General News

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26199, 24 August 1950, Page 6

General News

Walked on the Water Alexander Wozniak, aged 30, yesterday walked on Moriton canal at Manchester for 20 minutes, says the ‘-Daily Mail.” He has invented “water skis’ complete with cork-based stocks. He will «give them a further try-out by walking from Manchester to Warington along the Ship Canal, and if successful he hopes to walk across the English Channel.—London, Aug. 23.

Ski Bitt Veranda Repaired After more than five hours’ work on Monday afternoon, the veranda which was blown off the bottom ski hut al the Mount Cheesemah grounds on Sunday evening; was rebuilt. New posts had to be cut from the bush before the iron was replaced, arid the work was finished by 7 p.m. Since the heavy fall of snow last Friday there have been some light falls, and the snow line is 4OOO feet. British Rugby Team’s Congratulations During a meeting of the Victory Park Board last evening, the preside**of the Canterbury Rugby Union (Mr R. R. Masters) received a cablegram of congratulations from the British Rugby team in Australia “on a great wih.” Members applauded. “Ah. They are glad that someone has beaten Ctago,” remarked Mr Masters, amid laughter. Expedition to the 1 Moon The possibilities of an expedition to the moon will be discussed at the first International Congress of Interplanetary Exploration to be held in Paris from September 30 to October 20. Delegates from 10 countries, including Britain, will attend. A French astronomer and air engineer, Professor Alexandre* Ananoff, author of a project for sending a rocket-driven “space ship” to the moon, w’ill preside at the opening session at the Sorbonne. Films showing rocket appliances and dealing with the projected trip to the moon will be exhibited for the first time. A proposed international Statute of Interplanetary Research and a programme of more effective international collaboration are also on the agenda. —Paris, August 23. Buyers’ Market Predicted

In a review of his recent tour of Britain, Europe, and America, Mr A. Hayward, chairman of directors of the N.Z. Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., addressing shareholders yesterday, said that his travel's had convinced him that if New Zealand wished tb maintain its standard of living, it was essential for greater individual effort by the citizens of this country. In other words, there must be a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay, and the present disturbing trend would have to bo halted. The time was fast approaching when a change from a sellers’ to a buyers’ market would be felt in New Zealand. But for the Korean situation and the international tension, repercussions would have been felt already and the country had little time to put its house in order internally to fit itself to meet all competitors.— (P.A.) Thefts from Clothes Lihes After complaints of thefts from clothes lines members of the detective staff at the Christchurch Central Police Station last evening arrested a young man, who will appear in the Magistrate’s Court to-day. Alien Doctors in Tasmania

Legislation will be submitted by the Tasmanian Cabinet for registration of a number of alien doctors. It will provide for the registration of four alien doctors and one psychiatrist a year for two years on condition that they spend a year in a Tasmanian public hospital* pass an examination by a medical board, and then serve five yOars in an area specified by the Public Health Department. They will then be free to practise where they desire.' The proposal has aroused considerable interest throughout Australia, as many alien doctors who are not permitted to register in Australia have been forced to work at other occupations although Australia is suffering from a shortage of doctors.—Hobart, Aug. 23. District Welfare Committees The Canterbury Provincial Patriotic Council amended its rules yesterqay to allow the joint appointment of one representative to district welfare committees by the Air Force Association, the 2nd N.Z.E.F. Association, and the Ex-Royal Naval Men’s Association

Kite Flying Competition What is thought to be the first kite flying competition since 1£34 wifi be held in South Hagley Park next Saturday morning. The contest is being sponsored by the Junior Optimists’ Club of the Y.M.C.A. The event is [b b % called the “Boys’ Centennial Kite Flying Contest,” and all bovs are eligible to compete.

Ski Jump at Championships A ski jump will be included in the Canterbury centennial ski championships at the Mount Cheeseman grotind next week-end. This was decided yesterday partly because of a request bv the Bogong-Ski Club team which is competing in the championships i ‘ Lundberg, who won the New Zealand ski jump at Queenstown earlier this month, will probably help to build the jump, which will be low enough to enable most of the ski-iers at the .ground to use it. It will be four or five feet high.