General News

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29001, 16 September 1959, Page 14

General News

Traffic Hazard A deep excavation stretching half-way across Moorhouse avenue from the north-east comer of Colombo street, is causing some congestion of traffic, and the City Council’s Traffic Superintendent (Mr G. P. Kellar) yesterday appealed to motorists and other road users to avoid the area at present if possible. Contractors installing the service duct preparatory to the building of the Colombo street overbridge have gone almost halfway across the avenue from the church corner. “Motorists turning left are' suddenly confronted with the excavation,” Mr Kellar said. Traffic was forced into the southern half of the avenue, and especially at busy times there was considerable congestion. The contractoi-s, traffic officers and road users would all be helped if the corner could be avoided whenever possible, he added. Blind Speech Teacher Friends of Mr Terence G. Cutler, who qualified as a teacher of speech after being blinded in a car accident, have noted that the interview printed last, week did not mention his former athletic prowess. Mr Cutler represented his school at football, the Christchurch Teachers’ College at hockey and softball, was prominent in tramping, skating, and ski-ing and (with Mr Geoff Harrow) made the flr't traverse between the Craigieburn and Mount Cheeseman snowfields. Mr Cutler organised the original youth hostel at Arthur’s Pass in 1947 and for many years was vice-president of the Youth Hostel Association. His present white stick is New Zealand lancewood, presented by David Gunn, of the Hollyford Valley. Jabberwocky Confessing that he was mystified by a point raised by Mr R. W. Edgley during the mower dispute hearing yesterday, Mr R. A. Young told Mr Justice Adams he had been living in a “sort of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ world” for the last six months. Mr Young was addressing the Court for the ninth day on behalf of the defendant company. It was the one hundred and twenty-fifth day of the hearing.

Aero Club Record Flying time logged by the Canterbury Aero Club last month was 451 hours 40 minutes.a record. The previous highest total was 446 hr smin, recorded in June, 1956. “If we can keep our figures above 400 hours each month we stand a good chance of reaching our target at the end of the year,” the club secretary (Mr S. Pegler) said yesterday. Five members made first solo flights last month. Apples From Canada Canadian apples will be available in New Zealand shops this Christmas. Orders have been placed for Mclntosh Reds from Nova Scotia, the variety that was available here two years ago.— (P.A.) Good Catch The honorary secretary of the Lions’ Rugby team (Mr O. B. Glasgow) was a happy man yesterday afternoon in Auckland. His ambition to catch a fish in New Zealand waters had been more than achieved. Three days aboard the launch Winsome 11. in the company of two members of the New Zealand Rugby Union’s council, Messrs T. H. Pearce, of Auckland, and D. K. Ross of Whangarei. yielded splendid sport. Mr Glasgow caught seven varieties of fish. Some of these were snapper of considerable size.—(PA.) Land Tax Payment Payment of land tax was due yesterday. If the tax is not paid by October 15 it will be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent., but this penalty is reduced to 5 per cent, if the tax is paid by December 15. It was incorrectly stated in this column yesterday that payments made from today on would be subject to a 5 per cent, penalty, and those not made by December 15 subject to a 10 per cent, penalty.