GREENWOOD FAMILY CONCERTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7998, 17 October 1887, Page 2

GREENWOOD FAMILY CONCERTS.

Mrs. R. C. Greenwood and her talented , and accomplished daughters commence a professional tour this week, by opening at the Alexandra Hall, on Friday night. Referring to the capabilities of the ladies, the Auckland Herald says — Miss Maribel was introduced in Braham's celebrated recitative and song, " The Death of Nelson," which was rendered doubly effective by tho genuine spirit and feeling and clear enunciation with which it was rendered. This young lady has a good contralto voice, but it was as a musician that she scored her highest marks last night, and in the violin and piano duet, " Grand Duo BriUiante," played by Miss Maribel and her mother, the young lady showed a control of tho violin which is seldom reached except by tho highest experts. Subsequently she manifested her capabilities as a pianiste of a high order of merit, in the piano duet, " Reminiscences of Opera " (her own arrangement), which she played with Miss Agatha, but more powerfully still in Weber's fine composition " Concertsliick," played on two pianos by Mrs. Greenwood and Miss Maribel. It was from first to last a brilliant piece o£ i instrumentation.

The High School Literary Club will meet this evening, when a miscellaneous programme will be gono through. Prime Canterbury Potatoes delivered to all parts of the Town, at 6s. 6i. per sack, by R. Cock. This entitles tho purchaser to a chance of winning £25 in tho Bean Competition. — Adt. It ought to be in every [home. Crook's American Dried Yeast has only to be tried to have its first-class value appreciated Do not fail to ask your grocer for it. — K. Cook, Brougham-street, .Wholesale Agent for Taranaki. — Advt. ' 4—4 — The friends of Charles Thomas Kelly will be pleased to loam that ho went up for tho first time and passed hia examination in navigation and seamanship iv London in August last, and received his certificate as mate. Forty young men underwent tho trying ordeal on the same occasion, bin only twolve were fortunate enough to satisfy tha examiners. Mr. Kelly received his education in New Plymouth, first at Mr. Adama' school and finally at tho Lligh School. A good many Taranaki boys are now trying their fortunes at son, and, no doubt, they will bo able to find their way about in tho world. The boundaries of the British Empire aro very wide, and within its domain there is room for any amount oi. enterprise, but let ns hope that most of tho wanderers will settle down in tho old homo at last.

At the Wangauui Chamber of Convnerco the other day, a conversation of some length took place on tho question of trains stopping at Wanganui, and a committee was appointed to obtain all tho necessary information for tho purpo3o o£ forwarding a statement to the Railway Department with a view of helping them to make arrangements for bringing in trains to Wanganui. It is hardly likely tho Government will grant such a request. For a long time the travelling public were made victims of, and, notwithstanding

complaintß of delay woro continually being made, no redress for a long time could be obtained. Now tho trains do not sfop at Aramoho, but go on, and our Wauguuui friends do not liko it. The convenience of the public surely will not bo sacrificed for the benefit of a few hotel-keepers.

As electricity is superior ]lo gas, so is Crook's American Dried Yeast superior to all baking powders. Sold by all grocors in 2d and 6d packets and 7ib tins, It stands on its own merits, and has only to be tried once. — R. Cock, Brougham-street, Wholesale Agent for Taranaki.T 2—2 —

Mrs. Langworthy (writes tho London correspondent of the Argus) has gono to Switzerland to recruit. She intends to pay all her solicitors' charges, and generally to meet all her liabilities, without trenching upon the fund lately raised for her by the Pall Mull Gazette It has been widely suggested, and by Mrs. Luny worthy among others, that tho fund shall remain in trust with tho Pall Mall Gazette for uso in any other such case of injustice ns that whioh has now happily olosod.