General News

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28699, 24 September 1958, Page 12

General News

West Coast Whitebait “We are getting no Whitebait whatever from the Grey river,’’ said Mr M. L. Newman, manager of a large Christchurch fish market, yesterday. Mr Newman was commenting on a report in “The Press’* that there was a danger of food poisoning from whitebait caught in that river, as there was pollution from six sewers flowing into it. “A small quantity of whitebait comes from Westport but most supplies for Christchurch are from Hokitika and points south,” said Mr Newman. Water In Court There was an interruption to proceedings in the No. 3 Magistrate's Court about 3 p.m. yesterday when water suddenly- poured from the ceiling and down the wall near the Magistrate’s entrance. The deluge was ignored for a few moments but the volume was so great and it was making so much noise that Traffic Officer M. H. Loughlan had to stop cross-examining the defendant. The Magistrate, Mr N. M. Izard, S.M., appealed to the reporters on the press bench for a waste paper bucket but they could only produce a shallow wooden one. The Court Orderly, Constable C. Ribbons, left the room and returned with a large metal waste paper bucket. By the time the hearing had finished it contained several gallons of water and there was a large puddle on the floor. “It Was” “It’s coming,” “It’s gone,” “It had” were phrases in a news item yesterday describing the unauthorised removal from the Avon Theatre of a banner advertising the charity premier of the film “Around the .JVorld in 80 Days.” A plea was made for the banner’s return, as it cost £25. It all started again late in the day. First came an anonymous telephone call that “It’s on its way.” Then came a parcel through the post. On one end was written: “It’s coming.” On the other end was: “It’s here.’’ As the theatre manager (Mr S E. M. Moodie) said: “It was.” “A Lot Of Little Rooms”

.“Man, what a lot of little rooms. What are they going to do with them all?” This question was asked by a United States airman, who yesterday afternoon looked at a model of the Christchurch Airport terminal buildings in th? City Council chambers. Six other United States airmen, who arrived in Christchurch at the week-end, gathered round the model. They had pnne to the chambers to obtain New Zealand driving licences anl tneir attention had been taken by the model. The airmen had seen the unfinished building at Harewood, at the week-end. and said Warrant Officer S. E. Yates, there was nothing in the United States to compare witn it. Airman Second Class C. Andren disagreed with this, he said the New York International Airport at Idlewild, compared favourably with Harewood, “cut I’d build it so much bigger.”

“Yeah,” said Airman Andren, looking at the Harewood model, “this is a miniature Idlewild.” “Soft-Hearted, Stingy’’

The Education Department has now agreed that teachers sitting examinations should be allowed leave on full pay for the whole day when there is a paper in the afternoon, and for the whole first day when there are papers on consecutive mornings. “They must be getting soft-hearted,” said a member of the Christchurch Postprimary Schools* Council, with heavy irony. “I’d call it plain stingy,” said another. Most members seem to feel that the strain of examinations for higher qualifications entitled teachers to a full day off whenever there were examinations, particularly when the department was urgently seeking better teachers in certain fields Unsolicited Testimonial

The Victorian Anti. Cancer Council today showed appreciation of its best fund-raising organiser, Mr W. Fitzpatrick, with a presentation of a silver cigarette case.—Melbourne, Sept. 23.