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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2564, 11 September 1915, Page 3

. At the New Zealand Patriotic Society s meeting last'night, a letter was received ironi che manager of the Maori Opera Company, which is . presenting Hinemoa" next week, stating that the directors- of the company wero prepared to donate the takings of the- openinc mght (Thursday nest) of the Wclliii"ton season to the Wounded Soldiers' l'und N'eedless to say, the oiler was ToadiJy accepted. An. art union, with 25 prizes of a tflt* l .! iihie of ,£'sooo, has been' arranged" i/A r. Shipping" princess r -J}® Queen Carnival in aid of tho Wounded Soldiers' Fund.' The prizes include new brick bungalow (.£1000). three new houses (.£BSO, ,£650, .£SOO rcs P ootlve| y). three now motor-care (£IOO, >£200 respectively), five-acre section (■£3ao), gold nugget (.£300), and 16 other prizes, all of bona-fide value. • Tickets cail be had from the leading tobacconists and other agents in Wellington or from the hon. secretary, W. Hartley, P.O. Box ill, Invercargill.

- His Majesty's Theatre to-morrow e\ening tlfo Tramways Band anl several well-known and accomplished vocalists will render a grand reoital. The hand will be conductel by Mr. G. W. Bowes (late sergeant Bth King's Eoyal Irish Hussars). Tho concert will be supplemented by Madame Anderson (contralto) and Mr, Courtenay V. Mohr (baritone) and Mr. W H. Gaudier (accompanist. An unreserved clearing sale of Mr E L. Bacchus's stock, will be held at Mana' kau on Thursday, September 23, bv thn New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency At the Sailors' Friend Society last night a programme was provided bv Mies Harper and party. Items wero given bv Misses Mar m and Halliburton, 6 Melil Dowues,. Millier, Beckard,. and Culverwell, Mrs. Downes and Miss Harper wore accompanists. Mouth-organ solos were