NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22197, 6 December 1946, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

English Sporting Spirit "The English are magnificent sports,” said Major J. Finlay, vice-captain of the Kiwi Rugby team, when talking to the Palmerston North Rotary Club. “No matter how they talk or how they behave. they are really wonderful sports on the football field. They can teach us a lot.” More Women Offenders "Women seem to have a monopoly on the traffic offences this morning," said Mr. J. Miller, SJVL, when dealing with a slightly larger list of traffic offenders than usual in the Magistrate’s Court, Hastings, recently. Of the nine cases dealt with by His Worship five involved women. Stranded in Sydney The New Zealand High Commissioner in Australia, Mr. J. G. Barclay, stated in Wellington yesterday that there were 2500 New Zealanders stranded in* Sydney unable to obtain transport home. He suggests that New Zealanders thinking of going to Australia should first make sure of transport back and also accommodation both in Sydney and Melbourne. Mr. Barclay is on a brief visit to New Zealand. Bowls Secretary Resigns fhe resignation of the popular secretary, Mr. E. Lenihan, has been received with regret by the committee of the Kahutia Bowling Club. Mr. Lenihan, who has officiated as secretary of the club for the past four years, has had to relinquish the duties owing to continued ill-health, as a result of which he has been a hospital patient for a considerable period. Club members and other bowlers will join with a large circle of friends of Mr. Leniham throughout the Gisborne district in hopes for his early recovery. No “Soft Pedal” Wanted “Although some excellent results have been achieved by the Rehabilitation Department, some aspects, notably land settlement, have been very slow. Most of us will be tottering into our graves by the time we secure a farm under the present rate of progress in the Government’s rehabilitation scheme,” said Mr. J. H. Coleman, president of the Waipukurau Homeservicemen’s Association, when proposing the toast of the R.S.A. at the annual reunion of the Waipukurau Returned Services’ Association. Large Stingray Caught After a struggle lasting two.hours, two Gisborne High School lads, Gilbert Bull, and David Reynolds, landed a large stingray weighing approximately lcwt., at Wainui Beach last evening. Fishing off the rocks near Tuahine Point the youths were using only ordinary weight schnapper lines, and when the stingray was hooked had to play the fish for a considerable time before hauling it onto the rocks. The stingray was found to be 6ft. from its snout to the tip of its tail and 4ft. 9in. wide. On being cut open five young ones wero found inside the fish. Gladiolus Show

The warm weather of the past few days is expected to bring on flowers in private gardens in Gisborne. The hope was expressed at a meeting of the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society last evening that the annual gladiolus and summer show this year would be the best since pre-war days. It was decided by the committee that, although a two-day show had been arranged for next week, the second day should be abandoned and a school committee allowed the use of the hall for farewelling Mr. O. R. Olsen on his retirement from the headmastership of the Gisborne Central School. The show will now open on the Tuesday .afternoon and close the same evening. Marking of Crossings

m the new year a dozen “cats-eye” studs will be placed on the pedestrian crossing in Gladstone road, opposite the King’s Theatre. This was announced yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Gisborne advisory committee (Auckland) by the chairman, Mr F Tolerton. The new studs were available, but Mr. Tolerton said tho borough traffic inspector. Mr. T. G. Nowell did not consider it wise to insert them in the roadway until alter the New Year holidays. The new studs had reflectors that would show up the crossing by night and should be appreciated by pedestrians. Toys For London Children

Members of the now disbanded Gisborne branch of the Lady Guild have received with interest an acknowledgement of a case of t°ys made up among the members late in 1945 and dispatched to the Hammersmith Hospital. London, foe the entertainment of children patients to e ie. The case apparently went into store at some point en route, and had been given up for lost by members of the guild, but the secretary, Mrs D. Cowine has now received from the matron of ‘Hammersmith Hospital a grateful note telling of its belated but safe arrival The toys contained in ffie package will add materially to the happinifs of the young patients over tho Christmas period. Instrumental Group Evening

There was a large audience at the „ final meeting for this year of hem- • Hrumental group of the Gisborne Music Society. Held in the society’s music room on Tuesday evening a varied programme was presented, violin solos being given by Miss S. F ®[iUS; Mr Beale and Master Watt. Other (emc were: ’Cello solo, Mr. F. Wise; violin duet, Mrs. Dyer and Mr. T. Lyle; pianoforte solo. Mr. F Wise; junior instrumental quartet, Mrs. Rutherfoid, Mrs Over, Messrs. Rutherford and r vie Miss Henderson’s orchestra of nine' players also presented several numbers. The guest artists were a vocal quartet consisting of Madames Olsen and Malcolmscn and Messrs Boaeey and Revel, with Miss Olsen at -he piano. An educational .fim entitled “The Woodwind Choir was shown.