General News

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28572, 29 April 1958, Page 12

General News

Shivering Girls The recent cold weather had made some of the girls boarding at the Christchurch Girls’ High School Hostel shiver, said the chairman of the school board (Mrs C. H. Perkins) at a meeting of the board last evening. The matron at the hostel had requested one dozen pairs of blankets to meet the cold spell, she said. The board approved the request. Outside Interest “I think you will agree, it must be unique for an organisation to be started in Christchurch with its first four paid subscriptions from the Auckland province: with donations of £5 and £3 from Timaru and Tauranga; with observers from Hastings, and with an application by airmail just before the meeting from Sitting-bourne, Kent, England,” the convener (Mr Douglas C. McKechnie, of Geraldine) told a meeting of persons interested in the formation of a mental health association in Christchurch last evening. Cattle From Britain A valuable shipment of pedigree cattle arrived in Wellington yesterday in the Tyrone from Liverpool. The shipment included Hereford, Galloway, Aberdeen Angus, and Shorthorn heifers and bulls for stations in various parts of New Zealand. One Shorthorn bull for Mr J. A. Scott, of Waitahuna, Otago, died from sickness during the passage.—(P.A.) Games Appeal The City Council, last evening granted £lOO to the appeal for funds to send three Canterbury athletes —a fencer, a wrestler and a woman athlete—to the Empire Games. “The three were considered to be worthy of representing New Zealand at the Games if funds for them could be raised,’’ said Cr. W. J. Cowles. “They have reached the top in their sports, and Christchurch and Canterbury should help them.” A “Good” Minister “God, guts and gumption” was the reply of an Anglican minister to the question: “What are the things which mark out a man so that you say ‘he is a good minister.’ ” The question was put to him in a questionnaire, part of the material used in a study on “Training for the Ministry” carried out by Mr R. H. T. Thompson, acting head of the psychology department of the University of Canterbury on behalf of the Christchurch branch of the Na- 1 tional Council of Churches. Abandoned Car No one wants a motor-car that has been in__the City Council’s testing station yard since November. Flockton street residents complained about the car, which appeared to have been abandoned, the Traffic Superintendent (Mr G. P. Kellar) reported to the council last evening. He found that it was registered in the name of a Carterton resident, but the man advised that he had sold it to a Masterton man. He in tutn sold it to a car sales firm in Greytown which was now out of business. More inquiries failed to find the owner. The council authorised Mr Kellar to dispose of the vehicle as laid down in the Transport Act. High Calibre Graduate? New Zealand graduates of high calibre, who are available for appointment at times when no vacancy has occurred, may be retained on the staff of the University of Canterbury through a decision yesterday to budget a sum equivalent to a lecturer’s salary for this purpose In the 1959 estimates. Punters Sit Down More than 500 irate Japanese punters tod« v jumped the rails of the Fuchu racing track, near Tokyo, and began a sit-down demonstration in protest against what they considered to be an unfair start in the sixth race. About 20l police were called out to remove the demonstrators. The police were met with a barrage of empty beer bottles. The disturbance began when the Japan Derby favourite Matsuno-ey got off to a late start dhd was trailing the ..eld by a good 100 yarnsRace tiack stewards investigating the incident reported that the favourite’s bit had worked loose They refused to order the race to be rerun and instructed the totalisator to pay out on the actual race result.—Tokyo, April 27. Cricket Rugby The 80 points to nil Rugby score compiled on the opening day of the Wellington season by the Upper Hutt police cadets’ team, did not remain long as the highest for the winter. In a match on Saturday between lower grade teams from two Hutt Valley colleges, the winners just missed the century by three points. One boy scored 35 points.—(P.A.) N.Z. Motoring Body The formation of a national motoring body representing all automobile associations was unanimously favoured by the council of the Automobile Association (Canterbury) last evening. At present the North and South Island Motor Unions have only a joint committee for national questions. The South Island Motor Union had asked for the views of associations and Canterbury will press for the new body if others indicate their support. Rutherford Portrait Gifts of £lOO from Powell. Fenwick, and Partners (consulting engineers) and £5O from Mr C. E. Fenwick were leceived bv the council of the University of Canterbury yesterday toward the cost of providing a Rutherford memorial portrait. Royal Birthdays Two ruling monarchs celebrate their birthdays this week. One is Emperor Hirihito, of Japan, the other Queen Juliana, of the Netherlands. Hirihito is 57 todav and Juliana is 49 tomorrow. Dutch and Japanese legations and their nationals in the Dominion will celebrate the events with specia l . receptions.— (P.A.)