General News

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25085, 17 January 1947, Page 6

General News

Air Freight Service Consideration was being given to the establishment of an air freight service between the North Island and the South Island, paid the Minister in charge of Civil Aviation (Mr. F. Jones) in an interview yesterday. He said that during, the holiday period the Royal New Zealand Air Force provided quite a number of aircraft to transport goods between Woodbourne and Paraparaumu. The Railways Department would now like to have this service renewed. The position was being examined to see to what extent it was possible to meet the department’s request. If a service was established it would be operated in the meantime by the Royal New Zealand Air Force until the National Airways Corporation was able to take it over.—(P.A.) School of Public Administration When the Senate yesterday was asked to recognise the department of public administration at Victoria Unversity College as a professional school of the University of New Zealand, questions were asked about the form of application. The college’s request was granted; but it was agreed that the statute should be reviewed with the idea of requiring evidence of efficiency to accompany applications for recognition.

N.Z. Troops in Japan The first relief of the New Zealand Occupation Force at present in Japan will complete its term of service in September, and the second relief will complete its term in October. The conditions of enlistment in the force provided for a maximum of 18 months’ service, with not more than 12 months in Japan. “I see no reason why the original conditions cannot be adhered to,” said the Minister of Defence (Mr F. Jones), in reply to an inquiry last evening.—(P.A.) Students’ War Concessions

In granting war concessions to former servicemen, the Senate bf the University of New Zealand had jealously guarded the standard of degrees, said the Vice-Chancellor (Sir Thomas Hunter) at the annual meeting yesterday. Concessions granted in 1946, with the number applying in parenthesis, were:—entrance, 222 (308); degrees, 1271 (1760); accountancy, 615 (941). Those who passed on marks in the -three categories totalled 309. The Senate approved supplementary examinations early this year for former servicemen in professional subjects of the solicitors’ and accountancy courses and also in certain approved cases in physics, chemistry, and zoology. Candidates must have had three full years’ military service. Sir Thomas Hunter was thanked for his special interest in this work. First Ascents by Climbers

A three weeks’ expedition to the head of the Harrison river during the recent holidays resulted in successful ascents being made on three hitherto unclimbed peaks, Mount Grave, Mount Binton, and an unnamed peak. , The party consisted of Dr. Rodda, Messrs P. Powell, and L. Faigan, of the Dunedin section of the New Zealand Alpine Club, and Mr J. Ede, of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club. The climb of Mount Grave was made from a high camp between the Harrison river and the head of Bowen valley.— (P.A.)

Shop for Housing Settlement During the last few weeks, work has been completed on a new shop and attached dwelling in the State housing settlement at Riccarton. The building is situated in a central position on the corner of Peverel and Tika streets, and was constructed under contract for the State Housing Department. It is intended for use as a general store which will supply the needs of the population in the area. Officials in the housing branch of the State Advances Corporation said yesterday that it was understood that a scheme was being developed for the control of the shop along the lines of the co-opera-tive store that had been established in the settlement at Nai Nai, Lower Hutt. Negotiations were still in tram with a committee of residents in the area in whom control would finally be vested, and the opening day had not yet been decided.

Wanganella Returns to Service With 400 passengers, the Wanganella, the first passenger ship to return to the Tasman run, is expected at Wellington on Monday. She will make fortnightly trips from Sydney to New Zealand, calling at Wellington once a month and Auckland once a month. Her first call at Auckland will be on February 3. The ship is fully booked from Sydney until the end of May. and the bookings from New Zealand are also heavy. The' booking for the return trip from Wellington on January 23 is nearly full. The Wanganella will carry no cargo from Sydney on this trip, and it is not yet certain whether any will be taken from New Zealand. This will depend on the labour situation.

Parking Trouble A young man, standing beside a motor-car parked in Cashel street yesterday morning, attracted a small and interested crowd by his repeated sounding of the klaxon horn. The owner of the car, hurrying from a nearby shop, was politely asked to move his car which, parked at an angle and immovable because the front wheel was in a depression, had completely blocked the exit of another vehicle in front. The owner of the latter adopted this method of summoning help and perhans of expressing his annoyance. The offending motorist, however, disarmed his critic with profuse apologies and the prompt moving of his car.