PROPOSED EMPIRE WEEK

Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1930, Page 10

PROPOSED EMPIRE WEEK

COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DETAILS.

At the meeting of business men held recently regarding the proposal to hold a display of New Zealand and Empire made goods during show week, a com. mittee was, set up with Mr. W. Hoskin as convenor to attend to details. The committee met yesterday, when Mr. E. Carrver was elected chairman and Mr. J. ■Walker • deputy chairman. Others present were Messrs. J. Orr, H. T. Cooper, E. D. Evans, J. Walker and W. Hoskin. The chairman moved that the business people be Circularised with a view to ascertaining those who would fall in line with the proposed Empire Week. An amendment to the effect that a general meeting of all retailers in Strata ford be -called to consider an Empire and New Zealand week and to form a retailers’ association in Stratford moved by Mr. Orr. A personal canvass would be of the most use, Mr. Cooper thought. Messrs. Cari’yer and Orr withdrew the motion and amendment and it was decided to send a deputation consisting of,-Messrs. Orr and Cooper to the tradesmen soliciting their co-operation in the holding of an Empire Week. Mr. D. Young will be asked to act as secretary to the committee. Ballot papers at 3d. each will be ■ sold to the public in connection with the window judging competition. ■ The Pipe; Boys’ and School Bands will be asked to assist during the week. The aid of the borough council in lighting and decorating the town will be solicited. It was suggested that a procession bs formed in Broadway at 1 p.m. on people’s day of the show, each child who joins the procession to be presented with a small Union Jack.

CRICKET TEAMS.

Stratford Seniors to play Old Boys A at Hawera at 1 pun.—Hamilton, Gatton, Sandford, Gover, Irvine, Hancock, Collins, Gower, H. Donnelly-,' C. Mcl. Young, •Henderson.

Stratford Juniors to - play Hawera High School A at Stratford at 2 p.m — Grierson, Smee, Vincent, Richards, Aitken, Grey, Villers,'L. Donnelly, Mather, Jenkins, Ryburn, Lacy, Burgess, H. r ■ ' The Stratford ladies’ golf team to play New Plymouth at Stratford at 1 p.m. on Friday is:-—Miss Sangster, Mrs, C. Williams, Mrs. Boon, Miss Walker, Mrs. Fryday, Miss North, Mrs. Burmester, MrsrSeyb, Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Kuewstubb, Mts. Mark, Mrs. Bishop, Miss Porritt, Miss Penn.

The Stratford Bowling Club will today be officially opened for bhe new season. The committee has made arrangements for a large number of visitors and has the green and surroundings in firstclass order.

CHILDREN WERE FRIGHTENED.

SWAGGER BECAME A NUISANCE.

Sentence of. one month’s imprisonment with hard, labour was the decision of Mr. J. W. Stubbs, J.P., when George Cassey was brought before him yesterday at the, Eltham Police Court on a charge of being idle and disorderly. The accused,, who asserted that he had tried to get work, admitted that he had (no money, and pleaded guilty. Constable Townsend stated that Cassey' arrived’ at Eltham from Kaponga on Monday, carrying his swag. He was before the court on Tuesday and was convicted of drunkenness and ordered to leave town forthwith. He did not do 'so, and on Tuesday evening about 6.30 he called at a house near the railway station and asked for tea. The parents were away from home. The children who answered the door .were frightened and ran away, and a telephone message was sent to.; the police. Shortly afterwards accused was arrested at Chiselhurst. It was found that he had been drinking again, and what money he had had been spent.

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. J. Wallace Major, who for the past five years has been manager of the Eltham Argus, has resigned to take over the business of stationer and bookseller lately carried on by Mrs. M. Jardine.

-I’ GENERAL ITEMS.

Reporting to the quarterly meeting of the Stratford Methodist Church, the Rev.'T. Skuse said that the church roll for the quarter was 205. The attendance at the church services had been well maintained, and Stratford and Stanley Road showed increased congregations. The balance-sheet was a pleasing feature. The total of receipts for the quarter was £133 17fi. 9d., and the expenditure £ll9 Bs. 4d., leaving a credit balance of £l4 9s. sd. Of the receipts £33 was raised for the foreign missions. The East Committee of the Egmont National Park Board is seeking information regarding early experiences on the east side of Mt. Egmont. It is hoped to be able to build, up gradually a complete history of efforts to develop the east side of the .mountain. A farewell to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Farnhall and Miss C. McGregor, of the Mangatoki school, will be tendered by the residents of Mangatoki at the hall to-

KING’S THEATRE.

“HOLLYWOOD REVUE.”

Star? on parade! Stars of stage and screen; stars of vaudeville, opera and radio; stars, of all our wonderful 20th century, amusement media in the greatest cast ever assembled for one motion picture! One by one they pass before you with dance, song or comic skit in Metrq-Goldwyn-Mayer's “The Hollywood Revue,” the gigantic full-length, all-talking, singing and dancing feature commencing to-night at the Kings Theatre. Twenty new song hits and novelty dances, abundant “gags’ ’and laughs, tuneful melodies and dialogue that sparkles, to say nothing of the largest dancing chorus of beautiful girls that ever dazzled the bald-headed row. This is the material Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has compounded into the greatest all-star musical attraction ever produced on stage or screen. The talkie era moves fast, indeed. It is a Ziegfeld, Earl Carroll and’ George White show rolled into one with many deft motion picture touches, and because it is a motion picture many cities and towns of. the country off'the beaten track of road productions will witness a great revue of revues for the first time.