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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3237, 26 September 1879, Page 2

Owing to the inclemency of tho weather, •tfh'c"' concert -in" aid' lot 'tho 1 "Catholic Ohurchj "which" had been advprtisod tp take place at! InglcVooVwinbetUtpdncl'- !•' '• 1 " J TH6 lic'aVy' 1 rainfall 1 which', has \ continued, durliig 'the woett 1 up to the present time has greatly increased the Volume of water in our streams au'd river's, 'anil apprehensions liavo arisen tyyip if noi",abtyt;pmcn'tj in the 'rdinfall is shortly experienced, damage ; may bo done by tho overflow of tho water courses.! -The JWanvakaiho river was, greatly increased this morning, and is still rapidly rising. The dam j at the; Recreation Grounds it is thought l will bo fn danger should tho heavy rain continue. ; i The opening ot the now Episcbp'aiia.n Churcfi at Waitara which 1 was' to' havo takoil' place yestprday, w^ postponpd • owing J( to the, in« clemency of, tho weather. Archdeacon (3 ovott proceeded to Waitara yestorday for tho purposo of conducting thc'opcning's6r ( yi6c, but jt was decided by'thP vestry to postpdhc tlio cpromouy untji Thursday ;ipxt, ( aud if, the wcatlicr is not;' thpH ' propitious;, to furjihpr postpone the' O^biiitig service until thd'following day (Friday^. ,(, { _, „,

The " Hudson Surprise Party," who havo boon, amusing the people along,, t/ho coast between Wellington and hero, may, bpsoxpectcd to arrive by the afternoon train on Tuesday, and will peform fof tho , A^b time at the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday cvon,ing., ( Xho, ,W r airarapa paper, speaking of the i Company^ , :—" The , Hudson Surprise Party had a splendid house at; Mastorton,,last. night.' Tho'surprise is a genuine one in tho shape, of a number pi 1 charming young lady :miustrels dressed in m'osV appropriate cos.tumcß. # If they did not sing a note they 'would 'be ' attractlve,"but possessing' as 1 thdy |do > dfeligh'tful- voices, they simply carry, their audience by storm." ; '■ ' < ■'■><'• We think .that, as the Iloading Room, of tho, Institute) is. opon to all, it is, only fair to allow the youths wlw take a; pleasure in .attending there, to have the same privileges as their Seniors. A caso happened fclic other day that a youth , was , quietly, porusing an,- English papier,' whor^'a 'person uia'tiy,, years, his sonior, entered tho room,, and, after looking round in' quest: of' some papers, went to the lad 'and' demanded the paper which, Jio was, reading, Tho". Jyoiitli quietly ' inferred him 1 to** thO' rules of tho lustituto, and declined to give up the paper*; but this did not satisfy the inlru- ' der. ( wno' would certainly, have compelled the boy to .relinquish, tho paper -t had, not 1 somo.kindly , disposed , pprsons ; interfered on the ,bov 'q behalf. Such conduct is not calculate:! to encourage the youths of this town in improving their minds, and refining their manners, and we trust in future that lads who conduct themselves rcs'pcblfully in' tho Reading,, Rppnj, will receive the onoouragomont, which thdy duroryg, , .■ ► l ! , < • ' '