NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20914, 14 October 1942, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Lime Works Destroyed Amriei-s’Lime Company’s works at Paid Paki; -HaWke's ‘Bay, was the Scene of a disastrous fire on Sunday night, and it is estimated that buildings'and machinery'tb the value of at least £SOOO were completely destroyed. Serious Concern Expressed ' Serious concern was expressed at a meeting of the South Auckland Dairy Association in Hamilton regarding rheasures to be taken by the Government to conserve rubber by severely restricting dairy produce deliveries. Theft of Bicycle Alleged A charge of stealing a bicycle, the property of Lorna Waite, was brought against Hilda' Meria in .the Gisborne Magistrate’s -Court- to-day.- An application for a remand to October 21 was made bv Detective-Sergeant R. H. Waterson. and it was not opposed By Mr. -A. J. Stock, who appeared for the accused. Polioe Chase Through Town An escapee from the Rangipo prison camp, Tokaanu, on Monday, Kenneth Edward'"Austin, aged 22, was recaptured at Taihape last Wednesday after a police chase through the town. On Thursday he was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment -with hard labour. He had stolen military clothing valued at £7 and hitch-hiked to Taihape." ‘

Potatoes From America 'Californian potatoes, which are available in many Auckland shops at present,- are relieving the acute shortage of the local product. Large in size, they have all been scrubbed clean, and are proving'very popular with housewives, who have not been able to obtain potatoes for some time. They are retailed at the same price-as t'hose grown locally, 6d per lb.

Liberty Loan Procession ' Two thousand ‘ school children, women of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps and Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, men of the Aerodrome Defence Unit, mechanised units, and decorated floats are expected to take part in the second Liberty'Loan procession through the streets of Christchurch this afternoon. The procession has been organised as part of the campaign to raise" Canterbury’s quota Of the £10,000,000 loan, which has been Fixed at £ 1,000,000.

Bequests of £’<6oo totalling £7600, almost solely to Auckland charities, have been provided for in'the will of Mr. Charles Henry 'Ovvens, a retired farmer, whose death occurred in Auckland on October 2. Mr. Owens has left £JQOO each td the Institute for the Blind,' to the Plunket Society, ' Auckland, to the Henry Brett Memorial Home for girls, to St. Mary’s' Home, Otahuhu, and to the Community Sunshine Association, Auckland.

Censorship Breach '“This is one of the worst cases that have come before’me,” said Mr. J. H. Luxford," S.M., in’ 'Auckland; when Albert Tronson Garlick pleaded guilty to a breach of the censorship regulations. Garlick had written to his sain overseas informing him of certain grounds and buildings takeh over by the authorities, said the magistrate. lie had written about'eyerything lie knew or could observe. Garlick said that he had written what he thought would interest his sdri. A "fine of £lO was imposed. Maori Girls For Farms Speaking in Whangarei with regard to the Maori girls in Northland, Mrs. M. M. Dreaver, M.P. for Waitemata, maintained that a large number of them could be adapted to farming. The wages and conditions on the land were good. The girls should be : removed from the cities, Where conditions were not good, and if it were necessary to find accommodation it would have to be attended to. She contended that Maori girls were very reliable Workers if they were treated properly. v Removed Impounded Cattle • On a charge, of rescuing cattle seized for impounding, Thomas Ryan was fined £1 and costs £1 15s by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court to-day. Mr. H. D. Chrisp, who appeared for the borough ranger, Mr. E. T. Murphy, said the rahgeh had seized a cow and a heifer in' Stanley road, but the defendant headed the cattle off and drove them away. Mr. E. T. Brosnahan, who appeared for the defendant, said that the defendant maintained that the cattle were wrongly impounded, and though this was ho Excuse, counsel asked for leniency because the defendant was an old man.