COMMITTEE FORMED

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1935, Page 10

COMMITTEE FORMED

SOUTH TARANAKI HOCKEY CLUBS. INAUGURAL MEETING HELD. A decision to form a Hawera executive representing Hawera and district hockey clubs was made at a meeting on Thursday night. The object of the executive will be to attend to details of purely South Taranaki interest and the committee will have no standing with the Taranaki Association. Each South Taranaki club will be entitled to two delegates on the committee. The election of officers will be made at the next meeting of the committee, to which all clubs will be invited. The meeting will be held probably on April 24. Those present were Messrs. C. J. Roberts (chairman), R. Clarke, F. E. Starling, H. Westwood (Egmont), A. E. Hodder, N. E. Simon (Hawera), G. Howatson (Nolantown), A. Davies and H. Le Fleming (Whakamara). The object of the meeting was to form a combined executive, said Mr. Roberts in opening the meeting. The executive would act on the lines of the combined swimming clubs of New Plymouth. It was felt that a committee, representing about 100 players, could discuss and arrange various things affecting hockey. To a question by Mr. • Howatson, Mr. Roberts, said the committee would ha-" no official standing with the Taranaki Association. The chairman said he did not think the association would be agcinst the proposal. Those present discussed the position of a separate association, but it was considered that it would be impossible for a separate association to obtain affiliation with the New Zealand association this season.

On the motion of Mr. Starling it was decided to form a Hawera executive. Mr. N. Simon was elected secretary pro tern.

“FORSAKING ALL OTHERS." OPERA HOUSE ATTRACTION. An all-star cast with the speed and sparkle of “The Thin Man," appears in “Forsaking All Others,”’Screening at the Opera House to-day for . a three-night season with matinees daily at 2 p.m. Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery, together for the first time, head the cast, which includes Billie Burke, Charles Butterworth, Frances Drake and Ted Healy. With a line-up of this kind, the greatest since “Dinner at Eight,” and with the direction of W. S. Van Dyke (who directed “The Thin Man”), it is natural that the new picture should be first-class. Each star seems to have forgotten his or her stardom, and at Van Dyke’s magical touch, concentrated on outdoing the other at turning in the best performance of the year. Joan Crawford is at her best as the society girl pursued by two men, but with a great sense of humour about it. A special attraction at the Opera House to-night will be the appearance of the Roland Sextette from 7.30 to 8 p.m. These wonderful juvenile musicians have just returned from a successful world tour. Their playing is memorable.

AUROA’S HOCKEY WIN. CRICKET TEAM’S SUCCESS. A friendly hockey match was played at Auroa on Wednesday afternoon between Auroa and Riverlea. Auroa won by three goals to two. Auroa scorers were Len Lyndon (2) and Alan Webby, while for Riverlea D. Benton and M. Garghn scored goals. Auroa beat Rama Road by 78 runs to 41 in a cricket match last Thursday. Details are:— Auroa: R. Ord, c and b Bourke, 1; F. Hughes, b P. Symes, 5; W. Brown, b P. Symes, 5; D. Mercer, b P. Symes, 0; Symes, b M. Burke, 6; O. Webby, c and b M. Burke, 28; Fred Hughes, c and b P. Symes, 3; B. Brown, l.b.w. b P. Symes, 0; B. Key, b Wood, 5; Symes, b M. Burke, 7; E. Moody, b Symes, 2; extras 16, total 78.

Rama Road: A. Andrews, b Symes, 0; E. Burke, 2; W. Phillips, 0; M. Burke, 24; B. Trott, 0; M. Wood, 4; D. Symes, 7; 1. Blackstock,'2; H. Wood, 2; H. Sahderson, 3; V. Beven, 0; extras, 3; total, 47. WAIMATE EXPERIMENTAL FARM. FIFTH CUT OF LUCERNE. At a meeting of the Waimate West experimental farm committee, the farm manager, Mr. A. G. Paterson, reported that the pastures had made excellent growth. The lucerne had made good growth. The stand was being cut for the fifth time this season. The small area of mangolds and carrots had made good growth and both crops were healthy. Fifty cows were being milked. The weight of milk was 7041 b at a. 4.8 test. The butterfat for February was 1021.71 b as compared with 1747.91 b for the same period last year. The total butterfat to the end of February was 13,110.71 b as compared with 14,973.71 b for the same period last year. It was decided as an experiment to sow 2} bushels of oats per acre.

A letter was received from the Department of Agriculture in regard to the committee’s communication last year requesting information ,as to the possibility of the department acquiring the title of the land upon which the farm Is situated and arranging for the farm committee to carry on the work of the farm without paying rent. The Department of Agriculture stated that the suggestion could not be adopted. The letter was received.

Mr. C. Haynes presided and others present were: Messrs. E. Long, J. S. McKay, F. Mourie, T. A. Bridge, J. W. Snowden and H. H, Buxton.

ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The official closing of the Hawera Bowling Club will take place at 1.45 p.m. on Wednesday next, and bowlers snd friends are invited to attend. The green will be available to members for play until April 25. The annual meeting of the Manaia Golf Club will be held in Mr. A. G. Bennett’s office, Manaia, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ' The annual meeting of' the Egmont Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held in the association’s buildings, Nelson Street, Hawera, on May 4, at 1.30 p.m. Further particulars are advertised. The Auroa cheesepunchers are sparing no pains to ensure the success of a dance to be held on April 26 in aid of Plunket funds, when floor, music, and supper will be first class. A euchre party and dance will be held in the Matapu hall on Tuesday -next, April 16, in aid of the basketball club. Particulars are advertised 1 . An address on recent will be given by Mr. W. J. Polson, M.P,, Dominion president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, in the Okaiawa town hall on Wednesday, April 17. Robert Hugh Benson’s passion play, “The Upper Room,” will be produced by Miss Veronica Quin in St. Joseph’s hall, Hawera, on Tuesday at 8.15 p.m. Smith and Trim, Ltd., advertise particulars of their mart sales at Hawera today of fruit in variety and) produce at 11 a.m. and a good range of poultry, 30 sheets of iron, a good counter and shop partition, new Diabolo separator, motorcar, furniture and sundries at 1.30 p.m.