ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 31 March 1908, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

, V OPERA -HOUSE. '. . . The - Herbert;, Flemming Company - repeated .its '.veryexcellent»performance of Isaac 'Henderson's play. \ ' f Tho' Mummy and- the 'Humming Bi;ra,"/before-a : large iaudieric.e last, even-irig/lThe-.'notably: performance of Miss .Beatrice Day,, as" Lady. LuihleyV' and the clever impersonations : Herbert Flemmirig,' A. H. TV." '.Varna, found appre'eiatiye acceptance.from an interested, audi.ence.. playgoers'! are' .promised-.-another treat Oivv.Tliursilay,. when' "Peter's Mother"—a' jecent';Lqhdo.T snc'cess;*-wiir-be-staged for the first;.tihie-''in.liWellingtoai\1 i Wellingtoai\ WEST'S PICTURES; V '\l; ■ i * - Fordrawing, power -West's ;' Pictures ' rival, any-'show that has , ever contested for. popular favour.' iii Wellington."' Tlie.' pictures aro* well 'selected;!-/aire bb'autifully ''reproduced,' and" 'are, as' .near;'to,: naturo- as- an animated 'picture, lackin'g..Hho ;hatiir'al/'colouriiig, can. be'.' The present; progranuiio' is one of the';finest - ever presented me. -management, which - fact wilj- not;.restrain,: thcmV from 'making another' complete; change ■ to-morrow' evening; . ' " ,- THEATRE ROYAL ; Th'e :latest ' attraction at the Theatre Roy&l is, MisS Eva Lee and her Piccaninnies, whioh form ,:one off-the.-'cutest . and - most amusing "turns" /smb. .at:.thf. Theatro-,Riiyal for'.;6omo time.'- Other,, good-;' items "are ; supplied - by the,| -Hnshiuns,Jack' Willi's, yi Lavinia'. J.Tyson,' /and . other ' clever people ROYAL PICTURES . Owing to tho huge-- fire-raging a hundred -yard's r aiyay v thb. Royal.. Pictures';entertainmeht ■was .giyen" under adyersp; circumstances at His Majesty's JJieatre;:last :evening.-'/Tho .-manage--•ment'. announced that'; this'reßult of the - latest cbmpe.titibn' .'will' bey'made ythis evening.'- V'- " ;•••' "fc;^ldoi)e^t«^^cei^pteßratative''of'.'tlie '.West'-Brescians,' ..passed . through' Wellington ■yesterday;-. ■He'.-reports'.'go'od : -' business -at I'Asnpnrton and s :Teniul£a',\;-anaithe Company are ' npwA'sKowirig -to .'good 1 houses at' ;,Timarii. Mr; 'CopsJa'ncl^leaves ! by-: : tr'£iin''-this mprning,' /-for, open shortly.-. :l

RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS. ■>'4 ; A" \ /.v : IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS. • \ BY. TELEGItAPII—SPECIAL . CORRESPONDENT- * ' '\ Christchurcli, March 30. A valuable joint<-:J6tiujH; from Professors Scott, ■ Evans; and • Chilton was read to-day theVnieeting ';of' ;: the' J College ' Board , of Governors dealing with.tho proposed . scientific:':Twearch '':'schpla'rsHips. The .Insp'ector r GeneraGforge.liogbon) had written to tlie Mjoaru, aswnfi ior'suggestions, and at Hie" request of" tho chairman l ' (Mr. G. AY. I Kusse.'!), tEo fProfessore prepared a reportI They, expressed gratification at tho stops- tho i Government ; had takon in the-matter, and then i discussed-the ' proposals made.- They l considered that it would'not bo desirablo to deKr'.'.a■ 'research •• scholar''from, attending 'a; higher course :of lectures bearing ; upon- Ins researclvif ho was desirous of so doing, and qualifying j forsome':-'further; University-de-grco/.'JThey.a^^ ' examinations, • there should':' be -a', 'Bi%?qpgr«ey ; J.G3ie.; following- is .■'an:'outlino^'Jistof which; . f^qrs';'tliopght r - miglit'!properly : be made .'tho 'subject '.of refearch'J'with. advantage' ito . 'tho' Dominion — : ->;Lifo;':history'. of; insects', injurious .' or 'useful .in7ia£Hcmt^^^'ttd;:hb^6vlthi^?r r r-'V ■ ' v l;:.:'Exp6rimpiife' with ' : 'rdgard ; ablD-as'' fodder the different qualities of land : in New Zealand. . ' ■ Investigation, of, tho medicinal 'properties •of. ; New ■'Zealand-plants. ' ~■■■ ; Investigations . into the- life history of tho food'fishes of New :Zenland. . ■ '. General, /chemistry.: ofr ;brown ...coals; chemistry '.of.' coals; relation between coal resins'iand';:fossil-kauri Yesin's. ;: , .' t ? .-Thfe\v be^t^in^tliodsoff crfcilisixig - light; pumige lands. ■ ■■> .•. . Tho oils of certain New Zehland seeds. , .{* J.TJ** : waste'. predicts.' 1 '; > "'".'.Dotailf;'' chemi'stix: fungicides • and .'blight ,'spra-'-N,: r,_ Chomjstry/;, : deposits; especially titanic.;sarids, l .and; haenfatitesr " ■ ' '■■■

k'Tlioreport/; added, : ■ thai --reMarch- 'in,'these things'!mustmore ' of .- a feharacter.' to..benefit'the" allied sciences 'and tho, advancei,;of,; scientific than to inimediatoly ■ advance i'the cominerciaJ •, undertakings of-the 'Dominion;/ There were, how,-. -:be of . great . value. m connection wtih , therapeutics, such' as : tho investigation into .'/the radio-active properties of tho: various"ininer.i] and' hot springs,- and mineral deposits; also a.moro detailed investigation of the magnetic disturbances Already. localised,' .' and 'tho' 1 physical properties of- kauri and ■ other gums. There were 1 also problems partially/physical, partially 'chemical, - and' partially, included' in' tho scope.of ongineqnng, 1 such as tho physical 'properties, strength, and of 1 .'the various'),timbers, /and ■ 'building stories of : the country,; the - value of. its fuels,:- the' electrical and other properties of.-its iminerals. ; • It was : decided to-forward tho report to tho Inspector-General, and also to refer it to the'. Committee; for further consideration; J' y"..;,..- -A