AMUSEMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 714, 21 October 1914, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

"EMPRESS PICTURES. To-night at the Empress "The Naval Spy, or Sealed Orders" will be screened for the last time. For Thursday and Friday W. W. Jacobs' humorous story in pictures, entitled "The Third String," will be screened. Another fine film will be shown entitled, "Down the Crater of Vesuvius," showing Burlingham s senastional descent into the bowels of the most fiercely active volcano in },the world. Other attractions are the Gaumont Graphic, a Patbe colour scenic, tne Gaumont together with tne usual dramas and comedies LABOUR DAY CELEBRATIONS. Arrangements ars well in hand for the Labour Day celebrations, and given fine weather a record attendance is assured. The following further pirzea have been received: Best batting average, a box of cigars .iron) L. D. Nathan and Co.; hoys' race under sixteen year 3, gun, D. Corban, 5s Mr Boughton; smelling salts bottle from Mr Giesen is to be allotted for co*®" petition; a handsome picture from Mr L. V. Morgan for tbe bast comic costume in the precession; tin of lollies from Dooley and Co.; deck chairs from Pattison and Lockington and from Turchie and Gabsl. It has been decided that the school chiidren shall march in tbe procession, also ths Boy Souts, and a race hag been placed on the programme for the Scouts. The following are the names cf the plsyrrs in the Mug's cricket match: Mr Hugh Ccban-Conway's "Invin-Corban-Conwav, captain,, King-Lee, Tiny Cantall, Bodelia-Shsr-lock. Sir John Pitcon. Harry JephsonLauder, Wells. C. K. Vause, Rotorua Mick, Tubal Cain, Try Fluke-Boles. "Alf. Michell's "Wide-World-Willow-Wielders": Tcsonsorial Alfred, captain, Commissioner Konl, JaimaShal Whakawaiti, Waihi-Edward, Victorious Koal, Shoomarker, Biltailer, Scotty the Wrinkier, Inkslinger, and Bill Caxton. Umpire, Tom Wallace; scorer, Kristin the evening after the minstrel show a dance will be held, at which a charge of one shilling will bs made £or admission.