TURKEY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9652, 17 November 1909, Page 5

TURKEY.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. SULTAN'S SPEECH. United trees Association—Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15. Trie speech of Sultan Mohammed V., at the-opening of Parliament, was liberal in tone towards domestic affairs, and acknowledged the efforts of the European Powers for the preservation of general peace. His Majesty added that, while anxious to maintain intact the imprescriptible .rights and legitimate interests of the Empire, the Ottoman Government makes it a point of honour that there should be the essential element of order and paaee. MASTERTON ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY. AN ENJOYABLE CONCERT.

The Master.t.jn Orchestral -Society has every reason ,to be gratified that their efforts last night were rewarded by a large and most enthusiastic audience, as every item was a meritorious) one, and was accepted with greatest appreciation. The opening item, a march, "Sciantosa" (Msddleton) on the whole went with a good swinar, although afcitimes some of the instruments were not quite with the beat. This was followed by the popular overture "(Poet and Peasant" (Suppe). In the opening of this number the pathetic aaelody was well sustained by the '.cello, but was somewhat marred by the brass being slightly out of tune ffihe expression was good, but there was -* want of precision, although more confidence was apparent in the iinale. The serenata "I Students" .(ißuealosgi) , a clever pizzicato, was piayea in a finished manner, the ree.\s perhaps being a trifle pronounced, A .general improvement of. the orebsstra - was noticeable in the selection .from the "Pirates of Penzance" iSulljvan). In this number more attention was :.given to the subduing of the a,c.eomLijpaniment to the aoio parts, tJas .ela,«ionette and bassoon being hear.d to advantage. The Gurnets al«o .did (excellent work here, although w igeoeral there was a lack of rejfripement in the brass instruments. Tne .lively little gavotte "EdelreigeW"' ,(EU.enburg) was pleasantly rendered, and .the valse "Caainotaoze" was a sprightly item, which made a good ; finale io a well selected programme. jQne cannot leave the orchestral portion without a meed of praise to the stripgs, which did such splendid work throughout. Madanae Nellie Fieldhouse, who is new to Maotertoii, possesses a light contralto voice of pleasing quality, over whifib Bhe has wonderful control. Her song, "The Singer" (Eaten Faning) proved an attractive item which displayed her efficient training, and in response to a feroua recall she gave the charming song "Idle Words" (Adams), which showed the compass of her voice to advantage. Of her bracketed numbers (a) "Sapphisehe Ode" (Brahms) and (b) "My Dear Soul" (Sanderson), the latter was the more pleasing. The singer's unaffected style added much to the enjoyme it of htr listeners. In her second recall she was happy in the selection of an old traditional English song "The Hailiff's Daught r of Islington," which showed she was as much at home in dramatic Binging as jn her rmre pathetic numbers MiiS Phylln Cameron, a young violinist of exceptional ability, played "Caprice" (Peehotsch) in a delightfully free and finished manner. Her tone is round and full, her | bowing excellent, a: d she at once I captivated her audience, who gave her a unanimous recall to which she [responded with Egar's "Saint d' Amour," which her I expressive style. The accompaniments to these it.-ms were sympathetically played by her sist?r, Wm , Ciimerpn, An acceptable aiditioii to the programme was a piccolo solo "Palling Stars," brilliantly played by Mr Jas. Barratt. sulo and orchestral accompaniment being well balanced throughout.

The quartitte "Comrades in Arras" (Adams) by Messrs W. S. Jaso, F. ' H. Elcoate, (J. C. Brandon and W. j Iggulden, was given with the rhythm accent and tune necessary to its military style, and was highly apppreciated, necessitating a recall. The conductor, Mr Purcell Webb, is to be congratulated upon the success ot the Society's efforts. The accompaniments were tastefully played by Miss Winnie Jones, A.T.C.L. One is inclined to think it a pity that such a meritorious orchestral performance should have been marred by the apparently unrehearsed rendition of the indispmsable National Anthem.