ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11243, 12 December 1899, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

the gaiety company. ■' :■ The City Hall was again crowded last 'M ing, a change of programme being Tho management were sorry toMum o that Messrs. Leslie, Collins, D. Caston > Soott Leighton had not yet arrived in land, but would appear on Thursday ei ing. Mr. Albert McKisson was.«S warmly applauded for his coon songs, » also Mr." Fred. Leslie in his comic J? " Warmest Baby." Miss Lottie Lome, ' an enthusiastio reception, and was doubly cored for her serio-comio songs, while « talented Jones Brothers, who made' ft second appearance, received great aprij for their coon songs, " Who Said (Ik! in (lis Crowd," and "Bomba Sha," .5 Lingard Sisters were again successful in'iL songs and dances. Hie performance m eluded with an amusing farce, entitled, "j? soiled," which provoked much ljJ amongst the audience. A ohango of J gramme will again be provided on WedS day evening.

%, PONSONBY SCHOOLS committee. ' ! The ordinary meeting of the Ponsmi, Schools Committee was hold last night, sent: Messrs. W. J. Rces (chairman), 0] Parr, Dearsley, Rainey, Court, Russell ft lor, and Turner. The monthly report stall! that the number of scholars on the rolls stJj as follows:— Church-street, 690; Ri c lJj Road, 558; Bayfield, 288. Mr. Christie njS asking the committee to supply wire it v' for the Bayfield school windows, to ri Tj them from breakage through cricket, ft decided to accede to tho request. The sec? t-ary of the Board of Education wrote sk ing that circulars had been issued to the teal ers of the various public schools, inS subscriptions by tho pupils towards the SoJ African war fund, and asking the commit, tee to co-operate in the movement, j'n was decided to accede to tho request. K t Christie wrote, asking for the supply oj science apparatus for the Bayfield school, Th request was refused, and it was decided to inform Mr. Christie that the expenditure of the school was in excess of the capitation The Board of Education wrote, asking th committeo to nominate two members for ft. doming elections to the Board. It was 4. cided to deal with the matter at a .ftilm, meeting. The chairman stated that the fund, in hand were £29 4s 6d. Accounts to ft ( amount of £8 19s 6d were passed for pjj. ment.

SOCIETY 'FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Sv Tho monthly committee meeting of tli New Zealand Society for the Protection cl Women and Children and Prevention i| Cruelty to Animals was held in the socielj'i officc yesterday afternoon. There were sent: Mr. Wilding (chairman), Meshnj, Taylor and Daldy, Miss Rich, the Prims); (Dr. Cowie), Judge Munro, and Mr, Jang Burtt, and the secretary (Miss Porter). H, secretary reported that 22 cases had been dealt with in the women and children's depart, menfc. In tho prevention of cruelty to anj. mals' department a number of warning! y been given. Mr. C. H. Borlase, of Wij. ganui, was appointed an lion, solicitor (« that district. The Primate moved, "Tlij the Rev. C. E. Budd bo asked to fill the vacancy on the committee caused by the Ret, L. FitzGerald's departure from Auckland," Mr. Burtt brought before the committee tin desirability of all horseowners providing i covering for the horses' lioads during the very hot weather. It was decided to ask the prig to givo prominence to tho matter, -'Si

KINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENT. The Edison Kinematograph Company pn an entertainment in the Public Hall, Onehunga, last ijjght, to a large audience. Ko tures of the.Boer war were the special feafttj of the entertainment. Phonograph ieleo tions were also given.