MANUREWA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 227, 17 November 1916, Page 2

MANUREWA.

M\NUREWA. MUSICAL SOCIETY.

Despite the very stormy weather of Wednesday, November Bth. a very appreciative audience assembled at the Alfriston Hall at 8 p.m to hear the Manurewa Musical Society in a musical programme and the commedetta "Trial by Jury." The proceeds were in aid of the Soldiers' Children's Hospital Fund. The Society, under the conductorship of Mr H. V. Burton, rendered two part songs, "Where Are You Going to My Pretty Maid" and " Moonlight and Music "; Mr T. J. Corin, monologue, " 'Erbert the A.B. " ; Miss Laura Walker, songs, " St. Nicholas' Day in the Morning " (encore " Wake Up ") and " Ferryman Love " (encore " Life's Garden"); Mr H. V. Burton, song, " The Balleymoney Conversazone " ;. Mr T. C. Seaton, song, " The Farmer's Pride" (encore " Bashful "Tom"); Mr A. G. Mabee, seng, "Ro..e of My Heart"; and the Society's quartette party, Misses D. Eleman, J Mclnnis, T. Bell and H. Y. Burton, sang " When Evening's Twilight Gathers Round." Whilst all the performances were excellent, Miss Laura Walker was in specially good voice. For the second part of the programme the Society staged the musical commeletta "Trial by Jury," the characters being as follows:—The Learned Judge, Mr T. C Seaton; the Plaintiff, Miss Laura Walker; the Defendant, Mr A. G. Mabee; Counsel for Plaintiff, Mr T. J. Corin; Usher, Mr H. V. Burton ; Foreman of Jury, Mr Hawthorn; Jurymen, Messrs Bell, Bruce and Pegler.

It is the Society's intention to repeat the programme at Clevedon next Tuesday and later at Papakura, Bombay and other places, the proceeds to be in aid of patriotic purposes. For this series of concerts the Society has been specia'ly fortunate in seeming the services of such a talented artist as Miss Wa'ker. The Herald of November 6th says, Miss Walker's voice is a messo soprano of rich quality, containing notes of great bsauty both in the upper and lower registers. There is therefore a treat in store for lovers of good mu&ic residing in districts to be visited by the Society.

The new train, 5.17 p.m. Auckland to Papakura, will be a great convenience to residents now using the service, but the shop-worker, or families haviog business in the city during the evening are bebarred from raiding at Manurewa as the last train leaving the city is the 540 p.m. Thus a very large section of the community cannot avail themselves of the advantages of the Manurewa district till there is a train leaving the city about 6 p m. and another later, say about 1(T p.m. The sale of Mr A. D. Canham's residence and four acres of land, situated on Alfriston Road, was negotiated the other day. The price paid by the new owner, Mr Broad well, the engineer at Calliope Dock, was £llOO, which goes to show that despite the wai the value of land at Manurewa is steadily increasing. The present daily average of cream now being received at the New Zealand Dairy Association's local creamery is 40 gallons in excess of the quantity for the corresponding period of last season and constitutes a record. The suppliers have also increased by 12, which gives an indication of the closer settlement of the district.