NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20637, 18 August 1941, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Broadcast to Women A broadcast address to women will, be given from station 2ZM at 8.15 o'clock this evening by the Mayoress, Mrs. N. H. Bull. • interned in Portugal Sergeant-Pilot Gordon Kenneth Williams. aged 19, who has been interned in Portugal as a result of a forced landing, is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs.- W. T. R. Williams, Rototuna, Hamilton. Notifiable Disease Seven cases of infectious disease — one ol' enteric fever, three of bacilliary dysentery and three of tuberculosis — were reported in the East Cape health district for the week ended at noon to-day. Three deaths from tuberculosis also were reported. Pal! Prom Truck As a result of an injury received last night, Mr. Victor Parkes, Motuhora. was taken to the Cook Plospital. He was riding on the back of a motor truck while returning to his home when he fell off, receiving bodily injuries. He was attended by the district nurse and later taken to hospital. Week-end Frosts A frost of 3.3 degrees was recorded at the Gisborne meteorological station, Dalton Field, this morning. Yesterday morning a frost of 2.3 degrees, the first since last. Tuesday, was recorded at the station. During the week-end ,02in. of rain was recorded as a result of two short but heavy showers on Saturday. Interned in Algiers Advice' that her only son, PilotOfticer Douglas Westland Garland, aged 22, has been interned in Algiers, lias been received by Mrs. K. M. Garland. Epsom, Auckland. The last letter Mrs. Garland received from her son said he was flying' a Wellington bomber on raids over Germany and she is at a loss to know how he came to be in French Morocco. She had received no advice that he was missing. Bowlers Play Crib The first of the Saturday afternoon cribbage tournaments which are being held weekly by the Kahutia Bowling Club until the green is opened was held on Saturday. There were 10 tables in play. Mr. Chas. Scott was the winner, and Mr. George Barber second. Afternoon tea was served, and the action of the social committee in arranging the tournaments was heartily endorsed. Mr. Paul Fischbach capably supervised the play, Mr. A. Sawyer being the umpire. Unusual Visitor An unusual visitor to Gisborne in the form of the long-tailed cuckoo was heard in the native bush plantation in Anzac Park during the week-end. The Kniti resident who reported the visitor to-day stated that the shining cuckoo had been known to come to Gisborne occasionally, but 'he had not noted the presence of the long-tailed variety before. Another unusual point is that the visitation is about six weeks earlier than the recognised time for the commencement of the migration to this country, and the cuckoo is seldom heard before the end of September. The arrival of the cuckoo is looked forward to by those who follow the bird's movements, for an early appearance is believed to herald an early spring. National Savings Appeal An appeal to the people of the Dominion to support the national savings campaign in still greater numbers was made by the chairman of the National Savings Committee, Mr. T. N, Smallwood, in a national service broadcast last evening. Mr. Smallwood stated that so far there were 200,904 national savings accounts and the committee was appealing tor another 50,000 without delay. When this number was compared with the number of households and the population of the Dominion this goal was very modest, he thought. “The second objective of the committee.” said Mr. Smallwood, “is to raise £3,000,000 from national savings during the year ended March 31, 1942. So far £2,526,003 has been raised, of which £1,204,607 has been received lor the current financial year. The third objective is to raise £10,000,000 by means of a war loan by September 2.”