The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1882.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1212, 25 December 1882, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1882.

There will no iasue of the Inangahua Times on Wednesday next. The Westport conch arrived last night, bringing an overflowing load of pa^aangeis. Mr Rugg's coach also arrived at the same time with a full load of passengers from the Lyell. The Grey team of cricketers reached Reef ton by special coach last evening. Some difficulty was, we learn experienced in providing quarters for them owing to the extraordinary inrush of visitors during the past week. The cricket match will be commenced to-day at 1.30 o'clock. As the weather promises to be fine, there will no doubt be a very large attendance on the ground during the afternoon. We have been requested by Mr D. O. Preshaw, Secretary of the Reefton Hospital, to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations towards a Christmas dinner to the patients in the Hospital : — A Friend at Boatman's 20s. ; Mr J. Qm'gley, 10s. ; Mr J. Dick, large cake ; Mr J. Dick, two quartei-s of lamb ; Mr 0. Dowsing, four Canterbury cakes, one packet each of nuts, biscuits and lollies ; Mr J. Ching, 1 doz. ale and porter and bottle of wine. Mr W. J. Shaw, boot importer, Broadway, announces that he ha 3 just received an extensive consignment of the latest makes and stylos in ladies', gentlemen's and children's boots and shoes, which he i 3 selling at reduced prices. Mr A. Trautvettor, watchmaker and jeweller, of Nelson, announces his arrival in Reefton with an extensive display of jewellery, and watches. The goods are on view at Mr Tait'a studio and will be found well worthy of inspection. The Agent General has received a large number of applications for the prof assorial chairs of the Auckland College. For classics rfnd English 87 ; for mathematics Gl ; for chemistry. 43 ; and. for natural science, 23. For the head mastership of the Waitaki High School, "00 applications were made for forms, and ont of these 230 were returned filled up in duo form. We have boon requested to .state that in order to avoid accidents to the horses when running, all dogs found on the [ j course will be destroyed. And further I I that any person found on the course ' without a gate ticket will be arrested.

Solemn High Mass was celebrated in the Catholic Chapel at midnight last night. The service was conducted by Rev. Father Carew and the congregation was very large. The following nominations for the ! Boatman's Handicap were omitted from our last issue : — Mr Quinlane's Barney, (syrs Mr Freeth's Dan O'Connell, sys Mr Primbles Whalebone, aged Mr O'Neill's Zulu, sya Mr Newmans Day Break, aged Ching's Pawdon, 4yra Mr Gallagher's Lillipie, 6yra Addressing the boys at the Wellington College, Mr Dick, the Minister of Education, pointed out that one of the greatest evidences of true knowledge was humility. Lads who fancied they new more than their seniors were apt to become conceited, and when they got too forward bad sometimes to be " taken down a peg." Perhaps his young hearers had read the story of a juvenile philospher who prided himself on being able to argue a case. Turning once to his father, the youngster said, "I can prove that these two pigeons are three." "Well, my boy," said his father, "let me hear you." The boy replied — "There is one, and that other one makes two, and one and two make three— Q. 13. D." The father answered— "Well, your mother will take pigeon No. 1. and I will take pigeon No. |2, and you ein have pigeon No. 3." | (Loud laughter.) So it occasionally happened that lads who came home full of skill to surprise their parents found that the practical knowledge of their seniors was just a little more than they had anticipated. — "Post." What is more acceptable as a Christmas present than a faithful portrait of yourself, which you can reply upon obtaining at the studio of ?.Ir Taifc, photographer, Broadway, next Beilby's Hotel [Advt.J