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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19455, 14 October 1937, Page 4

Blenheim is experiencing at present something in the nature of a plague of large moths. There are five centres of placement service activity in New A:a land in which Ihe number of positions found for workers through t.>«medium of the service has excoca •<! 1000 since April 1, 1937. Four r these are the metropolitan areas; t!.c fifth is Gisborne, which has regid ucd a total of 1108 positions duri.ig I, ‘C period. Of these, 198 have been per manent jobs, 104 temporary, and the balance casual, the proportion of casual positions to temporary and permanent jobs being larger in this district than in any other part of the Dominion. The number of positions filled from the Gisborne office of the placement service during the week ending October 9 was 18, this figure being surpassed by those of several other provincial centres.

A sitting of the War Pensions Appeal Board was opened in Gisborne to-day to deal with a number of cases of returned soldiers resident in this district. The personnel of the board comprises Mr. T. U. Y. Seddon, chairman, Dr. W. M. Macdonald, medical member, and Mr. J. D. Harper, with Mr. M. F, Bramwell as secretary. The sittings will conclude to-morrow, when the board will proceed to Napier, to hear further cases.

A tribute to the service rendered by the late Mr. William Ilankey to various sports and to swimming in particular was paid by Mr. J. S. Wauchop, president ol the Gisborne Amateur Surf and Swimming Club, at the annual meeting of the club last evening. In moving a vote of condolence with the relatives, Mr. Wauchop said he thought most of the members present must have known Mr. Hankey and would be able to bear out his remarks concerning his service. Mr. Wauchop stated that he had had a fair amount to do with Mr. Ilankey in swimming activities, on the bowling green and in business life. He had only happy recollections of his association with Mr. Hankey, who had always a smile and a kindly ■feeling towards everybody. As far vs the club was concerned, he was undoubtedly one of the best call stewards they had had. He was sure that every member would feel his passing greatly. The motion was carried in silence.

Opponents selected for the three Gisborne amateur boxers, M. .Callaghan, A. Waugh and W. Shaskey, who ire to appear at the Wairoa Boxing Association’s tournament to-morrow night, represent the most promising of their respective classes in 'the Hastings district. Callaghan, a fast and skilful boxer who does best igainst a forcing fighter, will have just such an opponent in Arnie Kitt. Hastings, an amateur with a good record and a good punch. Alec Waugh, a tough and hard-hitting amateur with a wealth of experience, is to meet F. Mclvor, who also combines experience with a republican for mixing it; while A. Mclvor, who is to fight W. Shaskey, Gisborne, Is another Hawke’s Bay amateur rom whom good things are expected. These three bouts will be starred in i programme of amateur contests in which a number of Wairoa boxer? will take part. Mr. W. Taylor w\\ •eferee the contests, and the asso :i i fion has appointed ringside otficla s -rom among Wairoa residents wtl) Itted for the respective duties. The prospet of going through ailithcr winter without bridge access icross the Mangapoike River has been discussed with growing concern by armors of the Mangapoike Valley, ind their feelings were expressed strongly at yesterday’s meeting of ‘.he Wairoa County Council by a deputation comprising Messrs. P. Wil’iams and C. E. Conn. The settlers’ •■pokesmen pointed out that the council had agreed to erect the bridge, ind that the settlers having made heir contributions there should have been no delay in getting on with the work. The settlers were extremely mxious to have the bridge completed before next winter. The council members fully shared the anxiety of the settlers to push on with the work, said the acting-chairman of the council, Mr. A. T. Carroll, but the holdip had been due to causes over which vhc council had no control. There bad been some delay over the fixing of settlers’ contributions, he undertood. but 'that had been settled, and the council was now awaiting advice Tom Wellington. On the motion of Mr. W. J. Hill, who held that more energy should have been shown ir the matter, the council decided te use every endeavour to have the bridge constructed during the sum-, mer. —Special.