WESTLAND'S JUBILEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 164, 10 January 1914, Page 8

WESTLAND'S JUBILEE.

(.•MI,KBI{ATIU:;'S CONTINUE!.). j lly Telegraph.—Press Association. j Hokitika, Last Night. Tin 1 jubilee celebrations wic continued to-day. Tin: weather throughout the fetfuvitii'i iias bec.i g!oriou.-!y line, enabling til" piiwers to visit tln*;■ former favorite iiuuiits, and they were taken ill coilvcyaiecs to I hi; various miniii<? localities. In ilie afterni'on (lie pioir er-i we' 1 .! entertained at ;i garden parte, and tlie function |ms<c I oil' very enjoyably. A musical- programme was arranged, and the veterans provided an interesting open-air cone-id, whilst local vwnlUu also assisted. Tlie Vice-Regal part-v visited I!oj,s, and were entertained a;.. Inneh eon liy the Rornugh Council. There ail address of Welcome v/as np-enled to his Excellency. A visit, of inspection was alterwards made to the Dor Cold Alining Sluicing C-omoaiiv's claim, and the party witnessed the wa.-diing-up proce.-s. His Excellency was pruentcd with an onnee of gold from the return. The Hon. Eraser reco'vcl a nu'nlr-r of deputations in regard to local requirements, and loft for the north in the afternoon. The Yiee-l'cgal pirtv Rave to-niorrow for (Ireymouih. Sir .Joseph am! l.ady Ward leave, late to-night, the i'orincr to unveil the Seddotl memorial clock at West port. Oil Saturday the pioneers will be entertained at Ross. Tlie veterans appear to lie I'lijoviiiT themselves immensely, and the celebrations have been sneces'sfill, the proceedings being conducted without a hitch. The celebrations will conclude with a fireworks display toI morrow night.