NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22586, 15 March 1948, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Demonstration Cancelled Because of a rise in the level of the Waipaoa River at Ormond and a probable continuation of the rain with consequent higher river levels, Mr. L. Grey decided to withdraw his irrigation pump yesterday afternoon from its summer situation about 10ft. above water nevel. The irrigation demonstration to have been conducted at his orchard on Wednesday by the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, Limned, has had to be cancelled as a result. Break in Pacific Cables. Two breaks occurred last week in the Pacific cable network and the Government ship Matai has been called to Wellington for an urgent refit ns a cable repair vessel. The first break reported was in the Auckland-Norfelk Island cable and occurred near the coast between Auckland and Doubtless Bay The other break, which will be attended to first by the Matai after she leaves Wellington this week is on the Norfolk Jsland-Suva cable, which has broken about five miles south of Norfolk Island. Night Landing An R.N.Z.A.F. Oxford aircraft on a flight from Gisborne to Rotorua on Friday evening was forced to land at Tauranga in semi-darkness bv the aid of its own landing lights. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant M. Walker, found that the weather was so bad over a range of hills, on his way to Rotorua, that he was forced to change his course ami land at Tauranga, which was his alternative destination. The plane left Gisborne at 5.50 p.m., was duo at Rotorua at about 6.40 p.m., and landed at Tauranga at (3.55 p.m.

Poho-o-Kawiri Food Parcels Acknowledgements of 18 food parcels sent to Britain as a result of an afternoon held at Poho-o-rawiri towards the Poho-o-rawiri quota for the aid-to-Britain campaign last year, are being received by the senders in Gisborne. The sum of £l3 10s was taken at the afternoon and individual parcels were sent to addresses supplied by Canon A. F. Hall, the Rev. J. Kingsley Fairbairn, 1V1.8.E., and Sir Archibald Blair, Wellington, being the first food parcels sent from the Poho-o-rawiri quota committee. Posted early in December the parcels arrived on March 2. iTellow Crown issue.

Hie issue of the new vellow crown attachment for the New Zealand R.S.A. badges, which indicate financial membership in the association for the year 19-13-49, will be undertaken shortly by the Gisborne association, it. was stated by Mr. J Leggat at Saturday's conference of sub-association delegates with the Gisborne district executive. Mr. Leggat added that present indications were that the peak of 3500 reached last year would not again be reached, but that losses of members would be smaller than anticipated. “We all know that some chaps simply joined the association so that they could wear the badge, ’ Mr. Leggat commented. “We expected to lose them sooner or later.’’ Aircraft Running (o Schedule Although the cloud base was fairly low and heavy rain was falling on Saturday afternoon, no trouble was experienced by aircraft arriving or departing from the Gisborne airfield. The two aircraft from Auckland flew at bei tween 5000 and 6000 ft. between layers of cloud until Gisborne was reached and then turned out to sea to come down through the clouds. Breaking cloud at 2000 ft., the aircraft turned and headed direct for Darton Field. The machine which flew from Auckland to Gisborne direct was about 10 minutes behind the aircraft which landed at Tauranga. Although Darton Field was soft in patches after the week-end rain, both aircraft experienced no difficulty m taking oil this morning. Navigation Aids for . Ships Three automatic navigational lights have been ordered by the Marine Department and are expected to arrive from the United Kingdom later this year. These will be established on Slope Point, between Nugget and Waipapapapa Points, at Gibson Point, between Lyttelton and Kaikoura, and on Motuara Island, at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound. The establishment of these lights is part of the department’s plan to improve the facilities for mariners operating along the New Zealand coast. Preliminary work for the provision of six new radio beacons has been undertaken. The selected lighthouses for the new beacons are at East Cape, Godley Head, Portland Island. Taiaroa Head, Dog Island and Tiritirl.