CENTRAL DIVISION HOCKEY

Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1934, Page 8

CENTRAL DIVISION HOCKEY

POSITIONS IN BOTH GRADES. - The positions of teams in the Central Taranaki men’s hockey Thursday competitions reveal an interesting situation, three teams being well in the lead in the senior competition and five teams out of seven are equal in’ the junior div-

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR?. THIRD PARTY RATES CHANGED. Alterations, based on the practical experience of the past few years, have been made in the rates to be charged on motor vehicles for third party insurance as part of the registration costs. Vehicles cannot be used on the roads after May 31 without being licensed for 1934-35. Third party insurance on private cars this year will cost 17s instead oiJ £1 and the various licensing costs will be: Registration £2, plates 2s 6d, third party 17s and driver’s license ss, a total of £3 4s 6d as compared with £3 7s 6d last year. The South Taranaki Automobile Association has established a depot at Stratford to assist motorists, whether members or not, in completing the forms which have to be filled in. Country motorists who do not wish to go into Stratford or Hawera to conduct the -registration procedure themselves, may obtain the forms from the office/ of the association through the post by writing for them. On their returning the completed fo.tns together with a remittance for the amount involved the offices will attend to the registration formalities. The service will be appreciated by farmers who reside a considerable distance from a registration centra. PERSONAL. Mr. Harry Jakes, whose experience of Stratford extends back as far as driving the first mail coach from Stratford to Whangamomona, was 81 yesterday. Mr. Jakes, who has been in the district since 1885, received many good wishes He still enjoys good health in spite of his years, finding much satisfaction in gardening. RAWHITIROA GOLF CLUB. x OFFICIAL OPENING OF LINKS. The official opening of the Rawhitiroa golf links was held on Thursday afternoon. There was a large attendance of visitors from surrounding clubs. A mixed Canadian foursome was won by Miss E. Belcher and Mr. J. Quin. . MANGATOKI GOLF CLUB. The following is the team to represent the Mangatoki Golf Club against Mangamingi to-morrow afternoon: W. Gill, J. L. Taylor, T. Davies, G. McGregor, J. H. Anderson, B. Hutchen, A. B. Carroll, F. Belcher, T. Hammersley, W. Williams, C. Pease, G. Court, N. Linn, J. Carey, H. Glover, J. Marx, R. Linn, B. Hammersley. PLAZA, STRATFORD. “THE MASQUERADER.” The thrill and the heart throbs of one of the world’s fondest plays comes to the Plaza Theatre to-day in Ronald Colman’s performance of the dual roles in “The Masquerader.” It is the English melodrama in which Guy Bates Post encircled the earth three t:-ies, playing in it for an uninterrupted ittn of six years. “The Masquerader” is the story of the young Canadian journalist who, finding that he is the living image of his dissipated, drug-crazed cousin, agrees to assume that political leader’s place during England’s great crisis. Playing with Mr. Colman in his dual roles are Elissa Landi Hobbes, David Torrence. Helen Jerome character players includes • Halliwell as th. wife and Juliette Compton as the other woman. The distinguished cast of Fddy and Creighton Hale. “The Masquerader” was adapted to the screen by Howard Estabrook, brilliant Motion Picture Academy medallist and scenarist of “Cimarron.” As an addition to this particularly fine feature Walt Disney’s most talked of Silly Symphony cartoon, “Santa’s Workshop,” will also be screened, and together with the entire programme, patrons may be assured of an excellent evening’s entertainment.

