NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21602, 3 January 1945, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

, Fatal Fall from Ladder j When he slipped off a ladder while painting his house at Auckland; an elderly man suffered injuries from which he died later. He was Mr. Arthur Thomas Eyre, aged 63, a saddler, of 1769 Great North road, Avondale. Three Months’ Imprisonment A Maori labourer. Junior Peneha, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M.. in tiie Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of £lO from the home of Gordon John Gregory, Whatatutu.. Good Blade Shearing; TT ' Trß^ A creditable performance of blade shearing was carneu out recfeiiuj ~n the property of Mr. B. Bray, in the Mount Stoker district, Middlemarch, when three shearers nut through 501 sheep were fully-woolled Romney The tallies were: A. Merrilees 174, M. Jackson 168. J. Driver 159. The sheep were fully-woollen RomneyCorriedale cross ewes. Campers Celebrate A gay crowd of campers welcomed the New Year in traditional style at the Waikanae Beach on Sunday night. At midnight they formed a large circle in the open and gave a spirited rendering of “Auld Lang Syne” as the town clock chimed for the last time in 1944. Subsequent efforts to make merry bore a decided Scotch flavour, and pipers arrived on the scene in the early morning. Eclipses in 1915 i Of tiie four eclipses predicted to | occur this year only two, one of tho sun and tiie other of tho moon, will be visible in New Zealand. The first, which will be an annular eclipse of tiie sun to the north of the Dominion, will be visible here only ns a largo partial eclipse on January 14, A partial eclipse of tiie moon occurring after midnight on June 26 will also be visible here, but tiie remaining two. an eclipse of the sun on July 10 ancl a total eclipse of die moo'tt on December 19 next, will not be visible at any stage from this country. Bathers’ Appreciation

The appreciation of many visiting holiday-makers lias been expressed to tiie Waikanae Bench Improvement Society in respect of Hie facilities provided for casual bathing. Tiie society's .receipts also give a reliable indication of the public use of the bathing facilities. Since Christinas Eve, no fewer than 5000 admissions have been paid for. and probably 2000 or 3000 children at least have used the free accommodation-for boys and girls respectively. The number oi camps litis fallen from the peak of 145 established on rfoxing Day to 143 to-day. but parties are still flowing through the camp in substantial numbers, and the season's total of people accommodated in tiie camping area should easily create a record.