General News

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27036, 11 May 1953, Page 8

General News

Governor-General Bays Colt The Governor-General (Sir Willoughby Norrie) has bought another racehorse. It is a yearling chestnut colt by Panair from Tiptoes. The vendor was Mr T. H. Brooks, of Papatoetoe. who bred the colt. The colt will be trained by W. J. Bromby at Trentham. It is the third young horse bought by his Excellency since he came to New Zealand.—(P.A.) Too Young for Postal Vote One of the first to vote in the Hobart Senate elections was Mr John Marney, who was 103 this week. He indignantly rejected a suggestion that he was well qualified to record a postal vote.—Hobart, May 10. Coronation Contingents Prepare "Coronation Camp,” at Pirbright, was a picture of the Commonwealth in miniature on Friday as visiting Commonwealth contingents prepared for their part in the Coronation parade. Across the parade ground marched tall soldiers, sailors ana airmen from New Zealand and Australia, and short, bronzed men from Pakistan and Ceylon. Gurkha pipers practised a Scottish lament while New Zealand and Australian naval officers practised sword drill. Representatives of New Zealand, Australian and Canadian women’s services are also in training at Richmond, near London.—London, May 8. Leave of Absence Refused

Miss Colleen McSporran, of Dobson, who was chosen to represent the West Coast Peace Council at a youth festival in Rumania, has been refused leave of absence from the Chief Post Office at Greymouth by the Post and Telegraph Department. The secretary of the Taylorville Youth Club (Mr L. Blance) said that the Government’s reply to representations had been that it was not its policy to grant leave for such purposes. Confirmation of the department’s action has been given by the Chief Postmaster at Greymouth (Mr A Saba). Miss McSporran Was elected as the West Coast delegate to the festival after a ballot, for which the voting qualifications were contributions to a travelling fund of £350 being raised by the West Coast Peace Council.—(F.O.O.R.) Few Claimants for Bicycles Only a few of more than 250 bicycles which have been held at the Christchurch Police Station for some months awaiting a call from the owners were claimea when they were displayed in the yard at the station on Saturday. Those not claimed 'will be sold at auction after they have been held for 12 months. Police officers are at a loss to understand the failure of cyclists to claim their machines. Nearly every bicycle is in good running order. Several have unmistakable brands by which they could be identified, and one is of a design few have seen on Christchurch streets. Apparently this is a Continental product. It is stoutly built with double framework, runs on balloon tyres, and is plainly built to carry a substantial load. It is in first-class order and shows no signs of having done a great amount of work. It would cost almost twice as much as the usual machine. A racing machine is in first-class running order, and is estimated to be worth more than £3O. Some bicycles are fully equipped with lamps, pumps, carriers, and tool bags. Included in the number are 40 women’s cycles, among them being the latest models and others of not very recent designs.