General News

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27097, 21 July 1953, Page 8

General News

6001 b Shark Killed Nova Scotian fishermen think they have caught the “Rammer”—a 6001 b shark described as having a belly covered with green dots. The shark was harpooned inside Louisburg harbour and fought for 20 minutes before it was killed. The “Rammer” has terrorised Cape Breton fishermen for two weeks with ferocious attacks on coastal fishing boats. Two weeks ago, near Mainadieu, a few miles north-east of Louisburg, it chased a pleasure craft and fishing boats. Then it moved south-west to Forchu, where it sank a lobster boat. One man was drowned. — Halifax (Nova Scotia), July 19. Cigar Bands And Sealing Wax

For tariff purposes cigar bands and sealing wax are stationery to the Customs Department. The tariff items stationery and manufactured paper, and stationery not elsewhere included, cover a surprising range of goods, according to the index of customs decisions. Under the first heading are ships’ log books, photo mounts, cabinets, compendiums, compactums, and papeteries (writing companions* in English). Paper piercing bodkins, drawing pins, rubber nozzles for gum bottles, paper knives, wafers and wafer seals, artists’ paper stumps, and pencils for writing on glass, china or metal all come under the second heading. Next month the Board of Trade will hold a public inquiry into import duties on stationery. As the items listed might be regarded as doubtful, the Customs Department has been called upon to give a ruling as to their correct classification. Dyers Pass Road Bus Service

A bus service up Dyers. Pass road will be introduced by the Christchurch Transport Board when the CashmerePapanui conversion to buses is made in about 12 months. This was reported to the board yesterday. The report said a deputation representing residents of Dyers Pass road was received by the works and traffic committee at its last meeting. The board had considered the request and had pointed out to the petitioners ;that it had already made provision for a service «p Dyers Pass road when the Papanui-Cashmere conversion was made. All the vehicles for this conversion were how on order. Children’s Playground

The reserves committee of the City Council has agreed to meet Sydenham residents at the Buchan street childrens playground at 11 a.m. next Saturday to discuss the safety of the equipment. A child was recently injured at the playground in fall from a gymnastic set. Announcing the meeting last evening, Cr. M. B. Howard, M.P., said she hoped that it would be possible for the Mayor (Mr R. M. Macfarlane, - M.P.) to attend.

Pp’ioniyelitis Vaccine New Zealand will watch closely the progress of the experiment in the united States, and if the tests are as successful as it is believed they will be arrangements will be made to bring supplies of the new poliomyelitis vaccine to this country,” said the Minister of Health (Mr J. R. Marshall), commenting yesterday on a cabled report that 1,200,000 children in the States . wer e to undergo tests with the vaccine.—(P.A.) Synthetic Fibres Though he found that increasing use synthetic fibres was being made in the United States, Mr J. A. Higgs president of the New Zealand Federation of Laundrymen, Dyers, and Dry Cleaners, noted that no one he met in the industry thought that synthetics would ever completely take the place of wool. They were, instead, more likely to replace cotton or silk. Nylon, he said yesterday, was being used very widely, particularly in jersey weaves, in preference to the straight shirting weave. The Polyester fibres were also being very widely used with wool rayon 'or suitings, but American regulations demanded that any such material must be labelled with the percentage of synthetic fibre in it.—(P.A.)

Hostel Plan* Abandoned .The Navy has abandoned proposal to set up a hostel at Auckland lot ratings on leave. It still has nesrly £74,000 earned by its men on the waterfront during the 1951 wharf dispute, and is in a quandary about how to spent it. The hostel proposal was one of the better-received suggestion on using the money left after men had received cash bonuses for their work and some £lO,OOO had been spent on amenities. But it was dropped when investigations showed that the proposed hostel could not be operated economically. The Government holds the money.—(P.A.) No Objection “That just means that we tell them that we have no objection to the loan, because it wouldn’t make any difference if we had,” said the Mayo? of Kaiapoi (Mr H. O. Hills) last evening when the Kaiapoi Borough Council received a letter from the North Canterbury Hospital Board about the proposed £50,000 loan for the Cashmere Hospital. No objection was made by the council. N.Z. Retailers’ Visit to Australia A delegation from the retail trade in New Zealand will visit Australii in October. It will travel by «? each way, and will visit Canbenj Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Sydney. Members of the delegatioa will study Australian retail merchandising and marketing technique through visits to factories, distributing establishments, and retail emporiums.

Imports of Tobacco Pipe# Objections to the exemption fro® import licensing of tobacco pipes fro® other than scheduled countries have been received by the Board of Trade. As a result the board has how ue* cided to hear objections from P ert s*J firms or organisations which consi-e* they are likely to be materially .affecus by the continuance of import hcensms on these goods. A hearing of these objections will be held in Wellington next month, and persons, firms or organisations which have objectea i the exemption from licensing • tobacco pipes will be able to attend.

Buses in Accidents, . During June, 76 accidents mvmvmj vehicles of the Chrisahurch Trans port Board occurred, compared 42 for the same period last year. was reported to a meeting of the Doai yesterday. Of this total, 47 concerns o buses and 29 involved trams.

A joint approach to the Gov®J> ment regarding price control will o' made by the New Zealand Retailer®. Federation with the As J soCl ?hP' Chambers of ' Commerce and ow national organisations. The combine 0 deputation will seek the removal price control without further delay‘J all goods in abundant supply where free competition exists.

Case for Bathchairs Because the Australian Board has some cases taken more than two to reach decisions, the Assoaa Chambers of Manufacturers, in a tralia has proposed to the Prune ister (Mr R. G. Menzies) . tha 2 aaßg< j membership of the board be mere to seven, appointed for 10 y . ea '!’ >h work in two panels to speed up operation. When the council o?: Canterbury Manufacturers Associan considered the submissions last ev ing, the president, Mr H. C. said that if members of the Boara . Trade in New Zealand were appom for such a term two of the m members would be fit for a batnc»*j before the expiry of their term. . { they were given 10 years they jni be able to make up their min as then,” said a member. In Ne w "J land, members of the Board ox ijr are appointed for a three-year