BOMBAY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 250, 24 November 1914, Page 3

BOMBAY.

On Friday evening last a school concert WBs beld in the Bombay Hall, the proceeds being devoted to supplement the school garden funds. The Hall was crowded, and Mr W. K. Cornthwaite (chairman of the School Committee) presided. The chairman, in announcing the object of the concert, Eaid as there were so many of the parents of the pupils present, and so few ot them attended the annual meeting of householders, when the school inspector's reports were read, he" would take the opportunity to read Inspector Cox's last inspection report, also a letter the headmaster had received from the senior agricultural inspector (Mr J. P. Kalaugher) on his report to the chief inspector, so that they would have some idea of the schools progress. Inspector Cox said in his report that the school was very well managed, the methods rf instruction were good and the uniformly high quality of the work met with throughout showed that they had bsen applied with energy and marked success. The senior agricultural inspector, communicating with the headmaster, said:-"I have written to the chief inspector, Mr E. K. Mulgan, drawing his attention to the very high quality of the school gardeu work, both theory and practice, at your school. I wish again to express my high appreciation of your school garden work and also of the intelliegoce displayed by the pupils."

The following was the programme of the concert: Pianoforte solos by Mrs Talbot, songs by Mr Piri, song by Misa .Wood, song by Mr Best, song by Mr Bumpas, recitations by Misses lolene Watson, Kitty Donovan, -Grace Wright and Miss Stoko (encored). Miss Stoko also gave a very pathetic sketch of slum life in London (in character), which was encored. The school children gave three itemß, all of which were encored, "Action Song," "The Marseillaise" and "Good Night Drill"; all were done remarkably well and diS,credit to the training of Misses K. Shanahan and J. Watson.

The Pukekohc Frivolity Entertainers, who are a host in themselves, gave the following items, viz., an opening chorus by the company, song by Mr McKay, comic song by Mr Wilson, "A Long, Long Way to Tipperary" by Mr Latta, alao an Irish Jig by Mr Latta which brought down the house; song by Master Rogers; comic song by Mr O'MaHey, song by Mr Schwabe, chorus by the company. AH the items by the Frivolities were encored. Mr Corbeit, in a few well-chosen remarks, thanked the audience for their very generous support and gave a general outline of the improvements suggested by the agricultural instructor in the school garden wo'k, which he thought by tneir generous support they would be able to carry out. He also wished to heartily thank the members of thu Pukekohe Frivolity Entertainers for their free and willing services, Miss Stoko for coming all the way from Auckland to assist in making the concert a auccess, Mrs Talbot for her valued services as pianist, and the rest of the performers for their assistance. Mr Schwabe returned thanks on behalf of his company. ""The accompanists were Mrs Talbtft, Miss Watson for the children, Mr Kickett for the Frivolity Entertainer. Mrs Talbot played the Irish Jig f° r Mr Latta. "God bave the King'' brought a very successful concert to a close. A dance followed, Mr R. Rentall the music, and Mr H. J. flay was M.C.

Farms in the Paparata district have been selling like hot cakes, the following having been sold within a short time- viz., Messrs (j Waugh'a, Barker's, Newman's a nd Maunsell's.