DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 117, 16 June 1909, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS

MA KKTAWA. (From Our Own Cori-cspondtMit.) busi Friday iiijrlii, a hiMielit concert and dance maid u;f .Mr. T. Criilin, who was hadly hurl iti an uecidciit. some a<io. was held in the Norfolk road .schoolroom. Alt hough there was, ;i attendance, it would have heeu iniK'h increased had thi' weather not liccii >o thrcatvainir. Mr. Robert !i<uiini opened proceedings with a. piano m)|o. for w.hivli ih' received a wclldeserved fiirmi', Mr \Y. Malthi'ws, who followed with A sfiiiir, was also em-orcl. After Mr./C. Minchiu had ijivcii a s**ii2T and 11. a reading Mis> J-. Kno\ <jave a soiig. Mr. Currie llm'H {.live a recitation, for whirli. he wab encored. Mr. 11. I s . Dull', accompanied by Mr. .1. Sutherland on the piano, v/< a violin solo, after which Mrs. Cook and Mr. .1. Sutherland each leaves olios'. -Mr. Jsa«jistromm thru played a piano .solo, and Mr. C. W. Bennett followed with a -nnir (encored). Mr. Currie (encored) then »ave a recitation, and Air. i)u(T, Mrs/Cook and Mr. ,1. Sutherland (encored) . <rave solids. Mr. nagistrouun (encoredi then "raw the last item—a very funny .-ketch. Mr. Stevens thankoil the performers and the andie-.iep for Ihoir attendance. Supper was handed r'mnil hy the ladies, and afterward-- the Moor was cleared for daucinir. Music was supplied hv Mis's L. Richards and Mr. Ha»Utronmi. and Mr. .1. liurtfoss officiatcd. as M.C. T'he <rross receipts ro«ultin<r from the sale of tickets and from the taking at the door amounted to Cll) K>s fid. hut the committee expects to he aide to hand over about £0 towards paying Mr. Oiflin's hospital expeii-'es. The linaacial part of this concert is, "I think, a record for Norfolk road concerts.