ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 132, 1 December 1904, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

MUSICAL UNION'S CONCERTS. In another column the Wellington Musical Union publishes particulars concerning its fir&t concert season in the Town Hall. ' The season, ' which will extend over four nights,' follows directly upon the official opening of the Hall next week. Four subscription concerts are to> be given, the first to be on Friday, the item for that evening being Dvorak's dramatic cantata, "The Spectre's Bride." On Monday Coleridge Taylor's fine cantftta, "Hiawatha," is to be given in its entirety for the first time in Wellington, on Tuesday there is to be an orchestral concert, and on Wednesday the season closes with a miscellaneous concert. The leading soloists for the season will be Miases Amy Murphy, and Phcebe Parsons, and Messrs. Frank Graham and Hamilton Hodges. The box -plan for subscribers only is to be opened ac the Dresden at noon to-morrow, and for the general public at noon on Monday next. The prices for the public are fixed at popular rates. In the announcement published in another column the Secretary of the Union conveys an intimation to those citizens who intend becoming subscribers. A bazaar and sale of work was opened by the ' Mayor of Wellington this afternoon in the schoolroom of the Kent-terrace Presbyterian Church. The bazaar was organised by the ladies of the church as a means of raising substantial contributions to the organ fund and to the mission fund. Numerous stalls have been well equipped with articles which will be found either useful or ■Hnarnental, or- both. The bazaar is to be open this evening, to-morrow afternoon, ana to-morrow night. Musical programmes are to be provided each evening. A Christmas Tree and Sale of Work was opened in the Sydney-street Schoolroom thh afternoon. It was organised by Mrs. H. T. Stealey and a committee of ladies, in nid of funds for St. Paul's Ohurchroom, Tinakori-road, and the Sunday Schools. There are five stalls in the hall, and these a-re artistically arrayed with all kinds of ornamental and useful goods. The sale of work will be open agafn this evening, when several attractions will be provided, and an excellent programme of music submitted.

Mr. Herbert M. Gibson, Chief Traffic Superintendent of the Manchester Ship Canal Co., writing to Mr. C. Onyon, of this city, says that important developments have taken place which lead the company to believe that steamers will Shortly load direct at New Zealand porte for Manchester. The Suffolk went to Manchester to load outward cargo for New Zealand and Australian ports, and on date of writing (27th October) the Indralema and Somerset were to follow suit. The letter goes pn : "We understand from the Federal Line that now the steamers are equipped to pass under the fixed bridges on the~Canal, they are prepared to acoept homeward cargo for Manchester. We hear that the Christcliurch Meat Company hae made some contracts for Manchester delivery, all of which swms to be very hopeful, and I feel sure that once a practical start has been made in loading homewards for Manchester', a regular trade will be maintained to the benefit of the colonies and other interested parties." During the month ended yesterday, lVio births, 70 marriages, and 66 deaths were | registered in Wellington.