THE COMPETITIONS.
\ To The K(!itor.~) Sir, — 'Nbw that 'the Cr>mp-oti'lions Hire over, I would like to n'.vlc, thvengh .the medium of your valualilo . columns, if you, or any of your r-cader.s can tell aiM>' whether Che eoiK-pcfctioiir ■are held for the purpose of bringing out and encouraging you'ng pc"F;.:\mors, or whether the yf-re hcild ah icily 'for the purpose of listening to, and !:n many caico awarding nrizr:; to those who havr been aecu&ciiuxl to ';ippe-ar in public for ycrrs. I .have (been if visitor to thp rcvor\ competitions; and I thought >l:*hat iiu •yoimg porfanncii'S seemed to get very iitiblo encounigeTiient; and, as it is to (them, we tmiist took in tlhe near future to .provide i;s- entertainment, I think •they Kilioiilcl ■at least have a cheery iword given thorn, .instead of the n?athjng criticisms whicili in many inr.'b'an-ece vl know they received ; else thrv w:l'! (be very .unlikely to emtinuo com.pet- \ eng. Thinking ycu hi "an.ticc.pa.tion.— I il am, etc., ENQUI.R'FiR.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10671, 18 July 1912, Page 3
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163THE COMPETITIONS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10671, 18 July 1912, Page 3
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