General News

Press, Volume C, Issue 29459, 10 March 1961, Page 16

General News

“Tawera Supply” The National Roads Board was only interested in water to the extent of having it not on its roads, but inside motorists, said Mr J. Horrell, a member of the No. 14 District Roads Council, speaking at the opening of the Malvern County Councils new Kimberley waterrace yesterday. The National Roads Board was interested in the problem of the drinking driver. "If motorists in this area want ‘one for the road,’ let them stop and get one from this Tawera supply.” said Mr Horrell, amid laughter. “It’s safe, sound, and sure, and will get you home.” Wine Production Nearly a million gallons of wine was produced in the 1960 vintage year in New Zealand compared with 854.000 gallons in the previous year, according to the latest issue of the Abstract of Statistics. Of the 1960 production 775,000 gallons were dessert wine and 143,000 gallons table wine. Men Only Speaking to a congregation in a town in the Nelson province recently, the Bishop of Melanesia (the Right Rev. A. T Hill) made an urgent appeal for more staff for the mission field. He urgently needed a secretary, he said, who could travel with him on his many, and sometimes hazardous visits to the various islands. The bishop's words were not lost. At Ashburton last evening, he read to a crowd in St. 1 Stephen’s Hall, a reply from one person who wanted to help. The letter, however—from a competent secretary —Concluded: "... although i equipped with reasonable sea j legs, a limited ability to swim and my own teeth, I do not feel it would be in the best interests of the Church for a female to rough it with a Bishop.” Sweets By The Ton More than 17,000 tons of cocoa, chocolate and sugarconfectionery valued at £5,087,000 was produced in New Zealand last year, according to the latest issue of the abstract of statistics. The production figures show an increase over the previous year of 5.4 per cent. Fish Plentiful Most varieties of fish were in good supply in Christchurch yesterday. Tarakihi were specially plentiful and there were moderate supplies of groper, flounder and sole. Tarakihi sold in the shops at 3s 6d a pound, ling and gur- ! nard at 2s 3d to 2s 6d a pound, .soles and flounder at 3s to 4s a pound and groper at 5s a pound. Experts ‘‘There are as many experts on juvenile delinquency as there are delinquents,” said the Rev. J. Cuneen at a meeting of the Christchurch branch of the United Nations Association. 70 Immigrants Seventy assisted immigrants are expected in Christchurch during the next few weeks. They comprise an air draft of 22 from the Netherlands on March 16, a group of six from the Rangitoto on March 17, 10 from the Orcades on March 29 and 32 arriving from the Southern Cross on April 4 “Lucky” Number A Wellington Festival contest. in which the entrants were required to guess the number of coins in a chest, was won by a woman who entered her telephone number. 40-123. as her guess and won a £670 car She wants her name withheld until the win is officially announced. “I would feel so sillv if there had been a mistake,” she said The counting and the entries have to be checked by a large insurance firm. Other guesses ranged from 19 to one thousand million.— (PA ) “Dangerous” Habit Motorists who drive with their elbows protruding through the car window were criticised vesterday at the annual confprance of the Federation of New Zealand •Tu«tices’ Association The Mmister of Transport will be to include in any publicity on rnad the need for to realise the Hanger of this driving habit. T + h« remit Mr A J Haub. of Taranaki, said he had known of three recent accidents in which persons wprp killed through having their elbows out of the driver’s window—(PA.) Finger In The Pie Speaking at the ooening of the Malvern County Council’s new Kimberley waterrace yesterday, Mr W H. Faulkner, chairman of the Tawera County Council, said that his county also had “a j finger in the pie.” In fact, i had it not been for the i Tawera county, the scheme might not be in operation at all. Mr Faulkner said. “Malvern county has had all the headaches has found all the money, and has done all the work, but Tawera county has found all the water.” he said Bankruptcies Individual bankruptcies in 1960 fell bv 121. or 20 per cent., to 473 while company liouidations numbered 22 r-omoared with 24 in 1959. according to the latest issue of the abstract of statistics. Sixteen company liquidations! were recorded in 1957 and 1958 and individual bankruptcies for 1958 were 479 and for 1959, 594. Miss Taylor’s Health.— The condition of the film star. Elizabeth Taylor, had ‘‘further improved.” a bulletin from the London Clinic said today.—(London, March 9.)