NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19985, 10 July 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

IVhat About The Horses? “What are you going to do about gasmasks for the horses in the event of war?” asked one wit of Lieutenant R. 11. Perrett at the recruiting meeting in Wairoa on Friday evening. “We'll fix them up with nosebags," was the quick rejoinder. — Special. ‘Why Not Taxis?" “Why not taxis?” asked Major JO. Scott at the recruiting meeting in Wairoa on Friday evening, when Lieutenant R. 11. Perrett was explaining that in the cities men attending drills were allowed tram fares one way. Major Scott's remark provoked much laughter.— Special. Cannot Get Past Social Security “I was waiting for that.” said Lieutenant R. H. Perrett at the recruiting meeting in Wairoa on Friday evening, when he was asked by me member of the audience if the pay and camp allowance for troopers was to be net or gross. "You cannot got past Hie social security lax.' added Lieutenant Perrett, amidst much laughter.—Special. Levy on Visitors Subject to the same co-operation aeing extended by boarding-house, lo'iel and private motor camp proirietors, the Rotorua Borough Council has decided to impose a rcgistraion levy of sixpence on all visitors .o the municipal motorists’ camp ,vith the object of assisting the fund for the erection of centennial memminis in Rotorua.

Hicks Bay’s Wet Month Heavy rain was experienced in the Hicks Bay district during June and the month’s total of 11. Olin. at /latarau station was the highest tally for the Coast. Pakihiroa, on the lower slopes of Mount I-likurangi, usually tops the list for heavy rainfall, but on this occasion Matarau station's aggregate was .50in. above the Pakihiroa figure. The month’s rainfall at Matarau was spread over 19 wet clays, compared with 17 days and a tally of 11.19 in. for June last year. For the first six months of the year there was ft total of 25.86 in. of rain, as against 72.97 in. for the corresponding period, in 1928.

Encouraging Manx Cats "There will be a lot of Manx cats about if we offer one shilling a tail for wild cats,” tea id Mr. M. B. Scully (Buffer) at the half-yearly meeting of the council of tiro Soutli Island AcJffmatiisation Societies at fimaru, when members were discussing rates to be paid for the extermination of vermin. Mr. J. McDonald (South Canterbury), said that a lot of domestic cats which people did not want to keep would soon nave their tails cut off if a premium .vere put on wild cats. On the suggestion of Mr. H. G. Williams (Otago), it was decided to eliminate wild cats from the list of vermin.

"Welcome Stranger!” When a person from overseas arrives at Wellington with his car, he is not allowed to use it until he has obtained a local driving license, no matter what his driving credentials overseas may be. That is not the case in Sydney. When anyone from New Zealand or England or anywhere else, arrives al Sydney with a car, he is granted a provisional license for a month, which is Sydney’s way of saying “Welcome Stranger!” It at the end of that month the person wishes to see more of the State, he simply applies for an extension of his provisional license, and is able to get it (up to a month) without any trouble.

Ridge-Pole of Tamatekapua When the famous meeting-house of Ngati Whakaue, Tamatekapua, at Ohinemutu, was built, it was constructed with one giant ridge-pole made from a knhakatea tree cut in the vicinity of Ngongotaha. This ridgepole is nearly 70ft. long, and although it has suffered .somewhat from the passage of the years, is stiff a fine piece of timber. The elders of the tribe have been exercised as to what should be done with the old ridgepole, and have decided, with the approval of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, to use it and the barge boards from the front of the demolished Tamatekapua, to erect an archway a't the entrance to the soldiers’ cemetery adjacent to St. Faith’s Church at Ohinemutu.

Driven from Germany The case of a German refugee now in England, Dr. Heinz Golzen. was considered last week by the mission committee of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. It was stated that Dr. Golzen was a doctor of laws, and became a judge in Germany. On account of his having some nonAryan blood, he was dismissed from his" post. He took up Wie study of theology and was ordained as a pastor, but .more recently he had been forced to Jeave his country. He was now in England seeking an opening in some other Hand. The mission committee decided that, provided permission could he obtained) for Dr. Golzen to enter New Zealand,’ it would be prepared to accept hilm for home mission work.

Import Licenses The recent experience of one importer can be quoted ns something out of the usual. His goods were landed at Dunedin packed in tanks instead of the customary cases, but no license had been obtained .for the tanks, and therefore Application had to be made to Wellington to have them admitted. A delay of three week's was the result. The rather amusing sequel tiff this experience was that the tanks themselves were later sold to a Government department. Immunization Campaign Satisfaction with the progress being made with the work of immunizing Wellington school children against diphtheria by means of three small doses of anatoxin was expressed in an interview by Dr. B. Wvn Irwin, medical officer of health, Wellington, who is in charge of the Campaign. The immunization was being carried out at greater speed that had been expected, he said, and it was hoped to have the children in all the large Wellington schools treated before the end of the year. Reeds by the Thousand The extent of the reed panelling work, or tuku-luku, which will be necessary in connection with the reconstruction of Tamatokapua meet-ing-house at Ohinemutu. may be gauged from the fact that approximately 30,000 stems of kakaho reeds have been ordered from Ngaruawahir to enable the work to be carried out. The 'Weaving of the intricate pattern--: of the tuku-tuku will all be carried out by the people of Ngati Whakauc tribe, the work -being done in the evenings in the Arts and Crafts School building at Ohinemutu. Work upon the tuku-tuku for the Wahaio meetinghouse at Wihakarewarewa, which has been in progress 'for some months, is almost completed, and preparations are being made .for the preparation of the Tamateka-pua panellings.