no time to delay, the SPRING aud SUMMER stock being expected in a fortnight. D. Davidson and Co., BERLIN EOUSB, KUMARA. The Supreme Court sittings at Hokitika commence on Monday next, when witnesses, and all who have business there will require to be in attendance. It is scarcely necessary to remind our

readers, that personal appearance is much improved by a good suit of clothes, which can be had at. The Beehive, where a single garment is sold at wholesale price.—[Advt.]