NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20125, 20 December 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Services Recognised,

In appreciation of more than 25 years’ faithful service as surfaceman, the Cook County Council to-day decided to grant Mr. D. Buckley, Repongaere, a month’s leave on pay on the occasion of his retirement. Councillors expressed pleasure with Mr. Buckley’s work during his term with the council. Mr. Buckley wrote that he was retiring on account of ill-health. Farm Labourer Remanded

Charged with the theft of a sports coat, a pair of trousers, a pair ot bathing trunks, two shirts, a towel, a razor, a bowl of shaving soap, and Cs in money from Mervyn R. Jeffrey, at Makaliri on Sunday last, a farm labourer, James Clarence Cook, aged 23, appeared this morning before Mr. J. H. Ormond, J.P., in the Police Court and was remanded to appear on Friday. Constable G. Waple, who said the accused was arrested at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, applied for the remand on behalf of the Police Department.

Tar-mixing Plant Gutted The Wanganui City Council's tarmixing plant, which was housed in a three-story wooden building in Purnell street, has been gutted by fire. The building was well ablaze when the brigade arrived, and when the flames were got under control halt the building had been badly gutted. The bitumen kettles on the second floor boiled over and added to the fierceness of the ilames, but the main stock of bitumen was stored 'in drums outside. The contents were valued at £2OOO and were insured for £IO7O. The building will be redesigned and rebuilt immediately.

The School of Life “Though many years have passed since I left school, none of us ever really leaves school,” said Mr. Justice Blair at the annual break-up ceremony of St. Matthew’s School, Masterton. “When you come out into the world you are still in a school, and in it you are taught lessons every day.” His Honour commented on the difference between man-made tools and God-made tool, the human brain. A man-made tool blunted with use, he said, but the human brain had the extraordinary faculty that the harder it was worked the sharper it became and the more it was called on to do the more it could do. Beacon’s Aerodrome Finality in the matter of the Beacon’s aerodrome site was expected as soon as the other interested parties reached a settlement, commented Mr. Trevor M. Geddis, in his annual report to the Napier Harbour Board yesterday. “The agreement to lease an area of 520 acres to the Napier Airport Board which was referred to in my last report, was reconsidered during the year,” Mr. Geddis added, “and with the object of further assisting in the establishment of up-to-date aerodrome facilities for Hawke’s Bay, the board revised the original terms, and for a reduced area of approximately 400 acres offered specially attractive leasing proposals to the Airport Board.” Member on Service

Particulars of the arrangements he had made with Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., for the conduct oi electoral business on* beoalf of the Bay of Flenly area during his absence on service with ’-he Special Kew Zealand Force, were received by the Uawa County Council at its monthly meeting this week from Mr. A. G Hultquist, M.P. The council accepted the sugge ;tio.ns made by the district representative, for the period during which Mr. Hultquist is absent in the military service of King and country, and the cleric was instructed to convey to Mr. Hultquist the council’s best wishes for his good health and military success. The Cook County Council to-day received similar notification from Mr. Hultquist, and the council decided to write to Mr. Hultquist thanking him for bis efforts on behalf of the council and wishing him good luck in his service with the military forces.