ENTERTAINMENTS.

Mataura Ensign, 14 May 1912, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

I GORE LITERARY SOCIETY. | T!ns weekly nieetiioj; of the Core Iji- | terary :m;l Society was held ; i:i Cibb's room last evening when there! Wds a very fair atendanee, the presi- j (Pew (1. llervey) occupying the , chair. | A proposal to hold two inter-club | debates with the RivcrMi'ale Debating [ Society was favorahlv entertained an:l j preliminary arrangements made tin-re-j with. After routine business had been j disposed of the society L'ave its attrn- j tion to tho question of "K!e"tivo Hxecu- j tive versus Party (iovernmeiit," and | an inferestinff discussion ensued. .Mr; 1?ol»ert. S|K>(li'ri was 11i«\ principal ; speaker and .showed by his _ iviiiarks ; that ho has given the subject deep j thought. The other sneakers who fol- | lowed took varying views of the sub-| ject and tho pros and cons of the ones- ' tion were dealt with from tho <1 it I standpoints. Three methods of setting: up an F.leetive Kxecutive were men- j tinned, viz., election I>y the people at; tho. polls of a Parliament and Kxecu- j tive; election by the people of an i executive, without a Parliament-,' and tho election of a Parliament which would elect a Premier and Ministry every year. Needless to say, contentions evoked some interesting speeches hut the majority of the speakers were in favor of partv «io\ernn:eni. and the continuation of the present order of thinj^s. (VIcLEAN'S PATHE PICTURES. Another pictorial treat is promised b,.Mr Mcl.-ean for his many patrons at Dominion Hall to-morrow cven;n<j;. . AH the films are new and the best, on >.he market. "Pambles in Yorkshire" is ii beuitifnl sceni-- picture" ; "Crosscoun'ry 1 J.i<lill<_c, Polji.ium," shows ihe wonderful .-•f ill of Belgian cavalry, w liile ''i'atlie Ca/.elte" and lh-> "Ausi.alian Cay.ette" are enlcrlainiie; topuals; "Then You'll Pi-member .Me" >s the tale of a s.;n;.; and the s,e ) : "She Came. Sho Saw. She. Conquered" is a <rood si'D'v of a Western schoolmistress: and "The l r nlinishod liOttor" unfolds the tale of a redemption. "The Revenue. .M ni and tlx- .Maid' is an ■••xeiii'l'j; storv of s!'iei/'.ders, end "!).■ Charlie is a (ii'i'ii Kue-.tn" is a !'i■ ■ l-i at • •enmie, while "Calilio as Cuide" •I:::',' tlie ninny hum. irons situations brought about, by this well-known character. ' ODDFELLOWS' SOCIAL. I Ma in lira rcndeis are r. mil,del et tie- ■ 'al ;••!> be !;e!d in ibe Hnri tt-ull it■-» 1 'H-ill t.o morrow (\\ edno>d':y) evcn:n_', i"h! t ib.' auspice l -' of the M;'ta"ri 1 od;j;e, T.0.0.K. (*a|>it:i 1 mie-ic habe. n ;;rra:c d for. Harvey's P; nd having lv '0 eier:,j' ; d. 'Hie <!m e>' lor ;'dl;u!ies are cordial!',' iu\ i•:■<!. '