RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2707, 16 November 1889, Page 2

RAGLAN.

Tkmi'kkanck Mketinc—On the evening of Thursday, November VHi, a meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church, Raglan, in the interest of this cause. After a hymn had been song, ami prayer offered, the chairman (Mr Elliott) in an interesting speech dwelt npi>n the great importance of the temperance cause, and that it was a question thai, had taken great hold on the minds of the people at the present day. Its benefits were numerous on the one hand, and the evils of intemperance, the miseries it brought in the broken hearts of thousands, the blighted prospects of the young, were seen on the other. His entire sympathy was with this great and nools cause ; they must do all they could against the evils of the traffic. Vriy gramme: recitation, " Nobody Else,' Miss Raistuck, song. " Soft o'er the Fountain," Mr Chas. Moon in his excellent style, reading, "Tit for Tat" Mr Elliott; song, " A Father's Love" Mrs Raistuck, (applause); recitation, "Teetotal Mill, - ' Master Herbert Sutton, nicely recited, (applause); hymn, "LetUs (iather up the Sunbeams"; song, "Singing of Home and Mother" Miss Kate Savage, sweetly sung, (applause, with cries for an encore); recitation, " Mountain of Moab " Mr Burton, was received with groat, applause, having been recited with groat clearness and excollent oll'nct,; speech, Mr l'egler, who gave a short description of the various elforts put forth in the promotion of the temperance cause during his residence in Raglan, and upon the importance of all temperance elforts to benefit mankind, etc.; *'iiitr, Miss Raistuck sung that beautiful piece " The Happy Land " (applause); recitation, " A World for Sale ■' Mr Elliot, (applause); duet, "Robin Adair," the Misses Savage, (applause). A large number attended, and a very pleasant evening was spent. Miss Walker kindly presided at the harmonium.

OuTTi-.it FuAtir.Kss.—-Nothing daunted, and true to her name the "Fearless," I though unsuccessful on two former occasions and after being in the harbour for several days waiting for a favourable wind, on Sunday last proceeded to sea with a fair wind and all sail set, It was a grand sight to see her leaving the harbour as the evening was one of extreme beauty. The <mi was just setting in all his grandeur, the sky was resplendent with richest tints of varied colours, and the hull and sails of the vessel as she sped out as upon a sea ot glass, were all aglow with the relhwtion of the bright rav.s of Cue declining orb of day. Karioi at the left of the entrance to the harbour stood out in all his grandeur, and when the richer hues as night came on had changed into more sombre hues, the cutter was well out to sea, and about midnight, when the tide was favourable, she rm in for the land and through tumultuous water reached the shore, all the damage she received being a sprung plank. She has now unloaded all the machinery for Mr Hall's fiax mill. After the cargo was got out she was pulled up above high-water mark for reoairs. She will return to the harbour again to take more material for the mill do.vu the coast. Messrs Yereoe and Rawiri. with five others were on board.

Visitor*.—The sensmi linvinfj iirrivod we wore triad to see that already wo sire having simic arrivals to visit our charming sea-side resort, and trust that in the ensuing aumnier we shall have a larsrer number with us. .