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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 46, 4 October 1892, Page 3

Wells' Surprise Party «.

This talented company, which consist of some 15 or 16 members, gave a ver; good entertainment in the Feiiding As souibly Booms on Saturday evening last Miss Priscilla Verne, and Mr Dave Gard ncr, who are well known to New Zealanc audiences, were included in the company which is a most excellent one and has no a weak member in it, a fact which tb< enthusiastic applause they met with full,] demonstrated, as every item on the programme was encored. Miss Verne, as "Interlocutrix," Mr Gardner, as "Tarn bonrine," and Mr G. Jones, as " Bones, were first rate in their respective parts The overture, " Corneville," by the company, was excellently rendered. " Lovei Old Sweet Song," Miss Mimmo; " I'v< Got It on My Little Slate," Miss Ettie Williams ; " The Old Log Cabin in tku Dell," Mr H. Townley, were all well rendered and encored. Miss Verne's seriocomic impersonation, ♦' Don't Yoi Believe what the Young Men Tell You,' was given in her well-known excellent style, and in response to an enthusiastic encore she sang, " Oh what a Difference in the Morning," which fairly brought down the house. " Loves Golden Dream,' by Miss Octavia, was encored, as it deserved to be — this lady has a splendid soprano voice of good compass. Mr Wadley has a very sweet tenor, of excellent timbre, and his rendering of " Mary of Argyle " was one of the gems of the evenins. The surprise quartette, Misses Octavia and Nimmo, and Messrs Wadley and Townley, sang "Ye Banks and Braes " in a highly artistic manner, the voices blendiDg most harmoniously. Miss Verne then gave " Waiting to Hear the Verdict " in a manner worthy of her best days, and in response sang as an encore " Ask Yourself the Question." Mr Dave Gardner's " Merry Musings " were intensely funny, and created roars of laughter. Miss Clifford's " Double-faced Irish Jig " was a graceful and finished piece of dancing, and was encored. With regard to Mr Provo's iuggling feats, this performance was truly wonderful, and the ease and dexterity with which the were executed kept the audience in a state of applause the whole time he was on the stage. Misses Verne and Williams 1 serio-comic duets " Jack Conway " and " Which of the Two would You Like to Marry " concluded the musical portion of a most refined entertainment, which was noticeable by the absence of anything approaching vulgarity, a marked contrast to so many entertainments of a similar kind. The farce " Love, Divorce, Poison," Miss Ruby Clifford, and Messrs Dave Gardner and G. Jones sustaining the characters, brought a highly-amusing and interesting entertainment to a close. Unfortunately, owing to the inclement weather,, the attendance was only fair, however, those who were present went away thoroughly satisfied with the performance, and we think that the company would have a bumper house if it was possible to play another night in Feilding, bat prior engagements prevent this, at least for some time.

Gable Brevities _ -♦—

Archbfshop Vauehan, replying to some statements in the Globe, says it is allow able for a Roman Catholic to attend a Protestant church in. waiting on his master or sovereign, and also for soldiers and policemen. He commends the fairness of Alderman Knill's election. G. B. J. Cooper, son of a leading Man Chester merchant, has confessed that he killed his wife in the Isle of Man in a fit ot passion. The Rev. Mr Miles, an Anglican vicar in Somersetshire, has been declared bankrupt. His liabilities, which amount to £6000, are partly caused by losses on the turf. , , MrS. Whitbread, Home Kuler, has been elected for South Bedford (Luton), by a majority of 242 ofer Colonel Duke, Unionist, The vacancy was caused bj the elevation of Mr Cyril Flower to the Peerage. ■ Lord Dohington has been converted to the Roman Catholic Church. Padareswki. the eminent pianist, who is lying seriously ill in Paris, suffering from rheumatic fever, is out of danger. It will be two months before he is able to appear before the public. He loses £9000 by having to cancel contracts. Sir Charles Tupper, on behalf of the Agents-General, formally congratulated the Marquis j of Bipon on his accession to office. The latter promised to co-operate with the colonies in every way, and said he would do his utmost to draw the colonies closer, if possible, to the Mother Colony. Sir J, Yogel considers the Insurance Bill introduced in the JSew Zealand Parliament is a forced loan, and that it is foolish of the Government to persist. He commends the Marquis of Bipon's decision re the Legislative Council, but does not agree with the view that the Minister should have resigned. Messrs Negretti and Zambra, the wellknown instrument makers, adopting Mr W B. Perceval's suggestion, haye invented a thermopraph to record the maximum and minimum temperature of the cooling chambers of steamers during the voyage. The instruments will run for two months. Mr W. L. Murdoch is willing to play with an Australian team visiting England next jear. and will captain it if desired. There is no objection made to it m England. Dr Usher, of Melbourne, who claims to have discovered a cure for the craving for alcohol, was to»day examined before the committee enquiring into the treatment of habitual drunkards, when he made some important recommendations. The English Cabinet has decided to evacuate Uganda, but offer to contribute towards the cost of its occupation until March, because Sir Gerald Portal, British Consul General at Zanzibar, considers an immediate evacuation unsafe. The Government declare they will reserre a free hand in the matter in future. The Medical Congress at Sydney has accepted the invitation to hold the next sitting in New Zealand. A long discussion toon place on the question as to whether the election of President •hould he left to the JNew Zealand Medical Society. Eventually Dr Batchelor, of Dunedtn, was elected to the position. News has been received here that the French gunboats have shelled Tohone near the coast of Dahomey. The natives lost a large number of lives and the place is said to have been literally strewn with dead Dahomeyans. The cotton masters of Lancashire intend to enforce a reduction of 5 per cent in the employe's' wages. A serious difficulty is likely to result. Carnegie's armour plating works are dosed, and probably the whole of the works at Homestead will be shut. It is stated that Carnegie's mills had to be closed because the non-union hands taken on proved to be incapable of doing the work required.