General News

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26393, 11 April 1951, Page 6

General News

N.Z. as Beef Stud Farm That Naw Zealand could and should be the beef stud farm of the Southern Hemisphere is the Opinion of Lord LOvat, owndr of the largest cattle rufi in Scotland, and the war-time Commando leader. He arrived in Auckland on Sunday after two weeks in NeW Zealand and left by air for the United States yesterday. “New Zealand has the biggest beef-raising potential of any country I know except the Argentine,” Lora LOvat said. “Its hill country is ideal for’ pasturing, but more phosphating is needed. It would be ideal if some scheme could be operated to send more New Zealand wool to the United States in exchange for large quantities of phosphates. He thought also that New Zealand could become one of the world’s leading exporters of bacon. Swim milk for pig food was a valuable adjunct to any farm.—(PA.) Gift io Lincoln College “A very fine gesture," commented the chairman (Mr W. H. Gillespie, M.P.) when the board of governors of Canterbury Agricultural College yesterday received a cheque for £lOO from the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, the gift of two members of the chamber. Half the money will be spent on the library at the college, and the rest ofl equipment for the wool laboratory. The director of the college (Professor E. H. Hudson) said it was very gratifying to receive such a donation. The board will send letters of appreciation to the donors. Dental Treatment in N.Z. The New Zealand standard of living had played a big part in the necessity for providing dental treatment for the community, said Mr H. S. Wilkinson, an officer of the New Zealand Dental Association, to the Welltagton Rotary Club yesterday. In the Arctic regions Eskimos were Untroubled by dental disease because of their hard diet. In New Zealand there was much dental decay in children’s teeth, but it could be avoided if parents and children were to co-operate with a system which provided service in the clinics, the hospitals and private practices. Dental treatment in New Zealand schools was a service envied in other eountries, but the free scheme of dental treatment was still open to much improvement, said Mr Wilkinson.—(P.A.) Shortage of Baby Foods

The West Coast is suffering an acute shortage of proprietary lines of baby food. Stocks of two foods in general use are completely exhausted. Some supplementary foods are still obtainable. The two proprietary foods are both manufactured in the North Island; There is no indication when new supplies will be available.—(F.O.O.R.) Three Paintings BongM The council of the Canterbury Soririy of Arte has bo HB ht two pictures for its permanent collection from the society’s annual exhibition at New “owat the Durham street of Auckland. “Lyttelh°" th t Ne Y. Atonal « r drunkenness and was fined 25 dollars to-day. Police said they found him liquor. —San Francisco, Fire BEflfet at Tiro station "At Wdolston Station, the live hour ding the Hargood street Christchurch Fire Board last evening. A Slide tinier Th ®.' ed ® r o } Bb«*wu Of toveatiJbjt his method was io ttand near a window and wait until the teller turned away. Then he would draw packets of notes through the wujdow with the aid of a gumtfoped rulsr.-New . YarK. Aprn .10. OmnMign Agstast Kafr *i^ e against the #at invasion of Trentham Military Camp has has been covered and other SSJSpaj" ”” “