NEW YEAR AT TAIERI MOUTH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17826, 7 January 1920, Page 4

NEW YEAR AT TAIERI MOUTH

There were the usual celebrations at Taieri Mouth on Hogmanay and New Year's Day. At Riverbank, on New Year's Eve, the proprietor (Mr Big-wood) announced that six years ago ho and Mrs Bigwood had started the establishment in a four-roomed cottage. In spite of the maritime strike, the coal strike, and the war, they had advanced until they then had about 70 in the establishment. With their present batch of guests they had exoeeded the first thousand, and the thousandth boarder would receive a week's board free. The names were subsequently checked, and at breakfast on New Year's Day the fortunate boarder—a young lady—received the price of a week's board. In the evening a ooncert and dance wore held in the hall, whioh was packed, while many occupied seats cm the grass outside. An excellent pi-offrammo was supplied, the T>erformer3 including several well-known Dunedin amateurs. Miss Inglis ooened the proceedings with a piano solo, after which vocal items were supplied by Mrs Clark, Mr and Mrs Dcsmoulins, Mr King, Misses Given and Philippa Mixtuns, Messrs Cheyne, and Piddnck, A clever character f'ketoh _ by_ Misses Vera and Boreen Hayward, recitations by Mr Salmon and Master J. Hayward', and dances by Misses Carter and Doreen HavwordL At tho close the chairman (Mr Mirams) announced that nearly £10 had been raised for thi\ school funds by the effort, and this was increased iby the receipts from the dance whioh followed.