The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 30, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1457, 30 May 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 30, 1881.

Mr R. J. Seddon, M.H.R., will deliver his pre-sessional speech this evening, at the Theatre Royal. The chair to be taken at 8 o’clock.

Miners and others who may be interested are reminded that a public meeting will be held at Reynolds’ Hotel, Diliman’s Town, at 8 o’clock this evening, to receive the report and resignation of the Kumara Goldfield Water-supply Committee, and to consider what future action shall be taken with reference to an increased water-supply. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before J. O’Hagan, Esq., J. P., Michael Gannon, for committing a breach of the peace yesterday evening within view of a constable, was fined 10s, and on a charge of drunkenness was dismissed with a caution.

In the scores of the Volunteer match on the Queen’s Birthday, published on Tuesday last, a mistake was unintentionally made in the record furnished us. Private Wood was credited with a score of only 7 at the 200 yards range. This should have been 17, making his total score 59 instead of 49.

The Georgia Minstrels have now been staying at Kuraara for some time, and each successive performance, proves the ability of the talented artistes. We observe that one of the members of the troupe, Mr Hosea Easton, “ThcHosea Easton/’ as he is called, will take a benefit on Tuesday evening next, at the Theatre Royal, when a musical and mirthenjoying public will have a last opporunity of hearing the most genuine company of melodists that ever visited the West Coast. It so happens that the company have met with exceptionally bad treatment at the hands of the Clerk of the weather during most of their entertainments, and it is only fair and reasonable to hope that at the coming entertainment there will be such a muster as will recoup the Company for the bad fortune they have hitherto experienced.

An advertisement elsewhere testifies to the superiority over the imported articles of Mr C. F. Holmes’ oil-skin coats, manufactured in Kumara,

The deputation from tlie public meeting at the Education Board of Greymouth relative to a resolution to remove the offices of Central Board from Hokitika to Greymouth, met at the latter town on Saturday afternoon last. There were present— Messrs Hamilton (chair), Petrie* Warner, Lord, and Perkins. The deputation consisted of Messrs Learlnonth, Beid, Virtue, Seddon, and Bay. Mr Learmonth briefly described the origin of the deputation, read the resolutions passed by a public meeting at Hokitika, and stated the causes of the absence of Messrs Bonar, Malfroy, and Grimmond. Messrs Virtue and Seddon spoke lengthily of the disadvantages of removal, and the great hardship which would be inflicted upon the officers who would have to be removed, and trusted that as the step had not been rendered irrevocable* the decision arrived at would be re-considered. The consideratioh of the matter is to be brought before the next regular meeting of the Board.

We have received some prospectuses for distribution from the Novel “Oracle’’ Company on the Melbourne Cup Meeting. “ The Oracle” wishes to point out that the prospectus differs slightly from that of last year—the amount for division amongst non-starters in the races which have very large entries being materially increased, and the prizes in small events being somewhat reduced. To those who make early application, “ The Oracle” offers the following special prizes, which will be paid in full : —£6o, in three prizes of £3O, £2O, £lO, to be drawn for by Ist 5000 subscribers ; £25, in three prizes of £ls, £7, £3, to be drawn for by 2nd 5000 subscribers ; and £ls, in three prizes of £B, £5, £2, to be drawn for by 3rd 5000 subscribers. Further particulars will be found in our advertising columns. The Parihaka correspondent of the N. Z. Times telegraphed recently;—“There is an exceedingly full meeting at Parihaka, the Maoris present numbering in all over 2500. The 170 returned prisoners, decked in feathers, marched on in single file, and established themselves in the centre of the meeting place. Food plentiful. The speeches were short and pacific, yet expressing confidence in the ultimate success of the schemes of Te Whiti. There is to be no more fighting ; and good is to overcome the evil in the new world, which commences from to-day, the old world, under the leadership of Jehovah, being abolished, and a new one commenced under the godship of Te Whiti, and Tohu. An entire absence of the usual invective against Government was noticeable in the speeches.” Two octogenarians died in New Zealand during the month of April, aged respectively eighty-seven and eighty-one years. Both were females, and both died in Auckland. Five septuagenarians died—a male aged seventy-four in Auckland, a female aged seventy-three in Wellington, and two males aged seventy-four and seventy-six in Christchurch. Three violent deaths (i.e., resulting from other than natural causes) occurred in New Zealand last month, all in Dunedin, and all due to “accident or negligence,” viz., one “crushed by machinery,” one from scalding, and one from suffocation.” An interesting flutter has been crated in Wesleyan-Methodist circles (says the Auckland Star) by a young minister at Parnell. Among the statutes of the church is one which virtually prohibits marriage till after four years’ probation. This enactment has been boldly set aside by the Rev. L. M. Isitt. Mr Isitt had only passed his second year, and entered his third ; yet, during the past week the rev. gentleman sailed for New Plymouth, and by Monday’s steamer brought back a happy bride. The lady is well connnected at Taranaki, and is the only daughter of Mr Caverhill. It is expected that the matter will be brought before the District Meeting and conference, but it is whispered that if so the grave censors will be reminded that other laws are broken and brethren held guiltless.