on Friday Third Concert was given ug last, to a fairly full eum Thertre, The size 10 considerable i portion to the number of the community that, except perhaps on the occasions of the A.D. U. performances, we can never expect to see it absolutely full. Had the Concert been given, a8 ted to be, the fashion, in the Masonic Ball, not a empty eat would have be on away from the doors for want of room, may safely predict that such a phoneme: will never occur at any musical entertain given in Shanzhai unless the trade, and, as a consequence, the population of the port is Inrgely increased possibly happen after the the Treaty, or later.
The evening worthily opened with the adagio wud variations of Haydu's famous Kaiserquartett, as the Germans call it, th theme of the adagi Aust National Hymn, which Haydn expressly composed for the Emperor Francia, to whom he was greatly attached,—Whil the breadth and th melody qualify it admirably for orchestral treatment, it ever perhaps sounds more effectively' than when delicately played and well sustained with true emphasis by the four stringed instruments, An Professor Ella well observes, "it neve in order pensation to owner of Lot 1,046 for land required for widening Foochow road, and rounding of the corner of the Foochow and Srechuen roads, Bridges—Yang-king pang, No. J.—An offer by the Crumlin Company to build an iron bridge 50 feet wide at the mouth of the Yang-kiny-pang for £1,600, delivered in Shanghai, wns accepted Hongkew Police Station.—Offers. of vari-ons sites were considered, and it was finally left to the Works Committee to deni with them, on ths tinderstanding that in the event of their deciding to accept any one, they would do 20 subject to confirmation of the transaction by the Ratepayers.
unsin.—The Works Committee were authorized to proceed with the alterations to Tans accordance plane and specifications submitted to the Council, provided the cost did not exceed Tls. 6,000 Doctor Hendereon attended and gav information concerning the sanitary condition of the Settlement.
He was of opinion there was no serious reason to fear the occurrence of a general epidemic, and that the port could not be considered infected.
A statement of the precautionary measures necessary to be taken had already been submitted to, and approved by the Vice-Chairman of the Council and the Watch Committee, and were being carried into execution, ingenious harmonies were done thorough justice to, and afforded the highest pleni sure to the cultivated ear. Hardly lens interesting was the string Trio with which the second part of the Concert began, Beethoven's Sereunde in D for Violin, Tenor, and Cello belongs to th portion of h carteer, and is bright and tuneful from ing to end. The Andante with variations, the only portion given on this occasion, base very atrong fixvour of Haydn about it, but to the ordinary hearer it is none the worse for. this. We owe special thanks to Mile. Claus for this particular piece, as in our notice of her frat concert we had ventured to suggest its i little hope of gestion given effect to. String trios, indeed, are from their nature not very suitable for public performance, and nione but the produce tions of Mozart and Beethoven in genre can be considered as really effo Laclauer, for instance, with all his melodic flow and command of instrumental devices has quite failed, though he hus tried hard, to produce a presentable specimen of this peculiar combination, Played as the trio was on Friday evening, was can safely say that we never once missed the Second Violin, nor should we have been aware of
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