Wanganui

New Zealand Tablet, 22 November 1906, Page 14

Wanganui

(From our own. correspondent.) • , ' ' November 17 Tir.iT fV JVIa^ y '^ P ramatic lu b intend staging ' The ' A e ?tp? f +fc eaV r°« M f ? on December 3 and December 6 After the Court of 'Appeal had given- judgment against the Borough" Council in the action agaiist the Wanga/nui College Trustees in the matter of ratine the - college property, Ihe .Council's solicitor advised the Council that the. .Villa-. Maria Convent grounds am? buildings were not o ratable. ' . . ■ During this, .month the parishioners- will visit the local. cemetery every "Sunday afternoon to' offer un prayers for the faithful departed. The nuns. lead L th£Rosary at the foot -of -the large cros^s in'-the gmVeyard ' the - • children^ Fahda£;>pattshitxners respondiril ' This : pious custom- was introduped by the late Dean-Kirk ■, -"Uv« +i i p Opera; House last night -Mdlle. Dolores . - S^eihe large audience, a rare, musical. treat.- She eav? " a deliffhtf^il selection ' from her phenomenal repertoire -- and whether^her- songs were serious or .jolly, her , inter!'. - pretafeion.was faultless. She gave in.all ten' items ThY ", wonderful range of her voice and her dramatic talent -

were displayed to great advantage. Her' voice is as powerful as it is sweet, but she never forces it, arid • always appears to have plenty of strength in reserve. Wangaaui show" was held oh "Wednesday a nd Thursday,' > an-d , the town and association have every reason -to be.. pleased. On bpt& days the weather was .splendid, and .the - attendance " constituted ' a ; 'record. --Iri the . ladies leaping competiiion Miss '-Nikon f whose Tidrse'" "fell heavily at; one of tlie hurdle's"; was^bati'ly "bruised^-'shc was. removed to; thV'ambula'rice ' roSmf ah ' unconserous condition, and She did not' nn l ejcover consefousness till late last night ( Thursday ); Jil Mi* T. W.Hd'wie by using his whip in v trying to keep* 1 back" the crowd frightened his horse which bolted and "collided with'the post and- wire fence, giving Mr. " Howie/ a severe" "fall .Me is, I am* pleased 'to say, " recovering.' Cattle horses, and other sections were weir represented, an-d (juahty was well maintained all ' through