TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20106, 27 March 1928, Page 2

TAIHAPE

PULLERS IN TAIHAPE [ Special “Chronicle’- Service. ] Taihape residents will have an opportunity on Thursday evening of seeing the Gayle Wyer Bandbox Revue and Musical Comedy Company which is at present touring the country under the direction of Sir Benjamin and Mr John Fuller. This fine combination will appear at the Taihape Town Hall, “DAMAGED GOODS” il Damaged Goods” shows at the Town Hall, Taihape to-morrow night. Just as the novel “Damaged Goods'’ was feeble compared to the drama pro- , duced on the stage, so is that spoken' version feeble when compared to the seven electrifying thrilling reels of the photoplay. This world-famous drama pictures the terrible consequences of vice and physical ruin that follows abuse of the moral law. It sheds a great awakening light on the humas race. It is a triumph of motion rcalism - KING’S THEATRE PICTURES If your constitution can stand an hour or so of hearty and almost continuous laughter, go to the King’s Theatre to-night and see “Painting the Town,” the feature picture. It is ideal film entertainment built around the adventures of a small town smart, Aleck and his adventures in New York. Also, it serves to introduce to the moving picture public a new comedy star in the person of Glenn Tryon. The leading la»y is Patsy Ruth Miller, and the picture is one of Universal’s foremost comedy productions of 1928. HUIA HOCKEY CLUB. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of Huia Hockey Club on Friday evening;—Patron, Mrs L. Glenn; president, Mrs C. O. Gibbs; vice-presidents. Messrs J. Quirk, If. Dashwood, P. E. Wakeman, A. W. Gardner, J. J. Ryan, W. May, Gilchrist and Dr D. L. Sinclair; secretary and treasurer, Miss M. Johnson; captain, Miss D. Boshej; vice-captain, Miss E. Tristram; general committee, Misses Sheldon. Hunt. Dowling and Weller; coach, Mr F. Reece. The balance-sheet disclosed a credit balance of £4 10s Id. The folowing players were registered:—Misses N. Currie, E. Dowling, P. McKay, D. Sheldon, E. Tristram, D. Bosher. G. Hunt, L. Dowling, M. Weller, R. Gilchrist, M. Johnson, M. Potaka. Mesdames B. Moore and J. Graham. The resignation of Miss C, Dickinson who has been transferred to Palmerston North was accepted with regret. GENERAL NEWS. During the week-end three rinks from the Taihape Bowling Club visited Taumarunui to play a match against that club. The home team proved its superiority by winning all three games. The Taihape team was hispitably entertained by the Taumarunui Club and a most enjoyable time was spent. RUGBY SUB-UNION. The following report for the 1927 season was presented at the annual meeting of the Taihape Rugby SubUnion last evening, when the president (Mr J. Quirk) occupied the chair. The clubs affiliated with this SubUnion were as follows:—Senior: Hautapu, Pirates, Old Boys and Huias. Juniors: Hautapu, Pirates, Old Boys, Mangaweka, Utiku and Railway. In the third grade there were Mataroa, Hautapu, and Mangaweka. The knockout or one round competition was held at the commencement of the season and was won by the Hautapu Club. The senior competition was won by Pirates, the Junior by Hautapu, and the Third Grade by Hautapu. The Town and Country Cup was won by the Town team and the seven-a-side Cup by Old Boys. Rangitikei visited us on May 25, when we beat them 16 to 6. We met Wanganui at Taihape on July 23 and beat them by 12 to 11. We challenged Rangitikei for the Pownall Trophy, playing at Hunterville, and brought the trophy to Taihape. Rangitikei challenged us for the trophy and the game was played at Taihape. We retained the trophy, the score being -2 —10. Ruapehu travelled to Taihape on August 20 for the Main Trunk Brewery Cup, but we proved the victors, the score being 14 to 3. The Junior representatives played Ruapehu at Raetihi on August 20 and beat them by 6to nil. On August 10 the Juniors travelled to Hunterville and beat Rangitikei Juniors by 17 to 11.

Later in the season the Hautapu Club journeyed to Wanganui and played the Wanganui junior Pirates for the McKee Cup, but failed to bring the trophy back. The Maori team paid their annual visit to Wanganui with a view to annexing the Maori Shield but were not successful.

Messrs Rogers, Smith, Leahy, Kilkolly, Horton, W. Sinclair, E. Sinclair. W. McLennan and Beiliss represented Wanganui in inter-provincial matches and several of our players were chosen to play in the All Black trial games.

For the future the sole selector will be in attendance at all representative fixtures and we can be assured of better representation in provincial matches. There is one point that the committee wishes to recommend to the delegates chosen for the coining season ,and that is a better system of reimbursing players for expenses incurred in representative matches. Very considerable inconvenience was caused to players and the Sub-Union by the unwarranted delay in refunding these expenses during the last year. The secretary was put to considerable trouble before even a reply could he obtained from the Wanganui Rugby