General News

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28421, 30 October 1957, Page 12

General News

Confidence Regained

The president of the Sydenham' Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association (Mr F. 1. Leigh) described last evening his apprehension before entering Parliament Building to submit a petition to the Local Bills Committee. Mr Leigh said he felt nervous as he entered the building, but once he had been shown into the room of the member for Sydenham (Miss M. B. Howard) he regained his confidence. Miss Howard: Up in Mabel’s room Fiery Progress While pondering over the minutes of the previous meeting of the board of governors of Christchurch Girls’ High School last evening. Professor R. T Sussex asked if there had been any progress on the dilapidated building at 30 Armagh street. There was a fire in the house, which belongs to the school just over a month ago. Mr P. J Halligan, secretary, turned to Professor Sussex and asked: “Do you mean the progress with the fire?”

Porpoises Near Beach Two porpoises were sighted off New Brighton beach shortly before 10.30 a.m. yesterday. They were playing about in the sea directly in front of the northern car park, and about 50 yards offshore. They continued to sport about in this area for about 10 minutes, at times coming close to shore among the breakers, befc**e they moved further out to sea. Pacific Air Fares An increase of 5 per cent, in first-class air fares in the South Pacific has been recommended by the International Air Transport Association. A press release from ♦he association’s headquarters in Montreal says that the recommendation was made at a traffic conference held at Miami recently. The recommendation has to go to the “interested governments’’ for review. The release adds: “If approved. fares will for the most part become effective on April 1 next, and new cargo rates will go into effect next February.’’— (P.A.)

Smoked Or Pickled A Sydenham resident made an unusual complaint to the meeting of the Sydenham Residents’ and Ratepavers’ Association last evening. She said that the wind blew smoke from a bituminous products factory from one direction, and from the other blew fumes from a pickle and sauce factory. “We’re liable to be smoked or pickled any moment,” she said. Defaced Memorial Childish slogans in black paint found on the Massev Memorial at Point Halswell, Wellington, in June are still there, and are likelv ♦o continue to deface the memorial for some time. In spite of intensive investigation and experiments by officers of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, no solvent has been found to eradicate the marks. The slogans were painted on to the porous white marble and the paint has sunk into the stone. A senior police officer yesterday described the effect as being similar 1 o ink on blotting paper.— (P.A.)

University Council Thp former Canterbury University College Council met for the first time yesterday as the governing body of the newly constituted University of Canterbury. Mr W J. Irwin congratulated the senior officers, the Chancellor (Mr D. W. Bain). the Vice-Chancellor fDr. F. J. Llewellvn). and the ProChancellor <Mr C. H. Perkins) on their first appearance in their new roles. House Sold For £4850 A five-roomed house on a section of 32 perches in Garden road. Fendalton, was sold for £4850 at an auction in Christchurch yester'’av. The house has a frontage to Wairarapa stream. Bidding at auction opened at £3500 and rose by five bids of £250 and one of £lOO. About 20 persons attended.

15781 b Bullock A bullock which was sold for £72 13s 6d at the Stortford Lodg? sale about a month ago has killed out at 15781 b. Because of its size it was difficult to slaughter the bullock and weigh the carcase. The scales at the Tomoana freezing works were unable conveniently to cope with the complete carcase, and it had to be weighed in quarters.— (P.A.)