AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19773, 22 February 1927, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC

MUNICIPAL PICTURES Vietoricn Sardou’s famous success “Diplomacy” shows finally to-night at the Opera House in the form of a Paramount production directed by Marshall Neilan. The picture is heralded as a particularly absorbing story of | political intrigue and features such ! popular players as Blanche Sweet, Neil I Hamilton, Arlette Marehal, Matt Moore, Arthur E. Carewe and Earle Williams. The locale of the story is laid in Deauville, Monte Carlo, and other famous European resorts. With the strong vein of mystery runs an attractive romance which numerous complications cause to becomff all the more absorbing. Players of all nationality are cast in the film, and although the cast of players is a large one, only three are United States born, the remainder coming from such widely different countries txs Armenia, France, Japan, Ireland, Russia hud Austria. Box plans for reserves are obtainable at H. I. Jones and Son’s.

ST. JAMES' PRESBYTERIAN PICNIC »

The annual picnic of the Wanganui East Presbyterian Church was held in ideal weather on Saturday at Longacre, Mr J. (?ray kindly loaning part of his property for the purpose, and supplying fruit for the picnickers, was a good attendance, both of adults and of children, and the arrangements and programme were carried out without a hitch. An unrehearsed item in the tug-of-war furnished no little amusem,eni. This was when a horse and eart were quietly attached to one end of the rope, unknown to the other side, and the horse was started when the tug-of-war began. Needless to say, the “horse’s side” won. During the afternoon the Rev. G. F. Cox returned thanks to all those who had helped to make the picnic a success, especially to Mr Gray* for the use of his land, and Mr Locke for carting water. The carrying arrangments were ably carried out by Messrs Carwell and by Mr Sargent, assisted by private cars of the congregation and friends.