KAUKAPAKAPA

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 6 May 1915, Page 2

KAUKAPAKAPA

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Elocutionary Recital

An elocutionary recital was given in the Public Hall at Kaukapakapa, on Thursday evening last, by the Rev. J. B. Suckling, of Auckland, There was a good attendance. The programme was opened with the Russian, Belgian, French and British National Anthems, feelinglyplayed by Mr F. Dye. The audience stood during this overture, and "British patriotism burst forth in very hearty applause. Mr J. A. Lamond, Minister of the. Methodist Church at Kaukapakapa, fntroduced Mr Suckling to the andience, and mentioned that Mr ' Suckling kindly came, at the invitation of the Quarterly Meeting, to the Helensville Station, and would give recitals where they could be arranged for; also, through the kindness of the District Chairm an, Rev. C. H. Laws, 8.A., the proceeds would be devoted to the Parsonage Furniture Fund.

Mr Suckling soon had his Audience deeply interested, and every item was well received. As the reciter himself said, he would take them into the grave and gay, and again from the grave back to the gay. The programme was miscellaneous and suited all, the boys and girls not being forgotten, as their faces Plainly showed. The following pieces Sirwwt^^Mu TheWreoKofthe]ff"i«i r w >Z 5' Gllbert); "In a Mysterious Way (N. P. Willis) ; « The Boy and the Turkey (Anon); "The Bride's First ftsrt to the Butchers" , (Anon); « The Legend Beautiful» (Longfellow) ; « The House that Jack Built" (Old Rhyme); An Essex Ballad" (Benham); "The Gottinger Barber" (Anon); « Dora" RenvySo^ I /■' The Turn of «» Tide. (H Yon Dyke); "The Bishop and the CaterpiUar" (Anon); "Crossing , the ■Bar (Tennyson).

Mrsßelini, who is always a popular as a soloist, kindly rendered two num- , bers, and w as warmly applauded d repeatedly encored. . Miss M. Wadd#^ also sang, and was Joudly encored. «§' Snc^ rte drl Waß Playedby the Missed

sa i Si mila f r Programme, and for the

Dominion Road Methodist .Church. He will return to this district later on Sickness buf azrt:, haveh!rfinfii'™z^er 6 , torere ry IWmareMW -^^ leturn to her family much better> Late Fruit an?i e a teatL fT itiSn°W being har^sted and late appks are very plentiful.; Cart loads of cases may oft-pn \ . to the Kaihvay Sta«f n ""■ g°mg The Roads ydr- Men' *<>***, and carts are

busily employed putting scoria on the, roads, holes and ruts are being filled up and water-tables cleaned out, so that we should have fair roads this winter. A new road is being made1 from Dairy Flat to White Hills, and when finished ■will be a great convenience to the travelling public and settlers. -. Faeming Pumpkins and melons are being gathered in now, and some fair crops - are to be seen. Maize is being fed oft Vjf? to the cattle. Turnip crops are looking very well, considering the season. Many paddocks are looking nice and green now "with new grass; the lucerne, too, looks very well; while other land is being ploughed to lie fallow through the winter. "V