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Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1915, Page 11 (Supplement)

Religion is an important affair in the public institution for the education of yoaing ladies. Let them be brought up to believe and not to reason. Writing from London to Mr. H. F. Alen, of. Wellington, Major (Dr.) W. K. Fyfl'e, formerly organist at St. Peter's, who left Wellington with the Fourth Reinforcements, and was invalided Homo from Gdillipoli, states that sincp his arrival in England, he has put on two stone in weight, so that his friends will be able to judge that he is pulling round all right. "I have been wallowing in music," writes the Major. "Luckily, the promenade, concerts were still on when I got here, and I went every day. Sir Harry Wood's band is superb, and the. tone of the strings simply wonderful, but. I fear some of this ultra modern stufl' is too raueli for me. Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven are more in my line, and I am bound to say that their playing of these composers is beyond all praise. Do you remember Wiliam Murdoch, who ivas out In New Zealand? He is playing in London now, and has improved out of all knowledge. , , , T heard Rosina Bnckxnann in "Butterfly" the other night. She was taking the leading part, and wu Hinging excellently,"