THE COMPETITIONS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16213, 16 May 1918, Page 8

THE COMPETITIONS.

FINAL DAT.

n o Yesterday was the final competition day 10s °f the Christchurch Literary and Musical. Competitions Society's annual festival. , ra Numerous items of a high order were subht mitted throughout th<* day, and before a large audience, at the King's Theatre, in jg the evening. To-day, to-morrow, and on n( l Saturday, grand demonstration concerts will ; la be, held, in which the participants will be n _ tho successful competitors. ' [5 S Yesterday's results were ae follows:— 7e, CHARACTER RECITAL. Ladies. Open Class. Own selection. ty Miss . Bessie Thomson, Ihwedin, "Gala- : te tea's Speech," 184 points ... .. 1 j Os Mias Fanny Kutner, ' Wellington,. "The n- Cuban Refugee," 179 : points .. 2 Miss Doris Stevens, Wellington, "Ojistoh," Id 173 points ... .. ..' 8 id SCOTCH SONG. Gentlemen. Own Mr H. Phipps, Wellington,'"Afton Water," 9-1 points. .. .. .. 1 Mr C. J. Gallop, Woolstoa, "Bordar , Ballad," 92 points .. .. 2 ' Mr W. J.. Richards, Linwood, "Ye Banks and Braes," 80 points . ..3 SONG. IN CHARACTER. Boy or Girl, 12 *• and under 16. Own selection. Marks d awarded for costume. Miss Ida Wilbraham, "Flower Song," 118 1 points •• ..1 Miss Doreen McClatchy, Invercargill, 115 ® points .. , .. •• .. 2 Misa May Bentley, Sydenham, "Grow, Idttle Mushroom, Grow,"' 106 points 3 ENGLISH SONG. Open Class. Contralto. Own selection. Miss Olga Wacked, ChrietchurcbJ "Now Steeps the Crimson Petal," 93 points 1 q Miss Gertrude Priestly, Christchurch, "The Arrow and the Song," 84 points 2 0 Mies Bessie Palmer, Christchurch, "When 0 the Heart is Young," 83 points .. 8 ACTION SONG. Boy or Girl. 9 and under 6 12. Own selection. Properties permitted. Miss Hazel Johnson, Dunedin, "If You Don't Watch Out," 96 points .. 1 Miss Edna Miles, St. Albans, "Plumstones," 80 points .. .. ..2 6 Miss Grace Moulen, Sydenham, "Tolling Dolly," 78 points .. .. ..3 IRISH SONG. Gentlemen. Own selection. Mr H. Phipps, Wellington, "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young 6 Channs," 91 points .. .. ... 1 Mr C. J. Gallop, Woolston, "Mother 0 Machree," 82 points . .. 2 • Mr W. Brittenden, Sydenham, "For the Green," 80 points .. .. ..3 ACTION SONG. Boy or Girl, 12 and under 16. Own selection. Properties permitted. lEss Doreen McClatchy, Invercargill, 90 points .. •• •• •• 1 Mies Lily Stevens, Dunedin, "A Romance ' of 1822," 80 points .. .. . . 2 Miss Delcia Phillpott, Riccarton, "Fairy Pipers," 76 points .. .. .. 9 PIANO SOLO (Bristol Scholarship), 15 and under 18. (a) "Sonata in G," Op. ■ 14,. No. 3, Ist Movement (Beethoven); (b) Own selection. Miss Joan Wagner, Dunedin *185 points. ' SONG, IN CHARACTER. Lady or Gentle- ] man. Own selection. Marks awarded for i costume. . ! Miss Cicely Audibert, Christchurch, "Scenes That Are Brightest," 117 points •• " V * Miss Lilian Pounsford, Addington, La Scranata," 102 points • • •• 2 Miss Poppy Munro, Opawa, "One Fine Day" (Madaale Butterfly), 97 points.. 3 SONG. For Girls, 16 and under 21. (Competition Society's Scholarship.) Own selection. ... , Wi« Cicely Audibert, Chrjstehnroh, Pipes of Pan," 180 points. _ DOMINION RECITATION. Open Class. Gentlemen. Own selection. Mr H. McD. Vincent," Christchurch, "Mark Antony's Oration," 185 points ..1 Mr Allan Young, Christchurch, "Napoleon's Tomb," 181 points .. ..2 Mr Alfred Cade, Christchurch, "A Vision of War," 172 points .. ..3 RECITAL, WITH MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT. Own selection (not humorous). Miss Bessie. Thomson, Dunedin, "Gently. man of France," 228 marks .. ..1 Mis 3 Irene Mahon, St. Albans, 224 marks 2 Mr Howard Moody, Lyttelton, "Le Dra- . peau Beige," 216 marks .. ..3 TENOR SOLO. "Eleanore," highest key (Colorid go Taylor). Novello Edition. Mr W. H. Pre6cott, Greymouth, 90 points 1 Mr F. J. Smith, Cobden, 88 points .. 2 Mr Leonard Prebble, Riccarton, 80 points 3 DICKENS CHARACTER SKETCH (1 or 2 characters). Ladies or Gentlemen. Own selection. Miss Ada Harris, Chriatchnrch, "Jo," 186 points .. •• •• •• 1 Misses Doris Stevens and Fanny Kutner, Wellington, "Rosa Dartle's Rerengo, ' 183 points •• •• 2 Mr W. H. Jones, Christchurch, "Grandfather Speaks of Little Nell," and Miss L. C. Adams, Linwood, "Uriah Heep," 181 points each .. ..3 MEZZO SOPRANO SOLO, "Lov© Triumphant" (Brahms), Boozeys Mezro Songs, Vol. 2. Mrs Gandell, Addington, 90 points ..1 Miss Beatrice Sproston, Richmond, 89 points •• •• •• Mrs Albert Harper, Riccarton. 84 points 3 BARITONE SOLO, "The Pipes of Pan. I Key of B (Elgar), Booiey's Publication, g Mr Roland Smith, Christchurch, 81 points 1 I Mr R Sullivan Christchurch, 80 points 2 I Mr Joseph Dyer, Spreydon, 73 points ..3 I Owing to the lateness of the hour, the I comedietta to be given by Miss Lucy Cowans Party, Christchurch, entitled "Between the Soup and the Savoury," had to be postponed unta to-night.

