General News

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27639, 21 April 1955, Page 12

General News

Potentially Dangerous Driving “It is not clear in my mind just precisely : vhat constitutes driving in a manner that might be dangerous to the public,” said the Chief Justice (Sir Harold Barrowclough) in the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday. His Honour said he could hardly conceive of any driving of which it cou’d not be said that it might be dangerous. He reserved decision in the appeal by a man against suspension of his driving licence for 30 days on a charge of driving in a manner which might have beex* dangerous.— (P.A.) Hunting with Bows and Arrows Sortie members of the Wanganui Archery Club have recently begun using their bows and arrows for stalkr ing deer and one particularly successful hunter, Mr W. Glentworth, has just taken his second deer. He got within 50 yards, then fired and his arrow penetrated five inches into the deer’s chest, killing it instantaneously. In addition to deerstalking. Mr Glentworth has ,had success in pig hunting and has taken wild goats, rabbits, opossums, wild birds and even eels with bow and arrow. Cashmere High School Enrolments “Assuming that the first part of the Cashmere High School will be ready for occupation at the beginning of next year, applications for enrolment will be received from? June 1,” the secretary of the Christchurch Postprimary Council (Mr P. J. Halligan) informed the Papanui High School Board of Governors yesterday when it was discussing the likely demand for places next year. Television of Golf The St. Andrews Towh Council has

agreed to allow the 8.8. C. to erect three towers for televising the Walker Cup match on May 29 qnd 21 and the British open golf beginning on July 4, at St. Andrews. One tower will be erected with a commanding view of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh holes, a second tower in the rough off the eighteenth fairway, with a view of the seventeenth hole, the first hole, and the eighteenth tee, and a third on the putting green, which commands a view of the players driving off from the first tee and putting on the eighteenth green.—London, April 20. Sale of Wellington Flats Boulcott Flats, the largest privatelyowned block of flats in Wellington, has been sold to an undisclosed buyer. Comprising 24 self-contained flats and garages, the block was erected at a cost, including the land, of about £90,000. It was completed 18 months ago. The property will continue to be occupied as residential flats. N.Z. Veneers and Plywoods

Seven New Zealand manufacturers engaged in the production of veneers and plywoods are producing 20,000,000 square feet of veneers and between 30,000,000 and 33.000,000 square feet of plywood a year. This information from the Department of Industries and Commerce was submitted to an inquiry by the Board of Trade into import duties on those products. Average imSorts of veneers from 1951 to 1954 ave been about 900,000 square feet a year. About 1.200.000 square feet of plywood has been imported into New Zealand annually from 1949 to 1954.

Lottery Prises to N.Z. New Zealand ticket holders won first, third and fourth prizes in a Melbourne lottery drawn today. They were; first prize of £lO,OOO, No. 116961, “4 Ladies,” Newmarket. Auckland; third prize, £1250, No. 74313, J.H.L. Syndicate, Te Awamutu; fourth prize, £lOOO, No. 100066, C.A.. Whakatu, Hastings.— Melbourne, April 20.

‘Back-door Rubbish Service” Wellington is the only city or town in New Zealand with a “back-door”, rubbish collection service, according to the Mayor (Mr R. L. Macalister). Ie toid a meeting at Johnsonville that the council was proud about that. Householders everywhere else had to put their rubbish at the front gate.