General News

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28480, 9 January 1958, Page 8

General News

Fourteen Feet Of Rain More than 14ft of rain fell at Bainham in Golden Bay during 1957. The exact figure was 170.50 inches. The Bainham .district always has much more rain than the rest of Golden Buy, but this is the first time that 170 inches has been recorded. The heaviest fall in one day was 6.62 inches on April 15.—(F.0.0.R.)

Witnesses Not Needed Five New Zealand witnesses who had been asked by the United States Navy to go to Japan this month to testify in a general court-martial before which a negro sailor was to face a charge of unpremeditated murder have been advised that they will not now be required. It was reported in Auckland yesterday that the negro, Petty Officer Tilmon Lewis, aged 22, had pleaded guilty and been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for stabbing another negro sailor, David Issac Black, aged 20, in the Polynesian uance Hall, Auckland, on the night of August 19, 1957.—(P. A.) Damaged Icebreaker The United States Navy icebreaker Glacier arrived at Wellington yesterday and berthed at the floating dock wharf. She damaged both her propellers in the Antarctic, and is at Wellington for repairs. The Glacier left Lyttelton about two months ago and went to the Ross ice barrier, where she broke a passage through the sea ice for the store ship Greenville Victory. She then sailed to McMurdo Sound, where she smashed through the ice to enable the tanker Nespelen to get within three miles of the base to pump ashore supplies of fuel. It was while in McMurdo Sound that the Glacier damaged her propellers. < Search For Vessel RJ'J.Z.A.F. Sunderlands returning from Hobsonville to Lauthala Bay, Fiji, have been diverted to search for the 62ft motor-vessel Yatulau, which has been missing since a hurricane struck part of the Fiji group three days ago. The Sunderlands had themselves been flown to Auckland suddenly on Monday night from Fiji in case of damage if they remained in exposed anchorages at Lauthala Bay. The Yatulau is believed to be partly disabled and also without fuel.—(P.A.) Underclad It was offensive behaviour to go 1 swimming in public in underwear, a Magistrate ruled at Williams- , town Court today. He fined three ’ bricklayers £2-each for swimming 1 in briefs on Williamstown'Beach , on a hot day after work. “No doubt some bathing costumes are also very, brief but it is stretch- ’ ing things too much to go to a beach in underwear,” the Magistrate told them.—Melbourne. January 8. Frigate Open To Public The British frigate Cardigan Bay is due to arrive at Lyttelton on a training visit at 9 ajn. today. It will be open for public inspection between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. tomorrow. N.A.C. Traffic More passengers were carried by New Zealand National Airways to and from Harewobd airport during the month of December than during the-same period in 1956. A 4.95 per cent increase to 6604 departures was recorded, and arrivals increased by 7.73 per cent, to 7201.