NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20619, 21 November 1941, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

The Hottest Day Yesterday was the hottest day of the summer to date, and the maximum temperature at the aerodrome was 83.4 in. The minimum night temperature was also the highest of the season, and did not go below GO degrees, while on the grass the temperature fell no lower than 46.2 degrees. To-day started with an early burst of heat, and at 9 a.m. the thermometer had risen as high as 78.2 degrees.

Gruesome Warning

Speaking at the Wellington Travel Club’s gathering, Lieutenant Carey Stevenson, assistant U.S.A. naval observer in New Zealand, said that before he left Washington he had heard the most gruesome things about the railway between Auckland and Wellington. He had been warned to be prepared to be tossed right out of the train on curves, and to be rolled out of his bunk at any time, but on venturing the journey, he had found it a very pleasant trip.

Changes in Importance

An indication that matters which command considerable attention in normal times should have less importance attached to them during the present crisis was given by Mr. Justice Callan at Auckland. He described as very satisfactory the settlement of a claim that was to have been argued before him. “It would not have been very edifying,” he added, “in the midst of world war, that the time of the Court should have been occupied about the ownership of a trotting horse.”

Names Struck Off

Eighteen names were struck off the roll for the Gisborne electorate today, when objections were raised concerning them by Mr. D. W. lies to Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court. No appearance was made by any of the electors whose names were called and who were claimed to have lost their qualifications to remain on the roll. The grounds for the deletion of a further name were not sustained, and Mr. lies withdrew the application in regard to this.

National Savings

The Victory Flag signifying that Gisborne has attained its weekly quota of £lOl2 was hoisted at the masthead of the Post Office flagpole this morning for the first time. The district organiser, Mr. P. B. Meredith, states that the result is most gratifying, especially in view of the fact that the quota was reached in the first four days of the week. With to-day’s and to-morrow's investments yet to be accounted for, it is confidently expected that a substantial surplus in excess of the amount aimed at will result.

Empire Black List A supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, published this week, carries a long list of enemy firms and other business institutions of the enemy trading emergency regulations, 1939. Those whose names appear on the list will receive no facilities for trade which can be withheld from them by British direction or influence, in accordance with the terms of the regulations. New Zealand's action against the firms and individuals named is taken in concert with the United Kingdom and other Empire countries, and doubtless also in concert with the Governments of countries allied with Great Britain.

No Pennies From Royal Mint No pennies have been struck at the Royal Mint during the last 15 months. Some 800 tons of copper a year, the officials calculated, could be saved by ceasing to make them, and it was more important to have copper for the munitions works than lor the pockei. Instead of pennies, far more yellow 12-sided “nickel” 3d. bits are being issued. “Nickel” as a description for these small coins errs handsomely on the side of generosity. The alloy contains exactly 1 per cent of nickel, and the rest is a mixture of copper and zinc—that is, ordinary brass. The Royal Mint has reasons of its own for liking the 12-sided “nickel.” Today all coin making is lucrative. A shilling’s worth of silver will make about 5s of coin. A shilling’s worth of bronze will make about Cs worth of pennies, but a shilling’s worth of nickel-brass alloy will make about 30s in 3d bits.