General News

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28661, 11 August 1958, Page 8

General News

New Hotel A new licensed hotel opened at National Park on Saturday is the eleventh to open since the restoration of liquor licensing in the King Country. Part of a former private hotel was incorporated in the modern new building which caters for 15 guests.—(P.A.) Good Ice, No Skating Because the roads were waterlogged and well-nigh impassable —the north-westerly wind had brought three inches of rain in the previous 24 hours—there was no skating at Lake Ida during yesterday. Up to three inches of water was reported on the road between Windwhistle and the Lake Ida gate. But the skies cleared, and the ice—l2 inches thick—was the smoothest of the season. If there is hard, frosty weather this week the skating should be good next week-end. Footballers Entertained

Golf, a pig-sticking expedition, sight-seeing and a Maori hangi were among the relaxations arranged for members of the Australian Rugby touring team in Napier yesterday. The hangi was preceded by an exhibition of topdressing and shearing.—(P.A.) Rock ’n’ Roll Display The Governor-General (Lord Cobham) will visit the Hutt Valley Youth Club to see a demonstration of its activities—including a rock ’n’ roll display. The club’s president (Mr H. T. Robinson) said yesterday that Lord Cobham had accepted an invitation to visit the club on Sunday, August 24. “We will show Lord Cobham all our activities, including rock ’n’ roll, wrestling, table tennis, badminton and a mannequin parade,” he said.—(P.A.) Port Busy Twelve ships arrived at Lyttelton during the week-end and there were five departures. The arrivals included the Shaw Savill and Albion Company’s cargo steamer Romanic, which arrived direct from Liverpool to land a shipment of refrigerated waggons for the Railways Department. It. will sail today for Wellington to complete discharge. The Federal Line cargo vessel Surrey arrived yesterday to continue discharge of cargo from Continental ports and London. Two other arrivals were the Golden Master, with phosphate for discharge, and a tanker, the' Arabian Queen. The tanker will sail this afternoon for New Plymouth to complete discharge.

Gules And Goalposts Notice of intention to register colours for the Culver Jen District High School,' given in the latest Gazette, contains the following description of the proposed shield: Gules, on a bend Sable fimbriated Or, between in chief an open book Proper and in base a basketball goal post of the second behind the dexter end of a Rugby football of the third, a mullet Argent between two fleeces Or, the whole within a bordure of the last. Motto: “Nihil Nisi Optimum.” Unless objection is made within *0 days, the claim will be registered. Coral Route Services Urgent repairs and replacement of radio and navigational aids and ground facilities at Aitutaki and Faleolo on the Coral route were being proceeded with as fast as possible, said Sir Arthur Nevill, the Director of Civil Aviation, on Saturday. He had just returned from a 10-day inspection tour of the Cook Islands and Western Samoa. The facilities are the key to the continuance of T.E.A.L/s Coral route service. Before the recent Cabinet decision to continue the service, the facilities were to have been closed because of deterioration.— (P.A.) Car And Bus Collide Water from a twisted car radiator gushed on to the roadway in Waltham road, early on Saturday afternoon after the car collided with a Christchurch Transport Board bus near the Waltham library. No-one was injured. The bus was on the St. Martins route and was being driven towards St. Martins. The front of the car. an old English model, was extensively damaged and one side of the front of the bus was badly dented. The accident aroused the curiosity of nearby residents, and for at least 20 minutes many stood by their garden gates watching proceedings.