TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 12, 15 January 1936, Page 3

TAIHAPE

MAJESTIC THEATRE. [ 1 'OIL FOR THE LAMPS OF CHINA.” “Oi| for the Lamps of China,” the latent Cosmopolitan production released by First National Pictures, which comes to the Majestic Theatre on Thursday and Friday, is heralded as both a most powerful drama and a stirring human document. The picture was more than a year in the making, for atmospheric shots were taken in Manchuria, a year before a camera crank was turned at the studio. Director Mervyn Lc Roy spent several months in the Orient, studying China and Chinese customs, before beginning work. A replica of a Chinese village was erected on the Warner Bros, lot, where hundreds of Chinese from Los Angeles and San Francisco collected in picturesque streets and houses. Pat O’Brien has the leading role, that of an Americas fired with enthusiasm to make good with his company, a great oil concern, and to bring light to China by the way of lamps and oil. Others in the case are Josephine Hutchinson, Jean Muir, John Eldridge and Arthur Byron. “Sequoia.” This delightful feature with Jean Parker, screens on Saturday next at the Majestic: it is the outstanding feature of 1935. BOWLING NOTES ’Hip exPTUtive committee of the Taihapp Bowling Club met on Monday evening, when there were present Messrs J. D. C. Davis (chairman), J. Mortland. J. C. Whibley, C. Cherry. D. Neagle, A. M. Ryan, and the secretary (Mr F. Gledhill)'. Messrs N. Sisson and R. Lark were ejected members of tihe club. It was resolved that the Raetihi Chib he reminded that January 26 is the dnfp fixed for the Walsh Cup (junior pairs') and Curtis Cup (senior pairs') tournev, to bp played at Rao>ihi, and that enquiry be made regarding revision nf rules. On the motion of Mr Ryan, meeting instructed the secretary to send a letter to the Taumarunui Club notifying it. that a. special excursion train would run to Taumarunui on February 23 and enquiring if that date wm’d bp suitable for n. visit from thp Taihape Club. The committee decided that the croquet c.Jub he approached with a view to top-dressing the green at the end of the season. PERSONAL Mr A. R. Winsett (Marton Junction) has been appointed first assistant at the Taihape District High School in place of Mr S. J. McDonnell, who has been transferred to the Te Am School, Wellington. Mr Winsett arrived in Taihape this week. Miss F. L. Cate (Opunake) has replaced Miss D. Sexton on the staff of the Taihape D.H. School and takes up her new duties when the school reopens on February 3. Miss Cate is a specialist in music. CRICKET NOTES A. “scratch” game between Possibles and Probables was played on the Oval Domain on Saturday. The Possibles made 197 and won by 120 runs. Hc-dder, their captain, knocked up 107 before retiring. Darvill contributed 47 (retired). Probables were all out for 71 (Caird 16, Williams 13. Creighton 11). Details arc as under:— Possibles Hodder, retiredlo» Dick, b Creighton 11 Darvill. retired 4» Rolfe, b Robinson 21 Seccombc, c Hall, b Cork 0 W. Hamill, b Steve:ir- 6 Dashwood, b Robinson 1 Coleman, not out n Extras 9 Total I ; ‘ 7 Probables Hall, I) Rolfe 1 Creighton, c Dashwood, b Hodder 11 Whittle, c Hodder, b Rolle .... o Williams, b Rolfe 1-) Caird. b Darvill 16 Hcwetson, run out 1 Cork, lbw, b Coleman Robinson, b Coleman 9 Walker, not, out Parkes, h Coleman (> ■ Extras - Total 71 GENERAL NEWS An advertisement appeals in this issue inviting applications for the position c-f caretaker of the faihape District High School. Applications close with tire secretary of the school committee (Mr. A. Fuller) at a pm. on January 27.