MUSIC FESTIVAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25045, 8 November 1944, Page 7

MUSIC FESTIVAL

1 PRIMARY SCHOOLS i HIGH STANDARD ATTAINED j The Town Hall presented an inspir- , ing sight yesterday afternoon when 2300 children, representing some .'39 primary schools of the Auckland area, held their third annual music festival. Staged under the auspices of the Auck- , land Headmasters' Association, this , festival was the first since 1941. those , in the intervening years having lapsed owing to war conditions. The very large number of children ! who comprised the massed choir occupied the whole of the ground floor and much ol the circle, while several hunj dred more, specially selected from eight „ schools, filled the stage, performing as I a separate grouped choir and also providing individual school items. Professor 11. Molliurake was the conductor of the massed choir and Mr H. C. Luscomhe conducted the grouped choir items. Most Enjoyable Progxamme With so many performers, the audience had necessarily to be restricted to a comparatively small number. Those who were present had the privilege ot hearing a most enjoyable programme ot songs. The uniformly high standard ot performance throughout the whole prostriking evidence of the increiCnTTfgly good work that is being done in the music ol the primary schools, work which if it be continued through the secondary schools musi ultimately bear rich fruit in the musical life of tin; community. Not only was the whole programme sung from memory, with almost complete certainly and assurance, hut there was a precision that would have been creditable in choirs of much more experience. Pleasing, too, was the un--1 forced tone and accurate intonation of • s the singers, who obviously enjoyed their - part in the festival. Diction was mostly . good, though there was a noticeable disr regard of final consonants As in previous festivals the programme was wide in range: folk songs, 1 classical songs and modern unison and -I two-part songs all being represented, in r addition to examples of folk dancing and choral speaking. Two examples of the latter art were of much interest, p - for in an age when slip-shod speech ' and careless vowel production are all * too prevalent such work as this is of - great value. 'j Several Outstanding Items v Outstanding among the many items J were the French folk song. "The Druin- . mer Boy,'' Purcell's "Come Unto These Yellow Sands," and the vocal canon ol Charles Wood, "The Ride of the Witch." The festival concluded with three English songs, sung by the combined massed and grouped choirs with organ accompaniment. Of these, the beautiful "Brother James' Air" had tc be repeated. In welcoming the children to the Town Hall, the Mavor. Mr J. A. C. Allum, stressed the importance that ■ such concerts had. not only in then cultural value to the performers, but also in the pleasure that children thus learned to give to others. Mr W. S. Dempsey. president of the Auckland Primary Schools' Headmasters' Association, paid a tribute to all those avlic had made the festival possible. RESERVE BANK RETURN STERLING £905,456 LOWER (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday The Reserve Bank return for the week ended Monday. October 30, witl variations in the figures compared witl; those in the previous week's statementis as follows:

