TO-DAY'S COMPETITIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1604, 22 November 1912, Page 6

TO-DAY'S COMPETITIONS.

-—i, CONTEST FOB CHAPPELL GRAND. Tho competitions,.which.were suspended during yesterday in order to allow of the farowell to his Excellency the Governor, taking place in the Town Hall last evening, will baresumed this mornim?. The principal feature of to : day's programme will be the contest for tho. Chappell grand piano (presented by 'F. J: Pinny, Ltd.). The test pieces are Chopin's "Grand Polonaise," and Theodore Dohler's "Nocturne in D Flat." For this event, there are twenty-five entrants, ten of whom will play before Mr. Wolf this, .■afternoon. To-day's entrants include visi-' tors from Christchnrch, Palmcrston North, Gore, Timaru, Auckland, Dunedin,. Marlborough, Stratford, Masterton, Otaki, and several-from. Wellington; The full-programme of events set "for; to-day ore as follow:— Town Hall—i) a.m., musical monologue (gentlemen); 10.30 a.m., bass solo, "Tho Wanderer"; 11.15 a.m;, duet (gentlemen),' "The Moon Hath Raised Her . Lamp Above"; 2 p.m.,' Champion Piano solo. Concert Chamber—9 a.m., oration (own selection); 11.20 a.m., dramatic, recital (gentlemen), "Hervo Riel"; 2 p.m.;"humorous recitation (own selection). • MADAME BRIGGS'S PROTEST, MR. DYKEsIn- REPLY. Mr. Jas. Dykes, secretary of the New Zealand Competitions' Society writes as follows:— ' "With reference to the letter appearing in to-day's.Dominion,'signed by Madame Briggs, I beg to reply as follows:— "When I'approached Mrs. Querce- regarding her accepting the position of offi-. cial accompanist, I was under tho impression I had made it clear to her that •none of her pupils would bo eligible except under .the "open to all" sections. I now find I omitted to notify her on this point, and- am, therefore, to blame for tho unfortunate position both Mrs. Querco and'Madamo Briggs were placed in. Acting under the above false impression, I wrote to Madame-Briggs, informing her that none of Mrs. Queree's pupils, would compete. "Under the circumstances, Madame Briggs was perfectly justified in protesting, and Mrs. Queree, in taking up the stand she did. However, there it is—l am to blame. Let it go at that—don't argue. - I've sacked the .office boy. "Yours in sack-cloth and ashes. . "JAMES DYKES, "Secretary.