General News

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29339, 19 October 1960, Page 16

General News

First Of Season Farmers attending the field day at Canterbury Agricultural College’s Ashley Dene property yesterday saw the first draft of fat lambs to be taken off the farm this season. Later in the day the 70 lambs, out of Border Leicester-Corriedale cross ewes by Dorset rams, were killed. Mr H E. Garrett, reader in farm management, who was showing the visitors the lambs said that he hoped it would be possible for farmers to read about how the lambs had killed out in “The Press” today. The average weight of the draft was 31.871 b with individual lambs ranging from 27.61 b to 391 b. Only one second was included in the consignment. “Breeches’’ Bibles Two “Breeches” Bibles have been reported in Auckland since the announcement of the sale of one in Dunedin for £2O. The Dunedin report said it was thought there were only three in the world. The Bible, owned by Mr F. A. Tanner, of Glen Eden, had been in the family since at least 1820. It is dated 1607. Mrs W. Marmick, of Belmont, reports that the “Breeches” Bible in her possession is dated 1589.—(P.A.) Sterile Egg The egg laid recently by one of the takahe in captivity at Mbunt Bruce, near Masterton, was sterile. Mr H. D. Kelly, controller of wild life, said yesterday he thought the male bird may not have been sufficiently mature.—(P.A.) St. Luke’s Day St. Luke’s Day was celebrated yesterday by the St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Manchester street, as part of its centennial celebrations, with a choral eucharist which nearly 50 people attended, a special Holy Communion celebration followed by morning tea at the Vicarage, and evensong at which the preacher was the Reverend B. O. Richards, vicar of Lyttelton, son of Canon I. L. Richards, a former vicar of the church. Youth Hostel Fund Since its first club night on September 4, 1959, £lOOO has been collected by the Waimate branch of the Youth Hostels Association of New Zealand for its new 24 bed hostel to be built' on a site at Lake Tekapo. Most of the money raised so far has been obtained from a queen carnival in which three groups have been working. These activities have included a baby sitting service, doll and petrol raffles, a motor cycle scramble and potato picking, the latter bringing in £4O. Working bees have sold cones, lime, sawdust, sand and straw, one group collecting 120 bags of cones in one day. Shop days selling sweets, cakes, jams, magazines, vegetables and other odds and ends have produced more than £ 100. Globemasters Ready Eight Globemasters are waiting at Harewood Airport for news of favourable weather conditions at McMurdo Sound before flying supplies and men to the Antarctic. The last weather report from McMurdo said that the weather was clear. If conditions remain favourable the Globemasters will leave today.