NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20039, 11 September 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Light Frosts at Gisborne The fchird in' a succession of light frosts was experienced in Gisborne yesterday morning. Last Friday there was a frost of nine-tenths of a degree, while on Saturday there was one three-tenths of a degree, and yesterday there was one of 2.3 degrees.

On Parade and Off A well-known Mastertcn resident has joined the East Coast Mounted Rifles as a trooper, and on parades he moves smartly at the request of the officer commanding his unit. This officer is an employee of the trooper mentioned, and off parade their positions are reversed.

Post Office Moved

The Mohaka Post Office, which was damaged by flood last year, and which was left in an unsafe position when the river changed its course, has now been shifted back to higher ground and should be safe from any furthei floods. The present swing bridge across the river is being replaced by a stronger and safer swing bridge. Aftermath of Collision

Arising out of a collision at the intersection of McLean and Clifford streets on July 14, a motorist, Victor Roland Parkes (Mr. K. A. Woodward) appeared before Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. Parkes was the driver of a car involved in a collision, with a light trade vehicle, and pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving his ear without due care and attention. It was stated in evidence called by SeniorSergeant J. F. H. Macnamara that the intersection was a very bad one and was almost a hidden one, due to a large hedge growing on private property. Witnesses for the defence claimed that the speed of the van driven by the second party in the collision had been one of the chief causes of th e collision. Parkes was convicted and fined £2 and costs. Research to Continue At a meeting of the Poverty Bay Historical Research Committee, held to discuss the possible effects of the war upon the objects which the committee was formed to serve, it was decided that every effort should be made to complete at an early date the preparation of the historical review which was undertaken as a centennial project. It was pointed out that while some members of the committee might be presumed to be beyond military service age, _ and therefore unlikely to have their research interrupted by the direct effect of the war, others were members of Defence Force units and the holders of commissions. Since any change in the personnel of the committee woulo require a recommencement of certain sections of the research, the present members felt that the material in hand should be consolidated at once. It was suggested that though the war crisis probably would retard the general centennial celebrations, and might even cause a general postponement, the research carried out by the committee would not be wasted.