NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22405, 12 August 1947, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

"The Mayor and His Lawyers" The following juvenile comment on the visit to Gisborne of Field Marshal Lord Montgomery was made in an essay handed in to a teacher at one of the schools recently; “Monty was met by the Mayor and his lawyers. Mr Bull presented Monty with a Maori calved walking stick.” Sheep Worried at Wairoa Farmers in Wairoa ate seriously concerned over sheep being worried. One owner lost no fewer than 12 lambs and a ewe last week and fears that as a result of worrying a number of further lambs will be dead when born. Fortunately, this farmer traced the dog that had done the mischief and it was destroyed.— (S.R.) Motu Rainfall.. With 51.08 in. for the year to date, the rainfall at Marumoko station, Motu, is now more than 12in. above the total for the first seven months of last year. Last month 9.53 in. was added to the total, while in July, 1946, only 7.18 in. fell. Ther were 14 wet days last month, the heaviest 24-hour fall being on July 17, when 2.lfin. was recorded by Mr. G. W. Twisleton. Missing Sculpture ?ound The missing Valkyries bronze sculpture of a horse and rider has been found in the Auckland Domain gardens a relatively short distance from the base it formerly surmounted. It was discovered in a flower bed behind some primroses. Except for damage where it had been wrenched clear of retaining screws it was not harmed. One of the most beautiful pieces of statuary in Auckland’s parks .the work surmounted the “Founta-n of the Valkyries". International Artists The prospect of hearing on the one concert programme two international artists of the calibre of Lili Kraus and Robert Pikler has prompted an interested response from Gisborne patrons of music, and the recital to be given tomorrow evening in the Opera House is being keenly awaited. The Gisborne branch of the British Music Society has received many compliments upon its enterprise in arranging for the Gisborne visit of the celebrated pianist and violinist, whose programme will include a number of compositions rarely performed outside metropolitan musical circles. Gisborne Visit by Mr. S. S. Dean Further advice of the visit to Gisborne of Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, on the occasion of the visit of the Otago touring team, was received at last evening’s meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay union. A slight alteration of Mr. Dean’s plans provides for his arrival at Gisborne by air service from Wellington on Monday, August 25, and his departure on August 28. The president of the Poverty Bay union, Mr. J. Leggat, and the chairman of the management committee,.Mr. M. H. Beuth, have been appointed to meet Mr. Dean on behalf of the union. Good Stamn Prices The increasing value of New Zealand health stamp issues to collectors was illustrated at a recent Auckland auction, at which a pair of 1931 stamps, which had an original value of twopence and threepence and which are known to collectors as the “blue and red boys,” were sold for £5 ss. A creased “blue boy” of the same vear was auctioned for 30s. Perhaps the most notable instance of quick appreciation in value revealed at the auction was shown in the sale of Norfolk Island sets. The first issue of these stamps was made on June 10 of this year, when a set could be bought for 5s lid. Two sets were sold at the auction for 13s and 14s respectively. Novel Treatment

The novei treatment of sending up to a high altitude for a period a patient suffering from whooping cough was used for the first time in Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. The year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Barnes, Norsewood, had been suffering from a severe, attack ol whooping cough, and the aeroplaneflight treatment was prescribed by the family's doctor. The assistance of Mr. j R.' Franklin, jun.. Porangahau, wai sought, and he co-operated by piloting his father’s Fiper Cub aircraft for the trip. The child, accompanied by it! mother, spent nearly two hours in the air at an altitude of 10.000 feet. The child spent a much quieter night aftei the flight. A similar case was reported from Auckland a week ago.