General News

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25932, 12 October 1949, Page 4

General News

Bride Left Behind The north-bound Limited express made an unscheduled stop at Studholme Junction yesterday to pick up a bride who had been left behind at Oamaru when the train pulled out. The bride and bridegroom, who were on their way to Dannevirke, were making a telephone call st Oamaru when the train started to move out. The bridegroom, who was’ carrying his wife’s purse and money, managed to board the train, but the bride was left behind. A railway official lent her the money she required to take a taxi to Studholme Junction, where a special authority was issued to stop the train. Reburial at Convent Authority for the exhumation of the body of Mother Mary Aubert and her reburial in the land of the Home of Compassion at Island Bay, Wellington. is contained in a clause in the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. Mother Mary Aubert was formerly superior-general of an order of the Roman Catholic Church known as the Sisters of Compassion. The body of Mother Mary Aubert may, after due notice to the authorities of the Karori Cemetery, ■be exhumed. The body of no other person is to be buried in the land of the Home of Compassion. The relevant sections of the Cemeteries Act shall apply to the land as if it were a burial ground and as if the Wellington City Council were the managers of it. —(P.A.) Tribute to Archbishop “I don't think I would be starting any denominational crisis if I were to say that for many of us you are our Archbishop." This tribute to Archbishop West-Watson was paid by the Rev. Raymond Dudley, when he moved a vote of thanks to the Archbishop for acting as chairman at a meeting at the Civic Theatre last evening, addressed by the Bishop of Chichester. the Rt. Rev. G. K. A. Bell, and Mrs Bell.

Whooping Cough Treatment He could not understand how a child going for a plane ride would be cured of whooping cough, but he hoped the Minister (Miss M. B. 1 Howard) would take note of the fact that in En.gland doctors were using decompression chambers with success in whooping cough cases, said Mr A. C. Baxter (Government. Raglan), ■ speaking on the Health Department , vote in the House of Representatives yesterday.—(P.A.) A Dragline Without Work “The big dragline lying at Lyttelton ; is the trouble.” said Mr J. Matson, who led a deputation of farmers which ' waited on the Eyre County Council to enlist the council's support in a protest against the proposed Oxford-to-the- : sea drainage scheme. “They must find somewhere for it to go. and I am afraid it’s coming up this way. If it was lying on the Dunedin wharf, instead of Lyttelton, we would be safe,” ■ he said, amid laughter. Monowai to be R.S.A. Member The war service of the Union Company's passenger steamer Monowai . will be recognised by the Auckland Returned Services’ Association next week when the liner will be presented with a plaque signifying her admission as an honorary member of the association. This honour is believe to be unique. Now in the Tasman service, the Monowai will arrive from Sydney on Tuesday, and on the following Thursday a plaque and a replica of the association’s badge will be presented by the president of the association (Mr A. P. Postlewaitc). The president of the New Zealand Returned Services’ Association (Sir Howard Kippenberger) has been invited to attend.— (P.A.) New Zealand “A Gem" “A gem" and “a classic of a country" were descriptions of New Zealand given by the American-born Evie Hayes (Mrs Will Mahoney), who plays ; a leading part in the musical comedy. “Annie. Get Your Gun.” in an interview in Christchurch yesterday. She said she was sure that New Zealand would attract many more American tourists if it went out to get them and provided facilities up to the standard that Americans were used to. "I j would not, however, wish you to I change the atmosphere of your country. which bears a similarity to England. for Americans do not wish to find out here h little America,” she added. Liverpool Mine Idle The rotor on the electric motor which drives the fan at the Liverpool Kline burned out on Monday afternoon, causing a major break in production at the mine. The men had to be withdrawn from the mine before the completion of the shift when the fan stop- ; i ped. most of them stopping work at _ j 1.39 p.m. The mine was idle again yesterday, and it will not be worked I before to-morrow. Not all of the men are idle, but 250 are affected, with a loss in production of 500 tons daily, i A spare rotor was obtained from Dob- , I son. but it was not a perfect fit and adjustments are necessary.—(F.O.O.R.) Maori Canoe Damaged Keen disappointment has been ex- • | pressed by officials at the Canterbury . Museum because certain members of I the public are apparently unable to i I refrain from damaging the valuable . j Maori war canoe which was recently t sot up in the Maori house. It had ' been hoped that by keeping the canoe accessible to the public they would be . able to get the best possible view of it I without feeling the need to remove ' i significant and valuable parts of its : design. The feathers on the brow of . I the figurehead of the canoe have proved too much of a temptation to some visitors, and the head is now beginning to have a rather bald appear- , ance. Four sets of the white albatross feathers, which took many hours to fix into place along the sides of the canoe, have also been removed. These . feathers are very rare and difficult to replace. Timber Exports from Nelson A forecast that Nelson would become the second biggest timber exporting port in New Zealand, with more than 30.000.000 board feet of softwoods passing over its wharves each year, was made by the Minister of State Forests (Mr C. F. Skinner) when speaking on the importance of timber in the future development of the province. The Minister said that the large exotic forests in the Rotorua-Taupo area would make Tauranga the Dominion's most imuortant timber export port.—(P.A.) Warm Feeling “The feeling between the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand has never been warmer,” said Sir Robert Chance, Lord Lieutenant, of Cumberland, in an interview in Christchurch yesterday. Food gifts which Australians and New Zealanders had sent to the Old Country were greatly appreciated, he said, and he had many personal messages of thanks to deliver during his visit. The food ration in England was still “fairly ! tight.” he said, but the health of the | people was generally .good and according to medical authorities that of children was wonderfully good. More i milk and meals had lately been provided in schools. Third Professorship The third professorship for Canter- ■ bury Agricultural College. Lincoln, I the chair of Soil Science, has not yet i been sanctioned by the Professorial Board of the University of New Zea- • land, but the Board of Governors of i the college decided at its meeting yes- , terday to advertise the position in anticipation of its becoming vacant. The appointment has not been filled since I Dr. M. M. Burns, who was senior lecl turer in soils and fertilisers, left the i college in February this year. Profes- ! sor E. R. Hudson said that further deI lay might mean that the position would be vacant for another year. Two Prizes to One Ticket Two persons at C’reymouth who bought a ticket in an overseas consultation recently, won two prizes with the ticket, one of £lOO and the other of £5.—(F.0.0.R.) Link With Annie Laurie Sir Robert Chance, of Carlisle, the Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland, who I is at present visiting Christchurch, is I a descendant of Annie Laurie, the heroine of the famous Scottish song. Sir Robert Chance recalled yesterday that Annie was a real person. She came from Dumfriesshire, and had married his great-great-grandfather, a Ferguson. Douglas, who wrote the song, was a suitor who was rejected I by Annie in favour of Ferguson.