THE COMPETITIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1629, 21 December 1912, Page 7

THE COMPETITIONS.

A SMALL PROFIT. The Rev. Father Hickson'. .(vice-presU dert) presided at a meeting of the Wellington Competitions Society, held in the Grand Hotel last evening. This was Iha first meeting of the society since tho festival, and was called for a double purpose—to receive - a - rough balance-sheet, and to bid .farewell, to the president, Dr. Arnold ..Izard,, who. .leaves.,.for. ..Tonga nest' week to take up the position of .Uoverii- •• uient Medical Officer. Jlr.' Dykes (secretary and treasurer) : presented a rough , draft of the balance-sheet, 'which showed a small profit. Some surprise .was shown at the smallness of. the amount to credit in view of the large attendances. Tho Eev. Father Hickson, in proposing the health of' Dr. Izard, who, ho regretted to say, was leaving Wellington,, said thatduring his connection with the society,' the president. had ■ hem no mero -figure-', head, but attended and presided over tho meetings with great regularity,: and had made, several valuable suggestions. Ho wished him all possible prosperity in -his'new sphere of action,.and hoped that he would visit Wellington before his three years' term, at. .Tonga had elapsed. 11l any case, New,. Zealanders who, visited, Tonga would receive a royal welcome, as Dr. Izard would be moving in royal circles. Messrs. J. M. Clark and W. : A. Flavell, members of the committee, supported the toast, which was drunk with musical honours.

Those who are anxious to acquire a knowledge of German, French,'. Spanish, or Italian will doubtless be interested ill an advertisement appearing in another column by the International Correspondence Schools.' This institution has originated what is claimed to be one of ihe most perfect systems of. learning'foreign languages through the. aid of an Kdison standard phonograph, and specially prepared records. The management of tlio schools point out that one of these outfits would provo acceptable Christmas gifts. For J2150 deposit a handy little Auckland dairy farm of 4S acres of land may bo purchased from Mr. G. M. Kirkcaldy, Auckland. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., announce that they will hold a loud sale at their rooms, Featherslon Street, at 2.3o''p.w, on January. .15, 1913. The twenty-first annual sliow of the' Bush Districts* A. and P. Association will bo held on the Woodville racecourse on January 29, 1913. The Christmas Sunshine Service held recently in connection with the Central Mission gave opportunity for attendants to give donations in cash or hind, for the purpose of brightening the homes of many ati Christmastide. Together with tho 'results of a similar effart on thf part of tho brotherhood, a good supplj nas boon ieceived by Sister Mildred, who will superintend the distribution. The children if tho Mission will bo in forco on Monday evening lit tho Herbert Street Hall, when a Christmas Tree will bo stripped of its burden of toys, etc. ' Signor Scotti, tho singor, appeared in the papers on his recent arrival in America as a "ho\V-10-get-t.hhi" expert. The Scotti eysteni is simple: no potatoes, no fresh bread, no butter, spaghetti but ours a week, and nothing at all. to'drink ufc meals. But is a temporarily diminish' waist-line worth so many gustatory sacrifices? v.