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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3479, 8 April 1890, Page 2

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Auckland, April 7. The body of the lata Heiuy-Talbot, the officor of the Persian Empire, who. was drowned in the harbour on tho 80th of March in at£ouipti»g ; the rescue of peoplo. who had teen capsized from a boat, has been recovered. It was. found that his neck had been broken, and this points to bis having been struck by the paddle wheel of the steamer, Owing to the circumstances of Talbot's death, a proposal is on foot to grant his remains a public funeral. >■: Dunedin, April 7. • The Exhibition attendance' last week was 24,197, of which cash admissions represented 15,978. Up to the end oi the nineteenth week tlio total attendance was 51(i,5 ; 10.'' ■ "

A married woman named McKellar living at Hoi Place, was found in an unconscious state lit ' her residence on Saturday afternoon, and died within an hour after' admission to • tho Hospital, Tho deceased had been suffering from influenza. At the inquest, tho jury returned a verdict of deaths from natural causes, adding a rider expressing disapproval of the conduct, of her husbaiid' iii n'ot' 1 dalling-in medical attendance , r „ ( ChristchuhcH) April 7. • To-day was observed as a genei-al holiday. There, .was a Band of Hope gathering in Hagley Park, bicycle races at Lancaster Park, C.J.O. Autumn ' Meeting, and football matches. ' v 'i;-i t j ,v, The Dunedin Band Contest. Dunedin, April 7. The judges' reports on tthe band contest are available, but they are of such a highly technical-nature that it would be useless to telegraph them, Of the Oainaru Navals, who took the first prize, Mr Mackintosh writes " 1 Lccomte Orz' was performed in such an excellent manner by the above band that equal points have been allotted under five headings, showing a high standard. I have no faults to find, and therefore refer my readers to tho published table of figures as indicating the results of a first-class performance. The Beethoven section by this band was a great improvement upon the Christchurch rendering of it. As a firstclass test piece the result fully justified the wisdom of sticking to a good thing. : It has only been beaten by one other jeleotion during the contest; viz,, 'Jessonda.'

Of the Invevoargill Garrison, the second prize-takers, lie writes:— " The first half 'LecomteOrz' was splendidly rendered by the Invercargill Garrison, but was considerably disquafied by the laches in the . later movements, The comet solo was considerably dimmed by the loud accompaniments in the alto 2.4.104. The same fault has to be found with the quartet, which was the pretation of this selection, Rossini's ' Semiramido 'by the Invetcavgill Garrison Baud was, in my. judgment, the nearest thing to an absolutely faultless performance that I 'have eyer listened to; being played in magnificent style. This column showing the only maximu|ii y obtained during tho whole contest. A note in the final might have been omitted."