General News

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28179, 18 January 1957, Page 10

General News

Happy Event The Duke of Edinburgh and the entire ship’s company of the Royal yacht Britannia are awaiting a happy event—the birth of a peni guin chick. Reporting this toi night the “Daily Mail” said that 'Chief Yeoman Fisher is brooding I the egg under his bunk lamp. The j doctor in attendance is Sir Ray- ■ mond Priestley, an eminent AntI arctic scientist, and a former I Vice-Chancellor of Melbourne University.—London, January 16. Rain By The Foot Four farms with rainfall gauges in the Poverty Bay district recorded 1956 rainfalls of more than lOOin in one of the wettest years on record, with Ruatoria’s Wairee Station heading the field with 111.51 in or .23in more than Waihi, which, according to the Meteorological Office, was the wettest centre in New Zealand last year. Another Ruatoria Station. Taoroa. recorded 105.94 in. Temori Station. Motu, which is usually the wettest place in the district, could only fill third place with 104.35 in. Tokomaru Bay had 102.55 in, which was the second highest rainfall since records began in 1923.—(P.A.) Siting of Power Poles A recommendation made by the Counties Association that local authorities be granted the sole right to control the siting of new and replacement power poles on all roads, was supported by the Halswell County Council at a meeting yesterday. Previously the New Zealand Road Safety Council had recommended that legislation be passed to provide for the authorities to control the siting of poles on State and main highways only. Dangerous Undertow Members of the South Brighton Surf Club are’ concerned at the large number of persons bathing near Beatty street, about half a mile from the patrolled area of beach. A very dangerous undertow has developed, and clut members have experienced difficulty in getting back to the beach. Because of heavy commitments at its own beach, the club is unable to patrol to this area, and warns members of the public that extreme caution should be used. 2000 Scientists at Congress The number of scientists attending the science congress in Dunedin has grown to such a degree that the organisers have found it necessary to print a second edition of the thick handbook. The latest official estimate of the number attending the congress was “more than 2000.’ —(P.A.)

Last Olympic Visitor Australia’s last Olympic visitor has arrived in Australia seven weeks too late for the Games. He is a 20-year-old German. Franz Christian Handschuch, who left Munich 15 months ago by bicycle for Melbourne. A beating with bicycle chains from a rioting Singapore mob laid him up in hospital for a month. He is now penniless, but he hopes to convince the Immigration Department that he is a suitable migrant.— Darwin, January 17. Radio Recipe

Cooks in Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze found that cakes made from the mix usually sold to mess user?, such as bakeries, restaurants, and hotels, would not, rise. A Navy wireless operator at the South Pole voiced the complaint in a radio chat with Mr Paul Blum, Syracuse, N~w York, a short wave amateur operator. Mr Blum telephoned Miss Ruth Andre, home economist for the makers of the mix in Minneapolis. She said that the wholesale mixes were not prepared for high altitudes. Polar bakers were working at an altitude of about 8000 ft. She advised them to add 3oz of flour and 21b Jloz of water to each 51b bag of mix, and increase baking temperatures to 400 deg.—.— New York, January 16. Thieves Steal Gold Display Thieves robbed the Royal Ontario Museum of 50,000 dollars in gold and diamonds early today, including the museum's collection of Canadian gold ores. Thirtytwo specimens weighting a total of about 2001 b, each one rich in metallic gold, were stolen.— Toronto, January 15.