The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2343, 1 March 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1884.

A very large gathering of parents and friends of the Kumara State School children assembled with the children of the higher classes at the Theatre Royal, last evening, to witness the annual distribution of prizes to those who had excelled either in scholastic pursuits, or good conduct or attendance. It may be presumed that nearly all the children of the school were present, and the theatre was, consequently, nearly full. The Catholic Brass Band kindly gave their services, and heralded the hour of meeting by playing at Dillman’s Town and through Kumara to the place of meeting. A report of the proceedings is held over till our next issue. Cobb and Co.’s coach left the Bealey on the return trip this morning, at the usual hour, and arrived early this afternoon, bringing East Coast and Australian mails. Mrs Horne and Miss Monahan were passengers home. Mr and Mrs W. Nicholson returned to Kumara by the previous coach, from Christchurch. The fourth discourse on “Spirits and the Spirit World,” being a Course of Sermons by the Rev. George Hay, at the Presbyterian Church, Kumara, will be delivered to-morrow evening, at seven o’clock. The particular subject will be—- “ The Disembodied Spirits of the Saints : can we see and communicate with them ?” At the Arahura cattle sale yards on Monday next, Messrs Girdwood, Lahman and Co. will submit to auction 30 prime quality seasonable bullocks and 100 heavy cross-bred wethers. Mr Henry Brirable arrived yesterday afternoon from Ashburton bringing his mare Miggie, which is entered for the Greymouth Jockey Club and Reefton Autumn handicaps. In the Robin Hood Great Novelty Company’s consultation on the Dunedin Cup, the first prize went to a grocer’s assistant in Christchurch ; the second to a merchant’s bookkeeper, also in Christchurch ; ahd the third to a saddler in Gisborne. Mr Woody ear, whilst his circus was traveling on the road between Westport and Nelson, met with a loss that cannot easily be replaced. In crossing the Buller, one of the trained horses, a valuable animal, was made fast in the punt by a halter, but in mid-stream the horse became frightened and backed off the punt. An endeavour was made to save the horse, but it was ineffectual, and the animal was drowned.