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Kumara Times, Issue 946, 11 October 1879, Page 2

Services in aid of the funds of the Kuinara Hospital will-be held to-morrow, both morning and evening, at the English, the Presbyterian,- and the Wesleyan churches. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Messrs Blake and BarfT, J.Ps.,- Mary Baxter, for the- larceny of 13s, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labor. The prisoner pleaded guilty to’the charge. Hie Christchurch coach, with ton passengers and'six bags of mails for Kumara, passed the Beaky at the usual hour this morning. Mr and Mrs 1 ritz will make their reappeal auce at the theatre Royal this evening, in Inaian tragedy and comic songs and nances. ino performing.pig, u Prince - ’ will also-be- exhibited..

A meeting of the Kumara Christy Ministrels is called for Monday next, to arrange the programme they intend presenting on the occasion of the concert in aid of St. Patricks’ School, which takes place on the 7th prox. Although the Theatre Royal was not crowded last evening, there was a fair attendance of the public to hear Mr Drury’s lecture on “Our Parliament.” Mr H. Cuming presided, and after humorously referring to the lecturer and himself as defeated candidates in the late elections for their respective constituencies, introduced Mr Drury to the audience, expressing the hope that he would receive an attentive hearing. Mr Drury commenced his lecture by referring to his late candidature for the Grey Valley, in conjunction with Messrs Reeves, Masters, Morris, and Lahman, and considered the small number of votes recorded for him on that occasion was due principally to a misconception, and also to the action of the local Press of Grey mouth. Ke eulogised the late Premier, Sir George Grey, reviewing his career from the time of his first appointment as a Colonial Governor, his successes in the Kaffir war, his efforts to enforce and maintain the rights of the working classes of New Zealand, and said that of all the Governors who had from time to time been appointed, not one had received the marked approbation of her Majesty the Queen with which Sir George Grey had been personally honored. The lecturer was severe in his criticism of Mr W hitaker (now Attorney General), and also of Mr Masters', the new member for the Grey Valley.- After a discourse of over two-and a-half hours, Mr Drury said that as he had only just commenced his lecture proper, and it was now getting late, he would resume it again on Saturday evening. We notice it will be at the Town Hall. The anniversary tea meeting and concert of the Independent Order of Good Templars will be held at the Public Hall, on Wednesday, the 29th inst. From the great success that has attended these reunions on the two previous occasions, there is little doubt the forthcoming one will be well attended.-

At the recpiest of “Justice” we publish on our back page his letter on MiMasters pledges which appeared in the Grey River Argus of Monday last. As a- number of persons appear to be under the impression,, in consecpieiice of the new public pound hoi being jet officially opened, that they can turn their horses out on Sundays in the streets to the danger of the inhabitants, we may point out the following clause in the ByeLaws of the Borough in reference thereto -If any cattle be at any time found in any street without any person being then in actual charge thereof, or if any cattle shall be found grazing in any street, 1 the owner of such cattle shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds, and it shall be lawful for any person to convey or drive same to a public pound. ” It is not necessary to impound the cattle, but simply lay an information against the owners under this- section, which- we understand will be carried into effect in future when horses are found roaming at large'. The word “cattle” includes horses, goats,- and various other animals.