General News

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29824, 17 May 1962, Page 12

General News

Hair Of The Dog

A shampoo, with a 3 per cent' genuine Scotch whisky content has gained a strong foothold on the United States market. Produced by a Scottish firm the whisky shampoo is packed in miniature whisky bottles and is marketed in two varieties: one for women, with eggs; and one for men, straight.

The Best Leisure "The best type of leisure, you can have is work.” said the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Nash) during a talk to the Canterbury branch of the Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand last evening. "You can live longer if you work—and I want to live longer." Mr Nash said. Antarctic Night The long Antarctic night officially began at Hallett station at 2.45 p.m. on Sunday. May 13. according to a message received at the United States Antarctic advance headquarters at Harewood. The New Zealand flag at the Zealand scientific station was lowered for the last time by Mr M. G. Woodgyer, of Wellington. The United States flag was lowered by the scientific leader for the season, another New Zealander, Mr C. B. Taylor. Right-Hand Rule An endeavour would be made to further the idea of an absolute right-hand rule of the road with other interested organisations, the city council agreed last evening. The Traffic Superintendent (Mr J. F. Thomas' was asked to report on the subject with a view to submitting it to the New Zealand Traffic Institute as a remit Design Exhibition The number of persons who visited the good design exhibition in the Durham Street Art Gallery yesterday, was 1143—an average of 100 visitors an hour It was the first day the exhibition was open to the public The secretary of the Design Association of New Zealand (Mr R D. Lascelles' said the attendance was half that of the average daily number of persons who visited the permanent design centre of the Council of Industrial Design in London Oil Survey Party Twenty-seven men. mostly married are expected to arrive in Greymouth from the North Island tomorrow They are to work on the seismic survey for oil on the West Coast. Three technicians. Mr E W Hodley idrilling operations), Mr R G Cox (observer for the recording of seismic shocks), and Mr D. Penny (computer of calculations) will be in the party. Mr B Northwood, its leader, will arrive by air on Monday The Anchor Shipping Company’s Titoki is due at Greymouth at the week-end from Napier with equipment for the survey work.— (FQ O R.) Flaws In Stamps A Palmerston North philatelist, Mr A. Turner, has found flaws in the colouring of 1? 2jd stamps. He recently received a letter from the Wanganui branch of the firm in which he is employed which bore a 24d stamp with no green colouring on the leaves of the Titoki tree pictured He wrote and received 12 more such stamps and six others with only touches of green about the bottom leaves. Mr Turner has written to an Auckland stamp valuer and dealer regarding the value of the stamps.— (PA.) Parking Meter Faults One hundred and fourteen of tl c 201 adjustments to faulty parking meters in the city last month were caused by the insertion of “foreign bodies (matches etc.),” the Traffic Superintendent (Mr J F. Thomas) told the City C mnil last evening. Faulty coins caused 74 faults and only '3 were mechanical Relics Offered A number of reli ’o form a nucleus for a . collection have been offered to the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Antarctic Society by '*• A A. Larkham of '"ancanui. an engii :r on Shackleton's shio Aurora in 1917 Mr Larkham said tha' if the societal could not or did not accem the relics thev will be sent to the Sco’t P-fiar Research Institute, England. Confidence "The defendant says he has some doubts about the mechanical perfection of microwaves in checking speed.” said Mr E . S J Crutghley. S.M.. in the Magistrate’s Court, Rangiora. yesterday. after reading a letter from a driver charged with exceeding 30 miles an hour “The Court has some confidence in it." he Said and fined the defendant £4