The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 942, 7 October 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1879.

A meeting of the Local School Committee was held in the Town rlall last evening; present—Messrs Campbell (in the chair), Drummond, Wylde, MolJoy, and Munyard. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed, the correspondence was dealt with. Tt was resolved to apply to the Central Board for the necessary blinds and fittings for the Greenstone School, and also request the Board to provide a suitable teacher for the new school at Westbrook which is'now near completion. Accounts amounting to .213 *%'9(l were passed for payment. Messrs ASylde and 'Munyard were appointed' the Visiting Committee for the ensuing month, and the meeting then adjourned for a fortnight.

A telegraph station lias been opened at I Owake, Cathn s River, Dalclutha. I

Ye understand that it is in contemplation to give an entertainment in aid of a fund to procure prizes for distribution at Christmas among the scholars attending the State School.

A lecture will he delivered by Mr Drury, of Greymouth, on “Our Parliament,at the Theatre Iloyal, on Friday next.

A meeting of the Committee of the Literary Institute was held at the Heading Room last evening; present his Honor Judge Weston (President), in the chair, Rev E. A. Scott (Vice President). Messrs Janion, Weils, Smart, ahd Duckworth. The Secretary reported having ordered the books selected for the commencement of a Library. It was resolved that a list of subscribers to the Institute, with the date on which their subscriptions' fall due.- be posted in the Reading Room. After some suggestion by the President relative to the welfare of the Institute the meeting adjourned.

The Clematis, ketch, arrived yesterday at Hokitika irom Lyttelton. Captain Russell, reported that on the 4th instant, about 2d miles soutli oi Cane Foulwind, being hove-to in a gale of wind at about 9 a.m., a heavy sea struck the vessel, and swept off the mate (Richard Parris), a passenger named Stenhouse, and the captains son (a lad seven years old). Parris was washed back aboard again. Stenhouse caught hold of a rope hanging over the side, ahd in doing so,' had to let go of the little boy, who he was supporting at the time. Stenhouse was hauled on board, but the lad sank, and was seen no more'. The ships in harbor hoisted their flags half-mast. Much sympathy was expressed for the father.

There are feiv persons on this coast but were acquainted with the late Mr W. H. Harrison one of the members in the House of Assembly for the Grey Valley. Owing to Ins long and distressing illness, his precuihary circuihstances at his death were at the lowest ebb, and with a view to afford succour to his widow' and' children a dramatic entertainment will be given at Greymouth on the Cth proximo. Although probably but ffew can attend from this district, at the same time they can contribute their mite indirectly by purchasing a ticket fof the entertainment at this office, or at ainj' of the principal hotels in town. The action of Mr Masters, M.H.R., one of the members for the Grey Valley, in voting for the Opposition appears to be regarded by some of his constituents as a flagrant breach of confidence. The Inangahna Herald was the only journal in which Mr Masters’ speech was fully reported ; and, on reference to their issue of the 4th ultimo, we find Mr Masters reported as follows;—“He declined to pledge himself as the Supporter of any party in the House, but would leave himself, in the event of return, an independent member prepared to support any Government that he believed would best give effect to the views which'he entertained, and upon* Which he claimed the support of the electors.” Surely, nothing can there be constructed into a pledge to support the late administration.