NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20050, 23 September 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Power Extension Stopped The Horowhenua Power Board has been forced to discontinue the extension of power to the west end of Foxton Beach because of restrictions placed on it following the outbreak of war Rugby Team Travels Under the management of Mr. T. O’Brien, members of the Marist junior Rugby team, junior grade champions, left yesterday for Napier, where they are to play NapierMarisls on McLean Parle. The team will return to Gisborne to-mOrrow. Removal of Car A motor car owned by Mr. R. G. Clare was removed from Read's Quay yesterday afternoon, and was found at Manutuke last night with a youth asleep in the vehicle. The youth appeared in the Children’s Court before Mr. C. Blackburn, J.P., to-day, and was charged with the unlawful conversion of the vehicle. He was remanded in custody.

A Baby Seal Several men fishing off the breakwater last evening were interested in a baby seal, which climbed out of the sea on to the breakwater extension. The seal, which was about 2ft. Gin. long, was by no means friendly, and when several of the men approached the seal indicated his desire to be left alone, later going back into the water.

Petrol Supplies for Dance Bands Many inquiries have been received by the New Zealand Musicians' Union as to the rights of musicians to use their cars for transport to and from engagements, and to obtain sufficient petrol supplies. Up to the present this has been refused, and some inconvenience has been experienced by dance bands, particularly in country districts, in fulfilling engagements. The matter is being taken up by the secretary of the union, Mr. J. If. Collins, with the Fuel Controller.

Aero Club Training Pilots training at Hastings have been arousing comment in the past few days with their formation flights over the town. The Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club’s Tiger Moth, which had been out of commission for a time, while undergoing its annual overhaul, took the air on Thursday afternoon, and trainees had been making the most of the opportunities to increase their flying experience offered bv perfect weather. The club’s Moth Major and Porterfield also had beeiv in keen demand.

Less Overseas Travel One result of the war has been a marked decrease in travel abroad, and numbers of Auckland shipping companies have experienced many cancellations in forward bookings. Neutral shipping lines are affected to much the same extent as British. This was shown in a recent sailing from Auckland, when all but a few travellers who had to return to their homes cancelled passages to the East. The seasonal trend of travellers returning from the Northern Hemisphere to New Zealand is now at its height, and shipping accommodation is congested

Trout Fishing Regulations New trout fishing regulations for certain districts close to Rotorua are announced in the Gazette. From October 1, artificial fly only will be legal in the Maungatawhiri, the Oraka between the railway bridge above Putaruru and the Oxford bridge at Tirau, the headrace from Lake Arapuni, the Waihau from its source to the crossing on the Tirau-Rotorua road. Artificial fly, artificial minnow and spoon will be obligatory on the Waikato from the Arapuni powerhouse to the spillway at Horahorn, that stretch of Lake Arapuni from , a point one mile above the dam, the remainder of the Waikato from Horahora to the mouth may be fished with natural or artificial flies, natural or artificial minnows, and spoons. The stretch of the Waihau from the Tirau-Rotorua road to Okoroire will require artificial fly and spoon.