GENERAL ITEMS. Stratford Football Dance. The opening dance of a series being organised by the Stratford Football Club was held on Thursday night and was well attended. The hall was decorated in streamers of the club’s colours, red and black, and the supper room was decorated with autumn flowers by Mrs. A. Yarndley. Supper was provided by a ladies’ committee under Mrs. W. H. H. Young and Mr. W. D. Young was master of ceremonies. Music was supplied by Vinsen’s Ambassadors’ orchestra, *and competition dances were won as follows: Monte Carlo, Miss R. Taylor (New Plymouth) and Mr. R, Cutfield; mystery couple chain waltz, Miss U. Mills and Mr. J. Ross, the mystery couple being Miss A. Uniacke and Mr. A. Yarndley. Extras were played by Misses E. Marsh ahd -M. Malone and Messrs. K. Neal and T. Boyle. . Eltham Boxing Contests. A meeting of the Eltham Boxing As-sociation-committee was held on Thursday to complete arrangements for the contest next Thursday. The secretary stated there were excellent entries and 14 contests would be arranged. The matqh committee would arrange the draw, which would be published in a day or two. A plan of the new ringside with seating for 125 persons was submitted and it was decided to open a box plan. Eltham Jubilee Visitors. Mr.j Geo. Hurrell, New Plymouth, is at Eltham for the jubilee. He was one of the first to build a house at Eltham. Mr. F. Kench, Te Aroha, is another old resident in the town. Mrs. Munro (nee Myhill), Tauranga, and Mrs. Clarry, also old residents, aje at Eltham. Mrs. Hoskin, Auckland, is the guest of the Misses Walsh for jubilee week. Her husband, the late Mr. Tom Hoskin, was in business at Eltham as ,a coach builder 33 years ago. Eltham Flag Bridge. A flag bridge evening was held at’All Saints’ Hall, Eltham, on Thursday, the winning table being occupied by Mr. T. B. Crump, Mr. J. Keilar and Mrs. Ijt. Lee. Consolation prizes went to Misses A- and G. Brooker and the Rev. W. Langston. There were 70 players. The proceeds were in aid of church funds. Motor Traffic Control. The control of motor traffic at the intersection of High and Bridge Streets, Eltham, will in future be by means of metallic domes driven into the roadway. These will indicate the course vehicles are to follow and should promote safety at what is regarded as a dangerous corner. The domes were fixed in position yesterday by the Borough Council staff. Frontiersmen’s Dance. The Legion of Frontiersmen held a successful old-time dance at Mangatoki on Thursday night, when there was a large attendance. The dance was promoted to raise funds for M Squadron, and it is proposed to hold further similar dances. Mrs. Attrill and Mr. J. Sheehy played the music and extras were given by Mrs. A. Corkill and Miss Sherris. Mr. W. Pratt was master of ceremonies. Eltham Boy at Tennis. Bruce Clifford-Jones, Eltham, won the boys’ plate at the junior hard court tennis championship at Auckland this week. In the championship he x was defeated by Dewar Brown, who subsequently won that event. Narrow Escape. One of the favourite sports of early Eltham residents was wild cattle hunting, and every Sunday parties would go out into the bush armed with rifles and ammunition. One day Messrs. Geo. Hurrell and H. Southey went out and sighted a large wild bull. As Mr. Hurrell took aim his companion emerged from the other side of a tree and his arm came into the line of fire. The man fell into a bush of lawyers and it was thought he. had been injured seriously, but it was discovered that the bullet had merely cut clean through the shirt and singlet and the arm was not even scratched. Work for Scouts. The section behind the hall that has been used by the Stratford Scouts was levelled on Thursday by a working bee, which also drove piles for a building to house the Scouts’ gear. The hall is owned by the Railway Department and was rented by the Scouts, who used it only once a week. Members of the railway staff will use the hall for social purposes and the Scouts, will have it once a week at a rental of only onequarter that which they were paying under the old arrangement. HUINGA HALL EUCHRE. A large gathering attended the second of the series of euchre parties at the Huinga hall on Monday night. The ladies’ prizes were won by Miss I. Leydon 1, Mrs. Black 2. Men’s prizes were won by Mr. P. Kelly 1, and Mr. H. Yeates 2. The consolations prizes went to Mrs. T. Gooch and Mr. A. Martell. A competition was won by Mr. L. Tracey. The music for the dance was supplied by Miss K. Yeates, and Mr. K. Von Stunner. The winners of the Monte Carlo waltz were Miss F. Moore and Mr. W. Crowe. Mr. T. Kelly was master of ceremonies. KING’S, STRATFORD. “THE BIG CAGE.” The screen’s most thrilling picture, and the one fraught with greatest actual danger in its filming, opens an engagement at the King’s Theatre to-day at 1.30 p.m. This hair-raising film drama is “The Big Cage,” produced by Universal and featuring in its leading role the daredevil, Clyde Beatty, world’s greatest trainer of wild animals. It is not in any sense a jungle picture, though it. deals with jungle animals. Beatty is the only man who ever combined lions and tigers in an arena, and in th= picture he enters a cage with 40 of these savage beasts, the deadliest enemies of the animal world. Excitement reaches a tremendous pitch when a terrific storm arises during a circus performance, and several of these wild beasts escape in the crowded tent. Supporting Beatty in this spine-tingling screen-play of circus life are Mickey Rooney, Wallace Ford, Vince Barnett, Andy Devine, Anita Page and Raymond Hatton. The story was taken from the forthcoming book by the same name by Clyde Beatty himself and Edward Anthony, who co-authored “Bring ’Em Back Alive.” Don’t fail to see “The Big Cage.” It will thrill you as no picture ever has before. Included on thus attractive programme is Chapter VI. of “Air Mail Mystery,” a thrilling aeronautical serial

