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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 227, 27 September 1935, Page 3

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ORIC_. _ ASSOCIATION The animal meeting of the Taihape Cricket Association was held recently when the president, Dr. D. L. Sinclair occupied the chair. Also present were Messrs. T. C. Lowry, J. Whittle. J. R. Parkes, W. Grove and R. C. Schofield. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr. W. McA. Duncan; president, Mr. .1. Whittle; vice-presidents, Messrs. P. Munro, T. C. Revell, J. Quirk, T. C. Lowry, H. Dashwood, H. Galbraith, R. H. Lowry, E. P. Duncan, J. Webb, J. E. Hamill; bon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. R. McKinnon; hon. auditor, Mr. R. C. Schofield; general committee, the president and secretary and Messrs Grove, Schulze, Parkes, Treadwell, J. H. Marshall, R. C. Schofield; delegate to Rangitikei Cricket Association, Mr. T. C. Lowry; selection committee, Messrs. T. C. Lowry, R. C. Schofield, J. R. Parkes. After some discussion it was decided that the affiliation fee be increased from £1 Is to £2 2s. Mr. Parkes had his vote recorded against the motion. The secretary was instructed to write to the Rangitikei Association with a view to arranging a date for the annual match between North and South Rangitikei. November 30 was suggested. It was decided that club competitions start on October 19 and the draw for the first round was announced as follows, the home team being mentioned first in each instance: October 19.—United v. Moawhango; Utiku v. Taihape. October 26. —Moawhango v. Taihape; United v. Utiku. November 2.—Moawhango v. Utiku; Taihape v. United. It was resolved that in view of the urgent necessity for a new mat, the association take steps to provide funds for the purchase of same. To this end a sub-committee consisting of Dr. Sinclair, Mr. Schofield and the secretary was appointed to explore every avenue to raise the necessary funds, with power to act. The following system •of awarding championship points was adopted: Outright win; 8 points; win on first innings, 5 points; a draw 4 points; first innings loss, 1 point. GENERAL NEWS The anual bazaar and bulb show in connection with St. Margaret’s Anglican Church will be held in the Town Hall next Wednesday, October 2. Particulars will be advertised. Residents of 'Taihape will be interested to learn that Miss Elaine Hamill, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Hamill, of Kiwi Road, Taihape, is playing the feminine lead in a dramatic play entitled “The Shining Hour,” which is now showing at Melbourne under the direction of J. C. Williamson and Co., Ltd. The New Zealand Free Lance has the following to say about Miss Hamill: “The Shining Hour” is a play well named for our young Taihape actress, Elaine Hamill. Her debut as the heroine, Mariella Linden, in the play’s Australian at Melbourne has been acclaimed by the ciitics. The play, described as engrossing, is about an eddy of passion in a calm old Yorkshire home and a woman who casts a tragic spell on the whole family. Miss Hamill has the role of this Lorelei and of her performance the critic of the Argus writes: “In entrusting the exacting rede of Mariella, upon whom the real burden of bringing the play to a convincing denouement rests, to an actress of the limited experience of Miss Hamill, a considerable risk was taken. It was a risk, however, that proved justifiable. Miss Hamill has all the natural gifts required for such a part —beauty, grace, and charm of personality. It requires also, however, a quick perception of interpretative nuances, a sense of restraint that will safeguard the dramatic values of situations that might easily become melodramUie. The fashion in which Miss Hanrli meets these demands could not be due entirely to skilful production. She has begun her career in drama amazingly well

GOLF NOTES The Waimarino Golf Club will visit Taihape during the coming week-end. It is anticipated that 15 men and the same number of ladies will be making the trip. The Taihape Club has arranged with Mrs. Lelievre to do the catering in connection with morning and afternoon tea and luncheon, and there will therefore be no necessity for Taihape players to provide their own lunch. PERSONAL The friends of Mr. J. AL Keegan, of Wellington, formerly of Taihape, will regret to learn that owing to the poor state of his health he has been obliged to enter the sanatorium at Waipukurau. His wide circle of friends and acquaintances in Taihape will wish him a speedy recovery. MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS Trinity College music examinations were held at St. Joseph’s Convent on Tuesday, the examiner being Mr. Adolph Mann, A.R.C.M. The following pupils of the Sisters of St. Joseph gained passes:—Higher Local Division: O. Williams. Junior Division: Elva Schofield. Preparatory Division: Pat Me Arley. First Steps: Helen Fennessy (honours). All pupils presented were successful. Theoretical Examinations.— Senior Division: Jean Forbes (honours). Advanced Intermediate Division: <). Wil liams (honours). The following pupils of Miss E. MrSweeney, L.T.C.L., were successful: Junior Singing: Margaret Hall, 67 marks (pass). Junior Pianoforte: Stuart McPhail, 77 marks (pass).