NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20021, 21 August 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Shortage of Science Teachers As a result of a serious' shortage of domestic science teachers, considerable difficulty is being experienced' by the Auckland Education Board in providing cooking instruction at the various training centres in its district.

Birthday of Princess The ninth birthday of Princess Margaret Rose, second daughter of King George and Queen Elizabeth, falls today. She was born at Glamis Castle, Scotland, on August 2;l, 1930, being the first member of the Royal Family to be born north of the Tweed for ■centuries. Princess Margaret Rose is four years younger than lier sister, Princess Elizabeth. Territorial Association By invitation of the Army Department, on whose behalf a recruiting officer is being sent to Gisborne, the Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., has ’sstfed an invitation to all citizens interested in the territorial movement to attend a meeting to be held at the Y.M.C.A. building to-morrow evening. The object of the meeting is to form i Territorial Association in Gisborne, which body will act as a link between the general public and the units in training .for defence.

Inter-collegiate Rugby The 1939 Inter-collegiate Rugby tournament between teams representing Wellington College, Christ’s College (Christchurch). Nelson College ind Wanganui Collegiate School opened in Wanganui on Saturday 'and will conclude to-day. Several old boys of all four schools are resident in Gisborne and will follow the fortunes of the schools with keen interest. The Christ’s College team includes H. B. Williams, a forward, who is a member of the well-known .East Coast family. American Impressed A recent arrival in Wellington is Mr. Harry Easton Surerus, an. American interior-decorator expert, Who has come to New Zealand direct from the Golden Gate Exposition. San Francisco. He has seen many Exhibitions, but after inspecting the progress made at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition he said that he had never seen buildings and grounds so far advanced with the opening date nearly 10 weeks distant. Mr. Surerus was engaged in the design of 14 stalls at the Golden Gate Exposition, and he is in Wellington on a commission connected with the Commonwealth of Australia Pavilion.

Tapioca For Oranges The artists engaged on the modelling for the Dominion Court at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition have found a new use for cereals. The citrus farms of New Zealand are represented by tiny green trees, but the solution of depicting their golden harvests called for ingenuity. Ingenuity is never lacking among the Dominion Court’s staff, however, and tapioca painted yellow serves to indicate oranges. Lemons are yellow painted barley seeds stuck on the modelled trees. Rice grains are also used, .but their purpose is animal and not vegetable. The white backs of sheep in distant pastures are depicted by scattered rice, and the eirect is strikingly real. Pioneer’s Funeral Representatives of many sections of the community gathered at Holy Tripity Church and afterwards at the Taruheru cemetery on Friday to pay their last respects to a Gisborne pioneer, the late Mr. Joseph Burton Kells, of 1G Score road. Canon A. E. Hall conducted the service at the church and also officiated at the graveside. The pall bearers were.—At the church: Mr. G. 11. Sceats, representing the Poverty Bay Rugby Union; Mr. A. J Stock. Sheepowners’ Federation; Mr. R. !F. Gamibrill, R.S.A.; Mr. R. Fitzgerald, Common, (Shelton and Company’s directors; (Mr. A. R. Gardiner, Common, Shelton and Company’s staff; Mr. W. Turnbull, a partner of deceased in farm ownership; Mr. J. G. Fraser, manager of Mangatu station; and (Mr. S. Y. Dodgshun. At the graveside: Messrs. E. M. Hutchinson, E. J. Miller, H. Drummond, G. Crowley, L. Crowley, W. Crowley, R. Hutchinson and J. R. Mills.