The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1879.

Kumara Times, Issue 971, 10 November 1879, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1879.

To-day being the thirty-eighth anniversary of H.R.11. the Prince of Wales birthday all tlie business places it) town wore closed in honor of the event. The entertainment to be given at the Adelphi Theatre by the liokiiika Lilies this evening in aid of the funds of the local Hospital is one thoroughly deserving of public support on two grounds. Firstly, in patronising this entjrtainmeni the public are indirectly maintaining one of the most necessary and useful institutions on this goldfieid, as it must be remembered that a sum equal to the amount derived from the performance this evening will also be given by the Government virion :nib.s:di.vjs such k-stitntioi's at the rate of £ for A,', hence every ticket on this occasion augments the funds of graemm is one that- cannot fail to satisfy the most :i:u.i->ui'-ms loving audience, a::d ciiiio iV.-ui a distance in the cause of sakerlng hmaat.lly, we Uast to-irght to sje their gcuetous ohhrs appreciated and their ehbi-ts rov.u'dod by a bumper house. the skilful johaskip of Mr Oassidy. h\ connectim with the enter!, tinmen!: are requested to state that entrance can be obtained by the private door (at which a lamp will be hung) on the northern side I of the Theatre.

From an announcement in another column it 111 lie seen that the whole of that valuable Mining property known as the Napoleon (J old Alining Company Limited, at Orwell Creek. Grey Valley, will be submitted to auction by Mr W. Ik Moss, at Grcymouth, on the luth im:b. In tlio Gioymouth District Court, on Saturday last, his Honor Judge Weston gave judgment in t'.ie case of E. Drury v.

A. 11. Guinness, in which the plaintih claimed £2OO damages, for wrongful dismissal and salary due. The judgment was for defendant with costs. "The Loafer in the Street" in the Christchurch Press, writes : —' 'A minister in one of the largest of our New Zealand places of public worship was examining the collection bag sifter sierviee a few

Sundays since :md found a bank note o. considerable value inside one of the bags Thinking the sum was too largo not t( have been given by mistake, he aimouucoc the bonanza on the following Sunday frou the pulpit, and mpiesled the person win had made the contribution to-call on bin during the week, and if any mistake ha; been made he would rectify it; On tin next Sunday the minister announced tlx astounding fact that five persons lire called on him during the week, all o whom fancied they had put in the bag ilvei each by mistake ; ‘ but, ’ as th minister said, ‘as the whole ulterior only amounted to a little over sevcntcc pounds, including the note in questior which, ’ softly added his reverence, £ w; a ten pound one, I’m afraid some of th: congregation are not always so liberal : perhaps they imagine.’ ” The body of a young lady was remove from Brighton for burial under somewh; ronlantic circumstances. The day of In interment was the day originally fixed fi her marriage, and her friends compile with her dying wish that she should 1 drawn to the grave by the horses whii had been engaged to convoy her to chnrc To the catafalque there were attach; four greys, whoso heads were decked wil floral rosettes of white and red geranium and the-coffin was covered with a vvhi

ami amber silk pall. The carriages which followed were drawn by horses caparisoned similarly to those which drew the hearse. ROUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. London, November 3. Yakoob, the late Ameer, as.si.lt3d by a number of his to]lowers, attempted 10 make his escape from C'ahul. It is believed to have been his intention to head the opposition to the British occupation. Tiie plot, however, was frustrated. November 6. The total reserve of notes and bullion in the Hank of Kuchma is L1b',G25,000.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. ' Melbourne, November G. Thft Government dive:-, diving in the Belfast River, was seis •(.! by an octopus, [t was fully 20 minutes before he could be released, and he was Lhoii in a, very exhausted state. Sailed—Arawata, yesterday, with the the Suez mail. Arrived—Riugaroomaj from New-Zoal.-mii. Tiie li.iuk robbers were captured this men.in.;. They are tlio sons of a selector. Sydney, November G. In the Sunday assault case, the Magistrate stated that, since, last hearing the case, he hid received letters from a reverend gentleman intended to influence his decision. Adelaide, November 6. Rod rust is feared if the hot weather continues. [special to the globe.] Sydney, November 5. Arrived—German war vessel Nautilus. Admission to the Exhibition is fixed at a uniform charge of one shilling. The art gallery is at last, finished, and the whole oo!l< ction is m>w visible to the public under iho ni.;.st favorab'e surroundings. Crowds of visitors are arriving. Parliament by an overwhelming maj a'itv, has declined to utilize pi ison I.do.ir in the direction of carrying out | [iiiblic works. Tilt; cabman's strike lias terminated ! by tin; cabmen a ; neein:' to iilace s it- • ... . I clieiis .ciititamn.g fare cards in their | t'opehmd is proving an enormous Sir iLercules Robin.scn's horse Tocal won iw.i imj.nrtant events easily i'htcundus, the cup favorite, was blocked out of the race.