ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1017, 31 December 1878, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

December 30, Thanks to a few of our townsfolks, who guaranteed a certain sum to the Waikato. Steam Navigation Company, the greater part of our residents were enabled, with their wires 'and. little

ops, to enjoy » most agreeable excursion to Whatawhata races, on Boxinjr Day, about one hundred tickets beini ceivedMbovo £hV guarantee. 1 This sujp p>werer, | th£y vrrll, doubtless, s^phment as a inscription to our $™\m?'. tojb^oM feeonJSW ii 09 "^^ 1 at f C #> »t '4*o bo hoped •|o The; Ki^erbc.^ lo^Ue Lifiie, s^ave^ could only ge | up this fa/, and by^ o clock she-wU well filled by (ribbons -at once started for Te Eore, where Ihe steamer. . Waikato awaited us, decorated with bunting The aacl alter tho .races r on our return, lection of the late catastrophe OQ the able Joss o „fe by the wreck o tho Pr.ncess Ahce, lost their fears, by seems the awietj for the sifetf w« safely reacliod, after the rudder had been partly unshipped on one of Lxjhe. wlroh had accompanied usup, we not, .ho^er, for^ttiosf to gi.e creJ fS r fl Cll ° erS f ° r crew, for their attention .to. the party, and one cheer more for Mr Kellow the popular providor, who- was M\y him bo" Him bj our numerous party.- The mo«t iMsk 7 part of 011 , J ou c / v ; f^J ,nd /ballot tt ' ifch I the n^roulturn 8 .md shal ows m the river, were enP«hh? °P mi 7 Oa I bei^. th*t -Captain 1° m, c !° f - hL: wei;e Bafel y l£ "> de d. tii onrflf receiving S,"" 8 , wlth round s of oheerinjr Wot v imcb opcurrecl to mar a most p.e an days enjoyment. The irrepres•«ble it. iriope, tue agent of the Company here, of course, was one of the party, and^assis^d m making tbi U a 8 plcasant.-Ch™ Cohuesvoxdext.