NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22318, 1 May 1947, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Group A group of the Nurses’ Christian Union was formed in Gisborne recently when a number of registered nurses met to discuss the formation of a local branch. The following executive was elected: President, Miss Abelau; vicepresident, Mrs. E. Enwright; secretary. Miss J. Rice; committee, Mesdames C. Gledhill, S. Riley, and Miss K. Craig. A decision was reached to meet monthly at the Edward Murphy Memorial Home and members were invited to introduce other registered nurses to their meetings. Railway Crossing Accident Arising out of a collision between a motor car and a railway jigger at Eakauroa on February 24, when the jigger driver was injured, Fraser Charles Shaw appeared* before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. He was charged with failing to stop at a railway crossing, where there was a compulsory stop sign, and was fined £1 and costs. Senior Sergeant G. S. Norris stated that Shaw had been driving from Matawai towards Rakauroa when the collision occurred. The crossing was not an open one, but, had defendant obeyed the sign and stopped, the collision would not have occurred. Parking: Over Fire Plug

Charged with parking within 6ft. of a fire plug in Gladstone road, James Henry Walker (Mr. K. Ct. Woodward) was fined 10s and costs by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The Borough Council’s traffic inspector, Mr. T. G. Nowell, in prosecuting stated that Walker had parked his car 2ft. away from the fire plug, and the vehicle had remained in that position for at least 12 minutes. Constable Carlyle also stated that the car had remained in that position for at least 10 minutes. Walker, in evidence, contended that he had had to make an urgent stop near the King’s Theatre and could find no proper parking place. He was never further than 20ft. away from the car. Three Charges Against Motorist Three charges having to do w}th motor driving offences were preferred against a young lorry driver, pallet Ridling, by the borough traffic inspector, Mr. T. G. Nowell, in the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The presiding magistrate, Mr. E. L. Walton, fined Ridling £1 and costs on a charge of negligent driving in that he did not keep ‘to the left of the road; 10s and costs for having no warrant of fitness for his vehicle; and 5s and costs for having no driver’s license. Mr Nowell stated that defendant drove along Wi Pere street and across the Roebuck road bridge on the right hand side of the road. He made no effort to shift for oncoming traffic, which was forced almost on to the footpath. Discussion of Rugby Laws Control of the scrummage, which presents one of the main problems for the man with the whistle, provided the principal topic of discussion at this week’s meeting of the P.B. Rugby Referees’ Association. The lead was given bv an experienced senior, Mr A. F Ingram, and among those taking part were five visitors from the Waikohu sub-union. Law 15, which governs the scrummage, is embodied in some 16 clauses and notes. These are amplified by a list of additional instructions for the guidance of referees and the numerous conditions and penalties involved provide material for much, concentrated study. A former prominent referee. Mr D. N. McLeod. Gisborne, has accepted an invitation from the association to give a series of lectures on the laws of the game. These Will .commence next Tuesday evening.