NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22622, 27 April 1948, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Winter’s First Frost Gisborne's first frost of the year was a fairly severe one for early winter, 4.8 degrees being registered at Darton Field. Last year frosts were recorded at temperatures below 30.3 degrees, but this year minimum grass temperatures below 32 degrees will be recorded as frosts. Wool For Russia The Canadian vessel Lake Sicamous is to arrive at Napier today to lift nbout 8U0(; bales of wool for Russia. It is to be discharged at Odessa and other ißiack Sea ports. Commission buyers at the last Napier sale bought some 7000 bales for Russia and about 500 bales of scoured wool bought in the district are to be added », this consignment.

Orchid Growers Form Society An innovation in horticultural I circles is promised with the establishJrnent of a New Zealand Orchid Society | the formation of which was discussed [at a meeting of 20 orchid growers j called by the Auckland Horticultural Council last week. it was decided 'to form an Auckland branch of the | society, but to defer the establishment iof a national body until June, when officers would be elected. Hospital Board’s Condolence An announcement of the death of Mr. Gordon Michie, a member of the clerical staff at the Cook Hospital, was made at yesterday’s meeting of the ; Cook Hospital Board by the chairman, |Mr J B Williams, who moved that j the board convey its condolences to IMr Michie's relatives. The board | mined in expressing the deepest symI pathy in respect of Mr. Michie’s death. ! Auckland Power Cuts The Auckland Electric Power Board has decided to alter its system of domestic power restrictions. Changed I provisions, which come into force at I once, are domestic cuts from midnight to 1 a.m. nightly, instead of from 6.30 pm. to 7.30 p.m. Water heaters may be turned on every night from 9 a.m. to 7 a.m. Industrial cuts are from midnight to 1 a.m. nightly on all but essential industries.—P.A. Fewer Occupied Beds Compared with an average of 212.64 occupied beds for 1947-48, only 192 patients were under treatment in the Cook Hospital on March 31, this number including 39 cases of tuberculosis and nine other infectious types. The medical superintendent, Dr. R. J. B. Hall, in conveying this information to yesterday’s meeting of the Cook Hospital Board, added that 39 babies were born at the Cook Maternity Annexe during March, and 21 babies at Lister Hospital. Gifts to Institutions Gifts to the Cook Hospital acknowledged by. the lady superintendent, Miss J. I. Martin, in her report to the Cook Hospital Board at yesterday’s meeting, included grapes donated by the Methodist Women’s Guild and Mr. R. E. Combes, and reading matter from Miss Saunders, Mesdames Wright, Lange, M. W. Craig, Paul, Fanning, and Callaghan, and Mr. Bache. Several anonymous gifts of clothing and reading material were acknowledged by Mr. F. J. Butler, Memorial Home custodian, on behalf of inmates, in addition to gifts of harvest produce from the Ormond Sunday School. Inmates of the home had enjoyed an outing at the showgrounds as the guests of the Old Folk’s Association. Mr. Butler stated.