The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1888.

Inangahua Times, Volume XIII, Issue 20596, 31 December 1888, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1888.

The Bey. Father ftoggftn, S.M., com. . raOTfeed a Mission in the Catholic Church yesterday, an<l delivered an instructive and eloquent s«rfiion la3tn:prht. He will preach every evening chiving the continuance of the Mission, x The tennis comt was thrown open to members of the club on Wednesday last, and every afternoon since has been in fall requisition by. players. Beef ton bids to produce a camber of very strong playevs. .- J IV Catholic School bazaar was brought to ti close on Saturday evening, having continued open for sis nights. The accounts , connected with the bazaar have not yet been mate up, but it is bdieved the result mil. be | hi«hly satisfactory. ■ j The Black's Point Band gave another of ', their enjoyable performances 'yesterday, but j owing no doubt to Oie iekj ©f.*hp, (lay, and | - dust of the voa.l. the number of prontenaders ) was not so large as on former occasions. ; Messrs Mitchell and Campbell have.es- j tended the period of excursion tares betwwn j Tteelton abdrGrfcymwth to the 7th *i»?titi'vv . Tbe tiniefhonoreil cerpinonv of fecfttißß •oAt tlie old and welcoming hi the Now Yvar vnll take place to-night. We are not aware what provision has been made for the celebration. ' but no donbt steps will be token during the day to ensure a demonstration worthy of the occasion. It is to be hoped that, as in some past tyear»* the arrangement of the programme will not be left to chance, but that a little public spirit will be shown, and a J suitable tfiaplay provided for. The year j which is just expiring was born full of hope. "Visions of the early starting of the great Midland Railway nndertaking were then fresh and strong in the public mind. The new lines of reef being opened up encouraged the hope of a good time in store, and many things seemed to conspire to assure a prosperous future. The year haa nnfortunately seen some of these hopes wrecked, and others as yet unrealised, bat all things considered much real progress has been made in many direction's, the full fruitjj of which will be reaped in time. Compared with some other parts of the colony we have then reason to he thankful, and should certainly co-operate in giving the Old Year a good send off. To-morrow will be generally observed as a holiday throughout the district. The great centre of attraction for Reeftonite3 will of course be the annual public pic-nic at Cvushington. Year by year the gathering has grown in popular favor, and graduated up to the position of one of the chief public outings of tbe holiday season. The Committee have always made their arrangements upon a most liberal scale, and the preparations for to-morrow will not be found wanting in any respect. Crnshington is one of the prettiest spots in the Inangahna Valley, and a 4 a resort for holiday-makers is not to be beaten. The residents of Uoatmnn's are determined not to be behind hand in providing a day's amusement for the "rising generation there. The annual school picnic will be held, as usual, in Capleston, and in order to render it attractive to those also who may no longer be ranked amongst the rising generation, sports of various ' kinds will also be held. The coaches will van from Beefton at a suitable hour to convey' visitors to and fro. The receipts at the g-ates on the first days* race* WMftfiSkaud on tjte second £43. As it JBrknewn that large lumbers of persons ,1 gliivt admittance to tto^ui2Si«Bߧie=JM*fe on each day was over the 1 average of former meetings. A bicycle tournament will be held in Broadway this afternoon, in which nbont a dozen competitors will take part. Most of the riders having improved greatly since the last competition, some really exciting races are expected. The course will be the same as on the former occasion, A concert in aid of the organ fund will be held in Knox Chnrch this evening, when a service of song entitled "Eva," with connective reading, as also a concert of sacred and secular music, will be given. All the vocal- i ists who take part are acknowledged favorites with lovers of music, and a vei-y large attendance may be counted upon. Among the various consignments and large parcels (if now -Tcoda that have been imported by the different V.usintsa people during the j !is t fortnight for the forthcoming Xmns trade, wo cann«ifc withhold from expressing our admiration of the really exquisite collection <>f choice and fancy goods just imported by Mr C. Cohen. The assortment is zo varied and extensive, and so extremely novel, that any attempt a.t detail would bo a difficult task, — they mast, be seen to be appreciated. The* collection of Fancy China, comprising Vases, Table nnd Bracket Ornaments, with innumerable other «rticle3 of this diecriptinn is positively beautiful, and the general display nf useful and choice fancy goods suitable for *Xmas and New Tear Gifts, "we feel sure cannot be surpassed or equalled in any other inland town in New Zealand. The character of Mr Cohen's Jewellery Stock is an well known that any comment upon it is quite unnecessary, .is by sn inspection of the same it will be at once seen that the collection is larger than ever, anil every article of the Choicest Design and Purest Quality. A visit to Mr Cohen's establishment will certainly be very interesting.— [Anvx.]