NEWS OF THE DAY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 14 March 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Tc Araroa Native School The number of pupils attending the secondary department of Te Araroa ■Native School has increased, from 15 to 17.—Special. Bay of Plenty Tress The stock, plant and lease of the premises of the Bay of Plenty Press, Whakatane (in liquidation), have been purchased by a syndicate, the object being to resuscitate the journal with a tri-weekly issue. Mr. L. R. Spring has been appointed secretarymanager. Car Overturns A car driven by Mr, Reginald Tucker, Hastings, left the road at Awatoto, on the Napier-Hastings road, and overturned at the week-end. Heavy rain was falling at the time and visibility was restricted. The occupants of the car had a fortunate escape from'injury. Railway Revenue An increase in revenue of £2OB was shown for the Gisborne-Motuhora railway line for the four weeks ended February 4, compared with the corresponding four weeks in 1988. The revenue totalled £2887, as against £2679 in 1938. The expenditure increased from £2114 in 1938 to £2657 for the four weeks at the beginning of this year. The net revenue for tiv* period was £230, compared with £565 last year Farewell lo Tribes In anticipation of his retirement in April, 1940, Archbishop Averill has commenced a three weeks’ tour of North Auckland for the purpose of saying good-bye to his Maori flock, many of whom live well away from the main traffic routes. The Archbishop, who is accompanied by Archdeacon H. A. Hawkins, superintendent of Maori missions in the diocese, does not expect to call at every village, but large gatherings have been arranged to greet him at a number of points on his route. Shortage of Carpenter* A suggestion that some of the carpenters who were being brought to New Zealand from Australia might be enticed to go to Wairoa and assist the Wairoa County Council to carry out the brid'ge-building jobs which it had in hand was made to the Minister of hands, the Hon. F. Langstone, by Mr. £. L. Cullen, M.P., in Wairoa. Mr. Cullen told the Minister that several jobs were being held up through the difficulty in obtaining bridge carpenters and skilled bands. The delay in replacing the Mohaka bridge, a portion of which was washed away in the April floods, was causing considerable hardship to the settlers in that district. —Special. Gisborne Singer’s Success Miss Christina Ormiston, formerly of Gisborne and widely known for her possession of a fine soprano voice, has achieved some notable successes recently in radio broadcasting. Recently Miss l Ormiston sang from 2YA, choosing for the occasion songs of English origin., which had not been recorded and: which therefore are comparatively unknown to the radio audience. Two pleasant numbers by Armstrong Gibbs, “Sailing Homeward” and “When I Was One and Twenty,” comprised her opening bracket, and subsequently Miss Ormiston was heard in “The Message and the Song,” by Mallinson, and also in another fine example of this 1 composer’s work, “O Thank Me Not.” Singing with quiet confidence, Miss Ormiston made a strong impression, her voice being accurate and' wellcontrolled. Manuluke Parents Concerned Residents of Manutuke whose children pass along the main highway on their way to school and returning to their homes are concerned by the reluctance of scholars to use the footway which the Cook County Council has provided fcfr their safety. Then concern is well-grounded, for the section of highway between Hebenton's store and the Roberts road intersection is one of the busiest in the district outside the Borough of Gisborne, with traffic serving the fanning community, the railway construction works and camps, and through passenger and freight demands. Recently a meeting of Manutuke residents discussed means to enforce the use of the footpath, but the results have not been encouraging. Two serious accident' 1 have occurred on this section of the highway, and many narrow escapes have been experienced by children and adults walking on the bitumen. Motorists are as concerned as the parents of children, and it is now intended to seek the co-operation of the schoolmasters and the highway traffic inspector, who may he expected to impress on the child mind, more effectively than parents can, the dangers of walking on the road.- • Special.