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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 80, 20 August 1873, Page 3

Volunteers for the Front. —A correspondent writing to the Sydney Morning Hera'd says s—“ I beg to inform you that it is my intention to call a meeting in Sydney of old soldiers who are willing to offer their services to the Goverment of New Zealand. Due notice of the time and place of meeting will be advertised in your columns shortly.” A New Star. —From an English paper we learn that a Miss Robertson, daughter of an English clergyman, had created a sensation in the south of England by her musical performances at a concert. The lady’s voice is said to have a higher range than that of any living singer. She can touch the B an octave above the B reached by average professional singers, while for several seconds she sustained the upper G with a power and dearness which produced intense excitement among the audience. The notes mentioned above are higher than were ever sung in public by Jenny Lind, and other celebrated vocalists.