General News

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29315, 21 September 1960, Page 14

General News

Guardsman’s Help Sir Lawrence Bragg raised a good laugh during a lecture to the Canterbury branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand last evening when he described “the faithful Sergeant Anderson,” who assisted Faraday with his experiments in the basement of the Royal Institution, London. “Sergeant Anderson was distinguished by having absolutely no brains,” said Sir Lawrence Bragg, “but he always did exactly what he was told—he was an ex-Guardsman.” Aucklanders Rebuked The Auckland public relations officer (Mr M. L. Tronson) has taken businessmen to task for failing to acknowledge the compliment paid to the city by the Royal New Zealand Air Forces' “Salute to Auckland Week” last week. Businessmen failed to fly flags as requested, and no-one walking in Queen street would have known it was a special week, he said. The Air Force turned on all its resources for the occasion which coincided with the 120th anniversary of Auckland and the Battle of Britain celebrations.—(P.A.) Listening In People who listen in on partyline telephone conversations were criticised by Mr T. P. Paikea (Government, Northern Maori) in the House ot Representatives last night “Can’t the PostmasterGeneral do something so I can converse with my wife and only she and I know what we're talking about?” Mr Paikea complained amid laughter. The PostmasterGeneral (Mr Moohan) had no answer for Mr Paikea’s problem. —(P.A.) Safety Exhibition About 300 persons saw the industrial safety exhibition which opened in the Durham Street Aft Gallery on Monday, and a steady trickle of persons visited the exhibition yesterday. Staged by the Departments of . Labour and Health, the exhibition is open from 10 a-m. to 5.30 pan. and from 7 pan. to 9 pan. The organisers hoped that factory and business staffs would take the opportunity to visit the exhibition during the lunch hour, as it was well worth seeing, said a spokesman yesterday. On Friday at 7.45 pan. members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will give a first-aid demonstration at the exhibition. “Maths Club” The Aranui High School has a fathers’ “maths club” which has “just completed a course on the third form mathematic syllabus.” Voluntarily, the fathers have asked for a fortnight’s extension of time in which to “tackle” logarithms and slide rules. Rehua Meeting House “Te whatu manawa Maoritanga o Rehua” (that which comes from the subconscious mind to create the best expression of the Maori culture of Rehua) has now been formally approved as the name for the new meeting house at the Rehua Maori Apprentices’ Hostel i.i Springfield road, Christchurch. The name was suggested by Mr Wera Couch, chairman of . the Rapaki tribal committee and chairman of the advisory committee managing all the Maori ceremonies for the opening of the meeting house in December. High Schools’ Opening The Minister of Education (Mr Skoglund) has accepted invitations to officially open both the Aranui and Burnside High Schools late in October or early in November. He says he cannot fix a date until he knows his election campaign commitments. Fish Supplies Because of recent unfavourable weather, fish was in only fair supply in city shops yesterday. Tarakihi at 3s 8d a pound and groper at 5s a pound were especially scarce. Gurnard was available at 2s 6d a pound, ling at 2s 4d a pound, and blue cod at 4s a pound. There were small supplies of West Coast whitebait at 4s 6d a quarter pound. Oysters were in plentiful supply. The season ends this month. School Cycle Stands The Education Department is reviewing the whole question of school cycle stands so it has deferred an application by the Aranui High School for additional stands and asked the Bumside High School for details of existing cycle accommodation and distances covered by pupils. Oranges On Sale A shipment of Australian Valencia oranges sold in the produce markets yesterday at 44s a case. New Zealand grapefruit sold in the markets at from £1 to 23s a case, and tree tomatoes at 25s a case. Chinese gooseberries were in good supply at is 9d to 2s a pound. Local tomatoes were available at 7s a pound and small bunches of Nelson asparagus at Is 9d a bunch. Rhubarb from the Cheviot district was on sale in some city shops at 2s a bunch. Kindergarten Demolished The Sunbeam Free Kindergarten—Christchurch’s first free kindergarten—was demolished yesterday afternoon. Another will be built on the site. The building was first erected as a kindergarten, and also served as a training school for kindergarten staff for several years. The. demolition and rebuilding is in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of Sunbeam Kindergarten.