AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 72, 8 November 1911, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

BERNAHD’S PICTURES,

The amusement-loving people of Stratford are promised a treat In the picture programme that is to bo; presented at the Town Hall on Thursday evening next. Besides the great picture “Ten Nights in a barroom,” which lias caused such a sensation throughout the Dominion, there will he included: “The White Rose of the Wilds,” an American cowboy drama r.f intense excitement; “The Primal C»jll,” and-also “Tenderfoot’s Round-up,” and a host of star dramatic, scenic, and comic pictures. ELECTRIC PICTURES. On Friday night, in the Town Hall, nictnrc-lovers are to have a treat. The programme to be submitted withmt a doubt leaves little to be desired. The management have secured the exclusive rights of showing in Taranaki the films manufactured by several of the host drama and comedy film producers in the world. The public will know what this means, every week pictures will he shown by the Electric Pictures, which cannot be seen anywhere else.- Wherever these exclusive pictures have been shown they have been greeted by great applause—once seen they are always wanted. One exclusive, “Dick Farrell’s Prize,” will he screened on Friday night. It is an exciting cowboy drama of the highest order, and should not he missed. STRATFORD A. AND P. SHOW. Although the predominant features in agricultural and pastoral shows iii Laranaki may be said to be the classes in cattle and horses, it may also be affirmed that the lesser farm stock, such as sheep and pigs, are gradually and surely pushing to the front, and show associations- find it . ccessary to add additional classes from year to year. For the forheoming Stratford Show in tiie sheep section, the classes arc very numerous, embracing English Leicesters, Border Lsicesters, .Lincolns, ttampshircs, Romney Marshs, Shropshirss, Southdowns, Crossbred Longwools, Specials (any breed), Freezers, and Fat oneep, not logetting, also, the inevitable pet lamb. The prizes generally are good, and there are several special prizes. Sheepbreeders are recommended to peruse the classes and prizes in the schedule. In connection with the sheep section, there will he a wool-classing competition, first prize £2 2s, second £1 Is. The pig classes will comprise Berkshires, Yorkshires, Black Devons, and any other variety of purebred pig. Prizes will be awarded for boars and sows over one year, and young boars and sows. In each purebred section a prize will be. awarded to the best sow with litter of pigs (not less than six), age not to exceed two months. The pig classes promise to be well filled.

In the hides and calf skins section there are two classes, one for Lest Hayed and salted,cow or ox hide ('open competition) and, the other for best flayed and salted calfskin, to be owned, flayed, and salted by a fanner or farmer’s son.

The dairy produce section includes classes in butter, cheese, hams, and bacon.

Homo industries always attriqt attention at any show, and in this section at the Stratford Show the (xhih;fs should prove very interesting. Classes are provided for home-made bread of different kinds, scones, tarts, cakes, pastry, shortbread, plum puddings, toffee, sweets,- jam, bottled fry its, marmalade, tomato sauce, pickles, wine, chutney, jollies, hen and duck eggs (best one dozen of each, to bo judged on weight and appearance), also honey. For sowing and fancy work numerous prizes arc allotted, and the ladies will do well by looking up the classes in this section.

Prizes will ho given for school children in plain sewing (girl under 12 years), hem-stitching (girl under 14 years), plain sewing (primary schools), blouse (High School girls), and cushion in stencil (children under 16 years). Technical classes include testing for butter-fat in milk (hoys), testing for butter-fat in milk (girls), testing for moisture in butter, woodwork (pigtrough and ladder), ironwork (hinges and corner of spouting and downppe). Intending exhibitors are reminded to get their entries in early, as the entry lists close on Thursday, 23rd November.