NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22313, 24 April 1947, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

School Representatives To-morrow the Gisborne High School will be represented by 100 girls and 100 boys in the Anzac Day parade, stated the rector, Mr. J. Leggat, at yesterday's meeting of the Gisborne High School Board of Governors. These pupils all would be volunteers, in order to allow many pupils to parade with other organisations. Evening Class Difficulties "Despite the difficulties of travelling to and from school in the darkness, the attendance at evening classes has kept up well,” stated the rector, Mr. J. Leggat, at yesterday’s meeting of the Gisborne High School Board of Governors. Owing to the power restrictions, evening classes now had to be started at 6.30 o’clock and concluded at 8 o’clock. No Driver’s License After being involved in a slight accident at Makaraka, Thomas Herbert Butler (Mr. L. C. Parker) was asked to produce his driver’s license, but it was found he did not have one, stated Senior-Sergeant G. S. Norris in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday. On the charge of having no driver’s license, Butler was fined ss, and costs by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M. Wandering Stock For permitting stock to wander on the road, without any attention, three defendants were each fined 10s and costs, by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The defendants were Paul Douglas, Reginald Edward Clarke (Mr. J. S. Wauchop), and Freda Williamson, each of whom had allowed stock onto the road, and had not watched it, stated the borough traffic inspector, Mr. T. G. Nowell, who prosecuted. New Telephone Directories

The distribution of 6560 new telephone directories was begun in Gisborne this week by the postmen. Thte new directories have been on hand for the past week, but only those with post office boxes received their books early this week. Suburban postmen have been waiting for fine weather before they commence to distribute the books allotted to them. Nearly 7000 directories were printed, the surplus being held by the post office for new subscribers during the year. Cyclist Fined A cyclist, James Roy Sheffield, was charged by the borough traffic inspector, Mr T. G. Noweli with two offences, before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M.. in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning. On the first charge of failing t«- give the appropriate signal when about to turn to his right on a corner, Sheffield was fined 10s and costs, while on the second charge, of cutting across the'corner, instead of keeping to the left of the centre line, he was fined £1 and costs. School Film Projector The gift to the school of a strip film projector from the Motor Traders’ Association, for use in both the day and evening engineering classes was acknowledged by the rector, Mr. J. Leggat, at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the Gisborne High School Board of Governors. On the motion of Mr. E. J. Poswillo, a letter of thanks will.be sent to the association. . Information was received that the projector which the school ordered some time ago for general work, had been delayed in transport from America. Building Site Purchased A seven-acre 1 site at Northlands, Wellington, has been purchased by the Canadian Government on which _to erect a permanent home for its High Commissioner in New Zealand. The site was selected by Dr. W. A. Riddell, who preceded Mr. A. Rive as High Commissioner. Mr. Rive stated that because of building and other difficulties, it was improbable that the buildings would be erected for a number of years In the meantime the High Commissioner would continue to live in 1 a residence purchased earlier in the year at Lowry Bay. Double Parking Charge Dismissed A defended case of double parking of motor vehicles brought by the borough traffic inspector, Mr. T. G. Nowell, m the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday was dismissed by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., after evidence had been heard from the defendant. Ashley John Wiren (Mr. L. T. Burnard) had parked on the 'outside of other parked vehicles in Peel street on a busy afternoon, and had left his vehicle there for at least 20 minutes, stated Mr. Nowell. The defendant explained that he could not obtain a parking place near his business. He had to bring several loads of gear from the shop to the car, and had been as quick as possible. Dangerous Driving

Prosecuted by the police for dangerous driving, a motorist, John Coupe (Mr. L. G. Wood word), was fined £2 and costs by Mr. E .L. Walton, S.M., m the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Coupe, who pleaded guilty, collided with the protecting wall around the clock tower in Gladstone road at 1 15 a.m. on March 1, explained SeniorSergeant G. S. Norris. Eye-witnesses had stated that the defendant was travelling at a speed of between 30 and 35 miles per hour. The cause of the collision was actually a defective steering mechanism, explained Mr. Woodward. The car had got out of control owing to the king pins in the steering becoming loose, and crashed into the railing. Coupe has already spent soma time in hospital, having been severely injured. Hundreds of Crickets

Crickets by the hundreds were seen creeping and skipping across the main north highway near Ruakaka, about 20 miles south of Whangarei, on Tuesday afternoon. Apparently warned of the onset of winter by the neavy rain _at tiie week-end, the insects were moving out en masse from the waterlogged land on the coast side of the road to a drier home in the hilly country on the other side. For many the hazardous venture of crossing a busy arterial highway in daylight had ended in disaster beneath the wheels of passing vehicles. Those that followed often took the risk ot remaining on the bitumen to feast on the remains of their unfortunate iel lows. Farmers in the district said the crieuets were doing no harm and were helping to r eed their fowls.