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 and Mr. S. P. Needham. Mr. Jones has been instrumental in developing a love for music in Adelaide, and in his capacity of organist was the first to introduce a series of "Recitals" upon our city organ. These performances, which extended over a period of three months, were attended with immense success, and several English musical papers referred in terms of approbation to the efforts thus put forth. On this subject the London Musical Times of February 1, 1885, has the following remarks:—"Mr. T. H. Jones, purely with a desire of fostering a taste for classical music, has arranged to give a series of Recitals on the Town Hall organ, Adelaide; the first of which took place on the afternoon of October 21. The programme contained Mendelssohn's Third Sonata, an Adagio by Schubert, Chopin's Funeral March, Lemmens's 'Storm Sonata,' and Handel's Concerto, No. 2. All these works were excellently played, and considering that Mr. Jones bestows his services gratuitously, we cannot but think that his efforts in the good cause deserve to be recorded and warmly acknowledged, even outside the colony, the musical education of which he has done and is still doing so much to advance." Mr. Jones is organist of the North Adelaide Congregational Church, and has likewise occupied during the last few years a similar position in connection with the leading musical societies. His numerous compositions embrace works for the piano, organ, and voices.  Henry Evans, J.P., AS connected by marriage with the family of the late George Fife Angas Esq., and in the district of Angaston he was highly respected; his genial nature and generous liberality winning for him general esteem. He rendered great assistance at times to numbers of residents of Angaston by his skill in the art of medicine, to which he had devoted considerable study with no small success. The estate of