AMUSEMENTS MEETINGS, ETC.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17789, 11 February 1920, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS MEETINGS, ETC.

THE GRAND. j CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG. | A matinee will be presented at iThe Grand this afternoon, when (Clara Kimball Young will be seen in Cynthia Stockley's novel "The Claw.” “THE OASIS, THE DESERT, AND THE SUDAN.” MR. MACDIARMID AT FORDELL. Mr. Mac Diarmid lectured last night al Fordeil before a large and attentive audience. His description of the various phases of life in that great tract of Central Africa known as the Sudan, a territory which in itself could swallow up many countries the size of New Zealand, was most interesting and instructive; while the lecture was illustrated Lj’ a really excellent set of slides from the lecturer’s own photographs. Scenes descriptive of the life of the trops, during their operations against the Senussi; views of “ancient ruins left in the desert as relics of the old Roman and Persian civilisations; and photos of various aspects of the present day native life were all interestingly displayed and described. One great object of the lecture was the show the strategic position of the Sudan, lying as it does between the great Mohammedan civilisation of the North, and the pagan masses of the south of Africa. The next few years must decide whether a. Christian or Mohammedan civilisation shall become | dominant in the great' Sudan terri- | lory, which has now been brought under British rule. The fate of Iho | Sudan must also largely decide whether (he millions of pagans tn Central and Southern Africa shall be developed under the enlightenin,, influences of Christianity, or whether they will become enslaved by the demoralising and fanataical system of Islam. As advertised elsewhere, Mr. MacDiarmid will lecture in the Opera House on Thursday evening, and his story is well worth hearing. GARRISON BAND AT RACECOURSE. On Sunday afternoon the Garrison Band, under Mr W. M. Partington’s conductorship, will give a concert in the fine ornamental grounds at the racecourse, kindly lent for the occasion by the Wanganui Jockey Club. Should the Band be favoured with Jine weather there will probably be a record attendance of the public, as the Band is reported to have made wonderful strides under Mr Partington’s direction. The test music for the Dunedin contest, will of course be the chief attraction, and some lovely music may be anticipated. The Queen Alexandra Band have kindly postponed their open air concert, which was to be given on Sunday, and everything points to a most successful function.