LAKE ROTOKARE DISCOVERED. EARLY ELTHAM EXPEDITION. Although Lake Rotokare, Eltham, was known to early surveyors it was several years before the local residents located the small sheet of water. Many expeditions in search were made. from Eltham, and one day a party comprising Messrs. G. Shotter, G. Hurrell and G. and T. Coleman went out by Rawhitiroa Road and continued looking for the lake. Mr. Shotter climbed a rata tree and saw the lake some distance away. It was found that there were islands. floating on the surface,, and the men cut saplings for oars and piloted the islets around the lake. Some time later Mr. Fantham came from Hawera and liberated trout in the waters, but these apparently were eaten by eels. Mr. Hurrell states that he spent seven years trying to find the lake. ELTHAM JUBILEE CHOPS. FORTY AXEMEN COMPETING. Forty axemen have nominated for the wood-chopping contests at the Eltham jubilee sports next Thursday. Thirtyeight have entered for the big .event, a 12-inch chop, carrying a cup and £lO first prize, and 29 have entered for the 14-inch chop. Seven have entered for a special event for “old-timers.” The entries are:— Jubilee chop, 12in. only: J. A. Rankin (Eltham), B. Neustroski, S. Jenkins, A. Townsend, M. Townsend, F. Tuta, G. A. Senior, J. J. Read, L. Wooldridge. Both 12in. and 14in. standing chops: R. Stewart (Eltham), R. Bourke (Eltham), J. Neustroski, J. Clement/ N. Dodunski, C. Volzke, S. West,. A. Magon, F. Magon, C. Magon, D. Blackbum, J. L. Hinz, L. Schreiber, P. Cameron, J. Haupapa, P. Cameron, J. Haupapa, P. Shewry, A. Ri Shewry, A. R. Shewry, H. Ward, A. Kapinga, N. Dodunski, O. Belk, T. Bakewell, M. Corbett, A. L. Herbert, W. M.‘ Lines, W. L. Larsen, W. H. Penwarden, O. Reichardt, E. J. Shewry. Old-timers’ chop: J. Neustroski, C. Volzke, J. A. Rankin, Sam Jenkins, P. Humphrey, L. Bunn and W. A. White. ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. A particularly attractive programme will be offered at a dance to be held in the Douglas hall on May 23. A highclass orchestra new to the district will provide the music, and the latest popular dances will be featured. The programme is advertised. .

ision. The positions are:— Senior. Points Ch. P. W. D. L. for. ag. pts. Kaponga ... 2 2 0 0 10 1 4 2 2 0 0 10 .4 4 2 1 1 0 5 4 3 Stratford; .... 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 Eltham .' 2 0 0 2 6 9 0 Inglewood . 2 0 0 2 2 11 0 Junior. High School A 1 1 0 0 10 2 2 Waitara 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 Stratford ... 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 Eltham . 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 Mahoe 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 Mangatoki . 0 0 1 2 10 0 High School B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0