General News

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 28008, 30 June 1956, Page 8

General News

Heaviest Pack The Springbok pack selected for today’s match against Hawke’s Bay will be the heaviest ever to take the field lor South Africa. The originators of the “steamroller” Rugby pack, the South Africans will average 15st 111 b. Their middle row comprises four locks —three of them more than 16st and one 15st 101 b. Two of them are 6ft 2in in height and two. 6ft 3in. Th.? Hawke’s Bay pack averages 13st 111 b. —(P.A.) Bus Stalls at Bottleneck When a New Zealand Railways Road Services bus stalled and could not be restarted at the corner of Colombo and Hereford streets about 2.15 p.m. yesterday, traffic across the intersection was forced to slow down, causing jams along Hereford. Colombo, and High streets. Four traffic officers helped to keep the traffic moving until the bus was towed away by another bus half an hour later. All Out for One A village cricket eleven at Latchley, Cornwall, was all out for one run when they played a neighbouring team from Pillaton. Seven batsmen were clean bowled, one was caught, one was leg before wicket, and one was run out. —London, June 28. “Cat” was Left Alone The Devonport Fire Brigade received a telephone call just after dark recently asking the brigade to rescue a cat from the top of a telegraph pole in Albert road. It was said to have been there all day. The brigade sent an engine, and a fireman went up the ladder in the darkness. Instead of a cat he found an opossum at the top of the pole. He left it there. New Sunday Bus Timetable

With the revised Sunday bus timetable coming into effect tomorrow, a hall-hour service on routes where there were previously 20-minute services. will be provided by the Christchurch Transport Board. Some early morning services have* been deleted, and all the new services are intended to cater for persons attending church at 11 a.m. Some routes formerly had two or three services to and from Cathedral square before noon, but all will now have only one outward service. The first bus from the Square to the Cashmere Hills will leave at 10.50 a.m.. and the next shortly after midday. In general the frequency of Sunday afternoon and evening services has been cut, but the times of the last buses will remain the same. Police Station to Close One of Wellington’s oldest police stations. Mount Cook, is to be closed. The Acting Minister of Police (Mr D J. Eyre) said yesterday that the opening of the police barracks in Vivian street meant that the Mount Cook station was no longer necessary. Built of a distinctive red brick, the station has associations dating back to Wellington’s earliest days. Some of the bricks are stamped with an arrow, showin? that they came from a gaol kiln.—(P.A.) ‘‘Some Baby-sitters Too Young” Concern at trends in baby-sitting was expressed by the Mayor of New Plymouth (Mr O. E. O. Hill) at the annual meeting of the New Plymouth branch of the Plunket Society. “I recognise that women must get out but I am appalled at the extreme youth of some baby-sitters I have heard of.” he said. “Some of them are only about 12 years old.” The situation concerned the health of women and children, he felt, and! needed looking into. It seemed to be! a matter within the scope of the Plunket Society. Girls of 11 or 12 were quite likely to fall asleep. Cream Shortage in Dunedin Because the Dunedin milk treatment station has sent milk to Invercargill and Central Otago to meet shortages there, cream has had to be imported from Canterbury and the West Coast. Last week, 2650 gallons of milk were sent to Invercargill and 2700 gallons to Central Otago. As a result, only 100 gallons of cream were separated at the Dunedin station, and 1300 gallons were imported from Canterbury and Hokitika. Last year, 6000 gallons of cream were brought into Dunedin, and the same amount is likely to be imported this year. Next year, the treatment station will deep-freeze surplus cream m the months of greatest milk production—January and February—so tha there will be anproximatoly 5000 gallons to tide the city over the winter.

Auckland Influenza Epidemic An influenza epidemic is sweeping Auckland schools and forcing hundreds of children to stay at home. On n school has chickenpox and measles also. Attendances are down from 40 per cent, at one school to a minimum of 10 per cent, at the ones least affected. Business firms’ staffs are in many cases depleted for the same reason.—(P.A.) Terrace to be Closed A section of Palatine terrace will be closed by the Heathcote County Council. so that work on the new bridge at Tennyson street may begin, it was decided at a meeting of the council last evening. The residents in Palatine terrace will have access to their properties by way of Buxton terrace. Builders’ Flight to Roxburgh Twen tv-six members of the Ashburton Master Builders’ Association will fly to Roxburgh tomorrow by DC-3 airliner, specially chartered from the National Airways Corporation. The aircraft will leave Christchurch empty at 8.20 a.m. and will pick un the builders at Ashburton. It will return to Christchurch, after having set the party down at Ashburton, at 5.40 p.m. Hockey Tournament Five entries had been received for the New Zealand Challenge Shield tournament, to be held in Christchurch commencing on July 31. said the secretary of the New Zealand Hockey Association (Mr W. H. Down) last evening. Earlier the tournament had been allocated to Invercargill, and only three provinces had entered for the tournament. Since the venue had been changed to Christchurch. Wellington and Hawke's Bay had entered, said Mr Down. The other three provinces are Auckland. Canterbury, and Otago. There was still a chance that Manawatu might enter. Mr Down said.