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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10301, 28 November 1896, Page 3

Mr. W. C. Spoight, secretary of tho Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club, has 1 been officially notified that the Now Zealand Championship meeting will be held in Auckland on Saturday, February 13. It* is probable that it will be found necessary to extend the gathering; over two days, and if that is the caso the first day will be fixed for tho preceding Wednesday. " Elector" writes:—" At Mr. Crowther'j meeting at the City Hall the other night, I put tho following question :■• Why did you vote against the Bill for tho abolition of the totalißabor ?' To which he replied, 'I didn't, and I'll do it again,' which caused considerable merriment. However, that was all the answer he vouchsafed. Now, upon looking up Hansard. 1 find that Mr. Crowther votod with the Noes on that occasion." • j, On Tuesday, November '24, a grand vocal , and instrumental concert was given in the Public Hall, Papakura, in aid of tho local lodge of tho 1.0. G.T. There. wt,s a good attendance,' including about' twenty-five members from the Star ;of Newton and' Victoria Lodges of Auckland, The, Reverend 0. R. Hewlett presided, and the following varied and excellent programme was ably rendered and ap- - preciated :—Piano solo, Miss A. Lynch ; glee, "There's a joy in Spring," . Misses Langmuir. and Tomlinson, and Messrs. McClymont and Wetherald ; selections on bagpipes, Mr.Thompson; song, "Soldier's Good-bye," Mr. Soinerfield; duet, " Pilot Brave," Messrs. McClymont and Wetherald; reading, "The Jackdaw of Rheitns," Mr. Richardson; song,' "Fiddle and I," Mrs. G. Willis; song, "Geraldine," Mr. D. Hogan; song, "The Pardon Came Too Late," Miss Butler (encored); duet (bagpipes), Messrs. Thomson and. McLeod. ;, At i ; ; this stago Mr. ; Barter exhibited a great variety of limelight views. | Song, Laddie," ■) Miss : . Langmuir ; • song, '' Mortality," Mr. 1). Hogan ; , song, "They All Love- Jack," Mr. P.-. Lynch (encored); duet, ".List to tho Con.'; vent jjj Bells," : Miss Langmuir and Mr. : U': Wetherald; Scotch reading, T. Nor- i ; ; I song; "I ;. Won't \ Play; in J Your Back- m [ yard," Misses Butler and Limborgu'e; selec- :r I tion on the bagpipes, Mr. Thomson; 'song, "The :Old Rustic Bridge," with invisible' W chorus, Mr. Wetherald*; quartette, "Welcome to May ,Vl Misses --■ Longmuir and V;' Tomlinsonvand. Messrs. McClymont and : m Wetherald. The sinking 0 the National " Anthem \ brought sj tho ■ concert to 1a ; close. The piano accompaniments \ were 'ably .' played by Mies A. Lynch.MOwn Correa> pond«nt.J