SACRED CANTATA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 934, 29 September 1910, Page 5

SACRED CANTATA.

0 v.' : : • "The Holy City" (sacred cantata), presented in the VVebb v street ' Primitive ; : -\uodist Church last evening proved in every, way au . uuquumeU . success, and.the %'upir, orchestra, and' other performers were' heartuy; .tnanked for . their eudeavo urs at tlie close of the evening's entertainment. The attendance was large,, the ouauing-being comfortab.y 'fi11ed..... lndiviuual, pans'.were capaoly borne by :. xTs. H. Currey (soprano), Miss Eva Rash (contraito), and Messrs. G. : , \V. Dowiing P. Laycoci (bass). The ohoiiy giiiueil by,- Mr.. E. • Dawsonracquitted it'self. creditably, and the. orchestra . ' was equally successful. ■ ' Miss ■ H. Coltman proved herself an efficient/pianist. The Supreme Court has been invoked to remove: a legal difficulty concerning the property of bt. James's Anglican CliUrch, Lower'Hutt. Mr. P. G.' boiton, appearing for Sydney; Clark Barraud, Prederick de Jersey Clere, ind Walter Collier Cuff, all of Lower'liutt,.trustees' of the property .in question,: stated thatthe purchase of the land (which adjoins the church premises) was made on trust lor the erection of a parsonage. The trustees wished to raise .£725 by way of mortgage, on the land to pay for the erection of a parsonage and. incidental purposes.! The building was already partially" erected, and the builder was asking for: a progress payment, but it had been' found that the legal documents in the matter gave tho. trustees\no power to sell or mortgage the land. They had, however, arranged with the New Zealand Investment, Mortgage, and: Deposit Company, Ltd., for an advance of ,£725 on the security of the land and buildings for the term of .five years at £! 10s. per cent.; reducible to " 10s. per cent on. punctual payment and payable ouarterly. The trustees, therefore, asked to be empowered to execute the mortgage. The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), when the matter was before him some days . ago, adjourned the case to eDable-'the written consent of all . the vestrymen to bo filed. This'had been done,, and when tho matter came up again yesterday, the order was granted. MOTOR CAES FOR EARLY DELIVERY. Highest grade English and Continental Motor Cars, including Renault, Napier, Crossley, 8.5.A., etc., for 1310-11 season, due to arrive shortly. Orders booked at London price, plus landing oharges. Tuition free. Scott Motor Agency, 57 Cuba Street, Wellington. Let J. J. Curtis and Co.,' Shipping, Forwarding, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, move your furniture. They've had years of experience in this kind of work, and will do it to .your satisfaction. No careless packing or rough handling. Moderate charges,— .Advt, ;.