NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20071, 18 October 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Sympathy With Parents A motion of condolence with the parents of the late Pilot Officer B. Harker. who was killed recently in England, was passed by members of the Wairoa Harbour Board at the monthly meeting held yesterday. The secretary, Mr. W. Taylor, was instructed to write to Mr. Harker’s parents conveying the sympathy of the board in their bereavement. Maximum Penalty “It is not often that this court has to inflict the maximum penalty, but this is the worst case of its kind to which I have ever listened and is a direct case of fraud,” stated Mr. J. Miller, S.M., in Napier on Monday, in convicting and finiijg £IOO, costs £3 3s, on each of three charges, Richard Gregory, a fanner, of Clive, for making a false income tax return. Scarcity of Roofing Iron Because of the scarcity of roofing iron, it is possible the Wanganui Ag| icultural and Pastoral Association may have to roof its sheep pavilion with tarpaulins. The secretary, Mr. A. R. Donaldson, reported that the Wanganui Jockey Club had given the association permission to roof the pavilion with corrugated iron provided that the building be subject to removal on three months' notice. Sinking of Aircraft Carrier A former Southlander, Mr. Charles Golightly, was one of the members of ;he crew saved when the aircraft carrier 11.M.5. Courageous was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. He left Invercargill about 18 months ago to join the Royal Air Force in England. In a letter to relatives in Invercargill just before the outbreak >f war, he said that be had been loaned by the Air Force to the Navy and had been assigned to H.M.S. Courageous. Mr. Golightly is a son of Mr. F. Golightly, of Otapiri Gorge.

Cook County Women’s Guild There are 23 inmates in the Heni Materoa Children’s Home at present, and in a report to a recent meeting of the Cook County Women's Guild the matron stated that all were in good health. Those present at the meeting were Mesdames H. G. Wellbourne, chairman, I. J. Quigley, J. E. Newton, T. Munro, A. F. Hall, A. Sealey, H. Holmes, T. H. Garrett, J. B. Williams, Wise, H. A. Angell, W. Neal, H. Gilmer, J. W. Fergie, and the matron, Miss Spooner. Accounts totalling £29 5s 8d were passed for payment. Mesdames J. B. Williams and A. Sealey were appointed the visiting committee for the ensuing month. 3estruclion of Trees A protest against the proposed destruction of several trees on the Park Domain was made at last night’s meetng of the Gisborne Borough Council by Cr. H. H. De Costa, who said that the trees marked for removal were ■.till useful and not yet too big. Golfers also objected to the removal of the trees. The town clerk, Mr. W. M Jenkins, stated that tenders had been ;alled for the removal of the trees, >ut none had come to hand yet. On the suggestion of the Mayor, Mr. D W. Coleman, M.P., Cr. De Cosla agreed to submit a notice of motion to come before a meeting of the Domain Board at its next meeting.

Rugby Selector Farewelled Members of the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union on Saturday tendered a farewell function to Mr. Tom French, selector and coach of the district senior representative team for several seasons, who is to proceed to Hamilton shortly on promotion. The function took place at the home of Mr. G. IT. Sceats, chairman of the executive of the union, and brief speeches expressive of appreciation of Mr. French’s services to Rugby football were made by several members of the executive. The management com. mittee’s gifts to Mr. French included a wallet and a document case, and Mrs. French was made the recipient of a presentation, to commemorate her association with the sport of Rugby football in Poverty Bay.

\ir Service Curtailment In view of Gisborne’s isolation and the part it played in the development of the first commercial air route in New Zealand, that between Gisborne and Napier, it was thought yesterday afternoon at the meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce that the town was due for some consideration if skeleton air services were to be carried on. It was decided, on the motion of Mr. L. Miles, seconded by Mr. T. Corson, that a letter be written to Union Airways, Limited, expressing these views and hoping that Gisborne would not be overlooked. Some members said they had heard that New Plymouth was to be linked up by air, but others said that the route would be a direct one from Auckland to Dunedin. American Reaction to War “We wil! not fight” was an opinion freely expressed in New York after the outbreak of war between the Allies and Germany, but after reflection the people altered their views slightly and agreed that they stood for democracy, according to Mr. Ivan Collett, a former Gisborne resident, who was visiting that city at the time war was declared. The American people realised that they believed in the same principles as did those in the British Empire, and if the call did come for their assistance they would stand behind Britain without hesitation. The outbreak of hostilities cut short Mr. Collett’s stay in America by two months, but while there he was agreeably surprised by the hospitality of the people. They could not do enough for visitors and the situation was even embarrassing at times. Mr. Collett visited the World’s Fair in New York, and before that had seen the Swiss International Exhibition at Zurich, while touring the Continent.