The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1880.

Kumara Times, Issue 1149, 4 June 1880, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1880.

A meeting of the Committee of the Knmara and Dillman’s Town Working Men’s Association was held at Reynolds’ Hotel, Dillman’s Town last evening, at which fifteen members were present. Mr Brewer occupied the chair. The deputation who waited on Mr Maher relative to the reduction of wages made their report; after which it was unanimously resolved to place the association in working order, with the least possible delay. It was agreed to procure a copy of the rules of the Reefton Miners Association, and Messrs Brewer, Rodgers, Barrowman, M'Kenzic, Blackmore, Callaghan, Lohman, Leslie, and Hopkins were appointed a committee to select from the Reefton rules such as were adapted for the requirements of this district, and submit a report thereon to a public meeting to be called at an early date. Wo understand that the Long Tunnel Tail Race Company have struck good payable wash in driving their tunnel, and that immediately they can get boxes in, they intend washing out as they drive ahead. As the prospects obtained are about a grain to the dish, should the wash be of any extent, the company will at least be well recouped for their outlay in driving this portion of their tunnel. Irrespective of this, however, it is only the commencement of a new era in the mining prosperity of the district, as the gold struck is at a lower level than any yet discovered or believed to exist in payable quantities on this field. The entertainment to bo given on behalf of Mr George King on Friday next will not be a failure through those taking

part therein, as wo notice that rehearsals are being held every evening at the Adclplu Theatre, the dramatic portion of the entertainment especially, which is of a highly humorous character, being studiously and effectively rehearsed. The following arc the returns of the number of votes polled at the late election for Falmouth, contested by Sir Julius Vogel, which resulted in the return of two Liberal members: —D. J. Jenkins (L), 1170 ; R. B. Brett, (L), 1071; Sir Julius Vogel (C), 882 ; J. D. Mayne (0), 705. The alarm caused by the Tay Bridge disaster is producing an effect on the minds of engineers, and iron in some quarters is looked upon with distrust. The chief engineer of the St. Gothard railway has now resolved to use stone instead of iron in the piers of the Kcrstellenbach Viaduct, but it would probably puzzle him to give a good reason for the change. The effect of the late disaster will be felt for some time by iron-makers. At a fashionable meeting at the West End of London where a lecture was to be delivered on the subject of the “Lost Tribes,” a noble lord just out of his teens, but very old in profligacy, was called upon to preside. He introduced the lecturer somewhat in the following words'. “Ladies and gentlemen, I take a gweat, a vewy gweat interwest, in the subject of the Ten Tribes, and if Mr can tell where they are now doing business I shall be ve\vy gwateful. Fact is I have borrowed all I could from the other two twibes, and the discoverwy of Ten more Twibes would be a perfect God-send.”