SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 852, 1 December 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Te A.WAMUTU, last night. [From our special correspondent.] TJie b;iz iar and gift auction was great success. The Hall was beautifully decorated. Gross proceeds, amounted to £ 1 3D ; neb jjrofii. . £100. The la lies selling ami managing were : Mesdames .H » I, (xopdfellow, the Misses Rutherford, MfiiKteno, Bilgrnaa, Robertson and McLaurin. Messrs Rutherfonl Wesuiey, an I John Mandeno, as sisie.l. V,\e tables were prettily lai '< out ond the ro>m crow led. TheT> Awamu'u band disoursed g'»o music, Mr Hill, auutioneer, was >• greit Bucoes. He sold for thrw hours. Tne dei»t on the Hall, £150, is now reduced to £si).

Auckland, last night. The ceieuonv of. installing Bro&« G. iS. Gr.iham, DisbrL-tG.andMiSte RJrisrlish Conslituti «n, and Federic VVhitaker, Provincial Gra d Mastei J^orth Island, Scotch Constinnion, took p ace to-clav iv the Chorn Hall. Befweeu 500 and 600 attended, including representative Lodges from Otayo, Nelson, Tanran 3a , W'ikato, Gisborne, Thames, Cor >m .indel, li].i«r. Ujast, Napier, an.. \oirhelMi districts. Bro. Lhzu. tiight VVoiMhipful DisbrcG -Gran Viasf-e'r-'of West laud, officiated ns I.istal i:ig M'ster. The su ierb furniture of the Sir \Vs«ler Scott L>d^e, *t the Thames, was lent lor the occtsiou. ' Th» oe.il--11 v( whs 'L nu if wioh flti^s, the Royai Siaida.-d flying m .frono of th. c?:air. The spectacle was grand a rid impressive. At noon. Lod^e Waiteraaia vva opened, find Bio. Lazir was receive with honors. Ttie Gruud Lod^t wasr.heu coiisni übe-U and consecrated. A fin" choir, under the leadership oi Bro. Joseph Brown, organist, ie'll--dered several anthems m excellen style. -• •■•'-. : ■ Bro. Graham and the officers wen invested and installed with tin c istornwy M usoniccdremouies. Bi'u. Grahauq delivered an impressive an', eloq lent addrcs on the wide-spreau infliiHiice and greatness of Masourv. Bro. Grahamtlieh received tlie con: of the 'various 10-lg-s. Bro. M :oullough represented Biv. Hlslop, for the Grand Lodge o ; Dunedm. , : , At 'three o'clock the Lodge S- 1 . Andrew wa3 ope":red f and Brofche; F. Whi taker, with ofJßcmwere. installed with sini tiai cremonies, as Provincial Gratin Master, North Island, JSc»tui. constitution, aud received congratulations. Brother Whibaker deliyeie i an address showing thijt he had been a mason sini*e 1839 and ouch j.ied important positions m connection with masonry. A ball take place this e veiling. The Australia arrived with the English and American mails and sailed again fgr Sidney. W f J. fjui'ht a passenger. Da EDiN. last night. It is stated, on reliable information, that Proudfoot's case was settled by Angus (the ghVs father) receiving £I, §oo.