STRATFORD RACING CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1930, Page 8

STRATFORD RACING CLUB

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. The improvement committee of the Stratford Racing Club reported to the meeting of the general committee in connection with location of stewards’ and members’ luncheon rooms. Arrangements have been made for increased accommodation so that a special room will be available for members and their lady friends. Mr. Malone reported that the application for temporary stand accommodation for the outside lawn had been deferred until after the show. The chairman reported that the repairs to the outside stand were in hand.

The secretary reported that the club’s application for train arrangements similar to last year had been granted, with the exception that there will be no special train on the Opunake branch. •Mr. Frqdric reported that the totalisator machine, number board and starting barrier had been overhauled and were in good order. The secretary reported that totalisator arrangements were well advanced. It war resolved that a further conference be held with the totalisator supervisor, Mr. W. O’Callaghan. ■ i Mr. Malone reported that further action in connection with engaging the Boys’ Band to play on the outside lawn was deferred until after the show.

The following were appointed stewaids in addition to the committee for the forthcoming meeting: Messrs. J. C. Allen, A. ,W. Budge, V. Smith, W. J. Morrison, T. McDonald, W. G. Thurston, A. Stewart, J. C. Robins and J. W. Spence. Messrs. J. Neal, J. F. Rj-an and G. Kcheley were elected members of the club.

The secretary was empowered to arrange for co-operation with the borough council for traffic control outside the course. The secretary was instructed to make arrangements for extra car parking area in terms similar to those of last year. / NOVELS FOR THE LIBRARY.’ 1 '' ' . • '■ . • • ■ • , . ADDITIONS DURING THE MONTH. Thirty-four new books were added to the Stratford public library during the past month. The list is: Sunny Ducrow (replace), Henry St. John Cooper; Genghis Khan, Harold Lamb; The Jesting Army, Ernest Raymond; Jimmy Dele and the Blue Envelope Murder, Frank Packard; Jacaranda Nicld, Sheila MacDonald; Honour or Dollars, F./ Peabody and F. E. Coe; The Dark Stranger, Mrs, V. Rickard; The Trail to Paradise, J. Gregory; Doctor Dick, M. Riley; The Young Livingstones, D. Mackail; Fascination, O. Wadsley; Chances, A. Gibbs; Four Seasons, Mills Young; The Vagabond Lover, D. Sinderby; Siren Song, Robert Carse; The River, K.‘ Tynan; The Minion, R. Sabatini; Tumbling River Range, W. C. Tuttle; Monsoon Music, M. B. Petersen; Lady of Delight, G. •'£ Attenborough; That Wild Lie, Naomi Jacob; A Legend of the League, Sydney Horler; The Four Armourers, Francis Beeding;. Broken Arcs, Pat? Vian; Dia:,a Dauntless, Paul Kester; Martin MakeBelieve, Gilbert Frankau; The CliaukShell, H. de Vere Stacpoole; The Duel of the Queens, E. Barrington; Enter the Saint, L. Charteris; Spider Girls, Douglas Walslie; The Emperor Of Hallelujah Island, Geo. Goodchild; Fair Lady, ..lay Edgintou; The Clue of the Silver Key, Edgar Wallace; Tamerlane, Harold Lamb. TOKO DISTRICT NEWS. The Toko Presbyterian Bible Class on Monday held a social evening in the Coronation Hall. There was a good gathering of members and friends, including many visitors from the Stratford class. The evening opened with community singing. Mr. Elliot Major contributed a violin solo, and-Mr. Ostin. Sextus sang two songs. Mr. J. H. Fletcher gave a talk about Holland which he has toured. Numerous games and competitions were played. The Rev. J. MacGregor on behalf of the Stratford visitors thanked the Toko members for the evening’s entertainment. Mr. M. Urquhart responded. Supper was served by the lady members and the evening closed by singing “Auld Lang Syne.” Some slight frosts are being experienced in the district and are checking vegetation. The supply of milk at the Toko factory appears to have reached its peak. During the past few warm days it has remained at about the same level.

Mrs. Leydon is still confined to bed. Mr. P. Jones is expected to leave the hospital in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. A. Eaton have returned from a holiday in ’ the Auckland district.

Mr. C. Till, who has been on a mission service in Australia, has returned to the district again. Miss A. Were, ofe. the Nelson hospital staff, has been home on her ’annual leave. Mrs. D. Maxwell has returned home after a visit to Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs. -W. Philips, Wanganui, who have been spending a holiday in the district as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Milne, have returned home. “CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD.” KING'S THEATRE FEATURE. One of the longest battles of film history was waged at Universal studios during the filming of the super-produc-tion, “Captain of the Guard,” which is screening finally at the King’s theatre to-night. The action on the screen takes place in a single day, but so vast were the armies engaged and so spectacular the battle itself that it took almost a month to photograph it. Laura La Plante, as “The Torch,” the flaming girl leader of the revolutionists, and John Boles, “the golden voice' of the screen,” as a captain in the guards, are co-starred in roles which give both of them the utmost opportunity for the greatest portrayals in their careers. - “Captain of the Guard” is an all-sound super-feature, directed by John Robert- 1 sc’, which features the singing of five songs by Boles. All of these songs were especially written for the picture by Charles Wakefield Cadman and Rex P ehmeld. Some of these songs are sung by Boles during his gorgeously romantic love scenes with Miss La Plante, lhe others are sung during the .impressive dramatic sequences of the film, when the peasantry of France is risimr up to throw off the yoke of tyranny.