General News

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25660, 24 November 1948, Page 4

General News

Distraction The use of Hataitai Park, Wellington, by a girls’ marching team for training in the evenings is worrying the Wellington centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. Mr G. W. Jackman said the girls marched across the run-up for the javelin, discus, and pole vault and, besides getting in the way, were exposed to danger. Mr A. B. Chappell said it was correct that the girls were in the way, but even more important was that they definitely distracted some younger athletes. There were one or two in his own club whose minds were not on the job. Walkers and runners equid not train properly when they were locking over to the other side of the field instead of in front of them. The girls’ right to use the ground was questioned and it was agreed to write to the director of parks and reserves.—(P.S.S.) Scientists for Campbell Island The New Zealand naval corvette Kiwi paid a short visit to Lyttelton yesterday on her way to Campbell Island. She is taking a party to relieve scientific observers who have been there during the winter. Mr D. P. McNabb, a • meteorologist, who is leading this expedition, was on board yesterday with Messrs R. O. Pearson and R. M. Cummings, radio operators of the Post and Telegraph Department. These two operators had a month’s training with the ionosphere section of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in Christchurch and they will assist with this work on the island. The remainder of the party will be picked up in Dunedin.

Grant to Canterbury College An additional grant of £7512 for Canterbury University College under the heading grants to research and allied institutions is provided in the Supplementary Estimates in the vote for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The item includes £5012 to the Canterbury Industrial Development Laboratories and £2500 for defence science research.—(F.O.P.R.) Regular Army Cadets Nine applicants for cadetships in the New Zealand Regular Army were interviewed this week at Southern Military District Headquarters by Captain S. L. Hatch, personnel officer, bringing the total number of applicants for the district to 55. The selected applicants will be medically examined and will then receive notice to report to Trentham Military Camp. Dutch Immigrants New Zealand should become a favourite country for young Dutch men to emigrate to because tne countries closely resemble each other, according to the Netherlands Minister to New Zealand (Mr J. B. D. Pennink). The young Hollander should feel at home in New Zealand. Speaking at a Wellington civic welcome yesterday he said the Netherlands had an increasing overflow of population and her young people wanted to come to New Zealand, looking forward to a career as a result of hard work. “In New Zealand they will have the additional advantage of meeting a people we know to be well-disoosed towards them,” he added—(P.A.)‘ Bellona Leaving To-day The cruiser Bellona will leave Lyttelton at 10 a.m. to-day for Akaroa, where she is expected about 2.30 p.m. Official calls will be paid this afternoon. Next Tuesday she will go on to Oamaru and she will visit Timaru on Saturday week. The cruiser will then sail to Napier and is expected back in Auckland on December 14. Officers of the ship returned hospitality at an “at home” last evening. Scientists and Information

Sir Henry Tizard, chairman of the British Government Research Policy Committee, told tHe Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy that he had found no evidence whatever to show that any Australian scientist or engineer, either in Australia or the United Kingdom, had given away or disclosed, deliberately or carelessly, any information that might be harmful to Australia or the British Commonwealth. “We have complete trust in the integrity and carefulness of our Australian colleagues,” he added. “We in the United Kingdom have the very highest opinion of Australian scientists and engineers.”—Melbourne, Nov. 23.

University Scholarships The council of the University of Otago will recommend to the Senate of the University of New Zealand that the tenure of junior university and, national scholarships be extended from three to four years and that they be increased in value by not less than £35. This decision was made by the council yesterday, when the ViceChancellor (Dr. R. S. Aitken) explained that the professorial board deemed such changes necessary to make the “total” of the scholarships a little better .than some of the fairly large burshries recently instituted for students wishing to enter the university on various courses. Dr. Aitken explained that the effect of some of these bursaries was to attract students who would otherwise stay at school a year longer and endeavour to obtain the scholarship. There was an “unbalance” between scholarships and some of the bursaries, and the professorial board considered that alterations to the scholarships would cor-< rect this.—(P.A.)