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Kumara Times, Issue 1538, 1 September 1881, Page 2

Mr R. Love and his company of Juvenile Minstrels affiled this forenoon, and will give their first entertainment at the Theatre Royal this evening. The juveniles are said to perform their parts like old veterans, the singing being excellent, and the farces most mirth-prOvoking. The funeral of the late Michael Griffen, miner, was followed by a very large procession from St. Patrick's Church, about noon to-day, the Hibernians turning out in large force to pay the last tribute of respect to their departed friend and brother, whilst many members of the Waimea Branch of the order came up from Goldsborough and Stafford expressly for the purpose of taking part in the last solemn procedure. It is said about 200 mourners issued forth from their respective homes. The remains were interred in the Stafford Town cemetery, the deceased having long been a resident in the Waimea district.

There was a capital muster of the Volunteers at parade on Tuesday evening. After they had been put through the usual evolutions, Mr W. A. Spence, the Inspecting Officer, officially announced that the Kumara Contingent of the First Westland Rifles had been formed into a separate company, and it was now necessary that the names of three gentlemen to fill the positions of captain, lieutenant, and sublieutenant, should be forwarded to Wellington for the favorable consideration of his Excellency the Governor. The name of the company is to be the " Kumara Rifle Volunteers." The following are the officers elected for the new company : Captain, J. O'Hagan; Lieutenant, J. Davies ; Sub-Lieutenant, W. B. Robinson, Col.-Sergeant, D. Falvey; Sergeants, T. Smith, A. Sampson, C. Sumption, Jas. Brayshaw; Corporals, W. Bain, Jos. Dove, Jno. Coutts, and J. H. King.

Tenders for additions to the Kumara Hospital will be received by the Secretary up to Tuesday next, at 6 p.m. Plans and specifications of the work may be seen at Messrs Campbell and Kettles' store.

The veteran English tenor, Sims Reeves, calculates he has lost £70,000 during his long professional life from inability to keep all his engagements. A letter received in Melbourne from the promoters of the visit of the All-England Eleven to Australia during next season states that the following names have been decided upon:—Ulyett, Midwinter, Shaw, Shrewsbury, Barnes, Morley, Pilling, Bates, and Lilljwhite. It is intended to bring 13 men, and the remaining four will probably be selected from Gunn, Scotton, Flowers, Selby, and Charlwood. Lillywhite writes that it is not improbable that two first-class gentlemen cricketers will accompany the team to lend a hand in the more important Australian engagements. For a list of prizes in a Grand Art Union see fourth page.—Advt.