LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The capping of tl'e' Victoria Colicjrcgratliiates:. is; now:. to. beiiekl.oh i-'rukiy week, instead of 'Thiir'.rh'y, 'June 27,- (is :life,yib,usly. ai'raiyged.'L'i.Th ■.of the .procession andconcert' do-■ not, however, juiinH of .alteration:;. The - procession. .wilt ■-litij-. :iit?.l(l. : 'ibiy.-jyeek,. .at lioori ,rind , ..t]ie" : ear]iival :oh .'Hi'e.iiVniriff.pfMio/.saK^ Town-. Hall. .'.An, •.t-xtravagnii/.iMl . play, "H-.mipty-Dumpty," is to be stuged by.the cq'lcjro students. The 'playy.'.-lsf- :to pi s-a 1; 1 liroxigho.it .cn.tli or i.U-.tnrcfl'.art.s;- reprefentiiiß some ns-pect of; "the .fall."Tho fikt. net liils off tlm sbutlei-ed and broken •oailiHionk cf .certain mynibers of Parii.icpaHfpien!-. on the resignation :oi' Sir fepli. Ward. ' Tho. sceoad net is a ..'topicnl of (lie eritieisins of, H-. ]i. h-viiig at. the hai.ds of n eertaiii periodical j. wlii'c the final scerie is a revival of the ancient Averun's;.workedniitb. <i Hidieronj am! itiorterri scttii'?. The play \fss:ii6n'sonsical*:;.tljfo'ii'K]i'oiit;'VhotVyith ttrt'ricl-!. ins; the eliissits .01 which it. i';. a. parody. The -f-itident-; have set theni'-elvf's e' liis tiv-!ciiv.:oiHic:\\ailiilfrrto fiH; r ' th.e ' lai'?e: .^l'bwh<:llillojjo .lliat. thoro' ai;e eiibvish: iloyci's' bf^ih'dc-rKra/Winte" r fi , oHc-foV'mAke' , tlio, ■toiicev.t'': : j-; i: yi?

■ The.- largo congregations -attending flic ■niojithly'. ■ Ma rk : ~;An;;]iean:C'jnn'eb,'-Sus'-ex^Square;. c'o]uUicted-';t>y : ; ; i]ie^ : xiohi%\tlicivsAiskie slioiv.fli JiatV : V:t iisy ; ; leal r.red.'At !he- fir>t service between ; 50ff";;a ad ,^vereVpr«sehti:; ; nu(l''at ;;th6l%;6hdJ'Ui v c!4'''o>):'''^nc^ay{eTenfn|]ast l fii bo u t";'300';»: o'n'i e Vv 5 rit. t end od > 110 tivi t lis ta ik!- : ';t!ie-:V^yj^brihys ; wcathe!';''Thc service consisted of a short liturgy, three hymns, lesions; am! ;ati'. ?uklros-> ,on. "Hom-o," l>.v. the.vicar.' Those service's ;ar'o} hold on 1 the last Tuesday burono in each niontli. .Mr. Askew. also, holds .a. specialservice . for •men on the first Tuesday in'each month, (he aUendanee'at; which, has ken most, ] encouraging;.'^:'l

P- ;The' Hoii; : " ,, A': ; jl.jSlyers is to''attend the! Corinthians:: Football CluVs benefit, pe/-" formanccVat-Ilie.-Adelphi'Picture Theatre. .this"cve'mnj,j ahd£wnir;delircr. : ; a ...brief iad;:

• There "was - a large' attendance at ."the .iMissions;t6t»Seai!]e]V';'lnstituto. ; last 'emfe ing,. in spite of Iho inclement v.Aither, when-a'concert, arranged by the ' Girls' <HeefPaity, < . ; iuider;.MiEs--Ward, was' given, i'i'he^i.fq 11 p\ving>.contributed '•. items■■■,to .the ■'solos, by ■■ blisses .;KdraoiidMri, , ': , :DH\yer;''l!ay.wa.rd,:'..End - Ward,; 'recitations by Misses Thomson'and IV-uv-.sbn,; fsongs by. Mi~<cs ;'K-emit.gton and Ward-. Tlio Glea. Party • gave' several; glees and' part-songs, which were heartily applauded-. A display o:' by Mi-s K.. Burr iin:l a danre by Mi« A. Grant - iiclpCii . tq' pinlcL'nip 'a .vcty eiijoy-: abb' programmer. Hearty chcors •' were* given.'for the:.perf6rmers;at^tho,^close, v:;?

Commission ■ has. coiichidiid. its;, inquiry- 1 and' sent ia its .re.poi't, which .-i.viU shortly be forwardedto the Governor.: ". .-

:'. ;, -i;The :;guai'd ''othlionourS'to/ his" Kxeellency. [tlie^Croyeriwft'.ht--,'hS' Parlia-■;ineht'oin;^Jiiiic,.'2":ivillvlje._-:diw*'n,:.''froui;,',tho .stlV. l!egiroent.-.(VVeliingloir :,l!ifles)Vi;and :'wiir,consist ofJlOtf^picked;'men, rank and file,:..under't.hs';eomniand[of,.Captainvj; (i: Eoache/ v iT.h'o.:.regiinental .baud.vyillUii.oll: '.probability ibe-in attendance;, l ;^

.Tlie HoiS/'Ay/M . 'a : 'deputa,tipn;" ! 'froin.-fttlie'.'Nelsori; All arbour' liuard on Wednesday, next'. . i ;-"

; ; A successful .meeting of the I'e Pani Literaryr'andi'-fJlusical,: club u-as-lield oii: Tuesday.evening at the Y.W.C..V. Kooms, Herbert . Street; wlieii 'a lecttiTe 'was-.'.i de--I:liyered'.biivVTho'.'Atlvantage.s..of Belonging' to 'a. Literary Club" by Air. Ji'iehard ;Brewiil^KeeitatioiVstwere:,given byiMisseii Brown; A Marge ntimber of.mo:;;bers and , friends;;, ;c!ated;tlfe;inslnictive -.andiinteresting' lec:ture/.s" i ! . ' -ii'

With !he''.objc"(! of meetiiiß. a'c fay as - various :sparts;?bodies;in::Welliiigton?stho''bfficei ; s. ,c.onnnahding.theiG-arrisonau'tillerv,:Jio-,in--tiiiijiißattety/sField 'Engineers,' Fifth ;.units:"of''theYWellingtoii Coast: i;Defence'. Coinmahd; have-arranged-'for. ;w.!t h, representatives -of these bodies,;, toeMk at'.tho.jGarrisoii'/Hall -'onJiW«diie.«day' icvening: next,-to fix'.the dates of*.the''com2 ;pulspry -paiv.ules pre-scribed ;: for: ,thD.!.curr6nt..military .training::year.rf' : . 'v-'v