General News

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29153, 14 March 1960, Page 10

General News

Useful Cub

There is either a hard little worker or a budding salesman in the Sumner Wolf Cup pack because when bob-a-job week closed on Saturday the 26-strong pack had raised £23. Of this figure, Cub William Ayres, of Colenso street. Sumner, had earned £4 10s 3d. The average for both scout and cub is usually around 15s. The sum collected will be used to finance some of the pack’s future activities. Eclipse Of Moon Anybody in Christchurch or on Banks Peninsula looking up into the heavens last night for a sight of the total eclipse of the moon by the earth’s shadow must have been sadly disappointed. Lowlying clouds obliterated everything. Yet 27 passengers and crew members aboard a DC-3 which left Wellington at 6.30 p.m.. flying at 7000 ft. had a perfect view. By the time of the aircraft’s descent over Harewood between a half and two-thirds of the moon’s surface was covered by shadow. There will be another eclipse on September 5. No Funds Until the Indian Government allowed its tourists more than £5 10s to visit other countries, it would be no use Indian travel agents trying to sell New Zealand within that country, said Mr M. R. Mowji, a representative of Air India, Bombay, head of a party of 12 Indian travel agency representatives who are visiting New Zealand. Mr Mowji said that if Indians could get the exchange they would certainly come to New Zealand. The party, he said, was on an educational tour of New Zealand and Australia to see the living conditions. a few of the tourist attractions, meet travel agents, and find out about the hotels so that when the monetary limit was lifted they would know to what they were sending people. As this was a special tour which would help to sell India to tourists, the representatives were allowed £52 each.—(P.A.)

Dogs And Postmen The Post Office Association is conducting a campaign against dogs that persist in biting postmen and postwomen. With the assistance of the Post Office and the police, the association hopes to protect postmen and postwomen without antagonising dog owners or making the public think its members are intolerant. In a recent issue of the association’s journal, “Katipo,” a request is made for full information on biting cases, and an assurance that members are tolerant and have done nothing to justify temper in the dog. The association suggests that any consistently menacing dog should be reported to the police.

Filtration Plants Filtration plants have now been installed at 170 school learners’ pools. The first experimental plant was tested successfully two years ago. Mr D. H. Wills, superintendent of physical education for the Education Department, says the installation of so many plants already indicates the interest of schools in providing clean, attractive and safe water for swimming Crippled Fisherman One of Australia’s keenest deep sea fishermen landed at Whenuapai by fork-lift truck. He was Mr T. Fanning, a member of the Queensland team to compete in the world fishing contest in the Bay of Islands. Mr Fanning was crippled by poliomyelitis nine years ago, and is confined to a wheelchair He is a public accountant in Brisbane, secretary of the Moreton Bay Game Fishing Club and the Queensland Game Fishing Association. He holds a State record for tuna.— (P.A.) Reading Habits Higher education and living standards were changing trends in reading, said Mr Charles Pick managing-director of the London oublishing firm of Michael Joseph in Wellington. The demand was for better books After a week in New Zealand Mr Pick has been impressed by the 20 to 30 bookshons he visited—their wide range and good selection were encouraging, he said, after seeing some bookshops in other parts of the world.— (p.A.) Learners’ Pools The annual learn to swim campaign conducted in schools by the Education Department has been greatly encouraged in Dunedin by the provision of six covered filtered, and heated learners’ pools. The City Council has built three new pools, and converted three open and unfiltered pools at a total cost of £41.000. Water, power, fuel and chemicals are paid for by the council, and the Otago Education Board is responsible for operation, maintenance. cleaning, and repairs In these pools the teaching of swim ming and water safety will be carried on for most of the year.