NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21549, 31 October 1944, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Hospitality .in New York Great appreciation was expressed by Squadron Leader W. If. Stratton, on behalf of a draft of New Zealand serv'icement and wives and children which recently returned to New 'Zealand, of the great time the draft had been given during a 14 days’ stay in New York.

Moth Collector’s Request From Mr. M. Barr, Kopua, Hawke’s Bay, the Herald has received a request that he be put in touch with any Gisborne resident who can supply him with specimens of the large green caterpillars of the puriri moth which he believes to be plentiful in this district. Mr. Barr is a collector' ,of native moths, butterflies and beetles, and as a collector is willing to pay for suitable specimens in good condition.

With One Exception . With one exception, there had been no serviceman who had returned to New Zealand so far for whom the -Rehabilitation Department had not been able to find useful work, said the Minister of - Rehabilitation, the Hon. C. F. Skinner, when laying the foundation stone of the Christchurch disabled servicemen’s training: centre. The exception, said Mr. Skinner, was a Christchurch man who had lost both hands and both eyes. His 'rehabilitation presented the department with a very difficult problem. The rehabilitation of disabled men in general was a most difficult problem, he added, but it was the department’s job and its only job.—P.A; : Record Entries For Waikato Show Entries constituting a record in many sections have been received for the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Summer Show at Hamilton this week. In the cattle pavilion extra pens will have to be erected to accommodate the overflow of stock. A Dominion record has been created for the bacon pig competition, with entries of 300, representing GOO pigs. In many classes the entries exceed those received for the Royal Show held in Hamilton in 1938. They include 152 Aryshires, 99 Friesians, 329 Jerseys, 300 fat pigs, 1075 hunters and ponies, 531 children’s calves, 34 entries in the Dominion fi’mping competition, and 37 in the Dominion pony hunter contest. —P.A.

Change in Show Days Many Gisborne people have not yet adjusted their minds to the change in the days of the week chosen for the annual show of the Poverty Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Association. For many years the association has held its fixture on the Tuesday and Wednesday, but this year the show will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, November 8 and 9. The change is of general interest, since a number of other functions hinge upon the show, and more than one instance has occurred during the past week in which people planning for the first or second show night have found themselves astray. Two major functions which occur this year in connection with the show are the annual reunion of the Gisborne Returned Services' Association and a tournament under the auspices of the Gisborne Boxing Association, on the first and second nights respectively.

Monday Morning Railcar The railcar service provided on Monday mornings, by which passengers from Gisborne are able to connect with the southbound express at Napier, is to be further adjusted to the advantage of Gisborne and East Coast patrons. The car now leaves Gisborne at 2 a.m., shortly after its arrival from Wellington on completion of its week-end run. As from November 8. according to present advice. the departure for Wairoa will be set back to 3.50 a.m., and the car will run without the present long and inconvenient halt at Wairoa. Mr. T. Martin, stationmaster in charge at Gisborne, stated to-day that the change was in line with the department’s general wish to give the best possible alternative service while coal restrictions continue to affect the normal express schedules. Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., has received a confirmatorv telegram from the Minister of Railways, the Hon. R. Semple, who states that arrangements have now been made to re-service the earlymorning railcar at Gisborne, on completion of its journey from Wellington, instead of at Wairoa.