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Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1929, Page 10

served twelve years on the directorate. Mr. T. H. Penn was elected auditor, and the usual honorarium was voted the chairman.

Subsequently a discussion on the advisability of manufacturing standardised cheese was taken, but no instruction was given the directors. In accordance with notice Mr. G. W. Were moved that the use of proxy votes be discontinued.

A good deal of discussion took place on the motion, which had figured largely at other annual meetings of the company. Finally, shareholders expressed their approval of the move in no indecisive manner, the necessary three-fifths majority being easily attained. At a subsequent meeting of directors Mr. L. E. Hann was elected chairman, with Mr. J. B. Hine as deputy. ELTHAM HIGHLAND PIPE BAND. SUCCESSFUL YEAR REVIEWED. The Eltham Pipe Band’s annual meeting and dinner took place on Friday night. The Mayor (Mr. I. J. Bridger) thanked the band for its invitation to be present. He expressed appreciation of the services of the band and trusted it would continue in the high estimation of the public. <’he past year had been a successful and eventful onof stated the report. The band had made numerous public appearances, and responded to many calls. During the visit of the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, it had the honour of entertaining his Excellency and party with a programme, for which the Gov-ernor-General’s personal thanks were tendered.

Practices had been fairly -well attended, although somewhat irregularly during the latter part of the year. Nevertheless a high standard of piping had been maintained, and the band had always acquitted itself most creditably on parades. The band had been engaged for Pio Pio sports on Easter Monday and the trip proved most enjoyable. Members of the band were successful at the annual sports gathering. Drummer R. Love won the novice piping, Piper L. Gower was second in the Taranaki championship, and Piper A. Russell won the consolation event.

The condition of many of the doublets rendered it necessary to secure new equipment. It was decided to procure white shell jackets. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Campbell had guaranteed the amount, and members and supporters had contributed generously. With this aid and donations from the borough council and the general public the required amount was raised in time to meet the band’s obligations. The band thanked Mr. W. J. Tristram and Mr. E. Crabtree for their support. Mr. Campbell, president, had carried out his duties in a manner that had earned deep gratitude. PipeMajor Crawford was worthy of special mention for his devotion to the band’s welfare. The band thanked all others who had assisted.

The balance-sheet showed receipts totalling £lO9 7s 2d;, expenditure, £B7 3s 3d; balance, £l5 Ils.

The president, Mr. Campbell, congratulated members on the band’s status and its determination, even in. a lean year, to fulfil its engagements. The credit balance shown did not constitute a large amount, but so long as the band retained solid public support there was no danger of a deficit. Officers elected were: Patron, Mr. E. J. Crabtree; president, Mr. J. L. Campbell; 13 vice-presjdents; auditor, Mr. H. Murray; pipe-major, Mr. J. Crawford; pipe-sergeant, Mr. C. Morrison; pipecorporal, Mr. C. Carncross; Drum-cor-poral, Mr. G. Crawford; secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. Carncross; management committee, Messrs. J. L. Campbell, C. Carncross, C. Morrison, and J. Crawford; custodian, Mr. E. Crabtree; delegates to sports association, Messrs. J. Crawford, J. L. Campbell and A. Colaman Appreciative reference was made by Pipe-Major Crawford and Pipe-Corporal Carncross to the interest displayed by the president. The organisation, they agreed, was fortunate in having such an officer at its head. Mr. C. Carncross was voted an honorarium of £5 5s in appreciation of his secretarial duties. A pipe band contest is to be held at Marton in December, at which the band was invited to take part. GENERAL ITEMS. The number of cg-gs received by the Stratford -Egg Circle during June was 2000 dozen. The pay-out was £2lO. The annual meeting of the Toko branch of the Taranaki Co-operative Herd Testing Association will be held in the Toko hall to-morrow (Wednesday) night at 7 o’clock. . . * To-morrow the newly formed Stratford Draughts Chib will play Eltham in the first match of the club championship for which a cup has been donated. Stratford will be represented by E. S. Rutherfurd, E. Cole, J. Southam, E. Walter, J. Weston, F. Weston, G. Forbes, McCullough, W. Boyd, and F. Jepson; reserves, C. Speck and E. Soundy. KING’S THEATRE, STRATFORD. ALL BRITISH TALKIES. The All-British Talking pictures will be screened at the Kings, Stratford, for the last time to-night, and patrons should not miss seeing this wonderful programme of character sketches, vaudeville turns, comedies, instrumental solos, popular ballads and -jazz music. “The Lariat Kid,” starring Hoot Gibson, will also be screened. The picture has more than the ordinary amount of thrills, with Gibson staging at least five fights with fists/ feet, and guns. Fast riding and hair-raising stunts add to the punch of the picture. Dial 348 for reserves.