The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1458, 31 May 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1881.

The Zealandia, with the San Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland on Sunday night.

Mr R. J. Seddon, M.H.R., addressed a public meeting of the electors at the Theatre Royal last evening, giving a resume of the business of last session of Parliament, and his intentions during the next. The report is held over till tomorrow.

The remains of Alexander Murphy, miner, were conveyed to the Kumara Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The deceased was held in the highest esteem by his mates, and, in fact, by all persons who had the pleasure of his acquaintance ; inoffensive, obliging, and kind-hearted, he was always the same ; and the somewhat sudden collapse withal of an apparently strong and robust constitution cast a gloom over a very large section of the community ; and this was manifested by the number of mourners who followed in the sad procession to the place of interment.

The monthly inspection parade of the local Rifle Contingent will be held at the Adelphi Hall at 8 o’clock this evening. After pai’ade the election of a sub-lieu-tenant, vice Sub-Lieut. Munyard resigned, will take place. The election of two Auditors for the Borough of Kumara takes place to-uior-row, at the Town Hall. There are three duly-qualified candidates—Richard Nathaniel Gill, William Nicholson, and Reuben Toms. The two last-named have hitherto been the Borough Auditors. In calling attention yesterday to the benefit of Mr Hosea Easton, of the Georgia Minstrels, “ Tuesday ” instead of Thursday next was mentioned as the day of the entertainment. A meeting of members of the Prospecting Association is to be held to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock, when, as there is a balance of money to be expended, all are requested to attend.

The Union Company’s s.s. Wakatipu leaves Sydney to-day with 374 Chinese for tlie W est Coast; 214 of the number are for Greymouth and 160 for Hokitika. The Wakatipu will be due at these ports on the Bth Juue, when she will be despatched for Wellington and the South, taking passengers for all New Zealand ports and Australia.

A meeting of the Kumara Branch of the Irish National Laud League is to be held at St. Patrick’s school-room on Sunday next, at 4p. m. All persons desirous of joining the League are requested to attend.

On Saturday afternoon the teachers of the Wesleyan Sunday School, Dillman’s Town, entertained the scholars to tea. About seventy little ones sat down at about half-past four, and the way in which they cleared a well-spread table was a credit to the Coast. As they left, each received a paper of lollies, kindly contributed by Mr Foldi. The Rev. E. A. Scott looked in and expressed his pleasure at seeing the little folks enjoying themselves so well. After the children had left, the teachers and some visitors remained to enjoy a social cup of tea and chat together, all well pleased with thenafternoon’s enjoyment.