AUROA NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1930, Page 10

AUROA NEWS

The Misses Crowley, Christchurch, who have been touring the North Island, are the guests of Air. and Airs. J. O’Dea, Auroa. On Wednesday a large number of farmers met at Air. T. Blair’s farm to witness a demonstration of the destruction of ragwort by Messrs Denize and Crabb, of the Government Livestock Department. When a good area had been sprayed all adjourned to Air. A. Langland’s adjoining farm, to see the results of a previous week’s spraying, which showed 100 per cent “kills” of the weed. The proportion of mixture necessory is 2J per eent., or |lb crystals mixed with a gallon of water. The inflammable nature of the solution when dried on clothing was also shown. Air. King thanked Messrs Denize and Crabb for their instruction. Aluch interest is being taken in the street mart in aid of the Plunket Society in Kaponga on Friday. OPERA HOUSE TALKIES. ‘•JOURNEY’S END.” “Journey’s End/’ the Tiffany-Gains-borough all-dialogue film version, by arrangement with Alaurice Browne, of R. C. Sherriff’s now world-famous play, was presented to a crowded audience at

th© Hawera Opera House Hast evening and will be finally screened to-day at 2 and 8 p.m. “Journey’s End” is‘ a slice ■of life that has been cut from one of the most vital periods of the world’s history—the recent European catastrophe. The , scene of this play is in «the British trenches before St. Quentin. The entire action take© place in a single dug-out under a trench -and covers the events' of four days. In short, it is the story of the effect that going into the trenches for the first time had, on a youngster making, the plunge from civilisation to a battlefield dug-out. Second'Lieutenant Raleigh, the youngster, played by David Manners, and. Captain Stanhope, the officer, played by Colin Clive, are the principals. Raleigh, who has been Stanhope’s youthful school companion, arrives to fight under this man, who was his ideal, his former athletic hero, and now his war hero. Stanhope, who is all that he is now despite his heavy drinking, and who is in love with Raleigh’s sister, is forced to send- the young man to almost sure death for the sake of getting certain information that must be had. Lieutenant Osborne (played by lan Maclaren), who is twice as old as Stanhope, has a role in the play wherein he helps the young man to see that, while his school hero has lost many qualities in his piititiiitiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiniiiimitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

change of station to that of war hero, he has at the same time gained a number of good qualities. “Journey’s End” is not a hysterical drama of the war—it is intimate, quiet even. It does not express its thoughts in shocking profanity. It does not strike up the band, or wave any flags, or set forth any propaganda. Box plans for tonight are rapidly filling at Miss Blake’s shop. ■ ■