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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1192, 4 January 1895, Page 33

At the Hospital a pleasant little coixeert organised by the nursing staff amused the patients on Boxing Night. The nurses, who did most of the work, were assisted by some of the local amateurs. A capital number was “ The Three Old Maids ol Lee,” by Nui'ses Rattigau, Brown and Field, in character 1 , admirably produced, the descriptive solo being excellently taken by Nurse Nelmes. It was l'apturously encored, as was the famous “Gondolier” quartette, admirably acted by Nui*ses Grieg, Nelmes, Leslie and Field. The “Better 1 Land,” which also had to bo repeated, was beautifully sung by Nurse Grieg, and Nui’se Nelmes -scoi’ed a distinct success with “ Love’s Old Sweet Song.” Mi* Gibson brought down the house no less than six times with as many different songs, the best of which were “ Tantivy,” “The Romany Lass” and the whimsical dainty “ There was once an Apple.” Mr F. V. Waters sang the “ Y eoman’s Wedding Song” and “The Gallants of England,” which being vei*y deservedly encored, he followed with a fine l’endering of “ Out on the Deep.” Mr Loughnan sang the “ Holy City ” and a song of Sullivan’s, and the whole of the singers gave that lively glee of Caldecott’s “ Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall.” The musical ari'angements were in the capable bands of Nurse Burnes, who played most of the accompaniments in excellent style, and the concert ended with the National Anthem.

On Wednesday, the 27th, Mr W. I-I. S. Mooi'house, solicitor, Dixon street, found a man in his yard who appeared to have sinister designs upon the meat safe. He at once locked the unwelcome visitoi 1 up in a room while he telephoned for the police, but during 1 the interval the man escaped through the window. A description of tho individual was given to Chief-Detective Campbell, who very shortly aftewards arrested a man named Samuel Cate in connection with the affair,