TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 204, 31 August 1935, Page 5

TAIHAPE

REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL TAIHAPE v. RUAPEHU A representative match between Tai hape and Ruapehu will be played at Taihape to-day, commencing at 3 p.m. Ruapehu arc reported to be a strong combination ami defeated Taumarunui earlier in the season. Taumarunui accounted for Taihape by 41 points to |2O, so that, the prospect of a victory for the maroons to-day is anything I but bright, though it does not aecesisarily follow that because Ruapehu beat Taumarunui who in turn defeated Taihape, that Ruapehu will beat Tal- | hape, though indications point that |way. The proposed curtain-raiser be tween Taihape and Marlon volunteers will not take place. GENERAL NEWS During an interval at the boxing tournev on Wednesday Mr. John Quirk, president of the Taihape Boxing Asso ciation, thanked patrons for their support, which he said was so encouraging that the association had decided to hold another tourney in three or four weeks’ time. Nominations had already been received from Wanganui,

Feilding, Palmerston North and Raetihi and everything pointed to a very successful tournament. The monthly sitting of the Taihape te’s Court on Thursday was one of the shortest on record and only lasted half an hour. Charges of using an unregistered motor-cycle; and not being the holder of a driver’s licence, he did drive a motor-cycle, were preferred against Heperi Pohe, who was represented by Mr. R. C. Ongley, who entered a plea of guilty to both charges on behalf of his client. Briefly outlining the facts of the ease, Sergeant McCrae said that defendant was driving a motor-cycle along a straight piece of road at Tiirangaarere, when he suddenly started to turn without giving any warning and collided with a motor-lorry that was following. Pohe had suffered a fractured leg and had been in hospital for six weeks. li. view of the fact that Pohe had already suffered a great as a result of the collision, the sergeant did not press for a penalty. Mr. Ongley said the ‘motor-cycle was an old machine that probably only Pohe would drive. Pohe was convicted and ordered to pay 10s and costs in each case. The magistrate remarked that he should get rid of the motor-cycle as it was obviously not fit to be used and might be the cause of a very serious accident. MAJESTIC COMPETITION The nine tickets for last week’s competition go to K. Fuller, E. Swedlund, G. Whale, L. Smith, Mrs. Mansfield, D. Cowan, N. Sinclair (Turangaarere), Mrs. A. Shields (Utiku), F. Neilson. Form the jumbled letters into the stars and the name of a special attraction:— NETEJATE CONAMDLAD DAN ERICAMU HECARIVEL NI HET REYMR DIWWO. MAJESTIC CINEMA “MBS. WIGGS” Making her motion picture debut in Paramount’s ‘‘Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,” coming to-day to the Majestic Theatre, Pauline Lord, noted American stage actress, finds her hardest problem that of learning the dialogue as it was written. Light, cameras and screen angles were as nothing compared with her lines of “English-as-she-is-spoke.” “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” is based on the world-famous book of the same name, and introduces Shantytown’s most lovable family—a family that has much fun despite the fact that they are as poor as churchmice. OTAIHAPE CLUB. The annual meeting of the Otaihape Men’s Club was held on Wednesday evening, when the president, Mr. G. Durrant, presided over a very large attendance. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President. Mr. H. A. Belk; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. H. Nicholls and J. Webb; executive committee, Messrs. E. P. Duncan, F. Dewhirst, R. C. Schofield, T. V. Auld, A. K. Overton; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. J. Murrell (re-elected); hon. auditor, Mr. W. Berridge. The annual report showed that marked progress had been made during the past year. The membership had increased considerably ami future prospects were very bright indeed. At the conclusion of the business of the evening members were entertained at supper. TECHNICAL SCHOOL. A good deal of correspondence concerning the remodelling of the Taihape Technical School was received at, the monthly meeting of the Taihape School Committee. The Wanganui Education Board wrote stating that one additional room had been granted, and the second additional room was dependent on the school qualifying for four permanent teachers. The chairman pointed out that on the roll at present this qualification existed and the matter was being pressed. It was up to parents and pupils to lend their support by the regular attendance of the latter. GENERAL NEWS. Owing to further rain the golf links at Raukura have been closed. If, however, conditions improve to such nn etxent that play can be permitted dur- |