S.PAUL'S CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE UNKNOWN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1985, 28 March 1885, Page 2

S.PAUL'S CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE UNKNOWN.

Tin .mini il •■ mcc .iiid conceit in connection with tlio above c'iiuill) came off in the Public Hall, L'anibndge, i>n Wednesday evening, and was a thorough success. -For the pa-«t few weeks the ladies and gentle men who took the mi tter in hand worked eueigetieilly in making every prepaiation to engine a .successful reunion, and the large attendance on Wednesday evening must be taken ,w a satisfactory reward f->r their pants. No more satisfactory rec >gni turn can be afforded on an occasion of tins nature than i\ good house and nn appieciative audience ; and this being ho, it is Mipei Huous to say that tho merit of Wednctc day's entertainment was thoroughly recognised. Tho hill was handsomely decorated for the <><oasionbya number of ladies and gentli-mi n, under the efficient duection of Mes-rs Chapman and Keid. The tables were pioviJed by Me«dames Dewabiny, J. Martvn, E. B. Walkei, It. lieynolds, Giuio, Davis, Nixon, Morgan, T. B. Lewis, (i. E. Clark, Medhurst, tho Misses Walker and Muss Alfoid. A laige ciowd of people sat down to tea, all the table-., it is ne«d!i»-i to siy, being exceedingly well pattonised, Tlie conceit commenced punctually at 8 o'clock, when oveiy available, seat in the hall was occupied, many Ihmhi{ obliged to t>t md The Key. H. K. De<v»buiy took the chair, and in a few brief but happy ictnaik» mtioducedthe progianime of the evening. Won re loth to paiticulaii-e any pait of tho conceit, for wheie all distinguish themselves it is a hard, and indeed an unneccssaiy task to do so. But special mention in .some 1 expects may be excused. The hongh of Mich Culpan met with exceptional favour, as on each occasion sho was tieated to a \eiy deter mined encoic, to which sho readily ies ponded. The duets of this lady with Mr Simms and Mr Hosking may also be iegarded among tho Hpecial featuies of the evening. We have seldom heaid Mi Moore and Mr Siniins to better advantage. Though the foiiner gentleman was sulfeinig from a t-overe cold hm singing was faultle>-fc. His rendering of "Blown Kyeb (»r Blue Kyes" elicited a \ery positive cncoie. Mr Hohking was in exceptionally good \oice, mid ItiH rendering of "My < )ui'en " cannot l>e jmssed unnoticed. The \ocal duet, "To tho Woods," of Misses Maud Nixon and Davis elicited the prai«e » Inch the excellent rendering of tho piece ineuted. The following is the progiamme :— Fii^t pait ; Glen, " Hurrah ! for the Merry (iieen woods," choir; bong, "The Little Hero," Mr Cha«. Hunter; pianoforte solo, "Arcadia," Mian Maud Nixon; song, '• A pait," Mr Win. Si turns ; song, "Forget Not to Forget," MibH Trewheellar ; song, "Eileen Alannah," Mr H. W. Mooro ; vocal duet, "To tho Woods," Miane.s M. Nixon and Davis; song, "Pepila," Mios Culpan (encoru, " When Sparrows Build") ; bong, "My Queen," Mr Ho-sking ; violin solo, 'l)r Alurch ; vocal dnot, " Faiiy Wand," Mr Win. Siinras and Miss Culpan (encored). Second part : Pianoforte duet, " Fun fade Militaire," Miss Wilson and Mihs Culpan; song, "The Last Watch," Mr Trewheellar; \ocal duet, "Peace to Thy Spirit," Mr Hoskingand Miss Culpan ; song, " Brown Eyes or Blue Eyes," Mr H. W. Moore (encore, '' Alice, where art thou""); glee, " The Queen of Night," choir; aong, "Dream Faces," Mr Hoiking; Bong, "Tho Moss Tiooi>ei," Mr Wm, Simms ; song, " Alnß ! Those Chimes," Mi^s Cul| vi (encored); song, "The Englishman,"Mt Chas. Hunter; National Anthoni. The acconipaniments weie played by Mesdiines Dew-shiny and Chitty, and Misses Wilson and Culpan.

'I he Resident Fngineer I 1I 1 W , Himilton. unites lenders fur the Victoria road contrict. Mr H Low is, lo Awnmutu, invites tenders for the erection of a temporary iron building. i lie branches of the Co-operative Assoi i-itio'i in W.iikato will be closed during tho Easter holidays. A general meeting of the shareholders of the W.uk.ito l'Yllmoniiery Company will be held in the l.ibrar), Njj.iruaw.ihia, on the 10th April, to conlirm tho resolution to wind up the company. At the Ouaupo sale on Tucidaj. Mr Huckland will offer for sale 72 well-bred Shorthorn steer*, from li to 2i years old, many of them nearly beef, Nfvi'R Rrturs —It is said that one out of e\ery four real invalids who go to foreign countries to recover health never return, except as a corpse. The undertakers, next to tho hotelkeepers, have the most profitable business. This excessive mortality may bo prevented, and patients sived and cuied under tho raio of friends and loved ones at home, if they w ill but use American Co.'t Hop Bitters in time. Read,