NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21064, 8 April 1943, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Beach House Bobbed

Thieves who entered the beach house of Mr. Charles Nathan at Piha, Bay- of Islands, stole a,bout £IOO worth of goods, including-furniture, furnishings and liquor.

Salvation Army’s Jubilee • The Salvation Army celebrating its diamond' jubilee in New Zealand by a series of congress gatherings conducted by Commissioner J. Evan Smith at the four main centres. In Wellington the date of the congress will be April 17-10, and I 'one Of the main features will be a. public gatli6rin<•• im the Opera House on Sunday itfiernoon, April 18;-at which the Pritne ’ Minister, 1 the Hi." Hon. P. Fraser, will preside.'-’

“Churchill” School? Illie selection of a suitable name for the blow Intermediate school in Invercargill was discussed by members of the Southland Education Board. “Churchill” was suggested’as a name whjch would perpetuate in the minds of school children the memory of a great figure in history, arid “Tweed Street” was put forward as-a suitable name because of the location bf the school. It was decided to 'discuss a suitable name tit the next meeting of the board.

Youth on 15/- a Day A‘youth of 10 who expressed dissatisfaction with his wages of Ins a day appealed before the Industrial Man-power Committee in Hamilton against, tho man-power officer’s decision that he should remain at his work. Tlie appellant was Trevor John Pawson, timber-worker of Pokaka, who said another youth of 18 Who did the'same work as he did received £1 a day. Appellant said he had no other job to go to. The appeal was dismissed. Missing for a Year

Delayed news that her younger son, Lieutenant John Albert Thodo, aged 30, who was officially presumed lost when 11.M.A.5. Perth was sunk in the Java Sea battle a year ago, is now well in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, has been received by Mrs.- \V. I. Thode, : Mount Eden, Auckland. The first intimation that Eioutcnat t. Thodo’s mother had of his safety was contained in a letter written by Mr. ft. Cnrv, of Perth, to the Aucklander’s wife in Svdney. He had heard several of the prisoners speak Over the Batavia radio. K..S.A. Postal Ballot

A postal ballot is t.o be taken among members of the Gisborne Returned Services Association for the election of the committee for the coming year. There was only one nomination for each of the positions of president and vice-president. Lieu-tenant-Colonel R. F. Gambrill for the former post and Mr G. Bradley Smith Cor the latter. Mr Smith was formerly a member of the committee, on which there are five vacancies and for which six nominations have been received. Those nominated are: Messrs’l. Birchnall (Second N-.Z.E.F.t, G. Crawshuw, 11. D. Chrisp,' I. J. Quigley. W. Oakden and W. J. Willcie (Second N.Z.E.F.). -