NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20621, 24 November 1941, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Hawke’s Bay Show Finances Though the actual receipts at the spring Show of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society were £llß 8s 2d less than last year, the estimated profit of £472 was only £75 3s 2d lower than in 1940, indicating that prudence had resulted in a good saving in expenses. Last year the profit was £547. Illegal Raffle

A fine of £3 was imposed on McGregor McLean by Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., at Wanganui for conducting a raffle. McLean, who pleaded guilty, said he was realising on his son’s assets, and had raffled a wireless set among his friends, and was sending the money to his son overseas. Part of the money had already been forwarded. He did not know he was doing wrong.

Bees in Chimney On a fire being lit in a Christchurch house the first clouds of smoke brought tumbling down a swarm of bees which had apparently lodged in the chimney. Although, as could be imagined, the sudden appearance of the bees created much excitement and alarm, the householder had the presence of mind to open a window, and the bees, which displayed no aggressive tendencies, made their escape without more ado.

Imprisoned in Overturned Car Imprisoned in an overturned car for an hour and a half, Mrs. E. Doyle and three small children, of Waitotara, were rescued from their plight uninjured. Mrs. Doyle, whose husband works on Mr. lan Parson’s farm, was motoring into Waitotara, having her two small children and a neighbour’s child with her. The car skidded on a greasy patch and overturned. Acid from the battery burnt through one child’s coat, but did not reach the child’s body.

Growing Opossum Menace Fears that great damage would be done to orchards, gardens, crops and plantations by the increase of opossums was expressed at a meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce. “Opossums present a more serious menace to the production of New Zealand than the deer menace, and that is a very serious statement to make,” said Mr. F. E. Smith. The quanitities and varieties of things that opossums ate made them such a great menace, said Mr. Smith. “We don’t know what they are going to do next.” he said. Growth of State Control Showing the alarming extent to which State control has gone in New Zealand, two charts tabulating some of the foods, goods and industries affected, together with the Ministers, directors and controllers in charge, have been prepared by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, and were shown at a meeting recently. On one was listed items subject to wartime control, and on the other items which are under permanent or quasipermanent control. The suggestion was made that copies of the charts sould be circulated among business houses. It.S.A. Dissatisfied. Dissatisfaction with a reply from the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, to a protest against the appointment of Mr. Harvey Turner as manager of the New Zealand Forces Club in Cairo with the honorary rank of major was expressed at a meeting of the executive of the Auckland Returned Services Association. It was decided to reply that no personal reflection was intended, but that the association strongly objected to the principle involved in an appointment being made, without applications being called, giving field rank to a man who was not an officer holding military rank.