NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20120, 14 December 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Birthday of the King

To-day was the forty-third birthday of King George VI, and nags were flown from public buildings throughout the Empire to mark the anniversary.

Remembered Reference to the death of Mr. G. C. Ormond, a past chairman and member of the council* was made at the monthly meeting of the Wairoa County Council yesterday. A motion of sympathy was carried, and it was decided to place on record the council’s appreciation of the services of IMr. Ormond to the district.—Special. Druids’ Children’s Party

On Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock the Druids’ social committee will entertain the children of members of the lodge in the Orange Hall, Cobden street. Ample arrangements have been made to give the children a really jolly time, and many novelties will be introduced to make the afternoon enjoyable both to the children and their parents. It is expected that the gathering, the first of its kind held by the Druids, will prove a great success.

Children Can Help

A suggestion whereby school children could assist in providing comforts for New Zealand’s troops was made by the Mayor of Wairoa, Mr. H. L. .Harker, at the parents’ day function at the Wairoa District High School yesterday. Referring to the war, he stated that it was too much to expect the conflict to have concluded toy the time the schools re-opened, and he suggested that the school children could do their bit during the holidays by collecting bottles in their spare time. These could toe sold at a later date and the money used to form the nucleus of a fund provided toy the children and handed to the Red Cross to he spent in providing comforts for the soldiers.— Special.

Danger to Children A request that it consider the erection of a fence for a distance of two chains on the Mahia-Tatole Cape road where it traversed a cliff on the seafront and was a source of danger to children going to and from school was received by the Wairoa County

Council 'from Mr. J. A. Beer, headmaster of the iMahia Native iSbhool, at the monthly meeting of the council in Wairoa yesterday. When the request was referred to the county engineer, Mr. IR. W. Hawthorne, he stated that probably provision would have to be made in next year’s estimates for widening the road and it would be a very costly job. He agreed that the road at present constituted a danger to children. It was agreed that the engineer should discuss the question with Mr. .Beer.—'Special.

“Iron Lung” Delivered The special respirator designed for the treatment of cases of paralysis and other diseases affecting the breathing organs, and presented to the Cook Hospital Board by Lord Nuffield, arrived to-day by the Margaret W. from Auckland. Known as the “iron lung,” this device is capable of holding a fully-grown person, and its central feature is a wooden case, with an observation panel in the upper side. The patient undergoing treatment is placed in this case, with his head protruding, and the pressure of air in the case is raised and lowered by a pulsating mechanism, acting upon the walls of the chest in such a way that the normal actions of breathing are reproduced. The machine weighs about two tons, and occupies considerable space. It will be assembled at the Cook Hospital within the next week, it is expected, for purpose of trials and demonstrations.