NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12889, 2 August 1913, Page 7

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

THE AUCKLAND LIEDEItTAFEL

(By Telegraph.—Special to Chronicle.) AUCKLAND, July 31. Tho twenty-first anniversary of its formatiou will"be celebrated by the Auckland Liedertafel this (Friday) evening by the prefjentation of its 100 th concert. The origin of the LiedeTtafel was a meeting held in 1892 at which Mr. Arthur Towsey was elected conductor, holding that position till ho left Auckland in 1905. The first rehearsal was hold in the studio of Mr Frank Wright, who has beau for 14 years chairman of its management, e£c. In 1905 Prof. W. E. Ihomas succeeded Mr. Towsey as conductor. In reference to the work of the Society ho f.tato» that tho whole eramat of part singing has been exploited and that tho committee finds it more and more difficult to selec good works that will bo new to the programmes. Every 'compose^ of note from 1600 has been drawn upon. Tho complete membership roll contains 251 nam€s 3 of whom seven remain from the original members and i constitute the "veteran" brigade. There J aro now 102 performing members on tho } roll and lOZ-'j subscribing members^ The f first_ patron of the society was Bishop Lenihnn. lie was succeeded in 1902 by Mr. Henry Br?tt who still holds tho position. The present secretary, Mr. S. J. Hartbutt, was elected to tho office ir. 1899 iand has been unanimously re-elect-ed at every annual meeting sine© then. Mr. Towsey, who is now resident in Taumarunui, will act as conductor of tho' anniversary concert. NOUMEANS AM) THE AUCKLAND

EXHIBITION. Numerous residents of the French island."? of Noumea, situated about midway between Brisbano and Suva, aro said to bo desirous of visiting Auckland] Exhibition. In «. letter to tho Exhibi-j tion Executive, the Minister for Railways (the Hon. "W. H. Herries) refers to1 the receipt of a communication from Mr. T. Manning, a former New Zealand resident, suggesting: that the Union Steamship Coy. should be asked to run a trip from Noumea to Auckland, say. during December and another f rom Auckland to Noumea during tho following month. Besides several holiday nrakefs there will >also bo an interesting exhibit of island minerals, which will doubtless bo donated to tho Auckland1 Museum at tho close of the exhibition. The 'local manager of the Union S.S. Coy has suggested that an application should b ? mado to headquarters, afc the rinmo time assuring the applicants that little difficulty should bo expecting in getting otic or two of the company's boats to call at Noumea on -their regular runs between Sydney and Auckland, via Fiji. A BLIND MAX'S ACHIEVEMENT The Rev. Ernest Chitty. a former pupil of the Jubilee Institute for tho blind has been appointed byttoh o Government as one of jts representatives on tho Board or Governors of tho Institute. Mr Chitty has had a notably successful career He was one of the first pupils-of the Jubilee! institute having gone {here in 1892 when ho was eight years old. Following up the usual courses of study, 'Mr. Chittv went subsequently to the Auckland University where he .secured numerous suebe 1900 this being tho first instance of a. blind student taking a New. Zealand mT°A and S I^o3 qualified for his