NEWS of the DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22821, 16 December 1948, Page 4

NEWS of the DAY

Hospital Greetings Seasonal greetings were extended to the chairman, Mr. J. B. Williams, to the members of the Cook Hospital Board at the final meeting of the year yesterday. The board, in turn, wished the medical, administrative and other staffs the compliments of the season. The lady superintendent, Miss J. I. Martin, on behalf of the nurses sent an iced cake conveying Christmas greetings to the board at afternoon tea.

Prolonged Treatment Eighty-five cases have been in hospital for two months and over and more than 70 per cent, of those will require prolonged hospitalisation, according to a report of the medical superintendent Dr. R. J, B, Hall, presented at a meeting of the Cook Hospital Board yesterday. There were 229 patients in hospital at the time of the last return and 216 at the end of November. In the intervening period 232 patients had been discharged.

Gifts to Hospital For the month of November the lady superintendent to the Cook Hospital Board, Miss J. I. Martin, acknowledges the following gifts:—Flowers, Mrs. B. Fitzgerald; weeklies and magazines, Mesdames Blackwood, Lange, E. S. Olsen, M. W. Graig, lan Shaw, Easton, E. Harries, Miss Landman, Mr. W. Graham and anonymous; baby clothes, Shirley Mitchell and anonymous: children's papers, Shirley Mitchell, Reg. Randall and Jean and Peter Lockett; digests and books, Mrs. Sharp and anonymous.

Support for Pipe Hand Support for (he Gisborne Highland Pipe Band in the endeavour to raise funds to obtain full highland regalia, was promised at last night’s meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce. Tiie question of support for the band was raised by Mr. R. G. Clare, and the aims and objects of the band were explained by Mr. H. D. Chrisp. The latter said that the band members were all keen and had now readied a high pitch in their playing. The band was willing to attend at any function, whether it received a donation or not. Other towns had pipe bands, which were fully outfitted and he thought the Gisborne band should be assisted as much as possible for the good of Gisborne, said the president, Mr. T. A. N. Corson. A sub-com-mittee consisting of Messrs. Corson, Clare, H. C. Hanes, G. A. Nieholls, N. 11. Bull, C. 11 Cooper and R. \S'. .1. Edwards was set up to deal with the matter.

Cook Hospital Ball The outcome of the Cook Hospital ball in August of this year was a credit balance of £144. The Cook Hospital Board was advised by the ball committee at a meeting yesterday that the amount was being donated to the hospital chapel fund.

Sunday Bus Service Support for the continuation of a Sunday bus service between Gisborne and Auckland and Auckland and Gisborne was voiced at last night's meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce. The president, Mr. T. A. N. Corson, said that the service had been instituted until the Gisborne-Auckland aircraft service was resumed. The bus service would probably be reviewed this week and he thought that the chamber should support the continuation of the service at least until after the holidays. His motion to this eiTect was carried.

Strange Companionship Something unusual in the animal world has occurred on the property of Mr Oscar Gaskell, at Mahutu, near Huiitly Several months ago when Mr. Gaskell went to milk his house cows he saw two weaner pigs busy feeding from one of them, a Jersey, and he decided to allow the pigs to continue feeding in this rather novel manner. Unfortunately a short time ago one was accidentally killed, but the other, now a well-developed pig which may prove either a good baconer or a good sow, still feeds from the cow. When strangers approach the pig, the cow will run to it and the pig in its turn will act as if it had been trained to give a public exhibition of devotion. l’.B. Golfing Tioncer

The current issue of the Auckland Weekly News carries a letter from Mr. Ralph Bruce, of Spindle Hill, Iligham, Colchester, England, who claims to have assisted in establishing the game of golf in Poverty Bay. Mr. Bruce’s letter was inspired by a photograph in the Weekly News of debutantes at the 1948 golf ball in Gisborne and be was prompted to reminiscence on the days when ho and the late Mr. R. .T. Reynolds played around a course of five holes near the Reynolds residence in upper Childers road, in 1894. He recalls in his letter that he was shepherding in Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay for about six years and is interested in the present location of the Poverty Bay Golf Club's course. Now approaching 80 years of age, Mr. Bruce was a one-time gentleman rider in P,B. Hunt Club steeplechase events.