NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20034, 5 September 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

rolice Recalled In view of the international crisis, all police officers throughout New Zealand on leave have been recalled. New management The Putaruru Hotel has passed under new management, Mr. O. S. Burt having taken over the license from Mr. A. G. Leggatt. Mr. Burt was previously manager of the Gisborne (Hotel. Rainfall at Ruangarclm The rainfall at Ruangarehu, Inland from Tokomaru Bay, during the first eight months of this year measures only- one-third of that recorded at the station for the corresponding period in 1938. The total for the eight months is ■ 33.33 in., compared with 102.87 in. for the 1938 period. Last month 4.33 in. of rain fell at Ruangarehu on 19 wet days, as against 15.09 in. on 17 rain days in August, 1938

Use of Oval Offered With a view to assisting the military- authorities in the matter of suitable parade grounds and training areas, the Poverty Bay RugbyUnion decided last evening to offer the use of the Oval sports ground. Tile offer was made by the chairman, Mr. G. 11. Scents, who said that in other centres similar offers had been made.- No motion on the matter was necessary, members adopting lh e suggestion with acclamation. Good Licensing Area Gisborne, in the Opinion of the relieving magistrate, Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., is a good licensing area and, in comparison with the larger centres, has an enviable record. Presiding at lhe quarterly meeting of the Gisborne Licensing Committee, Mr. Luxford learned from the report that there had been only one breach of the Licensing Act in the quarterly period. “This district is -emar.kably free from licensing offences,” commented Mr. Luxford. Guilder Fined Failure to obtain the necessary oermit to carry out certain work on i ibuilding resulted in a builder, Edward Maginness, being charged with his 'breach of the borough toy-law jefore Mr. J. H. Luxford, SiM., i'.: the Police Court yesterday. The defendant. who was represented toy Mr. f. de V. W. Blathwayt, was convicted ind fined £2. with 12s costs, an order Uso toeing made for payment of -.olicitor’s fees. The action was brought by the Gisborne Borough Council, for whom Mr. 11. D. Chrisp appeared. Idle and Disorderly Appearing on remand before Mr. J. U. Luxford. SIM., in the Police Court yesterday, Edward Gilfin, aged '56, a a'bourer, was charged with being an die and disorderly person in that he had insufficient lawful means of support. Senior-Sergeant J. F. H. Maclamara. who prosecuted, said that the iccused had been remanded to permit iim .to be medically examined. This examination had (boon carried out toy wo doctors and the finding was now before the Bench. The magistrate said hat he did not wish to. send the iccused to prison, but warned him that le must take up a different altitude ..cowards things and get himself some work. The accused was convicted and n-dered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months. Hockey Team’s Return The Poverty Bay women’s hockey team returned to Gisborne yesterday Homing, after a good trip from Blenheim, which included the crossing of Jook Strait -by plane. The first news the members of the team had of the mttoreak of war between Britain and Germany was when they arrived at //airoa late Sunday night. Speaking /esterday regarding the performance if the team in the tournament the manager, Mr. H. IC. Swan, stated that in the whole the forwards and the halves did quite well, but the fulljacks did not have sufficient speed in recovery against the fast attacks from .he opposition. In two games, those against Marlborough A and Auckland, Poverty Bay played up to the best standard.

Sympathy Voiced Sympathy with the resident magistrate, Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in his illness was voiced by members of the Gisborne Licensing Committee at the quarterly meeting held yesterday. On behalf Of the members of the committee, Mr. H. H. DeCosta expressed his fellow-members’ sympathy 'with Mr. Walton in his illness and expressed the hope that he would be restored to health soon. These remarks were endorsed by Mr. B. G. Dudfield, and the clerk of the committee, Mr. E. G. Rhodes, was instructed to convey to Mr. Waiton the sympathy of '.he committee. The relieving magistrate,' Mr. J. 11. Luxford, S.M., who presided, intimated that he would convey to Mr. Walton the good wishes of the committee and mentioned that when visiting Mr. Walton over the week-end he had found him to be in an improved .stale.

Centennial Celebrations At a meeting of the East Coast Provincial Centennial Council, held yesterday afternoon, the Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., informed members that he had called them together to consider whether the outbreak of war should affect the efforts in connection with the centennial. He considered that they should treat the situation as calmly as possible, in the terms of the Acting-Prime Minister’s public announcement regarding the commencement of the war, and in order to secure some guidance in the matter, he had consulted the Acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. P. Fraser. The reply to that inquiry was a stavement that the Government proposed 'that the centennial celebrations should proceed, and that a public announcement on the matter would be made. The meeting adjourned until the statements are available.