NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20013, 11 August 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

First Meeting in 42 Years A happy re-union took place in Nuhaka recently, when Mrs. Syd Christy met her sister, Mrs. Julian, East Coast, who was passing through the township. The two sisters had not met for 42 years, Mrs. Christy having gone to America when she was young and married there, afterwards settling in Nuhaka.—Special. Kiwis at Oponae While pig-hunting on the property of Mi*. A. J. Macrae, Oponae, in the Waioeka Valley, an Opotiki sportsman located a kiwi in a hollow log. Mr. McGregor, who found the bird, described it as young and in good condition. This is the second occasion on which the kiwi has been seen in this locality, and it is hoped that the species may thrive in the_ Waioeka, where fern and scrub-covered hillsides offer excellent cover.—Special. Haiti School Affairs In response to an invitation Iron* the Tolaga Bay School, two basketoall teams and a Rugby football team from the Kaiti School will visit Tolaga Bay to-morrow. Arrangements for the trip were made at a meeting of the Kaiti School Commiti.ce on Wednesday. The Hawke’s Bay Education Board wrote to the committee signifying its intention to attend o the raising of a school corridoi and to provide a number of item; of minor equipment. The committee was greatly interested in a demonstration of a film strip projector recently acquired for the school. The headmaster, Mr. A. E. H. Parkinson, reported that a large area at the back of the school grounds had been prepared and a number of native trees planted.

Young Business Men’s Club The fortnightly meeting of the Young Business Men’s Club was held on Wednesday night in Le Grand Cafe,. Mr. C. Allen being installed in the chair and opening the proceedings with amusing anecdotes, After the sergeant-at-arms had carried out his routine duties, the chairman introduced Mr. S. H. Phillips, the speaker of the evening, who addressed members on “Lesser-Knowr Countries of Europe.” He referred in ‘urn to Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland, and though time did no: permit of lengthy descriptions of the physical characters or of the inhabitants of these countries, his thumib-nail sketches made a deep impression on his audience. His discourse on the scenic and geographic aspects of the northern countries was as informative as his brief descriptions of their administration. He was accorded the thanks of the club, at the instance ot the chairman, who expressed the hope that members would hear Mr. Phillips on another occasion.