THE SHEFFIELD CHOIR

Evening Star, Issue 14508, 28 October 1910, Page 2

THE SHEFFIELD CHOIR

AND SUNDAY COXCKKTS. [Special to inn Star.! TN'VERCAIUfILL. Onober 23. In regard to the proposed visit to New Zealand of the famous SheflLeUl Choir in connection with Dr Harass's philanthropic movement to bij;d ih.- si rings uf th<; Kinpire, soiijcthiiij,' of a block ha.; been created so far as lnvercuryill i-. concerned. Mr [lu.cn Uorli*/., who has cir-.rj? of tljfi business ?■:• mnjreincrr.jj, attended a representative nicetiir: of the citizens yesterday, mid after explaining the object or l>r llarri-'s in sending t(it> 21)0 singers round the world, said that Invercaraiil had at lir.:t not bc«.n hiclutbd in the itinerary, but it had boeu found pos.-ibl" to trivo a sacred concert <m Sunday, July I'. although to di ;•'» the Union St cam .Ship Company would lutve to bo paid £1(10 c\tru t.o run tlie Melbourne boat to the .llliih' a day- earlier. The Mayor (ill- W. A. Ott), IWIO noted as ihairman, opposed the holding of the concert on a Sunday. He had personally tak;;n up a very strong position in regard to Sunday ciiterudnintuu, which had been so terribly abused in iha past, in fact, mure money-ma!;!!:;.' concerns. When a man worked si." days in the week he sdiouJd rest on the seventh, and let everyono eke re.:t too. The Council v/ere, of course, reasonable "men, and the matter would receive every consideration at their hands. Tho Council had taken a strong stand on account of the manner in which Sunday performance* had been abused. That was tho matter in a nutshell. Mr Gorlitz pointed out that it was impossible for Dr Harriss to make anything out of the tour even it ho wished it, and the festival would be sacred throughout. Invereargill could not have a visit on any other day, and hs would, impress upon thern the fact that the Sheffield Choir were doing u3 much for religion as the churches were doing. A iiember: What prices will be charged,? Mr Gorlitz: Ten shillinge, five shillings, and half a crown. 'lhe Mayoi: You can't charge on Sunday ic any caie. ilrCorlttz replied that a test case ou that point had boen fought in Timaru, and in any case they o;nid sell tho tickets 20yds from the bttiluin;,', and ail would be. kgal. it was dscidtd to depuUtionue < the Town Council,