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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 900, 14 December 1871, Page 2

Anchor Line of West Coast Packet; QTEAM TO NELSON, Transhipping Passengers to TARANAKI, MANUKAU, WKL. LINGTON, LYTTELTON, AND DUNEDIN. CHARLES EDWARD, on Thursday night at 11 o'clock. STEAM TO HOKITIKA AND GEEYMOUTH. KENNEDY, on Thursday Evening. Eor freight or passage, apply to the Ageut, on board. ESSRS IVPMECKAN, BLACKWOOD and OO.'S Royal Mail steamers will leave Hokitika as fol lows : Eor Melbourne direct— TARARTJA, J. M'Lean, commander, on the 16th Dec. For Nelson, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff Harbor, and Melbourne — CLAUD lIAMILTONJ. W. Clark, commander, on the 15th December. For particular?, apply at once to JAMES A. BONAR, Ascent. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Splendid opportunity for people visiting the Australian Colonies and New Zealand. YIA GREYMOUTH. MESSES M'MECKAN. BLACKWOOD, and Co., will issue RETURN EXCURSION TICKETS REDUCED RATES, During the Holidays. For MELBOURNE DIRECT, the steamship TARARUA, on the 15th —— For MELBOURNE via NEW ZEALAND PORTS, the steamship CLAUD HAMILTON, on the 15th December. For particulars, apply at once to D. GIKDWOOD& CO., Agents. TTTESTPOET C HE, IST MAS SPORTS, To be held in GIBSON'S PADDOCK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1871. (BOXING DAY). First event to come off sharp at 12 a.m. Comxmtthe: R. Macfarlane G. S. Atkinson C. Lempfert D. Emanuel R. Carne G. Clarke J. H. Gibson J. Gilmer PROGRAMME: Foot Rack, 150 yards; heats ; entrance, 2s Gd. —First prize, £2; second prize, 10s. Bots' Rack ; entrance free.—First prize, 15s; second prize, ss. Vault ing with pole; entrance, 3s.— First prize, £4 ; second prize, £1 WitESTMNO, Cornish and Devon, entrance, 3s. —First prize, £i • second prize, £2. Bois' Race, under ten; entrance free. —First prizo, 7s Gd • second prize, 2s Gd. Tilting Matoit (six competitors); entrance, 10s. —First prize, £7 ; second prize, £3. AVekstling, collar and elbow; entrance, 3s.— First prize, £4; second pi ize, £2. HtiRDLE Race, 450 yards; entrance, 2s 6d. —First prize, £2; second prize, £l. Running Flat Leap, entrance, 2s 6d. —First prize, £1; second prizej 10s. Sack Race ; entrance, 2s Gd, —First prize, £1 , second prize, 10s. Thuke Leo Race, 150 yards; en-, trance-2s Gd. —First prize, £1 ; second prize, 10s. PIG TIUNT ; entrance free. And various other Sports, funds pet mining. ROBT. MACFARLANE, Treasurer. D. EMANUEL, Secretary