THE COMPETITIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 53, 31 August 1934, Page 11

THE COMPETITIONS

FINAL DAY OF JUDGING®

THIS MORNING'S WORK

Today is tlie last day of adjudication of the 1934 Festival of the Wellington. Competitions. A good selection of numbers will bo presented this evening, and a special demonstration concert -will be held in the Town Hall on Saturday night. This morning's work in fhe classes named is as follows: —:. ELOCUTION. (Judge, Mr. Barton Ginger.) RECITATION (Boys 12 and under 16). "Together" (Kipling). Recalls. Richard Burgess and Pat Beatus. Highly commended: Topham Gadsby. (Judge, Mr. J. Howlett Boss.) EECITATION (Boys 12 and under 16). . "Song of the Merchant Navy" (G. Mackenzie). Final. . I Donald Young, 81 points ......... l] Alex Scott, 80 points .- .. 2 Highly commended: George Wakelin and Topham Gadsby. RECITATION (Boys under 12). "There's a. Boy 'in the. House" (Anon.) Final. Billio Goodfellow, 68 points -. 1 Arthur Demb, 66 points 2 Highly commended: Newton MeKinstry and Gordon Toward. INSTRUMENTAL. (Judge: Mr. T. Vcruou Griffiths.), PIANO SOLO, 12 and under 21 ("A Romp.") Recalls:'Miss'Audrey Whitolaw and Miss Walter Serville. VOCAL. (Judge: Mr. E. Bennett North.) SONG IN CHARACTER, boy or girl under 9. Own'selection. Recalls: Beryl McMillan ("Alice Blue Gown")-, and Nancy True ("My Crinoline"). Highly commended: Shirley Turtle, Georgina Crossley, and Billy ~Good:- --: follow. . ; TENOR SOLO "Birthday Song" (Me- ■ Fadgon). • . ■■' . . Final. Mr. Franklin -Browne, Wangauui .. 1 Mi". Ray Trcwcrh .....,.." 2 BARITONE SOLO, "Nichavo." 1 Final. : ' Mr. Kenneth Macaulay, 92pts 1 Mr. John.Withers, 91pts .......... 2 In the New Zealand Test Recital the result was announced by the judge as first, Iris Austin, 90; second, Nola Hyde, 78, whereas marks for two sections should have been.taken into account as follows:—First, Iris Austin (a) 72, (b) 90, total 162; second, Nola Hyde (a) 80, (b) 78, total -158.