NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20079, 27 October 1939, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Huts for YVaikaremoana Six lints are being built in the Rotorua Tourist Department workshops for the Government hostel at Waikaremoana. The huts are being built in sections, and will be transported to Waikaremoana for erection before the holiday season commences.

Queen Carnival Aid The Poverty Bay Electric-Power Board to-day received an acknowledgment from the sports queen candidate in the recent centennial queen carnival of aid given to the committee through the use of the board-room. The help given was much appreciated, the letter stated.

Metal on Wairoa Roads Following the receipt of numerous complaints from the Wairoa district to the effect that motorists arc concerned at the quantity of metal scattered on roads, the Automobile Association (Hawke's Bay) lias decided to approach the Public Works Department. for the services of an electric magnet on the roads in question. The patrol of the association recently visited the area and encountered several punctures on the trip.

Cruelty to a Pig

A charge of cruelly ill-treating a pig by causing it to be left lied in such a manner as to cause it unnecessary suffering was preferred against Friday Whaanga in the Wairoa Police Court yesterday. After hearing the evidence offered by Sergeant D. Clark and by the defendant, Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., convicted and fined the defendant £3 and costs, time being allowed for the payment of the fine.— Special.

Eclipse of the Moon To-morrow evening there will be a partial eclipse of the moon, but only part of the phenomenon will be visible In New Zealand, as the moon will not rise until the eclipse is about half over. When the moon rises at G. 51 p.m. most of its surface will be obscured by the earth's shadow, but the shadow will then be moving off and the eclipse to all intents and purposes will end at 8.18 p.m., although the moon will not finally leave the penumbra until a little over an hour later.

Country Motorists A suggestion that there should be representatives of she Whangarei, Pukekohe, Hamilton and Gisborne districts on the council of the Automobile Association (Auckland) was made by the chairman of the Hamilton advisory committee, Mr. L. J. Mark, at the annual meeting in Hamilton. Mr. Mark said he thought this step was necessary so that country members could keep in closer touch with the organisation. It might entail extra expense, but it would be well worth while.

Assault on a Child

-Described by the prosecutor, Sergeant D. Clark, as an unfortunate type of youth, Rangi Heremia, aged 19, appeared before Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., in the Wairoa Police Court yesterday charged with assaulting a girl aged 21 years at Nuhaka. Sergeant Clark described the assault and said that the accused was employed as a farm labourer. He had had no education and had been knocked about from pillar to post. He was very fond of the child concerned and the little girl was always with him on the farm. The accused was admitted to probation for two years.—Special.

Unusual Excuse

The novel excuse that he had awakened one morning and found two bottles of beer was offered by Tuke Iraio when he was charged in the Wairoa Police Court yesterday with supplying liquor to other natives for consumption off licensed premises. The charge followed upon a visit paid by Sergeant D. Clark to a house in which he found the accused and the liquor, Iraia then telling the sergeant that, he had found the beer in his pocket, Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., convicted and fined the accused £2 and costs.—Special.

Hottest Day In Six Months

Yesterday proved the hottest day of the season in Gisborne. The maximum shade temperature was 71 degrees and this is the first time the shade temperature has exceeded the 70 mark since last autumn, 71 degrees being recorded on April 2G. This spring has been a much colder period than that of the corresponding period of 1938. when a shade temperature of 70 degrees was recorded as early as September 13, while in October there were no less than 14 occasions on which the temperature rose to 70 degrees or more. The maximum temperature in October last was 78 degrees.

Work on Auckland Aerodrome It is not likely that any construction will be done on the proposed municipal commercial aerodrome on the Manukau mudflats during the war. After this site had been recommended by a committee of Government exports a survey and engineering investigation was undertaken by the Auckland city engineer, Mr. J. Tyler. This was estimated to cost £2OOO, of which the Government agreed to find half. So far about £1565 has been spent on the work, which is now expected to be completed by the end of this year. Advice lias been received by the Auckland City Council that so far as the Government is concerned no construction work will be undertaken on the site during the war.

Line Staff Commended

The smart work of the line staff under the direction of the engineer, Mr. F. Matthewson, in overcoming a power outage which occurred on October 16 through a breakdown of apparatus at the Patutahi sub-station, on the Government’s share of the line, was commended by the Poverty Bay Electric-Power Board at to-day's meeting.! The engineer gave a brief explanation of the circumstances of the breakdown and the measures taken to obviate inconvenience to the board’s consumers. The chairman, Mr. F. R. Ball, commented that the steps taken by the engineer’s staff were so prompt that many people were unaware that a breakdown had occurred,