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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19025, 27 May 1936, Page 4

In a broadcast address from IYA at 9.5 o’clock this evening, Mr. F. W. Doidpe, who for some years was closely associated with London newspapers, will speak on the subject of “War and Sanctions.’’

A motion of sympathy with Mr. 0. J. Talbot, president of the Counties’ Association, and one of two county members of the Main Highways Board, was passed by the Cook County Council to-day in respect of his recent bereavement through the death of Mrs. Talbot. In the report of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. David Grant published in last evening’s issue the name of Mr. Alec Hastie Grant, Tikitiki, a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Grant, was inadvertently omitted from the list, of members of the family.

A proposal to hold a winter sports carnival in Gisborne for tbe benefit of sports bodies is making good progress. A meeting of representatives of various sports clubs is to be held in the Borough Council chambers to-night to form a plan of organisation and to launch the venture.

Motions for discharge from bankruptcy were granted by Mr. Justice Reed in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon in the following cases, ill which there was no opposition :—Herbert John Buckingham (Air. W. Kohn), John Aitken Alexander Watts (Mr. K. G. Woodward), John Victor Mai (Mr. S. V. Beaufoy), and Charles Henry Clarke (Mr. A. A. Whitehead). Decrees absolute were granted by Mr. Justice Reed in the Supremo Court yesterday afternoon in the following divorce cases, in which there was no opposition : Hugh Henry Hamilton (Mr. S. V. Beaufoy) v. Gladys Miriam Hamilton (Mr. K. A. Woodward), with custody of children to the petitioner; Alice Gitaway (Mr. K. A. Woodward) v. Frederick Charles Ottaway, and custody of children to tho petitioner.

A request was received 1 by the Cook County Council to-day from the Gis borne and District Beautifying, Society, asking that an amount should be placed on the annual estimates of the council for general beautification purposes. The chairman, Cr. diaries Matthews, said that the council was already concentrat ing on its own tree-planting scheme, but it might be able to give some assist, a nee to the Beautification Society in the way of labour. This suggestion was by the council.

“I think the council should assist in this direction,” remarked Cr. C. Matthews, chairman of the Cook County Council to-day, when the council was considering a circular letter asking for support to the Anzac stamp issue. Cr. F. S. Bowen agreed warmly with the chairman, and on his motion, it was agreed that the council should purchase Anzac stamps to the value of £lO, half of which amount will represent a con tribution to the funds of the New Zea land Returned Soldiers’ Association.

An interesting spectacle was observed at 9 o'clock last night when a lunar rainbow was plainly visible to the southeast of Gisborne. It consisted of a uniform white arch. The iris lunaris, or lunar rainbow, is a much rarer object than the solar one. Aristotle states that he was the first observer of this bow and that he only saw two in the course of 50 years; but it must have been repeatedly witnessed without a record having been made of the fact. The illumination of the full moon on a raincloud has been recorded giving the distinct hues of a solar rainbow, but fainter.

The Cook Hospital Board advised the Cook County Council to-day that the council’s share of hospital expenditure for the current financial year would be £6355, of which £5680 would he for maintenance. Tho clerk to the council, Mr. F. T. Robinson, pointed out that the contribution from the council would he £9OO moro than for last year. The chairman, Cr. Charles Matthews, asked whether there was any explanation of the increase. Cr. J. Tombleson, a member of the Hospital Board, remarked that wage and salary increases, and a general extension of activities on the part of the board had taken place recently. Cr. S. T. Gray, who is also a member of the board, stated that since he had joined that body, he had tried to keep down expenditure. Ho regretted that he could not report that his efforts had been successful. Cr. Gray added that the forthcoming conference of contributory bodies might effect some improvement by representations to the board.