General News

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28155, 19 December 1956, Page 14

General News

Holiday Air Traffic To cope with holiday traffic the National Airways Corporation will be gin operating additional services from Christchurch tomorrow. Between tomorrow and January 12 there will be 768 DC-3 flights in and out of Harewood, of which 88 are additional flights, and in addition to these the corporation expects to have to arrange j many more special flights to cope with the “last minute” demands during the first two weeks of January. All of the flights will be flown by aircraft with 27 seats. Most of the special flights from Christchurch will be :to Wellington (flying time 95 minutes» Hamilton (three hours) and Auckland (three hours 15 minutes). There are I still seats available for some destina-, j tions “even on peak days.” Missed Opportunity The New Zealand dairy industry! missed a wonderful opportunity tc [ advertise its wares to the represents-J tives of 67 countries at the Olympic Games, said Mr N. A. McKenzie, who has arrived back in Napier from Melbourne. “Ceylon supplied the tea for athletes at the village, and Brazil the coffee.’’ he said. Other countries supplied various foodstuffs. This was something the dairy industry could keep in mind for future Olympic Games, said Mr McKenzie.—(P.A.) Road Restoration When the engineer (Mr E. F. Scott) reported to the Christchurch Drainage Board last evening that the sewer contractors were now concentrating on road restoration in St. Asaph street. Mr R. C. Neville complimented the company on following so close behind construction work in efforts to restore the road. Wet weather had hindered the work, said Mr Scott. When St. Asaph street was restored, the contractors would direct their efforts to Woodham road between Worcester and Gloucester streets. “Too Slow” The seriously-damaged motor-car displayed in Cathedral square by the Christchurch Metropolitan Road Safety Committee has attracted considerable attention. Explaining that the accident happened at 20 miles an hour, a placard asks what would have happened at 60 miles an hour. But even more attention has been drawn to the addition of some onlooker—- “ 20 miles an hour too slow; accident probably avoided at faster speed. Slow drivers never keep left, resultant congestion, and confusion frequent cause of accidents Cars of the future will be half the present size and twice as fast.” Student Health Scheme Dr. J. D. Lough has been appointed part-time medical officer in charge of the student health scheme at Canterbury University College. After original supervision by an honorary panel of doctors, the scheme was assisted for two years by officers of the Health Department but, because of staff shortages, little direct medical advice could be given this year. Next year it is hoped to revert to the original idea of all new entrants and others being invited to undergo a voluntary medical examination as a result of which they may be directed to their own doctors for any special attention necessary, or offered the expert remedial services available through the college gymnasium. Full details will be announced early next year. Wilderness Drain Wilderness Drain, running through Addington, Spreydon and Somerfield to the Heathcote river, did not constitute a danger to health, in the opinion of an inspector of the Health Department, based on the conditions at the time of his inspection. The department had been asked by the Christchurch Drainage Board to investigate a complaint by Mr D. C. Fox. The drain was found to be free-flowing and the water reasonably clean. There was no evidence of any sullage in the drain, but evidence of the disposal of garden refuse was found.