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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 274, 20 December 1929, Page 9

Advertisei's, subseribers and correspondents will please note tliat tbo Daily Telegrapb will NOT be publislied on* Christmas 'Dav; Boxing Day aud Ncw Year's Day. Jnvitation liolders and friends are reminded of the dance to be lield iil tbo Napier Teclmieal College gymnasium to-morrow evening at 7.45 as a farewell to Miss J. WJiite. All sympatbisers with Te Awa movenient are urged to get in toucli witli Ne'il Grav, eare of Messrs Reardon and Wright, Ltd. Watoh to-day's resultg and see our position. Dr. Biyan G. Thompson, formerly medical offieer at Rarotonga, is at present visiting Napier. Dr. Thompson is the eklest son of Mr J. B. Thompson, C.B.E., Under-Secretary for Lands. Mr William Edward Farrington, well-known in Napier, diod in Wellington vesterday after a long illness. He leaves a widow, Mrs Agnes Farrington. of CTaven street, and sincere sympatliv will be extended to her in her bereavcment. The interment will bo private at Karori, Wellington. Manchester ITnity Oddfellows are reminded fhat the children 's annual Christmas gathering of tlie Lo.val Hastings Lodge will he hekl at tlie racecourse, wefc oi' fine, to-morrow afternoon, comincucing at 2.30. In the ovent of tlie weather being unfavourable, arrangements bave been made "for the function to be held in tlie big diniiig-room. Tickets must be pi'esented at the gates EJeetors are advised tliat the poll for the queen eleetion closes to-nior-row night at 11 o'cloek at the Munioipal Tlieatre. Arrangements liave been niade for tlie resnlts to be scrcened as thev coine to band, and lantern viejrs will also.be shown. Messrs LockyenFs.wii] present a speeial musical pi'ogramme. Cliildren under 16. years °f. ag© will not be admittedj . and ad"mission for adnlts is by production of aji art nnion ticket purclinsed in the interest of anjr of the queens. Tlie Mardi Gras festivities will eom- ' -jnence on Boxing Day witli the ribbon dog parade at 10 a.ni. Tlien the children's procession at 11, and all other events following in seqnence. Tlie corouation of the queen will take place at 2 p.m. 011 Boxing Day. Patrous of Ihe Mardi Gras are iuvited to take part in auv events, as tliere is uoentry fee for auy class apart from tlie ribbon parade. The Napier Citizens1 Band will be in attendance and render musical progvammes during tbo sesaions. Grand fireworks displays will be held every nirht. Admission to enrlosure on the Parade is only ls for adnlts and 6d for children. These tickets admif all day and night of any oue dav. The Mardi Gras executive hopes for a repetition of that patronage.that ihe public and visitors liave alwavs accorded them. ... -vr-e— eve.i-\yovk— andr-etr-nifcqar-.^eygs-in yeiiib we are rcsponsible for their doterioration at maturity. Protect and preserve your eves now. H. M. Bonnett, Consulting Optician.*- |