ROAD SERVICES

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1934, Page 6

ROAD SERVICES

GOODS LICENSES SOUGHT. SITTING OF NO. 5 AUTHORITY. To hear evidence and representations in favour of or against the granting of applications for goods service licenses the No. 5 District Licensing Authority met at Stratford yesterday, the authority comprising Messrs. P. Thomson, chairman (Stratford), J. C. Rolleston (Te Kuiti) and R. A. Wilson (Bulls). Applications were granted as follow: R. S. Haw, Waverley, seasonal license from November 1 to May 31 for the carriage of stock within areas; M. J. Dromgool, Strathmore, seasonal license for the carriage of live stock; Hawera Star Publishing Co. Ltd., Hawera, transfer of goods service held by Parkinson and Co. Ltd. (subject to a filing of a financial statement); Scott’s Motors, Urenui, additional vehicle authority for the carriage of stock; C. F. Park, New Plymouth, transfer of C. E. Fincham’s Hawera-New Plymouth passenger service; W. L. Larsen, Uruti, cartage of metal in the Clifton, Whangamomona, Ohura and Waitomo counties; J. Spearman, Stratford, transfer of goods service from C. L. Wheeler. / GENERAL ITEMS. Funds for Eltham Scouts. The committee set up to raise funds for sending two scouts from Eltham to the Melbourne centenary jamboree met on Tuesday night when it was reported that sufficient funds were not yet in sight and the donation scheme had been extended until next Monday night, when all books would be handed in. Further methods of raising funds would then be considered if necessary.

Professional Fees Too High. That doctors and lawyers’ fees were too high, was an opinion expressed at a meeting of the Eltham Farmers’ Union on Tuesday evening. The president, Mr. W. P. Jenkins, said the suggestion had been made to him that this matter be ventilated before the Farmers’ Union. He did not know much about the subject, he said, but he thought it could be brought up for discussion at a future meeting. Vegetable Raider Caught.

A rabbit that for the past two years or so has been flitting around the grounds at the Stratford hospital and making heavy inroads into the vegetables was caught in a trap on Tuesday evening. The “bunny” was blessed with an uncanny sense of self-preservation and defied all previous efforts to cut short its ruinous career. When caught it was found that it had a wound at the back of its head, and it is probable that it had had an argument with a cat or dog and thus walked into the trap when it was not in full possession of its previous faculties. Confusion About Intention. After having heard the application for a variation in a passenger service route the No. 5 Transport Licensing Authority sitting at Stratford yesterday found that apparently the applicant had never had permission to run over the route that he wanted shortened. The applicant maintained that the route was that originally granted him by the authority, while the records showed that something materially different was approved. “Well, my intention was to get the route I now want altered,” the applicant said! “You should have made your intention clear when you found you were first issued with the license you did not want,” the chairman, Mr. P. Thomson rejoined. THRILLING AND ROMANTIC. “OPERATOR 13” AT THE PLAZA. Excitement, romance, music, drama all united in a really fine story, make “Operator 13,” which comes to the Plaza Theatre, Stratford, to-night and to-morrow night, a picture well worth seeing. The novels of Robert Chambers, from one of which this story is taken, are well known to readers, and his reputation alone ensures something good. Marion Davies, remembered for her performances in “Peg O’ My Heart” and “Cinderella’s Fella,” takes the feminine lead, and opposite her plays Gary Cooper. With the American Civil War as the colourful background, “Operator 13” is filled with interesting sidelights upon one of the least known phases of the rebellion, the espionage systems of the armies of the North and South. Richard Boleslavsky directed this picture, which may be called his finest thus far. The charm of the Old South has been recaptured, even to the musical strains that runs through the production—the quaint songs by the Mills Brothers and the oldfashioned dances on the eve of the Battle of Dreury’s Bluff. There will be a matinee to-day at 1.30 p.m., and evening performances to-night and on Friday. ELTHAM TALKIES. AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE COMEDY. If you don’t believe that there is fun in being poor, snatch your hat and dash down to the Eltham Theatre to-night and to-morrow night and see “The Poor Rich,” starring Edward Everett Horton and Edna May Oliver. Edward and Edna, scions of a wealthy family, who, until the depression, have travelled around and around the world, suddenly discover that they’ve only enough money to get home, a place designated as Spottiswood Manor, near Old Haven, Bonn. The “manor” has fallen into decay with their fortunes. Lord and Lady Featherstonne decide to drop in for a week-end, when all there is on the floors is a carpet of dust, and in the oven a stolen duck. One funny situation follows another, until the plot reaches an amusing climax. In supporting roles are seen the burly Andy Devine who gives his customary good performance, Leila Hyams and Thelma Todd, who play their roles with consummate skill, in addition to adorning every scene they ar§ in.