ADDINGTON TROTS FIELDS FOR SATURDAY (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday Following' aro the acceptances for the second day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting: Club's Spring Meeting at Addington on Saturday:— 12.2 —INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP, of /".500; trotters; limit 4.40; 2 miles.—Sea Max. limit; Tim Worthy, Ordnance, Lady Scott. Maniau, Will Cary, 48yds bhd; Rangefinder, GO. 12.42—NOVEMBER HANDICAP. of £550; limit 4.44; 2 miles.—Virny Ridge, limit; Lucky Gem, Princess Maritza, 12yds bhd; First Royal, Lizzie Woods, Scottish Emperor, Vera de Oro, 24; Great Deceiver, Lady Moness, Scottish Lady. 3(5; Come Away, Golden Shadow, Gold Peg, Paul Collette, Poppotunoa, -IS. I.42—WILLIAM HAYWARD HANDICAP. of £1000; limit 4.34; 2 mite.—Follow Me, Karangi, Labour Day, Light Brigade, Stuart Lee, Turco, Wainoni Girl Watcher, limit; Dianus, Sea Born, Worthy Cross, 12yds bhd; Safety Pin, 24; Oxford Scholar, Trusty Scott, 30; Hilda Potts, Parrish Lad, Warfield, 48. 2.27—OLLIVIER HANDICAP, of £2000; Jimit 4.29; 2 miles. —Battle Colours, Cabin Boy, Happy Man, Special Edition, limit; Joan Conquest. Lightning Lady, Bayard, 12yds bhd; Clockwork, Parshall, Shadow Maid. 24; Burt Scott, Dusky Sound, Gold Bar, Hardy Oak, Indian Clipper, Loyal Friend, Integrity, 3(3; Countless, 48. 3.12 NEW ZEALAND DERBY STAKES of £1000; three-yea r-olds; V/ a miles.—Locksley Hall, Little Warmie, Slavonic, Worthy Gold, Renown's Pride, Admiration, Bohemian, Impartial, Bexley's Pride, Josio Dell. Air Marshal, Iron Bar, Jackie Guy, Prince Dale. 4.2—ALL-AGED TROTTING STAKES, of £1000; trotters; special handicaps; 1 mile and 5 fur. —Believe Me, Blue Horizon. Fantom. Forewarned, Sure Lady, Teddy Gregg, 12yds bhd; Rangefinder. Douglas McElwyn. 72; Royal Worthy, 96. 4.47—LELIEVRE HANDICAP, of £700; limit 4.39; 2 miles. —Native Scott, Traverse, limit; Sir Volo, 12yds bhd; Claremorris, Imperial Lady, Knave of Diamonds, Manpower, Scott Axworthy, Tokalon, 24; Recluse, 4S. 5.32 NEW ZEALAND PREMIER SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP, of £1000; free-for-all conditions; 1% miles. —Joan Conquest, Ronald Logan, Parshall. Integrity, Indian Clipper, Gold Bar, Happy Man, Haughty, Fine Art, Dusky Sound, Pacing Power. Bronze Eagle, Loyal Friend. MELBOURNE CUP TWENTY-FIVE ACCEPTORS MELBOURNE. Nov. 7 The final acceptors for the Melbourne Cup. to be run on the second day of the Victoria Racing Club's Spring Meeting at Flemington on Saturday, number 25. Tho acceptors, with their post positions, are:— MELBOURNE CUP. of £7500 and £2OO War Bonds; two miles.—Lawrence <25), 0.1; Ma.vfowl (7), 9.0; Grand Fils (21), B.G; Kirius (4), 8.5; Claudetle (32). 8.2: Cream Puff (2), Martial Law (10), Two's Company (3). 7.13; Saint Warden (10). 7.12: Templo Chief (15), 7.11; Grain Trader (20), Peter (22). 7.0; Queen Midas (5), 7.8; Codical (6), Huntingdale (11), Tnramoa (19), San Martin (9), 7.0; Field Balloon (17), 7.5; Clayton (1). Frill King <l4). 7.3; Liberal Knicht (18), 7.2; Three of Three (8), 7.0; Cellini (24), Gamelin (23). 6.13- Judith Louise (13), 6.7.

LIABILITIES - Variation Gen. reserve .. 1,500/WO Same Bank notes . . 37,922,502 —10,16 Demand liability ? — State . . fMG-l.TSS -)• 1,543,50( Banks -2.0S8.88! Other . . 1,065,58!) +650,61 Other currencies 15,469 -228,90. Other liabilities . . 2,040,3SG -1,836,80! Total .. 77,300,301 -2,000,731 ASSETS Reserve — Gold .. 2,SOI,877 Same Sterling Ex. . . 34,734,665 -905,456 Subsidiary coin 30.738 -2,35S Advances — Marketing — -741,46!. Other . . 25,885,000 Same Investment .. 11,737,114 Same Other assets .. 2,176,007 -351,448 Total . . 77,366,301 -2,000,731 1 Proportion of reserve to notes and other II demand liabilities. 50.834 per cent (51.7S7 last week). The principal items in this week's return are compared with those at the corresponding date last year in the following table:— (OOO's omitted) 1944 1943 Variation £ £ £ Notes 37,922 34,S12 +3,110 Deposits— State 9,465 17,501 -8,036 Banks ,. 25,358 28,100 -2,742 Exchange 84,735 29,236 +5,499 Advances— Marketing .. — 1,41!) -1,419 Other 25,885 37,735 -11,850 Ratio (per cent) 50.834 39.534 + 11.300