PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 11, 14 March 1901, Page 5

PALMERSTON NORTH.

(From our own correspondent.) March 8. The few Palmerstonians who attended the Connell Concert Company's concert last evening struck a real treat. In the opinion of those who heard her she givea promise of developing into one of the first singers in this Colony. Mies Kate Connell, of Hawera, was trained at St. Mary's Convent, Wellington, and received the Royal Academy gold medal for singing ability a little more than a year ago, and is now raising funds for the development of her rich voice in Europe. This alone should give our Catholic readers at least sufficient impetus to go and hear her wherever she may touch on tour. Mr. J. Higham, her manager, is to be congratulated on the success he has hitherto met in such a worthy cauße. The all absorbing topic in town is at pr* sent on the annual grand concert and social in connection with the festival of St. Patrick. It will this year take place on Monday, the 18th inst., in Theatre Royal, With such artists as Mrs. W. P. Kendell, Misses M. Hickley, Rose Rush and M. Scanlon, and Messrs. Arthur Bennett, J. Bett, W. Gamble, F. Dallow and T. Rodgers success is guaranteed, and the public may look forward to a real treat. I understand the influential committee have restricted the items to purely national items and songs.