General News

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28053, 22 August 1956, Page 12

General News

Scissors Movement with Bag "Unfortunately I have booked into the hotel from which Danie Craven booked out yesterday,” Mr M. A Craven, general manager of the New Zealand Portland Cement Association, informed the first national concrete aggregates conference in Christchurch yesterday. ‘‘He took my bag with him, and in it were some of the conference papers. It is now in its way back from Wellington.” Extra Shield Challenge?

The competition committee’s draw, approved by the Canterbury Rugby Union’s management committee last evening, showed that Canterbury would meet Mid-Canterbury today for the Ranfurly Shield. The draw also showed that next Saturday a Canterbury B team would play Mid-Canter-bury at Ashburton. “If Canterbury loses the shield to Mid-Canterbury today, will our Canterbury B side oe allowed to challenge for it next Saturday?’’ asked Dr. G. W. Harrison. There was no answer. “Amalgamation in Reverse”

Mr A. J. Smith was congratulated last evening by the chairman of the Christchurch Drainage Board (Mr H. P Smith) on his appointment to the City Council. Commenting that Mr Smith was the third board member to be a councillor as well, the chairman commented: “It is a good thing to have liaison; it is what you might call amalgamation in reverse. Wc are slowly but surely taking over the council,” he added jocularly. Missing Football Boots Some-one in Christchurch has a pair of football boots that may be more valuable, at least to a souvenir hunter, than he imagines. This particular pair has often been worn by the Canterbury Rugby captain and All Black, P. B Vincent, who is now very eager to have them back. They were originally made for the Canterbury and New Zealand wing, R. M. Smith. Vincent took a liking to the light boots, so when Smith had a new pair made he gave the first pair to Vincent. Last week, however, Vincent left them in a

telephone booth in Cathedral square, and he has not been able to trace them. He advertised in “The Press” on Monday that they were ‘‘needed for Lancaster Park on Wednesday.” Smith has decided to help Vincent out with another old pair of boots. “They are a size too big for him, but with rubber insoles they should be all right.” said Smith yesterday Traffic Over Broken Bridge

Closed for more than four days after being broken by a transporter, the bridge over the Little Grey River, between Greymouth and Reefton, is again open for traffic. Work on repairing the damage proceeded during the week-end, and 2000 yards of filling was used for closing the gap as a temporary measure. A new approachway was formed on to the remaining portion of the bridge which was undamaged, and one-way traffic was able to cross. The approach will be widened by Ministry of Works gangs, who will also consolidate the formation pending more permanent repairs to the bridge. A restriction of 12 tons has been placed I on the bridge in the meantime, and heavy traffic has been restricted to 10 miles an hour.

Lottery Prizes to N.Z. First and second prizes in an Australian lottery drawn today went to New Zealand. The first prize of £lO,OOO was won by ticket No. 25.615. 8.H.F., Waipukurau. Second prize of £2OOO was won by ticket No. 81.165. H.J.D.S. 25. Wellington.—Melbourne, August 21 Tossed Caber and Broke It Experienced Scots Highland Games officials blinked at Murrayfield last Saturday when J. Mithell of Heaton Harriers tossed the caber—and it broke. They said they had never heard before of a caber breaking, let alone seen it happen. Mitchell, however, was more blase. Apparently he had often heard of it and it was two years since he himself had last broken a caber.—London, August 21. New Agricultural Aircraft Two Piper PAlBa agricultural aircraft for North Island firms are in the cargo of the Pioneer Glen, which brought United States Antarctic stores to Lyttelton at the week-end. The aircraft will be assembled at Harewood by Airwork (N.Z.), Ltd., and flown to firms in Hawera and Palmerston North where they will be used on aerial top-dressing. Highway Signs in Square To assist strangers in Christchurch, the Automobile Association (Canterbury) has proposed to the City Council that signs indicating the direction of the main highways should be erected on a pole outside the Chief Post Office.

Test Tickets at £8 Speculators in Auckland are making a good thing out of the resale of tickets for the Maoris v. South Africa and the fourth Rugby test games to be played at Eden Park. They are asking up to £8 in some cases foi seats in the auxiliary and No. 3 stands, and are finding the public keen to buy. Prices for seats in the two auxiliary stands are from £5 to £8 for the test and £4 for the Maori game. The official price for seats in the two stands was £1 10s for grandstand, £1 5s for auxiliary seats for the test match, and 5s less for the Maori game. Lost Property Sale As usual at police sales of lost property bicycles were in keen demand yesterday. Prices ranged from £l4 10s down to ss, and a pair of wheels brought 7s 6d. One buyer made a quick profit. He bought two cycles for 10s. and almost immediately sold one for 10s. A bus tyre and rim brought £lO 10s, and a woman’s gold watch £8 10s. There was little demand for miscellaneous articles like gloves. The sale attracted a fairly large crowd. River Weed Clearing Clearing of weed from the Avon river in the part of the river used for rowing would commence shortly, the engineer (Mr E. F. Scott) told the Christchurch Drainage Board last evening.