ALEXANDRA

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5338, 22 November 1876, Page 3

ALEXANDRA

Thk entertainment here on Tuesday evening last was well attended. It consisted of a concert, in pait of which our (Jhusty Minstiels made their second appearance, concluding with a negro farce, tho "Rival Sooties." The proceeds were devoted to the harmonium fund for St. Saviom's Church. Thanks to the energy of the committee, Mrs. R. IX L. Duffus, and the other lady and gentlemen amateurs, a moat successful evening's amusement waa provided for the large number present, Mrs. Duffus presiding at the piauo ; Mrs. Madigan, Mra. Miller, Miss 14. Finch, and Miss McLaurm respectively most ably assisted in the evening's amusement. Mra. Madigau's song, " Ever of thee ;" Mrs. Miller's, "Good-bye old home;" and Miss McLauriu'b, " Robin Adair," were among the gems of the evening, and were enthusiastically applauded. Mra. Duflus's rendcung of " Barney O'Hea" fairly brought down the house. Amongst tho gentlemen amateurs whoso songs were loudly appreciated, 1 must mention Messrs. S. Diek, T. Kirk, McCarthy, and A. Pierce. The minstrels' entertainment caused lots of fun, their make-up was capital, tho corner man paitioularly, " Mr. Johnson." Banjo (Mr. Leakin) was a whole volume of conundrums and local hits. Master Bayhsas Miss Lucy was capital, with a veiy sweet voice. The characters in the farce, by Messrs. Kirk, McCarthy, and Choker, were well sustained, and caused roars of laughter. Tho inevitable dance coucludod a most pleasant evening — Trade has not been particularly lively lately, but a good quantity of produce has been brought down for sale by the nativeb, including a large quantity of mai/e, for which tlieie is no demand ; the natives declining to take 3s per bushel for it, it yet remains on their hands. Wheat sells freely, realising 5s. 3d. per bushel, an advance ot 3d. on the usual price. Fungus, called by the natives "hakeke," also sells freely at 2d. per lb.— Mi. Gibbon's now steamer now runs regularly heio, and is getting a fair share of patronage, and is a great advantage to the settloiM, as it has put the Waikato Company on their mettle, and we are thought a little more worthy of their consideration since the opposition. Ooodd are no longci left at To lion or Nga- | hinopoun to bo carted up.it the owners' mk atid expense, but will in futuie be forwarded by burge heie when the steamer cannot get uy, an idea that has just stiuck them for the first tune. Two stoics have been elected m connection with the ' Ldie,' one at To Ron, the other here, foi tho receipt and delivery ot cargo. — Nativo news la unimnoitaut : the meeting at fe Uira was principally taken up with their leligious aquabble, whether Towhiao, the tattooed, is :v god ©r not and should bo add) cased as such. lie, with all the HiUuiangi pooplo are in the 1'irongia ranges collecting para and other native food, potatoes boing very scarce amongst them. Manuhin's daughter, Te Reinga, was down hero last week, intending to proceed to Auckland and the East Coast She had two officers' swoi ds, taken by natives during the war, which she intended to deliver over to the Governor. On reaching here, however, hearing the Go yernor was not, but shortly expected to be, ia Auckland, she has postponed hui journoy nntil his aanval, and has returned to tho Kuiti.— [Own correspondent.]