President: Marilyn Laing, P O Box 124, Tokomaru. Ph 329 8762.

Vice-President: Dean Halford, 10 Redwood Grove, PN 4410. Ph 354 5795.

Secretary: Sue Eckworth, 1 Liddell St, Foxton 4814. Ph 06 363 8629.

Treasurer: Adrian Turner, 82 Florence Ave, PN 4414. Ph 355 5203.

Club E-mail Address: rebuspn@outlook.com

Mobiles: Marilyn 021 170 3112, Sue 021 947 667.

NEWSLETTER

2019

No. 6 June

NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY 2 July 2019 at 9.30 am, PN Community Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson St.

Club Speaker: Jeff Baty.

Guest Speaker: Dean Halford will present a slideshow & commentary on Dorset, the Jurassic Coast County.

Door Greeting: Dean & Anne Halford.

Kitchen Duty: Neil Andrews, John Thompson.

Morning Tea: Ladies to bring a plate of food, please: Decima Baty, Helen Davidson, Desma Isles, Dawn McGreal, Cherrill Suckling. Phone Val 359 0274 at least one day before if you are unable to attend. Thank you.

THE REBUS CLUB OF PALMERSTON NORTH, NZ

Founded in 1984

REPORT ON THE 4 JUNE 2019 MEETING OF THE CLUB

Birthdays in June: Decima Baty, Marie Good, Desma Isles, Alan Parkes, Peter Strafford. Congratulations. Almoner’s Report: A few members are having or have had operations.

President’s Report: Please remember to leave your name badges on the board at the door after the meeting and take your plates if you brought morning tea. Rebus NZ AGM on 24 May went well; our Club was presented with a framed certificate for 35 years of service. A book that includes the history of Probus to Rebus in NZ is available from Marilyn. The outing to Thomson’s motorcycle museum was well attended.

Treasurer’s Report: Monthly report received. Secretary’s Report: Age Concern driving refresher course will clash with our 19 June outing - some have

registered.

Rebus NZ Inc: Chronicles & Club News (May). Eric’s Cinema: Thursday 13 June, 2 p.m. Norman Wisdom—His Story and A-Plumbing We Will Go. Lunch

12.30 p.m. at KR’s Café. Trips & Outings: Wed 19 June, Massey Aviation School. Wed 17 July, Manakau Deer Story Museum. Midwinter Lunch: Tuesday 2 July, 12 noon (after the Club meeting) at the Golden Time Restaurant. $27 pp. Lunch Group: Saturday 8 June, 12 noon at the Speights Ale House. Café Group: Tuesday 25 June 11.30 a.m. at the Aqaba Restaurant. Club Speaker was Rae Nicholls. “Good morning. Today I am going to perform magic, I am going to condense 91 years into

10 minutes. There’s going to be a question at the end and a prize for the right answer.” Rae was born in Tauranga in 1927.

Her parents, dairy farmers, came from Makotuku in Central Hawkes Bay. The Great Depression hit, and father found work

with the NZ Railways building a track through the Waikino Gorge, surviving on jars of tripe & onions made by mother. Rae

attended Tauranga District High School, then at 17 left to go to Teachers’ Training College in Auckland for two years. While

there, her brother died (WW2). Her first teaching position was at Point Chevalier Primary, then at Frankton Junction School

in the Waikato. All schools were closed due to an outbreak of polio in 1948. Lessons were sent out by correspondence.

Rae left teaching at age 21 to travel. Along with a friend, Rae journeyed to Sydney on the Wanganella for a working holiday.

After three years and many jobs in fruit packing sheds, orchards & vineyards around Australia, she returned to NZ. In

Auckland, Rae met bank officer Gordon at the tramping club she had joined. They married and raised a family. The BNZ

transferred them to Woodville, Tokomaru Bay, Helensville and Palmerston North. Rae wrote a book Footprints of a Pioneer,

a Hall Story, which was not just about family but more of a social history about Hawkes Bay. She visited England at age 60

to catch up with her daughter & grandfather’s relations. The following year, Rae visited her brother’s grave in Italy. After

Gordon died, Rae travelled to the Great Barrier Reef to snorkel amongst the coral and fish. She has lived in Palmerston

North for 40 years and has joined over 30 clubs. The prize question was: why were schools closed in 1948? Cherrill Suckling

answered correctly and won the book Rae had written. A very amusing and entertaining talk. Thanks, Rae.

