General News

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28354, 13 August 1957, Page 12

General News

One ’« ThqXW CfflingU's mittee is considering. t jrapMil for one-way traffic on main streets in the central' area' of Christchurch. Mr H. Newland had proposed to the council, that northsouth streets should' be alternately for in traffic and, out traffic, with a similar system for streets running east and west. Buses would travel on the right, out of the traffic streams, with. islands to drop and pick up passengers. There ,syould be. no parking on the left, and -nose-in parking on the right. ••KMru«.iitafc” ' “The defendant submits that this was . the ‘ first time he had driven m the South Island, and he was deceived by the rural solitude of Rakgia into thinking he was oh. the open road,’? Said Mr L. A. Charles, ' who appeared for Charles -Owen James, of Auckland, charged In the Ashburton Magistrate’s Gouri with exceeding 30 miles an.-tour through Rakaia on. June 13.' "1 take it he can’t read, either,” said Mr E. A. Lee. S.M.. imposing a fine or £4 Vegetable. ,te Geed Supply Most vegetabhM are in goon supply-fllllx tfcee*. and prices have fallen . from last week. Good stocks, of Nelson cauliflowers are on hand,, selling' for up to 16s a dozen, and spring -cabbages are fetching 12s a dozen. Carrots are particularly plentiful, and'are selling at from 5s to 10s a case. The - -y shortages are of celery and Brussels sprouts, which are both nearly finished. There are good supplies of local and North Island spring flowers. Traffic Lights Time-operated traffic lights removed from 1 the Cashel-Colombo streets corner to make way to vehicle-actuated lights will, be re-erected at the corner of Ferry road and Barbadoes street, the City Council agreed last evening The traffic committee said that traffic density on the corner was heavy, and the area was affected by children attending four schools ~ nearby . , “ George Wallace’s Condition . Mr George Wallace, the Australian comedian is still on the seri- " ously ill list at the Christchurch cl Public Hospital. Mr Wallace, w entered the hospital after he col- . lapsed before a performance of “The Good Old Days” on July 30. There has been no change in n his condition since then. p Optimist

A long-range weather forecast has been made in the Y.M.C.A. holiday programme notice given to members this week. The writer mentions the secondary schoolboys’ camp to be held at Wainui from September 8, to September 14. _He says: “This will be a grand week tor camping tthe weather is going to be excellent!.’’ Cheese Defects Identified The occurrence of black spots, generally in mature cheese, has been a very prevalent defect in recent years, according to the

annual report of the Department of Agriculture. Investigation at Wallaceville has shown that the spots are due to tiny particles of copper or brass from machinery getting in the curd. As a result more emphasis has been placed on the occurrence of metal fragments, especially . brass or copper, on cheese pads. Jet-propelled Canoe

New Zealand's first jet-pro-pelled canoe—a I6ft W-bottomed kayak—has been built and tested by Mr W. P. Mead, of Wanganui. Mr Mead, president of the Wanganui Canoe and Boating Club, thinks there is a great opportunity for jet-propelled canoes on the Wanganui river. They

would be easily able to negotiate the rapids in the upper reaches. Mi Mead’s jet engine drives his canoe at six miles an hour. The small engine is detachable, and he fits it to the canoe in 10 minutes. N.Z. Hot Water Jugs The design of New Zealand het water jugs was criticised by Dr. Neil Begg, medical adviser to the Plunket Society, in an address to the society’s conference. “I don’t know why it is that we make the tall, cylindrical jug which tips over so easily,” he said, speaking on the prevention of accidents to children. “In

most other countries there is a kettle with a broad and heavy base which is too heavy to tip over,” he said. “Here, the electric hot water jug is a major menace, and it would be very convenient if no more were made.” Globenuuter Dae A United States j Air Force Globemaster is expected to

arrive at Harewopd airport at 4 p.m. on' Thursday. It will bring an advance party of Air Force men and more staff for -the United States Navy establishment in New Zealand for Antarctic operations. There will be five Navy men aboard and about 40 Air Force men. They are flying from Donaldson Air Force Base, Grenville, South Carolina.