TUAKAU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 178, 13 March 1914, Page 2

TUAKAU.

PIGEON SHOOTING. On Saturday, 21 ft ins*., the members it the Tuakau Gun Club will I hold m match, when a handsome [ silver biscuit barrel presented by i Mr J. Grant will to lir d for.

CATHOLIC CONCERT. | The Tuakau Hull wa» crowded t> i the doo*s on Wednesday evening on the occasion of the above concert i,i aid of the chunh funds. Mutt of , the musical tilcnt cumc specially from Auckland for the occasion, a-d rendered service gratis. In tr.H i connection we wcuhl sp?ci: 11 y mention Mr aud Mrs F, B';urkc, t'-e . Misses Beresford, Mr Egan and Miss 1 Carrigan. Father Tiger presided, and in a happy speech heartily . thanked ell who had assisted in i making the concert such u success. 1 The speaker mentioned incidentally ! that the work hid been carried out | by a committee, the el lest member ot which was not over lit The committee had certainly arranged en "all star'' programme and it is j perhaps a little difthull to mention 1 individuals, bot Mr and Mrs F. I Bourke's rendennd uf "True Till ; Death" and the Misses Ellison's j and Murphy's dancing—lrish jig and ! Japanese dance—will live long in the memory of Tuakau audiences. Details of the programme arc as follows:—Overttrc, Miss McEvoy; song, "The 131 ind Girl to llcr Harp," Miss Hallamorc; so-g, "The Singer was Irish," Mr Kcrnot; sorgs, "The Silver Rhine" and "Come, Sing to Me," Miss McCafTerty; violin solo, Miss K. Grant; ton?, "The Carnival," Mr E. Owens; sorg, "Ihe Green Isle of Erin," Mrs F. Bourke; song, "The Holy City," Mr D. Dufaur; recitation, "Hannah Tripe in Court," Miss 1. Deeble; song, "Where the. River Shannon Flows," Mr S. Smith; song, "She is Far from the Laid," Mr F. Bourke; song, Mr J. Egan; Irish jig, Misses K. Ellison and L. Murphy; violin solo, Miss Grant; songs, "The Gipsy's Lullab>" and "My Treasure," Miss Carngan; vocal duel, "Whispering Hope," Mrs Fleming and Miss Hallamorc; song, Mr Egan; lecture, comic, "Phrenology," Professor Knowall; song, Mr E, Owcrs; vocal duo, "True 'liil Death," Mr and Mrs F. Bourke; eon*, "The Scout," Mr I). Dufuur; Japanese j dance, Mis es K. Ellison and L. j Murphy. Trie stage wai furnished as h drawing room and th; hall prettily decorated. After the concert, whirl) did not conclude until ll pin., the lloor was cleared for dancing.

POST OFFICE. The work of arrarging for ihe entertainment of the Ministerial party on Wednesday next is well in hand. A strong committee of about 50 ladic i and gentlemen are workirg enthusiastically to make the function memorable in the annals of Tuakau. It Is perhaps not generally known (hat the post office is now "* n continuously from L» a.m. tu 6 p m.; this in response to strong recommendations made by the Progressive League. It M also to bo noted that the request for a "tie up rail" for nurses has .ilso been complied with. PROPOSED TOWN BOARD. The secretary of the Progressive League has received word from the League's solictors, Messrs E Mahony and Sin, tt.at some objection has been lodged by Mr C. Dromgool. A commission will sit shortly to givo Mr Dromgool an opportunity of stntiig his case.