NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20630, 11 August 1941, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Rain in the Waiapu Heavy rain 101 l throughout the northern Waiapu on Friday and 4in. was recorded at Tikitiki at 9 a.m. on Saturday for (he preceding 24 hours. All streams were running high and'a few slips were reported.-—Special. Thirty-Seven Convictions A fine of £2 was imposed on Patrick Cahill, aged 55, a labourer, when he appeared before Mr. C. Blackburn, J.P., in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court to-day on a charge of having been found drunk in Gladstone road. Cahill said he was not feeling 100 well, and he had a drink which upset him. Senior-Sergeant J. F. H. Macnamara stated that Cahill had 3(1 previous convictions, and he had been once previously convicted in the past six months. All Roads Open . All the roads leading out of Gisborne were open to traffic this morning, according to a report from the resident A.A. patrol, Mr. G. V. Merton. As far as it was known, there were no slips in the Waioeka Gorge, the rain coming from a different quarter from that which caused blockages in the Gorge. For the 48 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day 0.78 in. of rain was recorded at the Gisborne meteorological station, Darlon Field, while 0.95 in. felt at the signal station. The total rainfall for this month is now 2.24 in., compared with the average of 4.25 in. for August. News of Silk Stockings Another instance of the rapid manner in which news of silk stocking supplies spreads about Auckland is quoted by a business man. After a lot of whispering, he noticed several of his women employees leave his premises, and, wondering what was afoot, he decided to follow them. Ail went into a nearby store where a small consignment of stockings had just been placed on sale. Appreciating the position, the business man joined his staff at the counter and secured a pair for his wife, observing at the same time that three other men were making similar, purchases. Penalty for Unauthorised Collectors Mention of the severe penalty that awaits unauthorised collectors of patriotic funds was made by the chairman, Mr. N. H. Bull, at the recent meeting of the East Coast Provincial Patriotic Council. A Coast member of the council stated that it appeared that there were some unauthorised collectors operating on the Coast and collecting money solely lor their own gain. Mr. Bull said that a penalty of £IOO, and £lO for each day that the offence continued, could be imposed on any unauthorised person caught collecting funds. A permit must be obtained by anyone wishing to collect for patriotic funds or conducting competitions of any sort to raise funds. Preventing Petrol Thefts The new 25 per cent cut in petrol rations for private motoring has made fuel even more precious, and attention has been drawn to a home-made device which may be fitted to petrol tanks to safeguard the small stocks of fuel from thieves. The idea, which originated in England, may be applied 'to cars where the intake pipe to the petrol tank runs through the luggage locker. A short section of the pipe within'the locker leading to the tank cap is replaced with a length of rubber hose. When the car is parked the driver has only to disconnect one end of the rubber and fasten the locker. It is then impossible for petrol thieves to insert a tube to siphon out the fuel.