... Of Many Things

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28750, 22 November 1958, Page 12

... Of Many Things

\ TIE has been designed to be ] *• worn only by golfers prepared to sign a written declaration that ] their -- handicap is 12 or less.; Shouldn’t there be another special I tie for the bogey man? ¥ ACCORDING to Mr Nash, the British Columbia Electricity Commission has “not found any flaw’’ in the underwater power cable to Vancouver Island, which has been operating since 1956. It’s not as perceptive as some of Mr Nash’s colleagues. They’ve been finding flaws in the Cook Strait cable for at least five years. r pHE Wanganui golfer. Bryan Silk, won first prize in an export fat lamb competition the other day. That’s a change from winning competitions with birdies. VEW Zealand has financed a milk treatment plant in Ceylon under the Colombo Plan. The Christchurch Milk Consumers’ Protection Association can be expected to take a very strong complaint to the United Nations about the continued oppression of these former subject peoples.

r PHE United States Air Force is working on a missile that will be propelled through the stratosphere by ionised oxygen from the atmosphere. What happens when it runs out of breath? < BRITISH Cabinet Minister whose salary was £3750 a year has resigned to enter industry at £ll,OOO a year. Money is tight here, but The Walrus is convinced that many New Zealanders would cheerfully pay some Ministers twice their present salary to retire and do nothing. ! < NOTHER insult to Scotland. A j report of the annual concert of the Scottish Society of New i Zealand last week referred to the stirring song, “Scots Wha’ Hae 1 With Wallace Fled.’’ p>ING Crosby has sold his 19.000ranch for 1.000,000 dollars. Hi-fi-nance. A BRITISH firm has a contract to make automatic slot machines which will deliver roast beef and Yorkshire pudding or sausages and mash, “hot from the slot." on aluminium plates. Wot! No knives and forks? * AA r ITH Aucklanders getting desperate about their airport, the Christchurch City Council will have to keep a close eye on Harewood. After all, remember what happened to the Stone of Scone. A NSWER to correspondent. Acid Drop.—Yes, it seems likely that Mr Nash will remain in New Zealand for a few days.