ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1850, 15 May 1884, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

SCHOOL CONGER 1\ The onteit unmont in aid of the school libr.iry, which toolc place on Fuday Lust m the L'ubhc Jia.ll, was not so gioat a. success as tlie nieut of tlio childicu s peifnrinanco denned, the room not being liioie than half filled. Mt Hem y Hallett, the chairman of tlio school, pioided, and Mr Bell, tho inuiical nistiuct'ir, conducted and wielded the b.tton, the chikhen doing him the gieatost ciecht. Tho piograimne was gone thiough without any peiceptable hitch. Tho tno by the Mines' Lane and Cas^en was especially good, and obtained encoie. The follow in» was the jnosji amine :— Pianofoite duett, " iiYutuna," Mbbß^ Stunner and tiobeits ; " Match of the Men of Hatlech,"' chikhen ; "Gently Evening 1 Bendeth," childien ; chorus, " Away, away go," children ; piano &010, " Last lose of summer," Mish A. Stunner ; chorus, "Come to tbeEair," children; trio and choius, "Kiss me Mother," childien; choiiK, "Aionnd tho Health," children; cliorus, '"The Sleigh Ride,' childien; tno, " Sumn.or's Uomg," Messrs Lane and Gascon ; solo, "The Dying Child," Miss E. Stuiniei ; piano duett, "The (iuauls, ' Misses Stuimor; choms "The Pilot,'" childien; pait song, " Soft Music,'" childien; piano solo, " vSailor's lfarewell,"' Miss 0. Sage ; choius, "Now Piay for our Couutry," childien : round, "Sweetly Now," clnldien. In the farce "How's Your Uncle, ' which followed the concert, the youngnteis were all at home, the piece being leceived tbunighout \wtli roais of laughter, and would have done credit to a company of far moie advanced age, and all were vehemently applauded at its conclusion. The following was the ca&te :—": — " Miss Sally White," Miss E. Stunner ; " Mary Meadows," Lizzie Stunner ; " Jane Smith," Alice Enich ; "Lydia Brown," Evelyn Wilson ; " Emily Jones," Emily Layne ; " Lucy Simmons," Bessie Cassen ; "Clara Evans," Bertha Sage; "'Richard Wiggb," Eugene Aubin ; "Timothy Tomkins," Arthur Smith. The dance which followed was a moot agreeable one.

ACCIDENTS. The many friends of Mr W. James, the landloicl of the Shamrock Hotel here, will be sony to hear that that gentleman met with an unfoitunate and serious accident on l^uday b vcuing last. Mr James was ing his stable before clobing hib house, when a wcinus hor.se, the property of a lodger, kicked out at him, striking him on the leg and f i acturing it. A messenger was at once despatched to Dr. Blunden at Te Awamutu, who at once attended the sutfeiei, and did what was necessary foi his relief. Mr James is now under the doctor's hands favourably progressing. Although only a comparatively stranger here, Mr James has by his geneial disposition made many friend.", and great sympathy is felt at hib painful misfoitune.^ _ News was also received here on Friday that one of the men employed on Mr Rochefort't* survey in the King Country had also met with a se\ ere accident by the fall of a tree, which had broken his leg. I have not heard full particulars.

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THE GOLD SEEKKRb' CONFISCATED CORRESPOXDKXCF. Amongst the plunder taken from Messrs Barry and McDonald, the gold prospectors, by the natives in the Tuhua country, besides I the bottle containing the gold, was a lung letter addressed to, tha Editor. <tf The Waikato Tinjea, sealed yaady- to be dispatched to the. post-office by the first opportunity* It was given, to Wahanui, and , opened and read at Otorohanga. I do not ljuww whether you, My. Jild;tov, h^Yft yet rq-

ceived it or not, but expect, if not to hand, you will probably receive it Borne time through the Native Minister, to whotu, I believe, Wahnmii intended to give it up. — (Own Correspondent.)