The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1527, 19 August 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1881.

With our present issue we present our readers with Mr Seddon’s speech in the House of Representatives on the 28th ult., extracted from Hansard Nos. 15 and 16, on the Crown and Native Lands Rating Bill or the No-confidence debate.

The local Amateur Dramatic Company will to-night make their debut at the Adelphi Theatre, and from what we can ifeto, there will be a crowded house to patronise them. Those who know life in “ The Streets of London” will go to see what they recollect of the past, and no doubt maiiy incidents and scenes of former days will be brought vividly to memory ; whilst the young and those who have never seen what life in the great modern Babylon is will see Ariel hear what they have never had the opportunity of seeing and hearing before. We had in* tended leading the latter into some of tile mysteries which are to be revealed, in this grand sensational drama to-night, but duf space will not permit; we must content ourselves with just noticing the fact that the entertainment to-night is for the benefit of the local Hospital, and every shilling that exceeds the actual expenses will be supplemented by a similar amount but of the public purse. The scenery will be unparalleled in Kumara. The comic drama, “ Nan the Good for Nothing” will Wind up the entertainment. There will be a torchlight procession at 7 o’clock, Ati iiibideiit occurred this morning at eleven o’cldck at the Long-tunnel Company’s claim which was nearly proving fatal to two mriiv, Brown and Barrett. The company weße heat to sluicing into some old workings and were expecting a great fall. The water Wats tuftied off, and the one man went into the tuttiiel to fetch the other who was clearing & huge stone away. While they were in the tuhnel the crash came into the new paddobkj completely blocking up the tunnel; arid for a time it was feared both men would irrecoverably be lost. By keeping on to, the edges of the boxes, however, the men succeeded in escaping the rush of water ; and although Barrett slipped into the box and would inevitably have been washed out, Brown caught hold of him, and both men eventually reached the mouth of the tunnel in safety. Parliament is likely to close the second week in September. We remind those who are about to start housekeeping or to increase their stock of furniture or wearing apparel, that Wade and Spence, the auctioneers, will be up to-morrow td dispose of Mr Wilson’s household requirements, in Fifth street; and Mr Mogdridge’s stock-iri-trade of drapery, clothing, &c., also shop Arid section, in Seddon street. The sales commence at 11 and 1 o’clock respectively.

Messrs J. Manson and Co., having thrown out large quantities of remnants and Various other lines in drapery and clothing during stock-taking, will to-mor-row commence to to clear them out at fabulously low prices. Fuller particulars of these Reductions will be found by a reference to the next page.