General News

Press, Volume C, Issue 29504, 4 May 1961, Page 14

General News

Names In The News Wits round Parliament Buildings are saying that the choice of Mr Hayman as Minister of Agriculture was an obvious one, just as in the previous Government Mr Watt was the obvious choice for the Electricity portfolio. However, it seems that though the names are apt, the choice is purely fortuitous. Otherwise, Mr Holyoake would have kept the Forestry portfolio for himself, placed Mr Marshall in charge of the armed forces, Mr Lake in charge of freshwater fisheries, Mr Eyre in charge of Civil Aviation, and made Mr Tennent responsible for Housing.—(P.A.)

First Aid A nursing sister gave evi- ' dence in the Supreme Court yesterday of losing conscious- [ ness when knocked from her b'cycle by a car. Asked by ' counsel whether she was unconscious for a long time she replied: “No. I have attended , a lot of accident cases in hospitals, and I am terrified of first aid given by people at . accidents. I came to very quickly because I was frightened of what they were going ! to do to me.” To a further , question, she replied: “There were a lot of people milli ing about on the road. I . watched them because I was terrified of what they might ' do to me.”

Television From City Oamaru—about 120 miles as the crow flies from Christ, church—received the pattern and station sign from the Christchurch television station on Tuesday evening. The pattern was received quite sharply from 6.30 p.m., and a crowded showroom of viewers waited for the first experimental screening from Christchurch, scheduled for 7 p.m. This did not eventuate as expected, but a telephone call to the engineers in Christchurch resulted in the station sign being flashed on the screen at 8 p.m. The sign "N.Z.B.S. Channel 3” also had a view of the spire of the Christchurch cathedral, and a monument. The station sign was received quite clearly, and the letters and figures were sharply defined.—(P.A.)

Speeding Cars One of two speeding cars which drove through an Auckland city street intersection against the red light about 11.50 last evening flipped on to its roof when it was forced to brake suddenly. It crashed in a shower of splintering glass. The occupants. apparently uninjured, clambered out shakily, and ran to the second car, which stopped only long enough to take them aboard before roaring off at speed. The police found the overturned car had been converted earlier in the evening at Panmure.—(PA.)

Army Equipment Items ordered from Christchurch firms by the Ministry of Works for the New Zealand Army include 426 beds. 350 wardrobes, 200 lowboys. 170 study tables. 850 towel rollers, and 1000 tubular chairs, and the cost is about £35,000. This equipment will be used to provide better facilities for men of the Ist Battalion, New Zealand Regiment, at Burnham Military Camp.

681 Pints Of Blood Blood donors gave 681 pints of blood to the North Canterbury Blood Transfusion Service last month, and 583 pints were issued by the blood bank. In April. 1960, the corresponding figures were 726 pints given and 519 issued. There were 51 new donors last month to the mobile unit, and 20 to the central office. The service now has nearly 6000 active donors.

Overseas Too Soon Many young students were doing themselves harm through travelling overseas too soon, Professor C. L. Bailey, a member of the Education Commission, said yesterday. He told representatives of the Post-primary Students* Union at the Auckland Teachers’ College that graduates could profit by delaying their trips for two or three years to become experienced. “My experience has been that young, inexperienced teachers are not wanted in Britain,” he said. The chairman of the commission, Sir George Currie, said that Professor Bailey’s remarks were directed at student teachers who held overseas bursaries, and not at those travelling privately.

New Toll Grcuits Two extra toll circuits are to be opened between Ashburton and Mayfield as soon as the necessary equipment anrives from overseas. The circuits will be provided by carrier systems over existing aerial wiring.