GUEST SPEAKER TALK—SEE PAGE 3.

LUNCH GROUP: No outing in July because of the Midwinter Lunch.

ERIC’S CINEMA: Thursday 11 July, 2 p.m. 50 North St, Feilding. Film: Trouble in Store (1953 UK comedy. Norman Wisdom, Moira Lister, Megs Jenkins). Lunch at KR’s Café, Fergusson St, Feilding at 12.30 p.m.

Arch’s Column

The following story regarding examinations at Cambridge University is said to be true: During an examination one day in the late 1990s a bright young student popped up and asked the proctor to bring him cakes and ale. Proctor: I beg your pardon? Student: Sir, I request that you bring me cakes and ale. Proctor: Sorry, no. Student: Sir, I really must insist. I request and require that you bring me cakes and ale. At this point the student produced a copy of the 400-year old Laws of Cambridge, written in Latin and still nominally in effect, and indicated the section which read (translation) ‘Gentlemen sitting examinations may request and require cakes and ale.’ Pizza and Pepsi were judged the modern equivalent, so they were duly supplied and the student sat there writing his examination, happily munching and slurping away. Three weeks later the student was fined fifty pounds (the modern equivalent) for not wearing a sword to the examination.

NZ QUIZ Answer next page.

JANE (JEAN) GARDNER BATTEN, born 1909 in Rotorua, was

one of the great international aviators of the 1930s. Her

feats broke barriers of distance, time and gender. Batten's historic world record solo flights included England to

Australia (taking 14 days 22 hours, beating Amy Johnson’s

record by over 4 days), England to Brazil, and England to

New Zealand in 1936. Following her successes, Jean moved in and out of public view before dying in obscurity in

Majorca, Spain, in 1982. She was highly honoured by Great

Britain, Brazil & France.

• Where did Jean Batten live for most of her life?

NOTICE BOARD

Happy Birthday

Decima Baty, Marie Good, Desma Isles, Alan Parkes, Peter Strafford. June

OUTINGS: Wed 19 June, Massey University School of Aviation, Airport Drive, near control tower. Meet there 10.15 a.m. Park on roadside. Lunch at Rangitikei Bakery & Café, 308 Rangitikei St.

Wed 17 July, Manakau Deer Story Museum. Cost $10 pp tour. Museum café lunch: burgers $8 (standard), $15 (de luxe). Car pool. Meet 10 a.m. at Waldegrave St car park. Depart 10.15 a.m.

CAFÉ GROUP: Tuesday 25 June, 11.30 a.m. at the Aqaba Restaurant, 186 Broadway Ave. Enquiries to Lorrene 027 335 7217.

WINTER SOLSTICE (MIDWINTER) is the day with the shortest

period of daylight, occurring on 21/22 December (northern

hemisphere) and 20/21 June (southern hemisphere). Since prehistory, the winter solstice has been a significant time of

year in many cultures, occasioned by festivals and rituals

marking the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun, and the

birth or rebirth of sun gods. The winter solstice was immensely important because people were economically

dependent on monitoring the progress of the seasons.

Pagan Scandinavian & Germanic people celebrated a twelve-

day "midwinter" holiday called Yule. The Christmas tree & Yule log are direct descendants of Yule customs.

Jim’s Jests WORDS OF WISDOM

Sex is like air. It's not that important unless you aren't getting any.

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

If you think nobody cares whether you're alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments.

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

Good judgment comes from bad experience ... and most of that comes from bad judgment.

Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.

MIDWINTER LUNCH Tuesday 2 July, 12 noon at the Golden Time Restaurant 649 Main St. Cost $27 pp (pay at restaurant). Bring spouse, partner or friend.

Combined Web Site www.sema4manawatu.com is run by Richard Scott (Fitzherbert Rebus Club) for the 15 clubs in our local area. There you can find newsletters, information and links to other relevant web sites.

