The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1578, 18 October 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1881.

The Roll for the Rumara Electoral District, being completed, is now open for inspection at the office of Mr J. M‘Ennis, Registrar of Electors, Court House, Kumara, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p.m. Persons who have neglected to register are requested to send in their claims to the Registrar immediately, in order to have their names placed on the Supplementary Roll to be printed before the issue of the writs for the ensuing general elections. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at the Secretary’s office this evening, at eight o’clock. The Warden’s and Resident Magistrate’s Courts will sit to-morrow.

The San Francisco steamer City of Sydney, bringing English, European, and American mails, arrived at Auckland on Saturday evening, two days before contract time. The Penguin, with the southern portion 'of the mails, left the Manukau yesterday afternoon. The terrhs upon which the town allotVffents within the Kumara Education Reserve are to be sold on Thursday, 27th hist., are now appended to the advertisement. They are “ One fourth of the purchase-money to be paid at the sale, and the remainder within one calendar month ; or the deposit will be forfeited. . The s.s. Albion , took from' Greymouth this trip nearly 14,000 ounces of gold, the shippers being—Bank of New Zealand, 65000z5.; Bank of New South Wales, SlOOozs.; National Bank, ISOOozs.; Union Bank, 25960z5.; total 13,4960z5., besides a quantity shipped by Chinese. We have not yet heard the quantity shipped from Hokitika.

The funeral of the unfortunate young man, William Bowes Russell, aged 16, who was drowned in the New River, took place yesterday, and it was, the Argus states, “ without exception the largest that has ever been seen in Greymonth, not fewer than 500 following the remains to the grave, and amongst these were people from nearly all the outlying places around Greymouth.”

Madame Wilmot’s lectures drew good houses to the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre on Sunday and Monday evenings. Tonight she lectures at Ross ; on Friday, she will be heard at Stafford ; and on Saturday she will return to Kumara, when, at the Theatre Royal, she will the same evening deliver her great lecture on “Forbidden Fruit;” and on Sunday evening she will give a discourse on “ His Majesty the Devil.”

We learn that a New Zealand tenor, Mr Arthur Borrows, nephew of Dr. Borrows, of Dunedin, made a highly satisfactory debut on the 26th July at Yercelli, near Milan, where he was recorded a most enthusiastic reception. “La Favorita” was produced on the occasion, with Mr Borrows in the role of Fernando. For his first romanza, the young artist received a perfect ovation, and for his singing of the duet with the basso he was honored with three calls before the curtain. In the duet with the prima donna, Mr Boi--rows fairly “brought the house down,” and in the celebrated scena in the third act was greeted with prolonged cheers. “La Favorita” ran at Yercelli for seven nights, and at its termination Mr Borrows was presented with a poetical address by the citizens. They called him the ‘ ‘ second Rubini” in the effusion. Mr Borrows has assumed the name of Arturo Salvini.

Our fellow-townsman, Mr Mogdridge, left Kumara on Sunday hist, to proceed with his family to Melbourne, where lie hopes to develope, by a proper course of tuition, the symptoms of superior vocal abilities of Miss Lizzie Mogdridge, his second eldest daughter. Miss Lizzie has on several occasions given some proof of natural aptitude for professional singing ; but her extreme youth and rapid growth will be obstacles for a time to successful arduous study and practice. They have many friends in Kumara, however, who would be highly pleased to hear of her success, even if it should only approach that accorded to the New Zealander mentioned in the previous paragraph, who has made such a “ highly satisfactory debut ” in one of the most renowned musical cities in the world.

- Contractors are reminded that the tenders for making a drain through sections to the north end of Sedclon street, and, for improving and metaling part of Seddon street, must be lodged at the Town Clerk’s Office before noon tomorrow.

A very handsome Masonic Hall at Lyttelton was consecrated to the uses of the Masonic fraternity on Thursday last.