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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19337, 29 May 1937, Page 17

Owing to ill-health, Mr. T. MacDermott, manager of King's Theatre, has relinquished his post and is to be relieved temporarily by Mr. J. M. j/ownie, of Amalgamated' Theatres' head office, who will manage the King's until Mr. M'aeDermott's successor is able to take over.

Captain D. IT. Cambridge, who was in command of the Melanesian. Mission motor-yacht Southern Cross on her recent voyage around tho New Zealand coast, in the course of which she visited Gisborne on May 15 and 16, was a, visitor to (iisborno again to-day. He is at present in charge ol' the auxiliary scow Altaic, which arrived early this morning from Auckland. Tho Altaic is expected to sail to-night for Auckland. Tho street, sale of Hags conducted to-day by the Gisborno Thirty Thousand (Tub' in aid of tho King George V memorial fund met with a generous response from the public. Approximately half of the number of flags supplied by the Government to the club were disposed of shortly after noon, and at 3 i).m. £55 Is 3Jid was in hand at the headquarters established at the Y.M.C.A. office. This amount comprised the sums collected in the town area, the country district, having yet to be worked. The street sale was organised by Mesdamcs G. A. Nicholls "and W. A. Howie, assisted by a willing band of young lady helpers. The club urges upon the public, the desirability of keeping the Hags and presenting them on dune 3 at tho plot near tho R.S.A, office, Read's quay.