RANDOM NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 18827, 21 May 1920, Page 7

RANDOM NOTES

RAMBLES IN SYDNEY. (By V.'. Quinn. 1 A v>-:;,«r to S’,-'lu. y cannot but notice the | mimi-ir >■[' well h- t :i>■( I«’:ir- with - their 1 riotous hj of Joe er.- of every hue and ; also tile well trimmed and rather closely j shaved lawn--. Front trains I have noticed the back garde, ts of workmen’s cottages which wer*' close ! o the tnvk as . neatly kfpt as the most fa-raiious could dc- , sire. In tlie suburb of Swi'li'lcld througai j which i pa-s every day the beauty and at- j tractive ness oi many o! tlic streets strike she j eye. Rich' aim; vide th- fences oi the re- j siilents there is a -imp m asphalt a or 6 i fee: wide. I m;; ihj- to the kerb-tone is pos- ] -ibly anoih'e Yl nag pointed in grass. In j these -tr:-n - alnm-t a l . civ plot is as wed i occiv, i'er of the hj use n; .00-ite. wh.o al.-o j piano beam.';.! palm Y: > T'uyomao! j fid n ;.od in th. ' ab. -cm-., of wind j bra.'l-Le-' . f the.; iim d ’v -- i teat in red i may | be iieaol a-Alr; hoc. The wlml:> otTeet to ] ♦ t v . ~ j 1 , ■;! i- • chanumK. Fould j not some -m.-h mil-lie interest in the beautifvma of .am Ur,am b- .■mated in lover- i ; If 7 am afro! that there will j have to he a iaiJng oh in th- skill displayed | on some of me Y -rFn: eh her that i ,-r Mrs !-: r will h:i\r to take on the new j job herself. One of the marvels of Sydney is the j number of ”1 lentl. time. at ease." who may he >i anvvh re and mm ■;■ ■ ■ by the hundreds. living i!:dr open e : r life in the streets and narks. ’ "They toil not neither do they ,-oin," v.-r thev cannot : considered ill - dressed.’ by any meat;-a Young, middle-aged and old men arc :dl to be seen in "the brigade." The hmh eo.-t of living evidently concerns them It"tie, .\-h any Sydneyite how this class exi-m and the au-wer in ail eases wii! l.e "it .. T-erf -ct ni; -t tv ; tb.ey don't work, they v.-o-Jt work tin-'; ye? Ml day they ecc’u to '-e in- mg ot; tie- tei oi {?i■ - hind. Tl : -re j, .-;■ -a: viuvity of ! shorn- in Atwh • manager of on- of the largest rr'■!’if.;>■ rn-in■: eo-o-e-ns it; Sp-dm-y told the v, rh r tins tin-'- eouM tixYY their output if r- epd ■ ■ vO. Iters. An adverri-enmiu the tret -if dd-nrs. "Young girls wanted for mini;;, -v ,-• J h-lsie-' : no f.verienre tvi mired ; :v; week te start. Tea twice a (i;iv ;NY ,-s ! ‘ ! u'.' :\’ vork. 1 low s that Invereercidit-s 'v te-a!iy will he glad to knovs that til- the. .1 he. Eergu-o:>. fonnerlv of 1 :r-: t mi-ah, i- ore’ty welt himself of is beapnrdn-.r i > touch hj;- moustache but ot'n.er-.vi-e lie look- ami :s th-- s-im- geni d ■dh-v.-retii; John" as we knew him in lav r arml:. A visit to Sr. Stephen's Church ] -; Sundav showed that he had lost little of his power as a forceful preacher and the eaek-'i . mart cation betokened the- live iu-,-f rh- -.-..pi- in hi> ministry. It wa.- a. tvpica.l mi of Mr Fergus on at the ,•• em-i-■: ilis sermon to address t-;.. a,,-.-, <a>lrf ■ar• -. who o-emded the m-:-.: -mo- mm; breaking up for vacarir.o H- ! this in. hi.