ALEXANDRA.
Birthday Pamt. —At the invitation of Mrs Aubin, a large party assembled at her residence on Saturday evening last, the occasion being to celebrate the coining of age of her second son, Mr 0. A. Aubin. A very pleasant evening was spent, the ynung people enjoying themselves in various amusements, charades, dancing, songs, etc. At ten o'clock refreshments wore served in the dining room including of course a real oldfashioned birthday cake. Mr Chappell proposed the toast of health and prosperity to Mr Aubin on his arriving at maturity, and hoping that now he had by law become responsible for his own actions, etc., he would from henceforth enjoy health, happiness and prosperity. Mr Aubin feelingly responded. The health of "Our Hostess, Mrs Aubiiv' was proposed by Mr Cruiclcshfink in most felicitous terms, and meiwith a most cordial greeting by aU present. Mrs Aubin briefly responded. Other toa'U followed, and amusements until 12 o'clock the compay singing "Auld Lang Syne " most enthusiastically and departed for their several homes.
TnitESHiNG Operations.—Mr Jamieson's threshing machine has finished work for the Maori district here and iviporU their crop as a fair average one. Mr Jamie*hi threshed all crops up a3 far a< Kopu.i, tho natives hauling the machine thr.nidh tlio creak and up the steep hill nn to the lO>nua
flat —a feat which plainly showed thoiv. was not a jibber amongst then-. Past Kopna, and round and about Otovohaiiga, the natives are using their own old fashioned horse-power machines, and aro now in full work.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3080, 12 April 1892, Page 2
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254ALEXANDRA. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3080, 12 April 1892, Page 2
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