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Mr. and Mrs. Robins, of Cambridge, are staying at the Central Hotel. * •*= # Guests at the Hotel Cargen include Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Holmes, of Dunedin. At the Central Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith, of Hamilton. Mrs. A. Menzies, of Rotorua, is staying at the Hotel Cargen. Mr. and Mrs. D. Bell are among the guests at the Central Hotel. Visitors from the South include Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnston, of Wellington. The following pupils of Miss May Beresford were successful in passing the Trinity College Musical Examination held last week. Singing: Hetty Leigh, George Bassett. Pianoforte: E. Anderson, May Zimmer, Marie Jonas, Claudia Over. FRENCH CLUB TWO PLAYS PRESENTED BOYS SPEAK WITH PERFECT ACCENT The fourth meeting of the Auckland French Club took place on Monday evening at the club rooms, Union Buildings. Mrs. Mecredy acted as hostess. The French conversation class was in the competent hands of Miss Doria Miller, lecturer at the Auckland University College. The programme for the evening was under the direction of Mr. George S. Coldham, professor at the Mount Albert Grammar School. Two French plays were presented: The first called “L’Enrage” being the adventures of an old general, who, finding very little to eat at a country inn, feigns an attack of hydrophobia which puts to flight another guest. The title role was taken by Mr. Marks, also a teacher at the Grammar School, who possesses a remarkably good French accent, and he was supported by Master W. Birch, in the part of the lady in charge of the inn, and another boy from the school, playing the part of a cook, and speaking perfect French. The second play, which comes direct from the “Grand-Guignol Theatre” in Paris, was called “The Crystal Man and the Bronze Woman.” Mr. Coldham, who might have been a professional, acted to perfection the part of a husband who pretends he is made and made of crystal in order to be placed in an asylum to escape from an impossible wife. Unfortunately for the husband, the wife discovers the trick, and pretends herself she is mad and made of bronze. She is kept in the asylum, not in the women’s section, but near her husband, as it is the custom on such occasions. The part of the wife was rendered very well by a young boy. The other parts were ably taken by four young boys of the Mount Albert School, all trained by their enthusiastic teacher. Master Nola was the doctor of the asylum, and Mr. Birch, sen., a married man who inquires for the asylum rate. A very pleasant evening was spent, Miss Underwood, a popular member of the club, providing two items on the piano, which were greatly appreciated.