OAMARU COMPETITIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3831, 16 August 1927, Page 51

OAMARU COMPETITIONS.

The Oamaru musical nad elocutionary competitions were opened on Saturday. There was a large gathering at the evening session, and the Mayor (Mr Frank Crawshaw) extended a welcome to the contestants and to the judges. The official judges were:—-Mr W. Hutchens, Wanganui (vocal and instrumental) ; Mr A. Stanley Warwick, Wellington (elocution); Miss Maj' Thorn, Mataura (dancing) ; and Lieut. D. Kennedy and Mr W. Edwards (special drill). The results are as follows: —

Highland Fling, 10 and under 14. — Hazel M'Kay (Timaru), 86 pointe, 1; Tui Cairns (Oamaru), 85 points, 2; Nettie Pullar (Dunedin), 84 points, 3. Commended: Eillen Shanahan, Norina Douglas, and Phyllis Gale.

Reading at sight (boys or girls under 16. —Tom Roach (Oamaru), 85 points, 1;. Jack Ward (St. Kevin’s College), 78 points, 2. Piano solo, boys or girls under 10.— Mavis Mitchell (Weston), 78 points, 1; Isabel M’Kenzic (Oamaru), 76 points, 2; Peggy Roll (Oamaru), 75 points, 3. Irish jig, 12 and under.—Recalls: Ethel Smith, Jessie Jardine, and Tui Cairns. Junior champion recitation, boys under 12. —Tom Roach (Oamaru), 82 points. 1; Anthonj’ Murdoch and Jack Ward (equal), 77 points, 2. Junior championship recitation, girls under 12. —Vincent Brown (Pukeuri). 82 points, 1; Rae Donaldson and Tui Cairns (equal), 77 points, 2. Highland fling, under 12. open to children residing in North Otago.—Recalls: Tui Cairns, Jessie Jardine, Hazel Doran. Recitation, boys nine and under 12. — Tom Roach (Oamaru), 85 pointe, 1; Anthony Murdoch (Oamaru), 83 points, 2; Jack Ward, 78 points, highly commended. Operatic dance, under 14. —Anzac J atton (Dunedin). 83 points, 1; Doris Harper (Oamaru), 81 points. 2; Eileen Shanahan and Nancy Liddell (equal), 80 points, 3. . * , Recitation, patriotic, open to children under 16 residing within three miles of Oamaru Post Office. —Recalls: Dan Doyle and Anthonj' Murdoch. Piano solo, boys or girls 10 and under 12. —Recalls: Hazel Brewster, Marjory Ireland. ,x- x Songs for girls, under 12—Vincent Brown (Pukeuri), 72 points, 1: Ihylhs Gale (New Brighton), 70 points, 2; Eileen Kay, 70 points, highly commended. ‘ Irish song, ladies. —Miss Doris Taylor 78 points, 1: Miss Janet Denholm, <5 points, 2; Miss Lilian Denholm, 74 points, highly commended. Irish reel, teams of four, under 14.— Tui Cairns. Jessie Jardine. Doris Harper. and E. Shanahan. 63 points. 1; Kathleen M'Grath, Nancj' Liddell. Norma Doudas, and Joyce Fraser, 59 2; M, Stevens. Nettie Palmer. Hazel M’Kay, and M. Duncan, 54 points, 3. Dramatic recitation (W.G.H.S. scholars) —Joyce Tait, 72 points, 1; Lorna Miller. 70 pointe, 2. Scottish song, hews or girls under IS. Edna Fraser, 75 points, 1. Soprano solo. open.—Elsie Gray, 69 points, 1: Olive Cawley, 60 points, 2. Instrumental quartet, open. —Bremner Bros., 79 points, 1; Regimental Band, 78 jioints. 2.

Piano duet, boys and/or girls 13 and under 15.—Louisa Tonkin. 74 points, 1: Orma Dcpree, 55 points, 2. Sacred solo, baritone, open.—Mr Johnson. 79 points, 1: Mr A. Cuthbertson, 51 points, 2.