A Way Wid Him

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 6

A Way Wid Him

THERE is a trite, well-worn saying that a man is as "young as he feels." But if Farquhar Young, of Christchurch, is as young as he looks, he is not likely tb prove a convert to the tenets bf the gentle Voronoff. And the amazing thing is that he is a Post Office superannuitant of many years' standing. Farquhar was one of a small band of enthusiasts who made possible the present P. and T. Officers' Association and thus helped to forge an implement by which those m authority ai**e impelled to right a wrorig-^imagirifiry br ; otherwise — and grant redress. But it is m the musical world that his name is one to conjure with. And not merely because of his flne, reso-nant-voice and sonorous elocution. For that matter, a good stage presence and the skilful schooling of pupils is not the explanation, either. No. It's this — Farquhar has a "way wid him ! " Subtle, elusive, indefinable, perhaps, but very much "a way!" Dunedin and Christchurch have both clahhed him' for lengthy, periods.^but he has barged breezily into most of the larger towns, either to lift up his voice with acceptance or to adjudicate at musical competitions. He is still the master of -his vocal chords, even if he does have to hand it to Father Time m the matter of timbre and volume. "But what bf that when his inimitable old-time artistry remains unimpaired? .