A COBTER'S PLANT '

HOW IT WAS DISOOVERED. ||

(FROM OTTR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ' .ij

SYDNEY, May One of the latest funny stories in the Melbourne Detective Offico oon-;|. cerns a husband who hid a bottle !o(;i whisky, a wife -who searched for it, ancs some counterfeit coins which got iptaf;' circulation. • A report reached pohcsta l headquarters that spurious coins wert's in circulation in tho Alaribyrnong mill-' tary camp, and detectives were told off A to make enquiries. J That is how th»\ funny story was discovered. 1 «* A Carlton resident is fond of whisky-* a little too fond, indeed— and is forbidden by jus strong-willed wife to partakoSf flr it. Sometimes he takes a boftlo 1 home, whereupon he adopts precautions and hides thfe liquor. When his bre®| tells the tale, his.-wife institutes search. -'Sh® One day sho explored the premißesdafp vain. She searched behind pictures,-SI top of the wardrobe, undor mattressis® and carpets, but it was not until shall stretched her.arm up behind the-firei® grate that she touched something, and!® concluded the -whisky was there. BiitiH .when sho nulled out the parcel efia-i round not whisky, but 250 new florins. < ■%' A soldier, a friend of the family,'■;£ called, and was greatly interested' in-.'5 the discovery. He took one ofttais coins across the street to a but the latter was wise, and prompttyifl seized 'a hammer and nailed it to HMsl counter. The soldier took a few of'w®r florms to the camp, where, bv way joke, he' passed them off in varioiS® directions. But the careful housomUW was alarmed. She tied the coins'upl|M an old stocking and dropped them deep portion of the Yarra. llie detectives warned the- soldii® who does not appear to have had criminal intent. They say that iMrW rounded up a gang of coiners in Caifc'M ton ia 1908, and as that wub the'datiC on the coins, they suspect that'tßSrte parcel found behind tho fireplace wif? ' one of their plants. 'tfw