GENERAL ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1931, Page 8

GENERAL ITEMS.

It is understood that workers on the Stratford-Main Trunk line are not satisfied with the revised rates of pay and are making representations to Wellington for an increase in rates.

A farmer received an invoice yesterday for the sale of two sheepskins as follows: Sale, Is; commission, 3d; credit fid.” “There’s hardly a fortune in those,” he remarkd.-

Every now and then newspapers disappear from the files in the reading room of the Stratford public library despite the vigilance of the librarian. Yesterday it was the current copy of the Daily News which vanished soon after it was placed on the file.

The funeral of Mr. E. L. Henai took place at Eltham yesterday. Following requiem mass at St. Joseph’s Churcn, a largo cortege proceeded to the cemetery. Mr. Renai was a very prominent member of the church, having held positions on the church and parish hall committees and in the choir. Pallbearers were members of the Hibernian Lodge, of which Mr. Renai was also a member. The Eltham Bowling Club was also well represented. BUSINESS NOTICES. The juvenile operetta, “The Prince and the Demon,” which scored a great success at Eltham recently, is to be again presented at the Eltham Town Hall, on Friday, July 31. The producers have agreed to stage the performance in aid of the funds of the Eltham Red Cross, Plunket Society and Boy Scouts. With such worthy objects there should again be a large audience, and those who did not see the opperqtta on the forriier occasion are urged not to miss it this time. A Catholic euchre party in aid of the Convent School funds will be held in the Town Hall, Stratford, on Tuesday. Very attractive prizes are offered. Miss Mary Massey, L.A.8., assisted by Miss Beryl Masters, L.A.8., and Mr. Rex. Harrison, baritone, will give a recital in the Town Hall, Stratford, on Tuesday, August 4. KING’S THEATRE.

“THE SOCIAL LION.” Jack Oakie, Paramount’s laugh-maker, will be seen and heard at the King’s Theatre in his first starring vehicle, “The Social Lion.” The picture is based upon the Octavus Roy Cohen story, “Marco Himself.” It is the hilariously funny story of a young garage mechanic and would-be pugilist who gets a place in a ritzy country club’s polo team because he is the town’s most proficient malletwielder, having learned polo when he was serving an enlistment in the army. But his hob-nobbing with the society people of the town gives him high-hat ideas, and he tries to crash into society by.. means of the entree ho has gained through his polo-playing. This provides a number of very amusing situations. The finale is a happy one, for our hero finally realises that the plain little girl and the plain life are the girl and the life for him. Jack Oakie, of course, is the pugilist-poloist social lion aspirant. He never had a funnier role. Skeets Gallagher is the partner and pal of Oakie; Mary Brian is the plain little girl, and Olive Borden is the ritzy daughter of society who tries to make a sap out of Jack, but fails. “PLAY YOUR KING” ENDS. FINAL NIGHT IN STRATFORD The musical comedy, “Play Your King,’’ completed its three-night Season in Stratford last night, when there was another large attendance in the town hall to see the final curtain rung down on the most popular entertainment staged in Stratford for years. Those who delayed their visit till last night lost nothing by the postponement and the applause which greeted the popular scenes were ample evidence of the success which the production attaind with its third audience. At the conclusion the president of the society, Mr. N. 11. Moss, said that after the splendid support accorded the production by the public of Stratford it would be ungrateful if he, on behalf of the members, did not extent thanks. He was pleased to say that the play had been a success financially and he hoped artistically. He also tlianked Mr. W. G. Holder, the producer, Miss T. Mcßae, who had originated the ballets, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Kear, who had done much hard work.

Mr. Holder said it was a pleasure to work with the society and with the

new life with which it was jiow imbued he expected great things of it.

Many tributes were handed on to the stage for the performers.