THE OTAGO ANNIVERSARY.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 41, 31 March 1863, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE OTAGO ANNIVERSARY.

JBLp/nn the Daily Tinies, March 24.) |w The 15th Anniversary of the Province §|HL Otago was celebrated yesterday, by §HL'general holiday, and a good deal of ■Leasure-taking in various ways. Exjjßtf.pt for the Regatta — which was to jßLye been, but unfortunately was not, !■? the great attraction- — the weather was jHfavorable, tnere De ™g a generally clear Su and warm sunshine, although the was strong and very puffy. We jf».t»ive below a notice of the matches ijthat came off; and we can only express. W the hope that in fixing the day for tbe i fM jjgtter half of the programme which remains to be gone through, the eommitjß tee may be more lucky in the matter of ft weather and in attracting a goodly » muster of spectators. Si The Lady of the Lake steamer ran B several times from the Jetty to the flagS ship, with a goodly number of lovers of B aquatics, varying her work by setting Sj down those who were so minded at the S Vanxhall Gardens Jetty. In the S Gardens there was one large pic-nic 9 party, and much jollity amongst its &p members, but there was room and to v 9. spare for the numerous small parties *m } that dotted the ground. A quadrille |M band, and the announcement of a display ft of fireworks by Mr. Prescott, the wellfp: mown artiste in that line, from CreJk morne Gardens, Melbourne, drew a eK very numerous addition to the company p daring the evening. The fireworks mm were very varied. in design, and altolia gether so excellent as to afford the Up highest satisfaction to those present. pp . The Golden Age made a trip to the |§ft Heads, which was in every respect sucg*K cessful. Up On shore, there was plenty doing by mm the hirers-out of " traps'* and horses ; |jp and our citizens generally went in fairly up to enjoy the holiday — an event which is Wm by no means too often repeated amongst Im The Princess Theatre was crowded in l« the evening, and there was a large and ¥M merry party at the Assembly, held in |p the Oddfellows' Hall, George-street.