NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20625, 28 November 1941, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Wairoa Killing Season Starts.

The killing season has commenced at the Wairoa works with a kill of 2,000 lambs a day. The stock is reported to be in fair condition. Heavy killings are expected on account of the long spell of dry weather. It is reported that the labour position is not the best, owing to a shortage of skilled hands. — Special. By-election Nominations As was expected, only two nominations were received by the returning officer of the Bay of Plenty for the forthcoming by-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death on active service of Lieutenant A. G. Hultquist, M.P. The Labour Party nominated Mr. Chas. ' Mills, Gisborne, and the National Party renewed its nomination of Mr. W. Sullivan, Whakatane, who contested the seat at the 1938 elections against the late member. The by-election will be held on December 13. Cooking- Appliances Four occupants of State Housing Department flats equipped with grillers or “stovettes” applied to the Poverty Bay Electric-Power Board to-day for the application of cooking rates instead of heating rates to their consumption of electricity through their cooking appliances. The managing secretary, Mr. R. P. Baigent, stated that the appliances were not permanently wired in, and the board had no check upon their use. The State Housing Department had been advised before the appliances were installed that heating rates would apply. The difference between heating and cooking rates over the year, on the basis of present consumption in the flats, would be about £1 10s per annum. The board decided to take no action.

Teachers and Parents Meet. So that the teachers at the Wairoa District High School and the parents of pupils could meet socially and get to know one another, a happy social evening was held in the Wairoa Anglican Church hall, where the teachers were entertained by the Parents' League. The evening was spent in dancing, games and competitions, and items were contributed by Mrs. iMcCorkindale, Mr. H. S. Nightingale,, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baker, and Mr. Monty Jury and party. The accompanists were Mrs. C. W. Tomlinson and Mr. Baker. Community singing was led by Mr. J. Fish and Mr. C. W. Tomlinson was the M.C. During the evening the headmaster, Mr. O. H. E. Yates, thanked the league for its hospitality and the league’s chairman, Mr. H. G. Jamieson, replied.—Special.

Wedding Incident While he was being married on Wednesday in the Hastings registry office, which is in the same building in which a sitting of the No. 4A Armed Forces Appeal Board was field, a reservist who had been appealed for by the Director of National Service . heard his name called. He answered the call from the registry office across a passage. The wedding ceremony was just at an end when the case was called, but as the employer had not appeared the appeal was stood down, and the bridegroom had an hour's wait before it was called again. In the meantime, his bride waited outside. When the case was finally called, with the employer concerned still absent, the reservist informed the board he had not intended to appear himself, and his presence was entirely due to the chance calling by a constable oi t his name while he was still in the registry office.