TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 341, 23 January 1937, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

| BOX PLAN FILLS. i In the first hour of the opening of j j the box-plan tor “Sai. Francisco”, the I i Californian epic picture to be shown : I in Stratford next week, over 200 seats I ‘ were reserved. i FRIENDLY CRICKET. | The Rovers team to play Pembroke I I road during the week-end is: E. Hill. I | J. Cameron, M. Gray, J. Clements, K. I I Staveley, A. Brinkhirst, W. Tocker, I ’W. Neal, A. Aldridge, J. Klee, R. ' Cuff. Play commences at 10,30 a.m. i ICE AXE FOUND. Discovery of the ice axe of Philip I Matthews, who met his death on Mount Egmont on Tuesday night, has be n made past below the crater edge on the southern side of Mount Egmont. One of his putties was also found nearby. It is slated that when Matthews left Dawson Falls hostel he was instruced not to climb to the summit. WANGANUI WOOL SALE. i Nearly £750,000 was realised for J I wool disposed of at the Wanganui J wool sale on Thursday. It was estitj mated that of this amount £200,000 was received by Taranaki sheep farmers. Two more sales will be held 3 | at Wanganui this year and from ths | total proceeds about £500,000 should , | come to Taranaki. . 1 t WEEKLY NEWSREELS. - The management of the Plaza 3 Theatre advises that New Zealand j Theatres Ltd. have recently signed j - a contract for. the supply by air-mail t 1 from England of the Pathe British ' Air-Mail News Service weekly news- : reels. As a result news features ; I filmed in England will be released j I for screening three weeks later. Strat- : ■ ford theatres are placed early on the list for release in New Zealand. :