COMPETITIONS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19140, 25 October 1927, Page 8

COMPETITIONS.

TEMUKA SOCIETY. The Teitiuka. competitions v opened this afternoon in bitterly cold - weather. There vas a. good attendance. The official openins took place in the evening by the Mayor, when the tbeitrc was packed. The judges were: Elocution and dancing, Mr B. A. Tow (Dunedin); vocal and instrumental, Mr Lance Craip : (Tiruaru); literary, Rev. L. A Knight (Timarn). Results :- PIAXO DUET, under 14 (own selection). Molly ami Mav Simcs, "Silver Chimes," HO points ~_", -,;•„• "• X Edith McLcod and Gordon Mathieson, "Irish," 337 points 2 SON'G FOR GIRLS, under H years. Own Selection. Dorothy M. Keys, "Four Little Candles,' 1 149* points •• - ■ • ■ ••. 1 Gwvr.neth Hughes, "Who'll Buy My Lavender," 147 points' .;•• " •• - Dulcie Payne. "There are Fairies; at the Bottom of the Garden,' 146 points . 3 Aleo competed: Cissie A Olhyer Eva M. Brownlie, Ivy Fowler, Lyla 0 Connell. RECITATION", hoys under 11. Test, "Something Unusual." Colin Stewart, 149 points .. .. 1 George Smith, 145 points .. ..3 Tcma-aka Waaka, 122 points .. ... A Also competed: Roland Fitzgerald, Manuel Solomon, Mervyn Brenton, James Rehu, and William Southworth. PIANO SOLO, under 14. Test, "Toccatina." Mvrtle Harris, 156 points .. .. 1 Jl'ollv Joynt, 151 points .. • .. i Monica M. Gresham 151 points , . .T Jean Davey, 147 points .. , .. 4 Also competed: Ellen Head, Annie Kyne, SONG FOR B'OVS, under 12 years. Own selection. Charles Heron, "The Shepherd" . .. 1 Malcolm Shepherd, "Lullaby Land . RECITATION, girls under 14. Test "Nowhere" (E. W. Wilcox). Lyla O'Connell, US points .. 1 Theodore Smith, IU points •• 2 L. Norton, 113 points .. ... o Also competed: Joyce Coombes, May Chesney, Jessie Hopkineoii, and Gwen Hughes. Sons in character, boys and girls under 12 Rita Sewell, "She Ms the Belle of New York," 1; Molva; Cross, "Lackada-y," 2; Betty Salmon, "The Market," 3.

Piano Duet, under 14. Test, "Sonata Und Rondo" (DiabelliJ Miss Annie Kj-ne and E. Boocock. Odl}- competitors. • Darice Duo, under 16 years—Coral Pierce and Billy Outhworth, "A Toyland Romance," 174 points, 1: Dorothy Keys and Betty Salmon', .. "An Vrtist Model," ■ 173 points, 2; Rita and •-•o Sevjell, "Pa de Deux," and Molly v. oyce Joynt, "Alinuet'! (equal), 156 -po,.an; 3. . Unison Song, for children attending primary school. Test; "Slow Horses Slow" (Ai-mstrong Gibb) —First section: Seven parties competed.. The remaining section will be judged on Wednesday. Recitation (not -'humorous); Ladies'.' and Gentlemen, open class—Mr Allan Crowe, "Young bellow My Lad," 162, 1; Miss M. Freeman, "The Sisters," 160, 2; 'Miss B. Loven, "By the lukon Trail," 157, 3. Also competed: Mr R. K. King. Piano duet, under 16. Test "Hungary" from "Foreign Parts" (Mosrkowski)—Misses D. Barron and M. Killoh 1. Only entrants. Fancy dance, under- 15 years—D. Keys, "Russian" 169, 1; J. "Joynt -'Military" 165, 2; B. Salmon, "Vive. La ■ France."' 157,-3.. 1 Also competed i J; Sewell, "Miss Black and White"; Molly Joynt "Egyptian'.'; Jf. Kelland "Danse Gracious." District. Championship, vocal, soio, ladies, soprano ("Spring Comes Laughint;"— Molly Carew (highest setting mezzo), "Lullaby" No. 3 in F, 1; Cyril Scott (contralto) "Ships of Arcady," No. 1 in E flat (M. Head) 2. First section only, results to he completed on Tuesday toight. . . Instrumental eolo, bass, members Temuka, Brass "W. Benbow 1, S.'M. Brown 2, E. Woodhead 3. Recitation with musical, accompaniment, ladies and .gentlemen.' Open . class—Miss Freeman, "The Clown" 14'6 1; AW-Crewe, "His First. Long .Trousers" 142, ; 2. : : : ■