LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17980, 25 January 1924, Page 13

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Personal. Mrs E. W, Brown and Master Brown aro» leaving by tho Arawa in May for 'England. Tie Pictures. "Another Man' l ! Wifo," featuring Herbert Rawlinson, is tho chief attraction at the Harbour Light Theatro to-night, and tho supporting programme includes a. Century comedy and a gazette. ■ To-morrow, "Tho Woman in His Xioufie," a First National picturo with an all-star cast, will bo screened, together with a Mermaid, comedy, travelogue, and Topical Budget. Oddfellows' Lodge. The annual meeting of tho Loyal City of Norwich LocJgo was hold on Tuesday night. N.G. Bro. A. L. Graham presided ovor a good attendance. Ono candidate was initiated and one proposed. Tho following officers wore elected for tho half-year:— 1.P.N.G., Bro. A. L. Graham; N.G., 8r0.,~ D. Loader; Junior V.G., Bro. 11.I 1 . L. Tozer; secretary, P.P.G.M. Bro. W. T. Foster; treasurer, P.P.G.M. Bro. W. J. Toom.cy; eleetivo secretary, P.P.G.M. Bro. W. C. Or. Taylor; Warden, P.G. Bro. Scott; Guardian, Bro. H. V. Bees; K.S.N.G., P.G. Bro. G. C. Taylor; L.S.N.G., Bro. J. W.. Kudd; R.S.V.G., P.G. Bro ID. w R. Crocker j. L.S.V.G., Bro. G. Austad. D.G.M. Bro. D'. E. Sutton presented P.G. Bro. C. O. It. Carroll with a purple collar. Tho annual balance sheet \yaa received and adopted, showing value at lodgo furida, £16,136 193 8d; interest earned during 1923, £975; sick pay paid, £653 153 sd:; funeral donations, £llO. Members admitted 12, deaths 4, leaving 312 at end of year. It was decided to continuo tho social evenings on lodgo night during tho coming year. Watersiders' Picnic. Tho annual picnic of tho Lyttolton Workers' and Railway Workers' Unions iB to bo hold at Kaiapoi to-morrow. Tho picnic was postponed from Wednesday on account ot tho rain, and a meoting yesterday decided to hold it to-morrow. Shipping people speals in terms oi Tcaentmcnt against having shipping of tho port held up for a second day this week. According to tho award, tho picnic should bo held on the fourth Wednesday in January each year. No jirc>vision is made for a second day in the event of that day being wet, and the employers allege that ior the men to refuse to worA the boats to-morrow i 3 to commit a breach of tho award. It is uhdetstood that calls for labour will be made as usual,, but it is extremely doubtful if thexo will bo any ictsponao. . Lynch Family JSellrtngora. Tho Lynch Family Bollrmgers and Entertainers gave a concert m tho iluibour Ligh. 'lneauNj last evening. It is so long sinco iiavc viailed this pare oi Uio world tuat the art oi .campanology is piaoticaily uujtnown to tho present gener-ukm, and tho performance ot tno Lyiica. tamily cams aa something of a rovelation to many of tho audience. On tho regulation handbells, tho Lynch family pluyod "Tho Brno Bells of Scotland" with variations. Tho Bridal March" from Lohengrin and "Life's Dream i» O'er'' was playea on toned organ chimes and was followed by an encore number, tho popular "Down in Lovar's laihc," which it must bo tho audience liked ovon better. Later,

"Eileen Allanah" (Thorns), "tfwtefc Adchno" (H. H. Armstrong), and "My U.d Kontucky Homo" woro played on tho isamo instrument, with pieaamg effect. The Lynob. family's own specialty, tho glassojphonc, was heard in "Thou Art So i\car" (ASraiiwa), "Love's Own Sweet Song" (Holloy), and "Sleep, Gently Sleep" (\Vci£a). Thia instrument, or collection of instruments, posfießsos a sweet silvery, yot flutc-lilto tono which ia very pleasing. Of tho individual members of the company, Hdllc. Brighta io Marchant Etaud3 out aa a finished artiiit, whoso tr_cli soprano voice and clear enunciation wacj heard to perfection. She sang tho "Roberto tu cho Adoro," aria from "Robert le Diablo" CUcyerbeor), "Woodland Serenade" (Mascheroni), and Tosti'3 "Goodbye," and as an encore number, "Cowu aro in tho Corn." K'vcn then oho left tho audicnco clamouring for rnoro. Miss Adie Reynolds, a pleasing soubretto, Bang "Poor Old Father," and gave two monologues at tho piano, "Foolish Questions" and Pot Pourri. On Mr Harry Baxter fell tho work of supplying tho broad comedy clement, which he did most capably, his comic songs and humorous items proving vary acceptable. Sir IV. H. Lynch played the accompaniments, and also as an overture, "Valeo ABerosque" (Ed Lack), and as an entr'acte, the well-known "Thres O'clock in the Morning."

Harbour light theatke—Tonight—Herbert Uawlinson in "Another Man' 3 Shoca." Century Comedy. Gazette. To-morrow—First National present " Tho Woman in His House." Mermaid Comody. Travelogue. Topical Budget. Orchestra. 987G

A MERICAN Organ for Sale, cheap; cost Jr\. Apply il Oxford street, Lyttelton. 0575

METHODIST CHURCH, LYTTELTON. Garden part*" fob. everybody On SATURDAY, JA7TUAK.Y 26th, at 2.30 P.M. At Residence of MR J. PITCAJTHLE^, Boca terrace, Lyttelton. Music, Song, and Refreshments for all, with Cakes, Lollies, Soft Drinks, and IccCream Stalls. Admission, Is <w«Ji (including Aiternoon Tea). Proceeds devoted io Chrysanthemum Show Prise i~und. 9SSO