ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 207, 9 February 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

•'KRONSTADT" AT THE EMPIIIE. Since the outbreak of the present, war. the world lias been astounded by the revelations that have been made concerning the ramifications of the German spv system. "Kronstadt." Max- Pemherton's novel of military life, which will head the new programme at the Empire tonight. was produced under the personal supervision of the author, is a threepart military drama, .v.leh gives elaborate details of the methods of foreign spies. The book is very sensational reading, and the most, exciting srenes have been depicted. The whole fortyfive minutes of the drama is packed with incidents, and the luve story introduced is very romantic. Kings and foreign notables cross the screen' in rapid succession, anil the climax is exceptionally dramatic. A Keystone comedy, "Mabel's latest Trunk," with Mabel Normand. the comedy Queen, in the title role, supplies the comedy element. "Wireless from the War," is another series of excellent 1 7ar cartoons, and "The Gaumont Graphic." supplies the Wtest picture news from the seat of war. "Storm at Sea." drama, and "Ladies' War." comedy, are also shown. This programme will also be screened at the Roval.

The. following is translated from a letter written bv a Servian soldier, a corporal in the Drina Armv Corps:

"War is the hungriest work you could have, ff I wanted half as much (o eat at home, as T do when campaigning, my little bit. of laud would not support me. We all feel (lie same, ihnt we must lay un at each meal what will keep us' for davs. the future being so iin"crtain. Tl|e feats done for a bit of food are worth telling. When We were in t''"')chi'S .Kill yards or so from the enemy (likewise in we got lonr(v for something besides maize, and a few men risked their "kins te go foraging in the nearest village. They came back next day with three roast -lambs, and in the jov of the feast we for/o' precautions. Hitherto, we never popped up our heads except to fire. but. now we could not resist calling. Hey. See what we have got for breakfast!' and we showed them the roast meat, knowing it would make them wild. They fired a volley at it, breaking it int.ii fragments. 'Thank you for carving it! We had neither knives nor forks, and in return for the service we will shale with you,' said our corporal. Then we lay low in our trench and ate our fill, throwing the bones to the Swahos. and laughing at their shots that went all astray, thev were so angry. Next day we saw boots suspended on sticks outside the Austrian trenches, anil a voice called in broken Servian, 'See, '--on rats, liow we are shod, and you ha. e not even sound sandals.' Then our commander reminded us of the roast meat we had consumed. and said (hat ,01 the strength of it we ought to be able to earn a pair of boots, so we charged at the moment, when the Swabos least, expected it. Sure enough we drove tlu\ ■ out, and found hundreds of brand new boots, with other things. Tn that charge, T was wounded, but 1 brought away my boots all the same, and 'will wear tlieni before long, please God, in another charge."