EXPLOITING MT. EGMONT

Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1930, Page 10

EXPLOITING MT. EGMONT

IMPROVEMENTS TO EAST SIDE. WORK OF THE MOUNTAIN CLUB. The work of the past year was reviewed and the sphere of activities for the forthcoming season was discussed by a. good attendance at the annual meeting of the Stratford Mountain Club last night. Air. A. David presided. The'report stated .that a conference of representatives of all bodies connected with Mount Egmont had recently been held at Stratford, and the committee had been fully represented. The conference had been convened by the chairman of the Egmont National Park Board with a. view to co-ordinating the services of committees And alpine clubs in case of disaster overtaking anyone engaged in alpine recreation. The committec had notified the board of its a.p--p aval of Air. R. V. Kay’s suggestion that a hut be erected near the foot of the Ngarara Bluff, and hoped that in the near future the suggestion would be endorsed, and a. hut. would be completed. The committee had also dealt with many other suggestions made at the conference. •' ’ Further work about ’the house and tracks, carried out by chib,members and their friends, had improved the surroundings and was an important part of the beautifying.scheme. It had been considered advisable to delay the final laying-out of' the house grounds until the road construction work was completed. This policy had been justified by the fact that the construction, being on more ambitious lines than the previous committees had dared to hope, had completely altered the contour of. some ground included in the club’s original scheme. The club’s offer to the East Committee to name specimens of native trees in the vicinity of the house had been accepted. During the year the club had increased its membership, the roll now standing at 69 financial members, and the club had enlarged the sphere of its operations. That advance had been made possible by a conference in May, when the interests of climbing and of non-climbing members had been welded together. . , , Several trips had been organised, and on Easter Sunday the committee had been represented at the opening of the Syme Hut under the auspices of the Mount Egmont Alpine Club. It, would be noted that, although the club's cash position was not strong, it had a useful stock of tools and had just acquired two pairs of skis and skisticks. Because the membership was comparatively small the financial position was not as good as it might ,/ !a ld the chairman. There should be '5OO members in the club instead of 69. Air. J. S. Lyons congratulated the club on the report that had been presented. The past year had been a strenuous one but prospects for the future were bright. AVhen the btiatford people realised that the club was one not devoted to sport .alone but was interested also in developing the east side of the ,mountain as a whole, he was sure the club would receive greater support. ■Great credit was due to Dr. Doris Gordon for the fine work she had done in attending men injured on the mountain. The introduction of a climbing section into the club had been a forward move for the club should cater for the interests of all, said Air. J. G. Robins. The new road to the mountain-" house was completed, so the difficulties of access had been overcome. . Officers elected were: —President, Dr. AV. P. P. Gordon; vice-president, Air. G. Hunter; club captain, Air. J. L. 0. Rowe; vice-captain, Mr. A. White;, chief guide,’ Mr. A. Haldane; secretary and treasurer, Air. N. Johnson; publicity officer, Mr. J. Cormick; committee, Alisses R. Pople, K. Kempthorne and M. Whiteside, Alessrs W. Pettigrew sen., J. C. Robins, C. J. Addis, J. S. Lyons, R. V. Kay and G. Irving; auditor, Air. G. A. Carter; instructor, Mr. H. Alurray. The subscriptions were fixed, at 7s 6d for, men,-5s for women and honorary members and 2s 6d for juniors. It .was decided to incorporate the club, rules being adopted by the meeting. . A subsequent meeting of the committee appointed a sub-committee consisting of the captain and. vice-captain, with power to add, to attend to the arrangements for trips. A subsequent meeting of the committee appointed a sub-committee consisting of the captain and vice-captain, with ‘ power to add, to attend to the arrangements for trips. KING’S THEATRE TALKIES. A WAR ROMANCE. “This Alad World.” featuring Kay Johnson and Basil Rathbone, with which the programme lists as having been adapted by Clara ‘ Beranger from the French dramaj “Terre Inliumaine,” depicts an interlude occurring behind the German lines during the Great War. Paul Parisot, a French spy, returns to his lioni<j in Alsace, now occupied, by German soldiers, to find that his mother had; been forced to billet the young and beautiful wife of a German general who expects to meet her husband. Despite the precautions of mother and son, Victoria, the general’s wife, discovers that Paul is a. spy and determines to notify her husband. By a ruse, Paul lures her to a deserted chateau with the intention of murdering her in order that the secret plans of his country may be carried into execution. Love for the attractive woman overcomes his patriotism, and he permits her to go unharmed after receiving her promise of secrecy. When Victoria, is subsequently caught in the act of breaking her promise, the conflict between love and patriotism is again brought to a head and results in an entirely unexpected climax The picture wlli'be shown at the King’s Theatre, Stratford, to-night. ELTHAM THEATRE. Realistic characterizations, strong dramatic situations and thrilling moments abound in ’’Mexicali Rose.” screening at the above theatre to-night. It is the story of the Mexican Border, but not of the wild west. The plot revolves round "Happy’’ Manniii", hard-boiled gambler, who is not too hard-boiled to have a soft spot in his heart for his younger brother, Bob. “Happy” sends hiin, to college, and believes that, he has put him safely on the road to a. happy career when lie learns that "Alexieali Rose” one of his own discarded sweethearts, lias hired the boy into marriage. The Gambler does his best to adjust matters—bill, meets with a tragic result, iboine oi (he scenes are most unusual and this also applies io the climax, of the story.