NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20102, 23 November 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Wairoa Killing Season The 1939-40 killing season at the works of Swift (N.Z.) Company, Ltd., Wairoa, began on Monday. On the first day 1045 lambs were killed and on Tuesday a further 1078 were handled. It is stated that the quality of the lambs so far killed has been particularly high.—Special. “Must Look Like Cricketers’’ The nondescript attire of a few cricketers participating in the Wairoa Cricket Association’s competition was the subject of comment at a meeting of the executive. The suggestion was made that players offending in this direction should be asked to leave the field—Special. Suggested Visit of H.B. Cricketers to Wairoa It was decided, at a meeting df the executive of the Wairoa Cricket Association on Tuesday evening, to write to the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association with a view to obtaining a visit from its junior representative team. — Special. Shining Cuckoo Recent visitors to Waikaremoana have noticed numerous shining cuckoos there. The large tracts of virgin forest are a favourite haunt of this bird, but it is thought that there are even more this year than usual. Snipe have been numerous on the lessfrequented lakes in the Rotorua district and particularly near Rainbow Mountain and Waiotapu.

Alleged Theft of £sl Charged that on divers dates between November 1, 1939, and November 21, at Paritu, he did steal £sl, the property of John Crombie, John Symes, a store manager, aged 24, of Paritu, appeared before Mr. M. J. Gemmell, J.P., and Mr. H. A. Bygum, J.P., in the Wairoa Police Court yesterday and was remanded to appear to-day. Application for the remand was made by Senior-Sergeant D. Clark, who stated that there were still some inquiries to be made. —Special.

Winner of £IOOO “There will be no need for motor salesmen to try and sell me a car or estate agents to sell me a house, for I have both a car and a house,” said the winner of the second prize of £IOOO in the “One For Luck” art union, Mr. V. E. Dowsett, Wanganui. Mr. Dowsett, who is a married man with two sons, said that probably he would invest the £4OOO. He had delayed buying the ticket and telephoned to a young woman relative and asked her to purchase one for him. Coal Yard Fire A small shed in a Derby street wood and coal yard, occupied by Messrs. Jury apd Parry, Limited, was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning. A call was received by the Gisborne Fire Brigade at 2.50 a.m. and the men had the outbreak under control in quick time. Large piles of wood at either end of the shed and a petrol pump nearby were untouched by the flames. The probable cause of the fire was from embers left smouldering in a forge in the shed, which was used for putting lead heads on nails. It is understood that neither the shed nor its contents was covered by insurance.

Echelons of New Division ■‘Echelon,"’ which is in frequent use in connection with the organisation of the Second New Zealand Division, continues to puzzle a number of people, both as to its meaning and pronunciation. It is pronounced, roughly, “eshalong.” It is a military term describing a formation of troops in which successive divisions are placed parallel to one another, but with no two oil the same alignment. Less technically, the formation can be described as a series of steps. As applied to the new divisions it means that parallel to the first body of troops recruited but not so far forward will be the second lot, and that the third enlisted body will occupy the same relative position to the second. Stranded Port Bowen Following a' discussion regarding the removal of the stranded liner Port Bowen from Castled iff Beach, it was decided at the monthly meeting of the Wanganui Harbour Board to hold a special meeting, when a suggestion for tlie disposal of the liner is received from the owners, who will be invited to send representatives to the meeting. The managing-secretary of the board, Mr. W. J. Gardner, said the agents, H. R. Beauchamp and Company, had written to the board regarding tlie removal of the ship from the beach. A reply had been sent to the effect that the Harbours Act provided for the removal of the wreck in a manner satisfactory to the board, and the board would require compliance with that provision.