AHAURA.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 26, 29 October 1897, Page 29

AHAURA.

(By '• Onsnuvmi,'' in the Greymouth Ecming Star.')

The concert h »ld at Ahaura on the night of October 13, as a success, far exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine. By the r>.3o train a large number of visitors came from Kumara, Greymouth and all the stations along the route. A procession was formeJ at the Ahaura station, which marohel through the town headed by the Grey Catholic Band. At seven o'clock the door of the spacious hall at the rear of Stephen's Hotel was opened, and before 8 p.m. rainy were unable to gain admission. Old residents state that it is many years since such an assemblage was witnessed at Ahaura. The entertainment commenced with " Paradise Alley," by the children, and evoked from the audience rounds of applause. The manner in which they carried out their part showed they had received careful and thorough training. Miss Johnston then gave " Juanita." Mr. C. Roberts ; •• Back from the goldfield-," Miss Pothira, '• All Halloween." The first p irt of the programme do sad with a duet, '• The Irish emigrant," by Mis,»s X nn \ L. G- ilbraith, for which they were loudly eiooivd. and had to repeat the last ver^c. The 83condcon3i-,ted of songsa'id sele ;tions by th^ Aliba na Coons. This is tha first time thesa coons have appeared here and th^ir comio son?s ail acting fairly convulse I f.13 hou-,e with laughter. The third p irt opened with a honr •■ W.u-p'r and I shill hjir," by Miss K. Galbraith : Mr, Joa ■■, •■ With jut a iot>ier word." and in re-ponse to a lo id encore •' T,i > dear little shamrock ;" Mr. Tregonning tliMi «\ave '•Cirisvai 1 ' iinlMis<'>B an 1 Iv GUbnith, •• our hilfand dxle," anloa being recilled bnvod tluir uuknowUidgoin mt. The various perforaur-. ajquitted thennelvis m a very creditable manner indeed. Tnegeinof the eveim,' wa-» the Tamoo irino Drill by the young li'Udi, and they cirnol oit th'ir p irt-> wt'i.rit a single fa-ilt The cmccrtclo.el with a -tv np t-pioch by Mr. Johnson, which fairly brought the hou-e down.

The R j .v. Father Servajeai briefly raturnod thinks to those p-esent and to all who had ns-^tod in making the concert a success. Ho desired specially to thank " The Coons," band, and all hi^ friends, many of whom at a great inconvenience to themselves had come a great distance to oblige him and to help to make the entertainment a success. He wished lalso to think Mrs. Dly for the assiduous mainur in which she had worked, spiring neither time nor trouble in training the children for the different parts they hid taken in the concert, and it was extremely gratifying to him to see her efforts had bjon crowncl with sincjss. A large numbjr of visitors afterwards left by the special train for Greymouth.