CONCERT AT NGARUAWAHIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2052, 1 September 1885, Page 2

CONCERT AT NGARUAWAHIA.

A\i in sucec—ful conceit in .iid of the fund- for lepninng Holy Tnnitv Chinch w.h held in tin* «Hi lulioom «m Fiidiy e\ening l.iht. Then* was 11 vci y laige attend met* .uid the cliaii w.h \rry efficiently fille<l by -Mr Dukeson. The ti>>tl->i.il tnl. Nt w.i- f. ntlti-oiiiiiij;, assisted by fnond-* fumi Hamilton and nthcr place-. The hr-t pait <if the p[ogianuiu» opened with .1 in.rn.li, "(Jatheiingin tin; She«\e-," hv the Ng.iru iwmlim Hi »••- 15 md under \li Williamv The ji'.fiirimncj was exceptionally good l>nt the band-men arp like most young |»lav<*rs nth t too fund of ho mug each lih own in-ti incut, with tin* i c-ult that tlic iiiiimc, Riwid .n ltn.c. was )ii-t :i little ton loud. Tli» glee "Happy .uid Light,' by Uip N^uuiw.ilii.t (11' o Club, went c.tpit »11> , as indeed did .ill th • put -in^m},'. Mr l'\ TiewheelLir gwe a spirited leiidermg of the -on/ " R iy.tl lllue, " though a c imposition with a bight i rnij^e wmiliJ -nit his voic" much b<>tt -i. Mi H. Stjele'- <on?, " Th- Place whne tin; old horvj di"d," w.i- j:i\eii m a -tyln tint left notliinpr to b • de-ire-J, and the it-Hi which followed, a du-t " W.irMni},' l>ird," by Mi— K. J.uii^.iud Mis.Jiutcher, w.H iiiiquostinnably one of the (,'i'iin of the oieiiiu^. Mi liutclier did ample jintke to tli.it old fawnuite " The S iilor'-* (Jrase," and Mrs Cluuibeis delighted the .nidience by hei happy rendition of "Ijovp'i Old Sweet Soijjj." The hnnioui ons element w.ii infused into the cnteit mnnent by Mi Turner, whoso " RobiiiMin Cru-oo "' fairly convulsed the hoiw. Mr Sopp -t contnbuted a funny i ••citation in .idmir.ibl<forin. and Mi Tayloi cinie in for a l.ii^u sliare of nppl.in-e with the song, "The Sicilian Maid." The Hamilton (Jlee Club s,ui<t thp beantitnl (juaitetti; "Sweet and Low " in a inuiiici which eMdenced enref»il practice, and won the tjolden (i|nnions of thine pre-ent. To this succeeded a sung " Dnun where the blue In-lls pmw," by Mr F. H. Kd^ccunib'*, a Ki'iitleiiian who has heretofore kept his b»ht under a bushel. Mr Kdtfeciinibe possf-se^ a hue tenor voice, of t;reat compn— , and the general \erdict, after hearing his m»ii<t, was tint lie had de piised the muMC lo\iiig public of many a treat in the pa^t, by his unaccountable modesty. A hnely rendered glee, " All among the Uiuley " by the local glee club bi ought the fiist part of tin' progianuuu to a clo-e. The second j»art was opened with an oveitino by tin- band, which was followed by the glee "On yonder rock lecliiiing,'' and succeeding tin- came one of the best things of the evening, a song and chorus, "The Khein Wine," Mr H. Steele doing ample justice to the solo. In rpsptm-e to a unanimous encore the item was repeated. Miss Trewhedlai's song, "The Distant Shore," was a distinct success, and won abundance of applause. Mi T. I >a\ies recited "Mary, (,»i nof Spots," with ugour and feeling, and the Musses James and I'utcher contiibub-d :inothei delightful duet, " I would that my love." Mis f Jhambeis sang "Thady O'Flynn" in a manner whieli com[>letely charmed the audience, and a nio-t aiti-tically rendered -010 on the pianofoite by Mhs (iard was \ocifeiou-lv appl-mded. Mr Tinner tickled the u-iule f iculties of the audience with "Pretty Jemima." The audience wore not to bo denied, and Mi Turnei responded to a unanimous lecall with " The Lodging hoti-e keeper* cat," which kept his audit-in in run is of laughter. Mis* and Mi Tie wheellar ga\e a careful ictideiing <»f the duet " Hear me, Noiinu," which nairowly escaped an encore, and Mi J. S. Hdirecufibe (another gentleman who ungeneiously keeps hi« talent as a, solo singei too much to himself) sang "The Hugler" in excellent stylo. A somewhat long, but well-arrnngcd programme, was brought to a close with the. glee- " S<-e the Moonlight," and the National Anthem. The pioceeds amount to about £12.— (Own Cotiespon dent.)

Mrji S. ISond's ne.v advertisement appears in .moth> r column. The KiriUirin>a Road Hoard notifies its intcn tion to t.iki- certiin portions ol land an approvhes to the Wlnujfini nri" bruise At tli< lr next S.itnr<liy'« <alr, at Cambri lye. Messrs W. J Hunter .111. 1 (. «. will sell the book drills in the estate of A. J. Junns. Hie I'iako Count) Council nohhf s itt intention to make a mte ol ,'d in ilio £, tor tho )cir er.dinj; 31st March, lMrtrt Iheraie book w o'ien for inspection ntth^oTiceof the conncil, Cambridge-.