General News

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26657, 16 February 1952, Page 6

General News

' Protecting The Beer , “There’s an application by the Ash- ; burton Licensing Trust for a water-race ■ deviation at Mount Somers—that’s to keep the water away from the beer,” said the engineer to the Ashburton County Council (Mr R. L. Lindsay) in his report yesterday to the council. The Ashburton Licensing Trust has started construction of a hotel at Mount Somers. The application was granted. Olympic Torch Goes Ont The Olympic torch, which is being carried to Oslo by a relay of Norwegian skiers from Mordegal, the birthplace ol modern ski-ing. went out to-day after covering half the journey. For some hours the Skiers had difficulty in keeping the pine torch alight, but they managed it with the help of petrol. At the last moment before it finally died out a reserve torch was lighted and the runner continued on his way. The torch is expected to arrive during the’ official opening ceremony at Bielet Stadium to-morrow.— Oslo, February 14. Recordings for 8.8. C. Special recordings of the tolling of the muffled bells of the Christchurch Cathedral, the first part of the Holy Communion service held yesterday morning, and of the memorial service conducted by the Bishop of Christchurch (the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren) and broadcast by Canterbury and West Coast stations, were made by Station 3YA yesterday. The recordings were requested by the National Broadcastbßc rvice for transmission to the

Elderly Widow’s Misfortunes For the second time in a little more than 12 months, Mrs Sarah Smith, aged 84, a widow, of Helensville, has been injured in an accident. A year ago her right arm was crushed and had to be amputated after a window sash fell and trapped her. She was without foot! and water for four days before her plight was discovered. Last night, Mrs Smith again made the long ambulance trip from her home to the Middlemore Hospital. This time she was suffering from a fracture of her right thigh, the result of a fall.—(P.A.)

Place to Retire Dr. J. H. C. de Groot, who retired last year from the post of legal adviser to the Foreign Exchange Central Office at Jakarta in Indonesia, was a passenger by the Skymaster that flew irom Harewood to Melbourne yesterday. Dr. de Groot, who has spent two weeks in Australia and a similar period in New Zealand, said he was looking for a place to retire. He had not yet made up his mind, he said yesterday. After spending a further short period in Australia he will return to Indonesia.

Fault in Ship’s Engine An unscheduled call at New Plymouth was made yesterday by the 510tpn coastal vessel Holmburn. She arrived in port at 2.45 p.m. for repairs to a broken spindle on the water pump of the starboard engine. She is expected to continue her voyage early to-day. The trouble developed about 10 P’”!’ ° n Thursday, when the ship was off Stephen’s Island. Although the tault was not a major one, it could not be remedied at sea. The Holmburn, which had sailed from Wellington at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, was on her way to Onehunga and Norfolk Island.—(P.A.)

Overseas Telephone Service rhe overseas telephone service has now been extended to the Philippines and Indonesia, making a total of 35 countries which may now be telephoned from New Zealand, according to advice received from the Chief Postmaster, Christchurch (Mr DR Thomson). The rates to the Philippines are £1 6s 5d a minute, with a minumum charge for three minutes. Ihe rates to Indonesia are £1 a minute, with a minimum charge of £3

Reason for Absence When a week had passed and a Maori pupil had failed to return to a Dannevirke school after the long «nnt atl K n ' telegram Of inquiry was sent by the headmaster. The reply came. Postpone return account death of my King.”—(P.A.) High Earnings by Carters Owner-drivers of heavy trucks carting coal from open-cut mines to railway sidings on the western New South cjha B c ? Bl f ields ar e earning up to £4o° a fortnight, working a 12-hour day. This was revealed during a Court hearing at Lithgow in a case of negligent driving. Anthony Hacker a coal carter, said he had lost a day’s y- *^ 2o - to £ ? s_ by attending the Court to give evidence on a car accident he had witnessed. Most of the truck drivers worked a seven-day week, and before Christmas some drivers earned more than £4OO a fort- '^ he Pr "’, ork at the mines was at its peak. Hacker was awarded £5 for the loss of a day’s pay.—Sydney, Feb-

Property Valuations C t 7 01 , to advice received from the Valuation Department at ChristhndvCh’uPZ°P.erty ? n the following local vpn? d lv ricts Wl l l be rev alued this year.—Akaroa, Geraldine, Kaiapol Rangiora. and Temuka boroughs, Ellesmere, Grey, Levels, Paparua, and Wai«nfanT?tlesLa2d the Leeston PleatrtetsP°rhkand Southbridge town disteef \ Th ( - Dew values will take ef- & a 1 ™ ,1 “

GM« , l". i h S V y Nursin « Training v L lth two year 5 secondary education who are working until thev are oj d . en °ugh to enter tfie nursinFprowill have an opportunity soon arte nursin * ins larly under a new scheme introduced Hos Pital and the King Edward Technical College Night the Se Me be Th h P eld tWICe a week at nureing The and Practical nursing The successful trainees win be granted a concession of three who th ih in their Period of training okl <" '■'S

... 44, Fa » in * WeU levels levels are In 9tc hurch district water levels are still above normal, but in parts of the hinterland the falling £ M?” ? atohed . o’ Oborn , an officer of the Geological Survey of the Department Scientific an d Industrial Research n a review of ground-water conditions’ in Canterbury last year. “Recharge of the natural reservoirs with rain water owing 1 tn ev al! the summer months, e * ce s s lve evaporation,” said Mr Oborn, and unless Canterbury ex- ® tes dy and continuous rains that will saturate the soil layer and allow a high proportion of water falling as ram to percolate down to the water table, the water levels in wells must be expected to fall. In the course of a few months this could lead to serious watering problems.” Siamese Educationists Arrive in T wfii£i a ( meS K Educationists arrived ud r y u alr yaster day to take J el to w ships which will give them each a year’s study in New ,^ ealand- Th 4 Gy v re Mr . Lor Reelachati, inspector of schools in the province of Karnbun. and Miss Nabhabhorn Kosulavatana, mistress at Suansunandha College, Bangkok Miss Kosulavantana will go to the Teachers® Training College, Dunedin, to study homecraft. She will also attend lecMr re n» a d th 4, e of Home Science. Mr Reelachati will study at the Duned'n T r a ‘ nin C College and the University of Otago. He will also visit several New Zealand schools.—(P.A.)

Hotels' Loss of Glasses Auckland’s hotel bars are adorned with signs reading: “If you need glasses, see an optician—don’t take ours. In spite of these and other warnings, the 71 publicans listed in the citv and suburban trades directory lose more than 2000 glasses a week—lo4,ooo a year. The estimate —a conservative one 18 based on the two dozen average weekly loss of several small hotels, none of which boasts a lounge. Those with lounge trade lose considerably more. Fishing Rivers .. Ac £ ord i n S t 0 advice received from the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, the condition of the fishing rivers at noon yesterday was:—Ashley. Halswell and Waimakariri clear and flshable; Selwyn, clear and fishable subject to Catchment Board operations - Rakaia and Hurunui, slightly discoloured but fishable; Waiau, clear - Upper Rakaia. normal and slightly discoloured ' Weather: Lake Coleridge, south-east! riri77?e° Udy ’ Hi 2hbank, calm and lightl