The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 864, 8 July 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1879.

The adjourned meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at the Secretary’s office this evening, to receive the annual report and arrange as to the election of a new Committee for the ensuing year. The fortnightly parade of the local Rifles will be held at the Ad el phi Hall this evening, after which a general meeting of the Contingent will be held, for the consideration of important business. A meeting of the Committee of the Kumara Literary Institute was held last evening, at which the yearly balancesheet and report, to be submitted at the annual meeting on Monday next, was read and approved of. Tiie Local School Committee will meet at the Town Hall to-morrow evening, at eight o’clock.

The Rev. Mr West was last evening ordained as the Minister of the Presbyterian Church, in charge of Kumara and Stafford Town districts, by the Rev. Mr Root, of Greymouth, assisted by the Rev. Mr Morice, of Hokitika. The ordination, which was performed in the Presbyterian Church, was largely attended, and at its conclusion a most eloquent and impressive sermon and address was delivered by the Rev. Mr Root. Subsequently the Presbytery of Westland wo e entertained at a dinner by the local Church Committee, in honour of the auspicious occasion.

The attention of persons requiring sawn timber, and especially miners, is directed to an advertisement in another column in which it will be seen that Mr Blake, who is now the proprietor of the only saw-mills in the district, has been enabled to greatly reduce the prices in consequence.

Tenders for the Saltwater contract of the Brunner Raihvay close at the Public Works Office, Dunedin, to-morrow, at noon, and telegraphic tenders may be forwarded from here up to that hour.

When the Hon. Wi Patata was told about his sou being arrested with.a ploughing party, he said ho was not sorry, as his son had been doing nothing lie need be ashamed of. He was merely making a solemn protest against his countrymen being any longer kept out of what is their just due.

A monster turnip, of the variety known as the improved green-top yellow Aberdeen, was lately on view at Air W. Reid’s Princes street, Dun-din.' Its weight was litlb.

The officers at the Cape have defied all the ornaments which will make them a mark for the enemy, and they are now only distinguished from the privates by having torn the braid from their tunics. Razors are prohibited to all, from the general downwards. When the colonial legislators heard that the 91 st Highlanders were coming, they found themselves in a curious fix ; for they had passed an Act forbidding men to walk about with uncovered legs. The cadets of her Majesty’s ship Britannia took their part recently in their annual regatta, and the crew of one of the four oared gigs included two sons of the Prince of Wales, Prince Albert Victor pulling bow, and Prince George steering. Six boats competed, and after a keen contest that in which the Princes were came in first by nearly two lengths. The race was rowed in a cold and pelting rain. A shocking buggy accident occurred in Adelaide to Mr and Mrs Byrnes and child. The pair of horses bolted, and all were thrown out. Byrnes lies in a precarious state. Mrs Byrnes had the flesh torn and hanging round her face. The child has died from the injuries.

Mu V. Willway having sold his plans and interest in the Dveinu Business to Mu R. L'r.joiix (who has become practically acquainted with the trade), begs to solicit the kind patronage hitherto afforded him to his successor.—Mrs Upjohn announces that she is prepared to clean and dye hats, feathers, gloves, &c., in the best style. N.B.—Gentlemen’s clothes cleaned, dyed, pressed, and repaired on the premises.—Auvx.