- c.'vti inimitable way. mo-im - -w the conclusion of th- scrvhm ; - went down from the pul.lr pi -hah- Kind* and bid good-bye tVir ; ; v-c. ... ■ o :n- "Keverencl John” in site A vi.-ir to the i'on.-i-rvatorium of Music to hear Bc-i iiovcf,- gr-ast eh.oral symphony by r!m choir and on-lavra mi ier ’Mr Verbrugdmu has be -a something to look back on. The ;-■:■/■ .nn nice wa ■ yvo; under ideal conditions i b-rring hear at aimosplierei the hail holding PJi;i I t -. .pi- being packed with music i.-v-r- only, gag he red [o it ear the iamous musical ctassie. The instructing joimd of a b.Joy's voice disturbed tho anectiveness of th ■ orehe.rr ior choir in aim verv -oft-si pa-sages. in fact, so intent was d: ■ hj -reninir limit ihe audicn-c hardly 1 ? . he breathing. Th.- rendering of o-fo-v wa.- -. great one but the peri .a re, . i.Tlio'r,. a: : ded to me * -,-r- -m or wl.ii.h was not too well o .. ... i .... nundo.-r—d about 100 ;* ’ !•■ .ml .;•! and- voices. [ happea-I-i to m-mio- to Madam'’ Verbrugghen a:, ,-r th- eiv, .w ov-r about tlm s/ilen,h.i cm!".- oi i, rami tone in tin* choir and a.-in -i •■. .-r-- they ordinary chorus ti-.g-e- ”1 1'),...,, wa- tie.- reply. "The ladies Bre nil r-moil- of :1m < 'eti-igva:t>riuni. hut the Th- wnrel-rfui pmilinty r.f the State D—lie 'ra cm;: in:m-- and they ar- doing a .gr--.it w.-rk in ;!••'. ining tlie tust-- for the be.-t- ima-ic in Sydm-y. Tills- inrluetum is er-truriing in ever widening circles and tho fact the' in the nr-, tv.- hoars of the opening of the bo--king in M-lbomau’- for a week's cb I) with a week still to t-. is clear : >f of -id-, it will be a thouland pities if th- N.b.’V, Govenmi.-nt let Mr Ve ’u ids i-rm of appnintIrent ex: ires in August next. So far nothing d-didr- b,.is b.-n -tone in this direction I>y tie- n-w limr"':-! and peopie- arc Ji.i,;, -;, of tb.dr in: re ’ ions. The t’on.servaJoriutn .ml ('reiit s: ca from a financial stand.■point ar- paving :■ mid--inelv ami of the nan to vda-m - d-iy crof!' for this is due. nursdv ...-v ; -am. an- labourer is worthy of hm h.;r-, ’ In Fit; -ir--; i;b a m- room which is rm.:; :.v : V-Tint ary Aid '-V rirers. J’he work in C" 11 :1 ■ l l l l ol ■' ■' l ' alls '■ - ab- voluuf,r riifri-';- u. : h; ■ i.ymg a visit to ibis omc m:-;am -n 1 pema t p— tm- entire centre of riu- r-mu was ebrnr. the toe. tabl-s room. .A ’■ iolin mid ii m- -u;-;l'-d music for daneing and a la- . Imr -miele-l for each at w dance coma-- rose from the tables wher- they had • .-mi mmmg ( , r pufling cigarettes pud indulged m the "light fantastic," r. -e.tfiing •hoie urm. i-Us oecupa:i. m when the music bad no -I. I w-m informtld this 0,..s all day. Tim nmaimr of vm-.rig f.-’bo.-s who .-i—rto-cl to have nothing to d.. that afternoon but dance was a-t-uiishiug to a M-- vc Zealan i-r. Nine-pr-nc-‘ b -mail -mu c'mrg -d for the |.., t and md.-. this emitbng the payees to par.;.r.. in ri,- mmeim: if timy -m d.csiml aR ,j ima; a- : dicy !dod. { -imuld sta'C ,0..,. ; -m was condu pc i wuh th.e a ecu' Itmntal iiavour amm u.