General News

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29754, 22 February 1962, Page 12

General News

“New Era” “We are approaching the beginning of a new era in traffic administration. This is a good opportunity to point out the value of having a new broom and a good sweep with it,” Cr. T. D. Flint commented last evening when the City Council welcomed its new Traffic Superintendent (Mr J. F. Thomas). 35-Mile March Nine Territorial soldiers from the Otago UniversityMedical Company marched from the "little Malaya” jungle training area, near Oxford, to Burnham Military Camp, a distance of 35 miles, on Sunday. The unit had been in the bush on training exercises from Friday morning until noon on Sunday. The nine men set out at 2 pan. and arrived at Burnham at 4.14 aan. on Monday. Stops were made at Darfield (30 minutes) and Kirwee (45 minutes) so that the distance was covered in just under 13 hours of walking. The men were in full marching order and carrying bedrolls, some of which contained up to four blankets. Bread Handling Bread storage and handling in shops required attention, especially with the development of self-service systems, said Mr A. P. Millthorpe, the Chief City Health Inspector, in his annual report to the City Council last evening. “The position is not very satisfactory due to repeated postponements of the regulations requiring the wrapping of bread,” Mr Millthorpe said.

Choir Entertained Members of the choir, Little Singers of Paris, were qptertainea at the home of Mr and Mrs C. Foster Browne yesterday afternoon. The choir had lunch and both the Cathedral Choir, which Mr Browne conducts, and the Little Singers played ball games and were later entertained by a conjurer. Apart from the conductor, Monsignor Roger Delsinne there are a number of older persons travelling with the choir. One of these is the manager, Mr Roger Boe, who has been with the choir for 20 years. Now aged 46. he was a manager in a film business before World War 11. Mushrooms Plentiful Large quantities of mushrooms were available in Christchurch fruit and produce markets yesterday. They sold at Is to 3s a pound. Cabbages, carrots and silver beet were also in good supply. Prices a case were: Carrots, 9s to 15s: cabbages, 2s to 4s; silver beet, Is to 2s 6d; cauliflowers, up to 19s. Champion Twisters A new world non-stop record was set up by the three young men still dancing in the marathon twisting competition at Dunedin yesterday. They broke the record at 9 a.m. and last night were still twisting their way to a target of £4O offered by Mr A. J. Brown for the last contestant still on his feet. The three men are D. Campbell, D. Poutasi, and P. Leaso. At 10.45 p.m. they had been twisting, and in the later stages of their effort shuffling. for 48 hours. Of the original 10 dancers, five men and two girls dropped out.— (P.A.)