General News

Press, Volume C, Issue 29633, 2 October 1961, Page 10

General News

Pets Blessed Parrots, cats, dogs, horses and lambs were among some of the pets blessed in the first interdenominational church service for animals ever held in the Dominion. The openair service was held in the Three Kings Domain yesterday afternoon. "Nearly 1000 Aucklanders attended the service, many bringing pets. The service marked the beginning of World Animal Week. It was organised by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Auckland Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals —(PAJ Smaller Pay Parades By abolishing the main pay parade and holding several smaller parades at various points during working hours about 55.000 hours and 20.000 miles of walking can be saved each year in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. This finding was made by a work study group in the R.NZ.AF Now the system has been adopted in all stations in New Zealand, according to “Public Service.” the journal of the Public Service Commission. Old Industry Quarrying is one of the oldest industries still continued at Paparua Prison. Millions of yards of conglomerate have been taken from the pit face, according to an article in “Public Service,” the journal of the Public Sendee Commission. R.N.Z.A.F. Flight I Two No. 5 . (Maritime) Squadron Sunderland flyingboats from Lauthala Bay. Fiji, will operate for four days this week from the RN.Z.A.F. advance maritime base at Tarawa in the Gilbert group. An R.NZ.AF sookesman said today that the Sunderlands would make the 1100-mile flight from Fiji to the advance base tomorrow. The base is about 100 miles north of the equator From Tarawa the aircraft will carry out navigational exercises until the detachment returns to Fiji on Friday.—(P.A.) Listeners’ Views Listener representation on the proposed Broadcasting Commission will be sought by the New Zealand Radio DX League. This was decided at the annual meeting at Dunedin on Saturday. The president, Mr K A. Mackey (Dunedin), said that it was logical that listeners should have some form of representation on the commission The league will discuss the matter with other radio organisations. Southland won the inter-branch DX contest, with Otago second and Auckland third.—(PA.) Personal Items Brigadier F. Searle, divisional commander of the Salvation Army in Canter-bury-Westland, will • leave Christchurch early in December 'for Auckland to become commander of the Army’s northern district. In Christchurch he will be succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel A. Albiston. of Palmerston North. Dr. H. G. Hiller, director of radiology at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Melbourne. arrived in Auckland, last evening under the Rouse Travelling Fellowshir in radiology. He will be in New Zealand until the end of the month lecturing and conferring with other radiologists in the main centres on the latest advances in X-ray apparatus and techniques.— (PA.)