It will be with very great regret to many that the present old organ is removed from the Cathedral, In spite of its comparative age and heaviness of action this organ has very beautiful tone and during its use has done most excellent service, the shortcomings of older organs being usually better known to the player than the listener. The new organ, however, will be a most. worthy memorial to those residents of Shanghai who fell in the Grent ud juding from the specificaiven should be a credit to experience counts enormously, for Mr. Donne, though not blessed' with of a Curuso, ix well prac-and 0 got Donne apt as only come into the cast recently' and he deserves to be complimented fon his Ko-ko. He acted with plenty of spirit and humour and yet with-except towards the end when he got rather ¢x-riber Ko-kos are somewhat apt to become, One other point for criticism. Whether it was due to the scenery or the grouping of the chorus one cannot say, but in most cases the entrances' of the any Cathedral.
Principal characters. were not effec tive: they seemed just to open the doors at the back and drift on like fan ordinary member of the chorus,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.