BAZAAR AT KIHIKIHI

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2239, 13 November 1886, Page 3

BAZAAR AT KIHIKIHI

A B\ZAAK in aid «»f Urn uiml-. of the Roman C vthohc Church will be held in the Public ! Hall on Wednesday ne\t, opening at 1 p.m. A great number of articles, both useful and ornamental, have been presented. Among the former will be. some tea services, presented by Auckland friencs. Some persons, with an eye to business, have gi\en a considerable quantity of baby clothing. Owing to some peculiarity in the atmo-phere of WsiiUato the number <>f bibies is very great, and is incieibing veiy r tpirtly, consequently th'> demand for clothing f.»i the little pets will be very brisk. All the articles will be m irked at reasonable pi ices, instead of the usual baz.iar r.iteb, for the promoters have taken into consideration the hardness of the tinvs. The lucky bag 1 , that mycelium thing which possesses' such attraction for th-ise who aie of a speculative turn of mind, will be there, while those who are musically inclined will b>-ible to gratify their t »^te, as a piano will be in the hall, and as Kinikihi pims^ses several accomplished pianists there will be plenty of good music. During the afternoon visitors c in obtain a cup of tea or coffee at the refreshment stall, and in the evenimr there will be a soiree, a number of ladies having promised trays. The whole i will wind up with a gift auction in the evening. I do not know whether some enterprising individual has discovered a real li\e saurian in the neighbourhood of Kihikihi ; but some dark hints were thrown out about a saurian monster and this was coupled with the bazaar. Tf the committee have one it is to be hoped they will keep him on the ch;tin, for if his tastes are similar to those of his Hamilton brother he will not leave a chop in the settlement for the hungry visitors who will come here in crowds on Wednesday. So many are assisting and taking an interest in the bazaar that it bids fair to bo the most successful of the of the kind held in this district. It is, I believe, the first that will have been held in Kinikihi. Considerable improvements and additions to the church are contemplated, the most noteworthy of which will be the bell tower. Th« present unornamental one will be pulled down and a new one built which will be of the style •f architecture belonging to the fourteenth century, and will have a height of sixty feet. Instead of being closed in like the present, the new one will have arches in the belfry, so as to give free egress to the sound of the bell. The arches, which have been turned and cut out by Father Luck, are ready when required, and are finished in a style only to be expected of a skilled workman. From tho commanding position of the church the spire will become a landmark m the country, for it will be seen from a considerable distance round Kihikihi, and will be a decided ornament to the town. — (Corresj ondent).

Mr A. L. Smith, surgeon dentist, Ho\> son and Wellesley-streets, Auckluid, inserts a business notice in another column.