MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 89, 14 April 1905, Page 2

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

I - SACRED CANTATA. f | The sacred cantata "Abraham" was peei formed for the first time ia Auckland last ■ night by the choir of the Beresford-street > Congregational Chnich. assisted by pro- ■ prominent soloists and a capable orcies- [ tra. Charles Darnton's wort is a een- ■ WEation of fine choruses and solos, gfr- ! ing the singers plenty of scope. Some of i the choruses were exceedingly well done, • nr.tably "0. Give Thanks." and "O Lord. I Thou Art My God." Mr W. Aspinxil's j clear tone tenor voice was beard to good t effect in Abrahams prayer for Sodom. i "'Have Pity. O Lord.'* A, nice rendering r~ I "I Will Praise Thee. 0 Lord" was gives by Madame Chambeis: and Mrs Lee aad Mr \ Asplnall were heard to good effect ia tie ' duet, "The Offering." while the quarter "The Sacrifices of the Lord Are a Broken i Spirit." by Madame Chambers. Mrs Lee, : anil Messrs W. Astley and W. AsphrsH. J was also a very acceptable number. Mr IW. J. Hookey acted as conductor. Herr ! Kreutzer lead the orchestra, and Mr A. : Walton presided at the organ. The proceeds of the entertainment will be devoted . to" the fund In aid of the organ watermotor. HELPING HAND MISSION. There was a good attendance of siembeia■sX the quarterly meeting of the Helping Hand Mission at the Mission Hull. Draifst., Fieeman's Bay, on Tuesday evenhsr I last. The chair was occupied, by the Rer. jB. F. RothwelL The various reports showed that the mission was in a healthy and ; prosperous condition. Sufficient money was jin hand to renovate the hall and premises. j and the work wcu:q be pat in hand without farther loss of time. Mr H. Blakeley was apop'nted secretary for the hoa» aad ' foreign missions, which were under disj eussjon dTiring the evening. Among other ! matters l oncernin" the work of the misf sion. special meet' J i -was made of the good work done by Dr. Watson, which had beea I productive of a great amount o* goc4 among the members of the mission. | PARNELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE. . The Parnell School Committee met last evening. There were present: Messrs J. Petford (In the chair). J. Mills. R- G". j Edgecumbe. W. Thomas, R. B. Lcsk. Eev. ' Canon Mac-Murray, and the secretary, a ' letter was received from the Board of Education authorising the appointment of : j Miss 3. E. Collins to be assfetatrr. vice ; ; Miss Jones (promoted). Mr Scott, h^adI master, forwarded his monthly report. ' j which showed that the average attendant c ' for the month ending «lst March was 530; ! : roll. 583. It was also reported that «ac . i parent had been fined for breach of the . j School Attendance Act. The report was ' j adopted. The committee regretted to j learn the cause (iilness) of Mr Tigfee"s ab- • sence from the committee's meetings, and ! expressed the hope that he would soca !be restored to his usual health.. t.Tte chairman was authorised" to forward '"a. ; telegram to the Prem'er expressing the committee's pleasure at the Government's j decision to immediately fill In Mechanics* ' j Bay. Accounts to the unoani of £24 ; : 1/11 were passed for payment. ( I I ; POLITICAL LABOUR LEAGUE (AUCKLAND BRANCH). ' ! The Auckland branch of the PoHtlcsl Labour League met last evening. :!»■? pre- > sident (Mr H. L. Homing) in the Aair. ". . The correspondence included letters frsa - ' the executive in 'Wellington. endorsing ? the formation of the branch in Auckland. a and stating that the efforts to tRS&fI n> the league In the South haj c-; wisa great success. The executive also a k-:d 3 ■ the branch to appoint a representative t<» i I the Colonial Conference, to be ned" at t I Wellington during Easter week. The pre- : sident, Mr H. L. Horning, was appolnt- '| ed to attend the conference, and a sper cial meeting of the branch win be held 5 on Tuesday to frame the Auckland suggestions for consideration of the conference. The attitude or the narty with re--5 ference to the uranicipal elections was dis- { cussed, and it rwas decided that the branch should ran three candidate for the positions of eouneillora. and that the Auckland Trades and Labour Council I should be invited to run another three on the league's platform. Messrs J. Aggers. P. G. Andrews, and R. F. War wefe i chosen as the league's municipal "candidates. , I BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL. ' I The last meeting of the Birkenhead ; Council prior to the election was held last : evening, there being present Crs. Keves . (:n the chair). Kay. 'Wallace. Tavlor, Doia- ! hue, Hadfield (2j. and Harris. ; ; Permanent Levels. —Mr Holman, arehij tect, wrote for Mrs Newton asiing that a i j permanent level be fixed at the corner of . Telephone and the Great North roads, it j being intended to erect a brick shop.—Tfee 1 : Council agreed that if Mrs Newton built to '■ the level fixed, the Council would cut the i footpath to suit kerb. was decided to shingle t ■ and shell the paths in the borough as soon 1 as possible. Poiice.—Cr. Taylor --drew attention to the fact that several robberies having oc- . curred in the district, it was necessary B» : have a mounted constable appointed in tie t j borough, or. failing that, tiiat tht present i constable be transferred to Birkenhead. He \ moved that the Government be again apE ; preached in the matter. —This was "carried, I ; several of the Councillors endorsins Mr • Taylor's resolution. The Works Committee recommended that j the Council frame a by-law with reference ; to the licensing of vehicles: that one load I of sand be granted to Captain Morgan, and the matter of sloping the face be considered, and that no more sand be taken until 1 j the matter be fully discussed; that the tiI ! tree on Bath road be cut and the road ; | roughly rounded up. the footpath to he • | continued as far as Caddell's. CONCERT AT BIRKDALE. 1 On Wednesday evening the Birkdale l Schoolroom was crowded on the floors, the [ j occasion being a concert, presided over by !Mr S. G. Rountree. in aid of the Sanday- > ! school picnic and prize fund. All the masir • j ca'. items were well received, to which the 1 following ladles and gentlemen contributed: j —Recitation. Miss Wilson: song. Mr - j Barnes; mandoiine solo. Miss Gay; tab- ! leaus. children; pianoforte solo. Mrs Wiij son; vocal solo. Miss Henderson: clarionet ! i solo, Mr Messenser: recitation. Mr Flewel- ! lyn; violin solo." Miss Gilbert: vocal solo. i Miss Rountree: pianoforte duet, Misses ! Gay and Rountree.