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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 88, 10 January 1923, Page 6

At. tho invitation of the Famonsf.asky Film Service, Ltd.,and Shortts’ Pictures, Ltd., n number of peonle attended a private screening at Shortts’ Theatre, yesterday morning, of “Forever,” a kinema. adaptation of George Du Matirier’s’ noted novel, “Peter Ibbetson.” -The theme is based on a love romance commencing in childhood in Paris, and resuming after a break of many years when the principals are brought together again at t: o sceno of tlieto former happiness. I*o girl, now grown to womanhood, hits married an unworthy English nobleman, and the boy, who had been adopted by a dissipated male relative, has, after gaining m,nil’s estaite, been disowned by his foster-pnrent. Fate has rendered it impossible for tho lovers to meet again,* and the story resolves itsrif into an alluring study in nlichic love. Thei plot is unconventional, vet satisfying. Tho princ’pal role is Interpreted with fine dramatic conception bv "Wallace Reid, the famous American star.

The annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party will this year be held at Christchurch during Easter, and will commence on April 2. Formerly tho conference was held in July, but at the last conference held in Auckland it was decided to make a change in the date to Easter in order to allow more delegates to attend. Nominations for the official positions in the Labour Party will close on February 16. Mr. T. Brindle is at present president of the party. At tho August meeting of tho Harbour 13oard it was decided to extend tho hospitality of tho board to tho membras of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, mooting in Wellington this week. Arrangements have been made to take the available members of the congress around the harbour on Saturday next, for the purpose of inspecting tho harbour works and facilities provided by the board. , . , , Pianos, writing and card tables, and armchairs are provided in lounge cars running on the Australian ’transcontinental Railway.