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New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4050, 5 November 1874, Page 1

Amusements, &e. QHOKAL HALL. PRINCE OF WALKS' BLRTBiDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1874. Jnder the patronage of His Honor the S"apetintendcnfc, His Worship the Mayor, Majors Gordon and Tisdall, Captains Derrom, Leßoy, Morrow, Burns, Isaacs, Mowbray, aud Anderson, and the Oflicers and Members of tlicir respective Companies, GRAND MUSICAL AND DRAMA.TIC ENTEUTAINMEXT. X AID OF THE FOND 3 OF THE HOBSOS CORPS BAK1). CO CONCLUDE WIT FT A SELECT QUADRILLE PARTY. Volunteers are requested to appear in uniform. Tickets, 2s Gd, Performance to commence at S I'clock p.m. J3ONSONBY MUSICAL SOCIETY. A Full Rehearsal THIS EVENING, at .30 o'clock suarp. W. J. EEES, Sebretary. QALEDOXIAX GAAT ES, TO BE IIEL:» AT THE ELLERSLIE GARDENS, J.R.H. THE PRINCE OV WALES* BIRTHDAY, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1574. Committee : Hr. Robert Whitsoa { Mr. J. S Macfarlanc Hr. Thomas Macifarlane i Mr. Robert Graham Captain Eraser | Mr. Georgo Johnstone Vlr. John Cosgrave Mr. John Jfirkwood Thomas Morrill Mr. John Cruickshank \lr. James Russell 1 Captaiu Joliu Mowbray U!r. John Stuart Reid | Lieut. R. G\ Greenwood. Judge: STAUTEIt : Referees : HANDic.vrrEiis : Treasurer : Mr. Robert Graham. PROGRAMME. Prizes. Ist. 2nd. .e s. d. £ s. d. I—Quoiting .. .. ..'2 0 0 — 100 2—Bagpipe Music .. .. 3 0 0— 0 0 0 3—Flat Race, open to all who have never won an advertised race, 200 yard i 2 0 0— 1 0 0 4—Throwing Heavy Hammer, IGlbs 2 0 0 — 1 0 0 s—Highland Fling .t ..2 00 — 100 C—Flat Race (lnndicap) 100 yards 2 00 — 100 7—Putting the Heavy Stono 2 0 0— 1 0 0 S—lrish Jig 2 0 0 — 0 0 0 0— Flat Kace (handicap), h:ilf mile .. .. .. 200 — 100 10—Boys' Race, under 10 years (handicap) .. ..100 — 0 10 0 11— Reel of Tulloch .. . 200 — 100 12— Hop, JSiep, and Juuip .. 200—100 13—Tossing thft Caber .. 2 0 0— 0 0 0 11—Flat Race (handicap), CGJ yards 200 — 100 15— Sword Dance, in costumc 2 0 0— 1 0 0 16—Putting the Light >tum> 2 0 0— 1 0 0 17 —Flat Race, 200 yards open only to Members of the Thames and Aurkh.nd Scottish Volunteers, in uniform 2 0 0 — 1 0 0 IS—Throwing the Light Hammer 200—100 10-Scotch Reel, in cestui ie 300 — 100 20—Flat Race (handicap), i mile 300 — 100 21 —Sack Kace 200—100 22 Vaulting with the Pok*.. 1 0 0 — 0 0 0 23 —Boys' Kace, under 1J v-jar.; of age .. 10 0 —0 10 0 24 —Hurdle Race Jiamlicr\pl, 3 hurdles 3 feet <J in. high, half-mile .. 3 0 0 — 100 25—Wheel barrow Race (blindfolded) 200 — 000 Entries will be receiv-.d by the Secretary at the \lbcrt Hotel, Qiuen-street, on FRIDAY, the G:h November, from 7.30 p.m. to 0 o'clock p.m. Entrance Fees: Men, 15; lioy.«, 0.1. On day of Races, 2s Gd and Is. R U L J: S. Any competitor entering r.nder a false name will be lisqualified. Colours to be declared a: tine of uMiy. Any competitor not ruimi-'.if ia declared colour?, ,vill be liable to a penalty i.»t (•xcoedu;g £2. All protests to be entered immediately after the* :ace, accompanied by a deposit of 10s. Any competitor making two false stmts will be put jack one yard for every sub.se-.ucut fals? start. Iu all disputes the Referee* decLiou to be final. WM. PERCIVAL, Secretary. Auckland art union —oil Painting.-', AVater Colour.?. J 'rawing*, &c. Lists of Prizes ftn upplication.—Eb\\". Wayte, 100, Queen-^t. THE art UNION iu aid of the St. Patrick's Juvenile society is POSTPONED til! the 19th November, as the Duplicates could not all i;c returned before that date. Lectures. Park road mutual improve. MENT A-ri^CIATION. COURSE OF I'OPUL A U LF.CTUUIN to be held in the GRA (•'PON ROAD DISTP.ICi SCHOOL-ROOM, at half-past Seven, as undor: — THIS tThursdaj) EVKNIX*: Che.mi:»iry of The Necessities of Animal aud Vegetable Lif* and the Nature and c: Pood--Mr. -T. Martin. Tickets may beobiairiC-.l fi•.m Mo'sn. Upton & CV., E. Wayte, or Champtaloun Cooper. A * T u H K MUSIC AND PSALMODY Will be IK-Ilvercrt in tho LAROE ROO3I OF THE VOh'.N'G MEN'S CIIRISTI V.N ASSOCIATION, By Mr. TiiEorniLUS Cooper, Ok FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 0, IST:. 1 lie Chair to be taken at 7.30 by HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT. SYLLABUS Oi' LECTURE I Ancient Music, Music of the Jews, Music of th< Catholic Church. Music of the lGtli Century, Musi oi the Puritans, Kccentrieii'.es of Congregations Psalmody, Hoisterous Vulgarities, Noisy Knitting o Various "Religious Bodies, Church Psalmody, am Congregational Psalmody, its improvement am present elevation. The Lecture will be fully illustrated in itsvariou sections by an eilicient and powerful Choir. Instrumentalist: Mr. Lamlkrt. TICKE TS— O N E SHILLING, may be had at the Institution, or of ai-y of the Book sellers, and at the Ollice of tlie JJaily Southern, Crojs Meetings. D U C A T I O jS~ TAX A Monster Meeting will be held at the Choral Hall on FRIDAY EVENING next, November G, to tak into consideration the present obnoxious Educatioi Tax. The following Resolution will be submitted t< the Meeting •• That, in the opinion of this Meeting, His Hono the Superintendent should be requested ti summon, without delay, the Provincial Cour.ci of Auckland, and recommend to that body thi appropriation of so much of the sum of £25,001 (voted last Session by the General Assembly a: special allowance to the Province of Auckland as may be required to defray all charges on ac count of Educational purposes to June 30,1575 and so render all further sttempts to collect tin Education Tax unnecessary." The chair will be taken at half-past saven o'clock, b; Reader Wood, Esq., M G.A. Several gentlemen have promised to attend, an< address the Meeting. The Gallery will be specially reserved for Ladtc-s. By order of . GEORGE STAINED /