General News

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28491, 22 January 1958, Page 10

General News

Dollar Fish ’n’ Chips One of England’s national dishes, fish and chips, is the latest dollar earner. It is being exported by a Grimsby company at the rate of 50,000 meals a week to more than a dozen countries, including the United States and Canada, and to Britons in Cyprus, Gibraltar, Africa and Singapore. Double portions of 3oz filleted fish and 3oz of chips are quick-frozen, and packed in aluminium and waxed cartons. Considerable organisation involving cold stores, refrigerated road vehicles and ships is required to get them to distant parts, particularly in hot climates.— London, January 21. From Pole To Pole The last member of the 1957 United States I.G.Y. party to leave the South Pole arrived at Lyttelton yesterday for his first glimpse of civilisation for more than a year. He is Dr. E. W. Remington, a glaciologist, who hopes next year to become the first man to set foot on both Poles. After taking part in an expedition to the North Pole he expects to return to Antarctica as a station leader. Civilian To Sailor A Dunedin boy may have set a peace-time record for rapid enlistment in the Royal New Zealand Navy—from civilian to sailor in seven days. Alan Henderson, of 48 Kelvin road, North East Valley, saw a naval recruiting officer on January 14. He was given educational tests and medical and optical examinations and told that he would be required to fly to Auckland on Monday for further examinations. Henderson, who will be 17 next month, flew to Auckland and after an interview with technical officers and a final medical examination yester day'was taken into the Navy as an artificer apprentice. Commander R. T. Hale, Director of Naval Recruiting, said that Henderson's application had coincided with the beginning of a course for artificers. The course began a week ago, but with his high academic qualifications Henderson would not be at a disadvantage.—(P.A.) Hillary’s Sledge Meter Sir Edmund Hillary’s sledge meter which he used on his trek to the South Pole may find itself at the North Pole next year. He presented the meter to Dr. E. W. Remington, an American scientist at the South Pole base at the completion of his journey. Next year Dr. Remington, who returned to Christchurch yesterday, will take part in an expedition to the North Pole and intends to take the meter with him. Cinerama Football Fifteen giant Fijian Rugby footballers kicking 15 full-size footballs right at the camera will be an impressive sequence in the Cinerama production “Cinerama and the South Seas” at present being filmed in Fiji, says a report from the Fiji Visitors Bureau. A diversion will be when the 15 footballers run up to the camera, sit down and each remove a boot and then kick the ball with their bare feet. They then hop around with agonised expressions Russian For University Russian is likely to be taught at the University of Otago. “I hope that Russian will eventually be taught here, because it is becoming increasingly important in scientific literature,” said the Vice-Chancellor (Dr. F. G, Soper) yesterday. Last year, a course in Russian was given to members of the staff of the university. ‘‘l am afraid that it will not be possible to appoint anyone to give a course in Stage I Russian for'this year,’’ said Dr. Soper. Russian, Stage I, was first taught in New Zealand in 1945 at Victoria University College. It was raised to the status of Stages II and 111 m 1948 and to an honours subject in 1955.—(P.A.) Won An Island '

The winners of a world wide contest for a Pacific island,. Mr Kent W. Shelby, his wife and 15 months old daughter, will arrive in Fiji on February 25. Mr Shelby is employed in the publicity division of the Douglas Aircraft Corporation of California. The family entered the contest — designed to publicise the South Pacific tourist trade—and are the owners of a coral island complete with bungalow, outrigger canoe and outboard motor, barbecue pot and cooker and will receive a complimentary round trip across the Pacific.