General News

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28793, 14 January 1959, Page 10

General News

Department Criticised The Internal AfTairs Department’s “taefr of enthusiasm” in promoting exhibitions of New Zealand . frrt . in England was criticised yesterday by the president of the Auckland Festival Society <Mr Julius Hogben) on his return from a- cultural mission to Russia and England. Recent exhibitions of New Zealand painting and wood engraving in Russia had been well received, Mr Hogben said. “But although two years ago the Tate Gallery asked for an exhibition of New Zealand painting, it took the department six months to -answer, and then the answer was ‘No,’” he said.—(P.A.) Glacier At Lyttelton The United States Navy icebreaker Glacier returned to Lyttelton yesterday fjom Wellington, where she had been in dock to have new propeller blades fitted. The Glacier will reload diesel oil previously discharged at Lyttelton to lighten the ship for docking. Supplies will also be loaded, and the ship is to sail at 4 pm. today for McMurdo Sound. Lucerne Breeding Dr. Oliver . Smith will complete this month his term as a visiting Fulbright research scholar at Canterbury Agricultural College. Dr Smith, the director (Dr. M. M. Bums) reported to yesterday’s meeting of the board of governors, had made a valuable contribution to the lucerne breeding programme. He had drawn attention to widespread distribution of eelworm infestation in. lucerne stands and outlined proposals for incorporating resistance to this pest in the breeding of new varieties. Dr. Smith had given the college a blueprint to guide study of lucerne problems, said Dr. Burns. Who Knows The Crisells? For several years, a Christmas card, postmarked in New Zealand, and addressed to Mr and Mrs R. Crisell, has been delivered at the home of Mr A. J. Ottley, of 10 Watford road, St. Albans, London. “Since the envelopes have always been returned to the Post Office, and another card arrived this Christmas, it is obvious that the correspondents have not caught up with each other,” writes Mr Ottley. "I thought it possible that through the medium of the paper the Crisell family might become aware of what has happened to their New Zealand Christmas cards.” New Season’s Apples Three varieties of the new season’s apple crop have been received at the Christchurch produce markets during the last few days. Grown in Canterbury orchards the varieties are Irish Peach, Gravenstein, and Ecklinville (a cooking apple). The small quantities available were in keen demand. The eating apples sold from 42s to 61s a case and the Ecklinvilles at 335. High Temperature The highest temperature yesterday afternoon was 79.8 degrees, recorded at the Botanic Gardens. The heat reached two peaks, the first between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m,. and the second between 3 and 4 p.m. A temperature of 75.1 degrees was recorded at 1 p.m. at Harewood, and after falling off in the middle of the afternoon, it rose to 78.5 degrees between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Where’s A Broom? Roller skating officials were dismayed at the sight of the floor in the King Edward barracks when they arrived yesterday morning after the rock ’n’ roll jamboree the previous night. Dust and chewing gum covered the rink, but one of the American skaters, John Drewry, who turned up early for practice, just looked and said, “Where’s a broom?” He was thanked at the performance last evening for his co-operation.