FARMERS CONFER

Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1930, Page 8

FARMERS CONFER

meeting of the executive. i » A meeting of the sub-provincial ex-, iecutive of- the Farmers’- Union was held a' .Stratford on Saturday. Those presc t were Messrs. M, G. Trotter (chairman), E. Marfell and J. B. Richards (Stratford), •E. W. Hancock (Cardiff), T. T. Murray (Toko), N. B. Fryday (Ngaere), B. Richmond and G. Strack (?, harehuia), J. Wood .’ (Huiroa), A, C. Brotherton (Douglas), E. Marfell (Huinga) and E. Cole (Douglas). With reference toi ’ the- executive’s drawing the attention of the Railway J partinent to the dangerous nature* of the Regan and Fenton Street level crossings the Minister advised that considerable expenditure would be’ involved in providing special mu. to act as crossing-keepers and he regretted that b. could .not authorise their appointment. He pointed out that Warning de- . vices in the shape of “wig-wag” signals and bells'.were already installed at the crossings. There was not a sufficient number on the station staff to permit of members being relieved to act as crossing, .keepers. ■ : ' “The ’ Railway Department is right tip against it arid cannot afford to grant all requests that are made,” said, ‘ Mr. Hancock.’. '■" | ..l‘. ■ \ \ The,letter was received. - Resignations were received frofn ’ Messrs.' E. Bennett, C. H. arid H. Cleiriow 1 and R. Richardson. ' . J,. , ' . ; . The chairman was appointed the rep- ’. resentative to attend the conference.’ of 1 local bodies with regard' to. the posi- ! tiori ri the railway stock yards. ■ '- . . 1 The chairnian and the Secretary were asked to-interview the inspector of' the ’ Stock Department with a view to secur-. irig. districts for inoculation’ against ;■ blackleg ? 1 • »• • . - . . 1 CONVENT SCHOOL CONCERT. I - y A” . -i 1 W’■ ■- i,. ' ' -y- .. I At the town hall, Stratford, tomorrow e* ing the annual Convent school, conce.; will be) staged. Folk dancing by r the infants, all in nursery. rhyme fancy >, dresses, action songs and instrumental • ' an. vocal items will be given by,,the i sell' •>1 pupils, Who have been rehearsing I f sometime. A musical recital will be t.'- g ven by the adult music students of 3 the. Convent, 'who in previous appear-. r arices ~un the concert platform have manifested talents of an 'exceptionally 5 high quality.. The vocal soloists will t' be Misses Grant, Massey, Gadsby, Blen- ■ nerhassett (Elthiam),; E. Mehrtens (Nga- ■ ere), ,E. Vooght,-Misses Murphy (Puke- » ngaliu) and Iremonger. (Huiroa) will ■ appear in part songs. Miss B. Masters • will again, act as accompaniste. The box > plan is at Kear’s. / ELTHAM THEATRE. .‘ " ’-'‘■ , . ■ ’ • f. •' •, . 3 ~ “CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD.” 3 iJ ' , ’ •- > The golden voice of John Boles, the i sensation of the, talking screen, is heard to marvellous , advantage , in “Captain. - of the Guard,” a vivid dramatic .musical , play of the French Revolution showing,at Elf ham to-night. In the romantically colourful role which Boles) plays as Roaget de Lisle, composer of the French W/ .’ohal 'anthem that is the themri'of tjie production. ’ Boles sings, besides “fa Marseillaise” itself, several very beautiful love songs. It was a handful P of nondescript' heroes which turned the t' tide of' battle in the revolution , from deI’.feai; to victory-for the revolutionists, J arid the manner in which they fought f- p- -won is depicted with startling redli ' ; in the tremendous conflict shovpi jh • the picture. A wonderful cast is,head* ) rid' by John Boles and Laura La Plante. ) The beautiful folk dances of the French j>easr.n try are''a.feature alone worth seef 'ing. The 'musical arrangement is no--1 thing short, of-wonderful and, finishes off • an outstanding picture.

/ “SAME TALK FOR 4 0 YEARS” SOME DEFINITE ACTION; NEEDED. “We talk and talk -and talk but we don’t get very far? I’ll come to a meeting or two but unless something/ definite is accomplished I’ll pull out’ again because I’ve heard the same talk' for s.O years,” said Mr. A. O’. Bretherton (Toko) at the meeting of the Stratford executive of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday, when the chairman, ,Mr. M. G. TrotteV, said he hoped to see more of Mr. Bretherton at the union meetings. . "The only way for the farmers to make themselves felt was for; them to unite in placing in Parliament those, men who would attend to the interests of farmers, continued Mr. Bretherton. “It is no use sitting down and passing remits;. nobody takes any notice of them,” he added.