SCOUT COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1935, Page 8

SCOUT COMPETITIONS

MANAIA THE VENUE THIS YEAR. PREPARATION FOR THE EVENT. The increasing interest being taken in Scouting at Manaia and other western districts, and the keenness displayed by officials in the plains town have resulted in the selection of Manaia as the venue of the South Taranaki annual Scout and Cub competitions on November 2. In preparation for the event Scouts and Cubs are practising assiduously the tests, in which they have to reach a high standard to gain the coveted trophies. The tests encompass thoroughly the work which the boys carry out during the year, and the enjoyment they receive in competition with others strengthens the usefulness of the work. The scouts will contest the Ollerenshaw Cup, held at present by the Tangahoe troop of Hawera boys, and awarded to the patrol gaining the highest aggregate points in the following events: — Patrol marching, compass test, lashing trestle, signalling, ambulance work, physical drill, artificial respiration and tent pitching. The Legion of Frontiersmen totem pole, held by the Manaia pack, is the trophy for which the Cubs will contend. The events are: Forming circle and howl, jungle dances, walking the plank, skipping, knot tying, explanation and use, first aid, semaphore alphabet and the eight compass points. Every effort is being made by the secretary, Mr. E. M. Bardsley, Hawera, and the association officials to make the day a success, and it is desired that parents and others interested should attend. Entries close on October 19. WHAKAMARA DISTRICT NEWS. SOCIAL CLUB CONCERT. The Whakamara Social Club’s final concert of the season was a great success. Two one-act plays were presented. There was a ver good attendance, many visitors being present. At the conclusion of the concert Mr. C. J. Williams, president, thanked those who had helped • during the year. Special thanks were due to Mrs. Dobson, Mrs. Salter and" Miss Hopper, and to Mr. A. Skevington for carting scenery. Mr. William-. received a gift as a token of esteem from the cast of “Love in the Ape-house,” Mr. R. Rice making the presentation. Mr. L. E. Christie was announcer for the plays and at the conclusion he complimented the club on its continued progress, saying that thanks were due to the producers, who gave a lot of time and labour in the interest of the club. The concert programme was: Piano duet, Misses P. and A. Barkla; play, “The Boy,” producer, Mrs. Scott, cast, Mrs. Melland (Mrs. A. Wrigley), Dick Melland (Mr. L. Caldwell), Mr. Vincent (Mr. S. P. Buckrell), Mr. Cotter (Mr. L. Greenbank), Mr. Smithurst (Mr. C. Dobson), Mr. Allcott (Mr. A. Davies); songs, negro spiritual, school girls, Eva Gulliver, R., Z. and A. Caldwell, P. Buckrell, W. Potter, J. Reid, J. Langley; anecdotes, Mr. W. Russell; violin solos, Mr. W. Clarke; “The Society of Grumblers.” Messrs. S. and J. Wrigley, J. Maunder and J. Gulliver; duet, Fred, and Margaret Wyllie; “Love in an Ape-house,” produced by Mr. C. J. Williams, cast, Florrie (Mrs. C. J. Williams), Clarence (Mr. C. J. Williams), Herbert (Mr. R. Rice), Ape (Master J. Dobson). A limerick competition resulted: J. Maunder 1, R. Russell 2. A dance was held after supper. Miss

D. Slinger and Mr. R. Rice won a “spot” waltz. Personal Items. Miss Joan Harding, Hawera, was the guest of Miss P. Barkla for a few days. At the five hundred party held last week the greatest number of flags was held by Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Buckrell. GRAND THEATRE TALKIES. HAROLD LLOYD FILM SHOWING. “The Cat’s Paw,” which shows at the Grand Theatre, Hawera, this afternoon and finally to-night, is the original title of the novel, which supplied the plot for the first comedy Harold. Lloyd has brought to the screen in two years. Like ' the main points of. the story, Lloyd decided to retain the original title, for it conveys definitely the part he portrays in the picture. Lloyd appears first in “The Cat’s Paw” as the son of an American missionary, who has spent virtually all his life with his father in the interior of China. At 27 his folk feel it is time for him to return to his native land, and seek himself a wife. He thus is thrown into the maelstrom of life in an Ampripan city of 400,000 at first. like a fish out of water. I “Wings in the Dark,” a picture made by the “Bengal. Lancer” producers, opens at the Grand Theatre to-morrow night.