SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1929, Page 7

SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

FOOTBALL AT MANAIA. DAIRY COMPANIES’ MATCH. What is expected to prove tt closely contested Rugby football match is to bo played on the Manaia Domain to-mor-row. The employees of the two dairy companies, Kaupokoriui • and T. L. Jolls, have challenged each other, with a dinner as the stake. ' The team to represent the T. L. Joll Co. will be selected from the following:—Williams, Rangi Ruru, B. Cameron”, Simons, D. Crawford, Awahou, J. McCarty,‘Nuku, Tippetts (2), Greenough x(2), Birclia.ll, Wilkinson, Parkes, Anenson, Bailey,’ C. Blair, Rakei, Martin, - Clark, ■ Ramsay. ; : • ■■ The ' following players will represent r the Kaupokonui Co.:—Hughes, -Lavery,' Blakely, Smidt, Sam Ike, Tamu, Thorpe. Hansen, Cate, Fergus, Moki, Hooper, - Eliason, MoyeS, W. Yeates, M. Yeates; ’ Broomfield, • Bowers; Hickey, - Whalen; Putk - - • • • ' ' . EGMONt ALPINE CLUB. The Egmont Alpine Club has had to postpone the proposed trip to the bush country . behind Hurleyville, and the. members will make an excursion during the coming week-end to the ski-ing ,' ground on the' mountain. The main ’ party will leave Dawson Falls at 9 a.m., . and all who. go are advised; to take a liberal supply of warm-clothing, watertight boots and snow-goggles. • During recent week-ends the '-.weatherLas been favourable and with the snow well belowithe Dawson Falls, hostel tliere has been much ski-ing and tobogganing, . The'ski track on the Stratford plateau lias been carrying a good deal of snow, but most of the recent ski-ing has been ddne .on the more -extensive m?w slopes beyond the MangariuE Gorge. Runs of ■well'over a quarter of a-m'le are ayah* able and 'There is a wide choice of slopes with varying degrees of steepness. The depth of snow at present indicates that good ski-ing should be possible for another month. This evening one of the series of lectures arranged by the club’s social committee will bO jgiven in-the winter .show buildings by Mr. Rod Syme, who will give an account of early climbs on Mt. Cook and his' own ascent last January. Good progress continues to be made with the arrangements for the club’s excursion to Mt. Cook and over 70 names 'have been handed to the secretary of persons requiring further information about the trip. As the party will be crossing to the South Island on Christmas Eve when the accommodation on the ferry boat will be heavi-, ly taxed, it is necessary to book the berths required immediately. Those who intend to make the trip and who have hot yet sent in their deposits to the secretary should do so without further delay. GRAND THEATRE, HAWERA. SCREENING OF “PROTECTION.” Rarely is one privileged to see a photoplay which combines all the elements of interest that “Protection,” Fox Film, does. This vastly entertaining production opens at the. Grand Theatre this evening. In “Protection,” there is' drama, comedy, thrilling action, love, romance, vigorous character work, and, above, all; the suggested moral that evil cannot prosper. . The theme features a clash between a kjng of racketeers, backed by. the prestige of a group of crooked ' politicians,. and a managing editor of a newspaper who refuses to be intimidated either with bribes or machine guns. Robert Elliott plays the. role of the editor; Ben. Hewlett, the ■ racketeer king; Dorothy Burgess, . the light o’ love of the racketeer, who finally discards her, and Paul Page and Dorothy Ward furnish romance. Roy Stewart, Joe Brown,. Arthur. Hoyt and other well-known character actors have i important roles. The supporting programme will include episocle 6 of the serial, “Tarzan the Mighty.”