The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1884.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1488, 26 December 1884, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1884.

The Church of England bazaar was opened on Wednesday afternoon last, and was well attended up to midnight. The various stalls presented a very attractive appearance: The bazaar will re-open at half-past 2 o'clock to-day in order to give those an o{ portunity of attending who are unable to be present at night time. In connection with the coming County •lection it is anneunced that Messrs Menteath, Ceilings and Campbell will address the electors of the Reefton Riding in the Oddfellow's Hall to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. To-day being Boxing Day the Post and Telegraph offices will be open only between 9 and 10 a.ni, and 7 and 8 p.m. With his usual consideration for the public Mr Sampson will have the mail sorted for delivevy this evening. At the rfasby Police Court last week the licensee of the Royal Hotel was charged with permitting gambling on Sunday morning in the shape of a game of cards known as *' poker." The evidence clearly proved that such a game had been played — indeed it was admitted ; but the counsel for the defence quoted the decision of Judge Johnstone in the appeal case, Glasson v. Whitty, and the Magistrate, in accordance therewith, held it not to have been proved that " poker " was an unlawful game. The decision will be interesting to lovers of the innocent game of whom there are not a few in New Zealand. Remenyi, the great, violinist caused a groat furore in Sydney at the Opera Bouse. A ftei playing a great solo, one of the audience called out for the " Marsellaise." Remenyi played it amidst great applause. Then he played " Scots wha, hae," which caured another furore, and ended in playing " Rule Brittania " and " God save the Queen." This was the culminating point, as it roused the audience to such a state of enthusiasm that they rose en masse, the ladies waving their handkerchiefs, iuulthegcntluuien cheering luttti'.y.