PROMINENT SOLDIER

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1935, Page 8

PROMINENT SOLDIER

SIR ALEXANDER GODLEY’S TOUR VISIT TO, STRATFORD PROBABLE. Stratford is expected to have a place on the itinerary of Sir Alexander Godley, General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Division during the war, who is touring New Zealand and who will visit Taranaki. Sir Alexander went to Australia as one of the British delegation to the British Empire Service League conference at Melbourne during the centenary celebrations. His tour of New Zealand is just a holiday trip, but Sir Alexander is keen to meet his New Zealand friends, and particularly ex-service men. He has been touring the South Island and has been very well received on all occasions when he has come in contact with the men who fought under him. After arriving at Wellington on Thursday he will stay in the Wellington area until February 9. A civic reception will be tendered him on Friday, and the United Services Club will entertain him that night. The Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association intends to ask the Tin Hat Club to give him a korero early in February. Sir Alexander will go to Wairarapa first and will attend a mounted unit camp at Hastings towards the end of February. His Taranaki visit will probably follow close on that fixture. R.S.A. GAINING GROUND. WORK FOR RETURNED MEN. “The R.S.A. is steadily gaining ground and increasing its number of members and affiliated associations,” stated the secretary of the association, Mr. A. Gorton, who was at Stratford yesterday. For the half year ending December 30, 1934, he said, the membership was 2500 better than for the same period in 1933, while several new branches were added, taking the total to 80. LOWGARTH TENNIS CLUB. SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL DANCE. The Lowgarth Tennis Club’s second carnival dance was held on Wednesday night and the weather cleared so that tennis could be played by electric light. The hall was decorated with streamers, and ponga ferns with flowers among the fems. The new lighting system was a great success Miss Alix Morrison, Waverley, danced a sailor’s hornpipe and tap dance. The mystery train caused much amusement, and the winners were Mr. A. Shannon and Miss M. Minhinnick. The first Monte Carlo was won by Mr. A. Pryce and Miss Speight, and the second by Mr. White and Mrs. Wilks. Extras were played by Mesdames Attrill, Piper and Wilks. The Ambassadors played the music. Mr. F. Willan was master of ceremonies. The crowded hall showed the popularity of these functions and the club intends holding another next month. Misses Jean and Alix Morrison, Waverley, are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. A. A. Piper. ELTHAM TALKIES. FINE MYSTERY DRAMA TO-NIGHT. “Charlie Chan’s Courage,” the latest of Earl Derr Bigger’s novels to be made a talkie, will be shown at the Eltham Theatre to-night and to-morrow night. Warner Oland, film star, and portrayer of the now famous fictional character, Chan, again takes the leading role, and he is ably supported by Drue Layton, a Broadway stage star, and Donald Woods. The story is most interesting and introduces a novel twist for this type of story. To say more would spoil the show, except to say that lovers of this type of entertainment will find it interesting and thrilling. A special short subject, “Krakatoa,” precedes the main feature, and deals with that remarkable island of Krakatoa, scene of the world’s most fear- . ful volcanic explosion. I