General News

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28794, 15 January 1959, Page 8

General News

Fairlie Hottest Place

The hottest place in New Zealand yesterday was Fairlie, with 82 degrees. Invercargill, with a maximum of 58 degrees, was the coolest The complex low-powered depression which has been producing patchy weather in the southern North Island is moving away. Wellington had its hottest day of the New Year with a maximum temperature of 763 degrees.—(PA..) Chilled Beef For U.S. Loading of a £23.000 shipment of prime chiller beef for the American market was completed in. Auckland yesterday. More than a third of the consignment of 1200 quarters had been standing in rail trucks on King’s Wharf after rain on Monday and Tuesday had delayed the loading of the refrigerated ship Saracen. Providing the weather does not deteriorate today the ship will complete loading cartoned frozen beef for the American market and should sail about 5 p.m. for Opua, to load more cartoned frozen beef from the Moerewa works.—(P.A.)

Well Prepared Christchurch coffee shops were well prepared for the power failure last evening. The lighting in the majority of them is dim at any time, with flickering candles and oil lamps, so the power failure did not catch them unawares. A few more candles were brought out, and they were able to carry on business nearly as usual. Cruise By Royalist The light cruiser Royalist sailed from Devonport for Wellington at 10 a.m. yesterday to begin a short New Zealand cruise. With a complement of 550, the Royalist, which was recommissioned in October, will return to Auckland on January 30, go to Waitangi for the treaty celebrations on February 4, and sail from , Waitangi for Sydney on February 7. After more working up around Australia, the ship will sail to the Far East to relieve the frigate Rotoiti.—(P.A.) Apples From Nelson Approximately 500 cases of Gravenstein apples from Nelson arrived at the Christchurch produce markets yesterday. They are about two weeks earlier than usual and will be auctioned today. They are expected to be available in the shops this afternoon. Hagley Haymaking Haymaking in Hagley Park began at the end of December. The expected yield this year of about 3500 bales is almost half last year’s figures. The first areas cut were those used for winter sport and, depending on the weather, the work is expected to be completed by the end of February. Retired Mine Horses It appears that two of the four horses which have, for years, each hauled something like 3000 tons of coal in the pit of the Liverpool State Mine will have to be destroyed. One is an old mare and the other a small pony Although the pony is comparatively young at nine years, it is suffering severely from rheumatism and all efforts to give it relief have failed. The other two horses are about 15 years of age and, as they have some years of usefulness left, they will be offered for sale.—(F.O.O.R.) Ingenuity A Hereford street shoe shop proprietor who was preparing his window display last evening was not deterred by the power failure in the city. He turned his car at right-angles to the pavement, switched the lights on and continued his work with very little inconvenience. Musical Short-Circuit When Peter Bazley’s amplifier for his guitar short-circuited during last evening’s performance of the Johnny Devlin show at Ashburton only quick thinking saved the show from an embarrassing situation. While the show continued alterations to the wiring were made. The guitar was connected to the amplifier for the bass and both instruments were played through the one amplifier. Lonely Beacon Shining like a beacon down a darkened Manchester street during last evening’s power failure in the city was the blue and red neon sign of a hotel, one of the few such signs in the inner city area to remain lit. The sign was operated by a stand-by generator. Spelling Made Easy A German in Hanover was invented a new kind of typewriter which, he claims, according to the “Daily Express,” corrects the typist’s mistakes. It stores the words, checks them for error and bad spacing, then types them. The name of the invention—tippfehlerbuchstabenspaetausloeser. London, January 14.