Thanks to Property Brokers Real Estate for sponsoring our newsletter. If you want information about the property market, please give Andrea O’Donnell a call on 351 2825.

REBUS NZ INC. Web site rebus.nz for newsletters, club news, travel insurance information, events, official documents.

NZ QUIZ Answer: In England.

Good health and best wishes, Dean Halford

Regent on Broadway Book at EventTicketingCentre at the Regent or email bookings@regent.co.nz

The Boss—Bruce Springsteen Tribute Show. Thu 11 July 8 p.m. Senior $65. Urzila Carlson, Token African. Fri 19 July 7.30 p.m. Senior $38. Les Miserables. Fri 9—Sat 24 August 7.30 p.m. (Sun 4 p.m.) Senior $55.

A Taste of Ireland—The Irish Music & Dance Sensation. Sat 14 September 8 p.m. Senior $67.90—$87.90. Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers. Sat 12 October 7.30 p.m. Tickets $94.30 pp. Centrepoint Theatre Performances Tue, Wed 6.30 p.m. Thu, Fri, Sat 7.30 p.m. Sun 4 p.m.

Bookings 354 5740 or at Box Office 280 Church St, PN or email hello@centrepoint.co.nz Shortland Street—The Musical. Sat 1—Sun 30 June. Senior $42 (show only). Niu Sila. Sat 3—Sun 25 August. Senior $37 (show only). Operatunity Life Church, 590 Featherston St. Bookings 0508 266 237 or bookings@operatunity.co.nz

The Dancing Years. Wed 3 July 11 a.m. $35 incl lunch ($32 pp Group 5+).

Globe Theatre Bookings 06 351 4409 or www.globetheatre.co.nz

Manawatu Piano & Wind Quartet. Sun 30 June 2.30 p.m. Entry $5 min donation at door. The Birdman & Friends. The Comedy Hub. Fri 5 July 8 p.m. Senior $15.

Andrea O’Donnell Residential Sales Consultant Palmerston North 06 351 2825 , 027 483 4211 realestateandrea.co.nz

Property Brokers 240 Broadway Ave Palmerston North propertybrokers.co.nz

Quote: ‘Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.’ Arthur Conan Doyle.

REPORT ON THE 4 JUNE 2019 MEEETING OF THE CLUB (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)

Guest Speaker was Major Rewai Te Kahu, Chaplain since 2012 of the 1st (NZ) Brigade, Health & Safety Unit, Linton Military

Camp. He has been in the NZ Army for 14 years, coming to Linton in 2009. There are six units in the North Island and two in

the South Island: infantry in Burnham & engineers in Linton. The Brigade Commander is responsible for deploying units to

where they are needed. The Land Commander deploys the units overseas. 4500 people are in the 1st Brigade, divided

across several locations in NZ. Major Te Kahu lived in Waiouru Camp with his family for several years. He spent six months

in Afghanistan helping to purify the water supply of several villages by making filters and showing locals how to do this.

Plans for working with Civil Defence in case of disaster are in place for the whole of NZ. The Defence Force was looking at

closing Burnham, but the Christchurch earthquakes forestalled this. The 1st Brigade’s mission statement is “to provide

combat-ready land forces to deliver support to secure and defend NZ’s interests”. Jenny Hunt thanked the Major and

presented him with a gift basket.

THINKING CAPS ON … Answer below.

Three days ago, yesterday was the day before Sunday. What day will it be tomorrow?

PUZZLE Answer: Thursday. Three days ago, yesterday was the day before Sunday, so three days ago was itself Sunday.

Thus today is Wednesday, tomorrow is Thursday.

REBUS NZ INC AGM, PALMERSTON NORTH 24 MAY 2019

President Marilyn Laing receives Rebus Club PN Certificate of Attainment (35 years) from Rebus NZ Board Member Norma Parker. Rebus NZ Inc Chairman Graeme McIntosh at back.

THOMSON MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, KOPANE 15 MAY 2019

HOMEPRINT, FEILDING 15 MAY 2019