LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19386, 21 October 1926, Page 13

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I A concert organised by the Dunedin Community of Girl Citizens was held in tho Y.W.C.A. Hall last night, the object of the entertainment being to raise funds for the Girl Citizens’ Conference to bo held in Christchurch in January next. The performance opened with a pianoforte duet, two dancers from the ‘ Nut Cracker Suite ’ (Tschaikowsky), played by Misses Sundstrura and White, and followed an exhibition of wand drill, entitled ‘On Parade,’ by First Church girls. Recitations wore contributed by Bliss Etta Kirkwood, who recited ‘ Fairies on the Lawn,’ and Bliss Heather Smith, the latter giving ‘ Grandma at the School Entertainment ’ as her first number and ‘ The Rehearsal ’ as an encore. The vocal items included an action song, 1 Rendezvous,’ by Bliss Non! Davidson and Jean Pickard; a song, ‘Sing Joyous Bird,’ by Sirs Anderson; and a duct, * No, John, 1 by Misses West and Shepard. Mrs Renton played a violin solo. In tho second half of the programme the Invicta Choir gave ‘ Hail, Smiling Morn; a pianoforte _ duet, ‘ Slava,’ was given by Miss Clarice Colbert and Miiliccnt Rodger; Bliss Jill Fox contributed a clog dance, and Bliss Vera M’Grcgor gave an exhibition of illuminated club-swinging, Methodist Bible Class Union girls contributed a playette from ‘ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.’ Mrs W. jun., acting chairman of the Girls’ Work Committee, thanked the performers for their efforts. A notice of mol am on the subject of term of Harbor Board leases will eoiuc before the board’s Standing Committee in tho following terms; —“ (1) That any decision of the board regarding length of term on which tho board’s endowments still remaining unlcased may in future bo leased bo now rescinded. (2) That the term in future bo fourteen years, with usual renewal clauses."

In a record poll, and after much controversy, tho Palmerston North ratepayers yesterday endorsed the proposal of the mayor and councillors that a £IO.OOO loan should bo raised to purchase tho property adjoining the proposed site of the Agricultural College, and to gift portion to the Government to assist in the establishment of the college. On a rate roll of 5,901 no fewer than 3.099 voted, tho figures being;—For, 1,791; against, 1,279. .Majority for, 512. The Wanganui Harbor Board loan proposals involving an expenditure of £IO,OOO for tho purchase of disused buildings for cool stores, abattoirs, and wool stores was carried yesterday by 006 votes to 2GO.

Sunny weather is favoring the mouth State schools’ jubilee. Yesterday a representative procession marched through the town, followed by the school children, who saluted the flag. Speeches were mad© by prominent people. A bazaar and social reunion aro making the proceedings enjoyable. Many cx-pupils aro visiting Groyinonlh tor tho week’s functions in connection with the jubilee. Allan Edwin Bollington, an inmate_of tho Borstal Institute at Invercargill, escaped from custody at 5 o’clock last evening. The police have not the slightest clue to his whereabouts. Boilington entered the institute in March, and was serving a three years’ sentence tor breaking and entering and theft. He is eighteen years of age, oft llin m height, and has a very fair complexion. Tie was in prison garb when he escaped.