MILITARY VOLUNTEERS

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1931, Page 12

MILITARY VOLUNTEERS

HAWERA INITIATION PARADE.

GOOD ATTENDANCE OF MEN.

Officers and other ranks to the number of 60 attended the initial Hawera parade of recruits for the Ist Battalion Taranaki Regiment and the Queen Alexandra Mounted 'Rifles at the Defence Hall on Thursday night,' when they were sworn in as members of the New Zealand Territorial Forces. ' ' The volunteer scheme was outlined by Lieutenant J. -N. Henry, Adjutant, who also stated that a platoon of cadets of from 16 to 18 years would be formed for attachment to the Queen Alexandra Mounted Rifles. - _ Both infantry and mounted volunteers decided- to parade every fortnight, the first infantry night to be next Friday, and the first mounted parade night Monday, August 24. Those men not already passed will bo medically examined >on Friday night.' N.C.O. classes will be held every Monday night. _ The Mounted Rifles men at the initial parade wertr issued with their uniforms and equipment. Infantrymen will be outfitted in the near future. . LADIES’ HOCKEY TEAM. • S, TARANAKI REPRESENTATIVES. The ladies’ hockey team to represent South Taranaki against North Taranaki at Hawera on Thursday-was announced yesterday as follows: — Goal: Misses Shannon (Hawera) and Dickson (Auroa). Full-backs: Misses Henry (Opunake), N. Adams (Hawera), West (Auroa), N. Gopperth (Manaia). * Halves: Misses Horgan (Auroa), Harding (Hawera High School), Cosgrove (Hawera). Forwards: Misses M. Woolliams (Hawera), Bayliss (Otakeho), B. Stevens (Hawera), J. Miller (Manaia), Hickey (Opunake), M. Wilson (Manaia), Ward and Allan (Hawera High School). AU these players will-take part, in the game at -some stage during the afternoon. ’ MISSION AT MANAIA. The speaker at the .mission service in -the Manaia Methodist Church on Thursday night was the Rev. C. -M. Roberts, whose subject was the dynamic force which actuated the early Christians and made the religion, of Jesus the mighty force it had since become in the world. That was the ever-present spirit of the risen Christ. - The same power, he said, was the great remedy for the flatness and ineffectiveness of the Christian. - Church to-day, wherever that impotency existed. There was a good attendance. AUROA “LADIES” HOCKEY, One of the most amusing events took place in Auroa on Wednesday afternoon, when the Auroa boys’ hockey team, dressed in skirts, played a friendly game against the girls’ hockey team who were arrayed in pants and jerseys. Mr. Winter and Mrs. Davy refereed. The boys deserve credit for their excellent “make up,” even to lip-stick and powder)’ The girl players were Ellie Hartley (captain), Vera King, Vera Hartley, Mary Horgan, Alice Dickson, Una West, Eunice Lyndon, Alice Deegan, Madge- Webby, Thelma Gargan, Florrie Brown and Maggie Lilley. The boys and their respective “frocks” were: . Allan Webby (captain), cream fuji and apricot straw hat; Laurie West, blue frock with black trimmings and hat to match; Martin Deegan, navy blue costume with green and white hat; Hardy Benton, green costume and green straw hat to tone; Albert Riley, lavender silk frock and beret to match; Tim Horgan,-blue crepe de chine trimmed with black and black hat; Gordon Kink, chic brown costume; Tony Catell, brown skirt, white jumper and motor hat to match; Brian Bradford, black costume relieved with cream and smart toque; Bertie Brown, pale blue crepe de chine; Gordon Millar, oreen and grey costume and beret to match' Extra bright colours -were displayed by the boys when running. The boys won by 1 to nil. On Wednesday evening the Auroa hockey teams combined in a social evening to close the season’s games. An enjoyable time was spent in dancing and games to music supplied by Miss Eileen O’Dea, with extras .by Mrs. Benton, Mr.. Frank Bradford and Misses. M, Lilley and Una West. Mr. A. Riley delighted the audience with recitations. Mr. T. Horgan and Mr. Riley were masters, of ceremonies. Toasts were drunk v. ith musical honours to the president of the o-irls’ hockey team (Mrs. Benton), the coach, Mrs. Davy, and the captain (Miss Ellie Hartley), and one to the newly formed men’s" club. The president referred to the time- and work given by Mrs. Davy, who had worked hard for the success of the team. A Monte Carlo waltz aws won by Miss M. Horgan and Mr. Frank Bradford, and the same couple won a fox-trot competition. A waltzing competition was won by Misses Una West and Maggie Lilley. Miss Eileen O’Dea and Mr. Brian Bradford won the spot waltz.

hawera entertainments.

SHOWING OF “SPORT OF KINGS.”

Leslie Henson, remembered for his performance in “A Warm Corner,” will appear in “Sport of Kings” at the Opera House, Hawera, to-day and to-night. This is lan Hay’s breezy tale of the turf, which starts off with a bet between two racing men, one of whom is determined to prove his theory that no normal human being can do without a little gamble now and then, He installs himself and his friend as paying guests in the country house of Amos Purdie, J.P. (Mr. Henson). The initiation of Purdie, killjoy and crank, into the mysteries of betting, proceeds apace owing to the old man’s cupidity, and soon he is sending code messages to an obliging bookmaker, the while he preserves a puritanical front to his household. The picture moves along at an excellent speed, with the comedy element always to the fore, and embraces not only the pleasant interiors of Purdie’s house, but the racecourse, the roundabouts, the fun. of the fai'rj and the seething excitement of the crowd. Reserves are at Misa Blake s»