General News

Press, Volume C, Issue 29685, 1 December 1961, Page 12

General News

* Getting By "Since arriving in New Zealand I have spoken voluminously, . mostly on subjects beyond my competence, arid nearly always to audiences better-informed than I,” said the Governor-Gen-eral < Viacount Cobham) to 600 of the 860 members of . the Christchurch Tin Hat Club who attended a dub tattoo last evening. “This > entails a severe nervous strain; like an idle schoolboy suddenly called- upon to translate an unprepared 10 lines of Homer, one spends a lot of time hoping against hope that one will somehow get by without being found out,” New Valuations Property owners in the Geraldine county and the Hokitika borough have received their new valuation notices from the Valuation Department in Christchurch, They will be able to inspect the valuation rotis at the county council and borough council offices. Officers erf the department will be. available to discuss the new valuations with property owners. First Plums Several cases of cherry plums from Nelson were sold yesterday in Christchurch produce markets for Is 3d a pound. They are selling in the shops for 2s 6d a pound. Strawberries were scarce because the recent rain prevented pickers from working. X-Ray Survey One hundred and eleven persons were X-rayed yesterday in the Wycola shopping centre by the mobile unit of the Christchurch health office, and 17 were seen at the static unit in Manchester street. The total now in the city tuberculosis survey is 42,508 Today, the mobile unit will be at the corner of Main South and Carmen roads. The Right Spirit Work was being carried out at the Crop Research Division towards breeding new types of barley with higher yields, Mr L. G. Copp, senior plant breeder, told members of the council of toe Department of Scientific and Industrial Research when they visited Lincoln yesterday. "Is this so that everyone in New Zealand Wont have to grow barley, to keep pace with the demand for beer and New Zealand-made gin.” inquired the secretary of the council (Dr. W. M. Hamilton). > New Engine A United States Air Force Globemaster forsook ' ' its customary flights to the Antarctic to make a special flight to the United States Air Force Base at East Sale, Victoria. The Globemaster, Which made the round flight , in one day, returned with a replacement engine for the ■ Rescuemaster at Harewood. ] Health Clinic ' The new industrial health j clinic at Hornby will probably be Opened for use with- ) fo, next . weefk. but an official opening is unlikely , before the New Year, the ) industrial medical officer of , Health, Christchurch (Dr. F. ’ A. de Hamel), said yesterday. ‘ The building Itself was ready, but the driveway and 1 groundworks had yet to be completed, he said. The ' wUl be the third in ’ Christchurch area. 1 1 All’s We 11... .The Chancellor of the Ex- ’ chequer (Mr Selwyn Lloyd), . who has been under fire from . newspapers for the way he ' has been dealing with Bri- , tains “pay pause,” again came under criticism for a television appearance In ’ which he discussed his plans ' But it was not for what he i talked about—it was the manner in which he approached' 1 O’ He was asked 15 ques- J tiona. Thu-teen of his answers with the word, ‘ Well. Hie “Financial 1 Tjmes.•• suggesting that Mr 1 LJoyd deserves some sort of ' Westminster prize for such ’ an effort, adds: “This may be a good sign. After all, all’s well that ends or in this case begins well.”—London, November 29. Back To School A new student at the Wellington Technical College this year was a young man who S° llcKe at the end , of 1956 after qualifying far , his school certificate, said tte boys’ career adviser, Mr L 1 biannual re- i port : After some years at , work the young man returned to the college to earn his university entrance quail- i flcation. He had been sue- , cessful and would go to Victoria University as a preliminary to a medical course at i Otago University. “His studies have benefited enormously < from such strong motiva- i Sg”>**,. said Mr Stannard. , ’Would that such were the case generally " Making Way -- j The Australian destroyer. j Ansae, put four parties of ’ ratings ashore at Opua on Wednesday. Diey were told , to make their own way to Auckland to rejoin the ship, j Service For Doctors j Sydney doctors can now hear the latest medical news ! par ' “TP? began last Thurs- 1 tMWiing which gives deof _ medical events, OOtsfSLj and news of import- J tralta The news is changed N<rt eS 3O°° Ce * '