The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2634, 14 February 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1885.

There was but a moderate attendance last night at the Adelphi, when the sensational drama of “Dred” was performed by the Amateur Dramatic Club for the benefit of Mrs O’Grady. The play was well received, the various characters being well sustained throughout. The Christchurch coach arrived this afternoon, bringing East Coast and Australian mails. Special sermons will be preached by the Rev. G. Hay, to-morrow, in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, The subjects are

announced in an advertisement. The sermon in the evening will, we understand, have some reference to the decease of the late Gilbert Stewart.

Commander Edwin’s message this afternoon is that the indications are for its being unusually cold between midnight and 6 a.m.

When the Education Board met the Hon. Stout on Wednesday (says the West Coast Times) Mr Seddon read a long list of repairs necessary to the school buildings, Mr Stout promised to see what he could do towards painting and repairing the buildings, but thought the committee ought to raise funds for fencing in school grounds, and for clearing and grubbing these grounds. If the people could not raise funds for these purposes, they could not find labour. Mr Rae said that was very well, but it was not in accord with the State system. Mr Stout said they followed this course in other places. Mr Rae said the people would do all that was required, if the necessity existed for doing so ; but if the people were to do work of this kind, let it be general throughout the colony, Mr Stout went on to say that he saw no necessity for fences dividing the sexes in school grounds. When he was a teacher, he spent the luncheon time with the children, and he saw no reason why the teachers here should not be asked to follow that plan. He thought the school committees should raise funds for many purposes which the State provided for at present, and he knew that in Otago some hundreds of pounds were raised by school committees for school purposes.

Mining matters are said to be improving at the new lead, Rimu. Stenson and party cradled three loads as a trial washing, and obtained lOdwts of gold. The various parties who had taken up ground and were shepherding, have now set into work sinking.

The Life op an M.P.—An M.P., deploring the evil effects of London habits on the health, said that were it not for the Hop Bitters he could not live through with the irregular hours he was forced to keep. Said he : “As soon as I feel weak and exhausted from long night sessions and meals at irregular hours, I resort to my Hop Bitters instead of stimulants. They regulate my towels and keep my appetite good, my brain clear, and my strength and health are preserved.” See