General News

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29851, 18 June 1962, Page 12

General News

Well-Groomed Dog I A pocket beagle, believed to be the first ever to be imported to New Zealand, arrived in Auckland in the Pert Adelaide recently. The six-month-old dog. nicknamed Buddy, was a present for Miss C. Russell, of Hamilton. IHe came supplied with a'■ j toilet bag. eye dropper. I i talcum powder and face I tissues. No Putty Work on the new Univer-1 sity of Otago marine biologi-i cal station at Portobello isi being held up because of lack! of putty. Dr. E. Batham, who' conducts marine research at the aquarium, said a special rubber putty was needed to hold inch thick glass walls for display stands. English putty tested in English aquariums was preferred as the six panes cost £5O each.; I Dr. Batham hopes the putty | I is on its way from England | by air now. Bach For Sale The Raumati holiday home of the Governor-General (Lord Cobham) is now up for sale. Built privately in 1958 for the Governor-General the L-shaped house is 2000 sq. ft. in area with six bedrooms.l a lounge, and a playroom. Used for beach holidays, the house is called “the bach” by the Cobham family. Electra Late A mechanical fault in a T.E.A.L. Electra at Whenuapai yesterday morning caused the aircraft ’ from Sydney to arrive at Christchurch airport one hour late last evening. The aircraft with the mechanical fault, which was to have flown direct to Sydney, was grounded and another Electra at Whenuapai had to be used. This aircraft left an hour behind time. This lag followed through its dej parture from Sydney for i Christchurch. It left Christi church last evening about 45 I minutes behind schedule. Parliamentary Seats i Mr R. M. Macfarlane. member of Parliament for Christchurch Central, said last evening that in his speech in the Address-in-Reply debate on Friday he did not intend to suggest that there should be 94 seats in Parliament. Inadvertently he had said that 190 members should be Europeans and four Maoris. He had intended to say that 80 should be Europeans and four Maoris, an increase of four on the present strength. Sugar Tanker A stainless stee] articulated tanker began delivering liquid sugar to food manufacturers and breweries in Auckland last week. This method is used overseas but is new to New Zealand. The tanker has a capacity of 2000 gallons, equal to seven tons of dry sugar. The liquid sugar is pumped straight from the tanker to the tanks of the purchaser. Hive In The Ground Bees are behaving in a most unusual manner on the hillside of Mr B. Berryman. New Plymouth. A swarm has taken over a former wasps’ nest in the ground. Mr E. R. Brewster, a bee-keeper for 40 years, said he had never known bees to make a hive in the ground before. Fast Trip The Anchor Shipping Company's coastaF vessel Titoki made what is regarded as a record loading and discharge last week. She left Greymouth last Tuesday night with 800 tons of coal for New Plymouth, and covered the 500 miles return voyage, including her discharging time, in 72 hours. The Titoki arrived back in Greymouth on Friday night, was loaded with a further 800 tons, and sailed for Castlecliff at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday. Excursion Train Nearly 300 persons travelled on the excursion train to Arthur’s Pass yesterday. The weather at Arthur’s Pass was fine but it began to rain a short time before the train left. A young woman suffered facial injuries when she was accidentally pushed off the train as it was stopping at Springfield, when passengers rushed to get refreshments on the return journey. She was treated bv a member of the St. John Ambulance Association. Three policemen, including two in plain clothes, travelled on the train. One constable described the behaviour of the passengers as reasonable. The lights in one of the carriages were deliberately fused. Riverboat j A small-scale model of a i Mississippi riverboat now j rides at her moorings in the ! Taupo boat harbour after a long overland journey from Hawke’s Bay. Built by Mr B Skigglekow. of Taradale, the; gaily painted riverboat is called Cirrus. Her owner and skipper spent two years and a half building her She weighs six tons and a half, and is powered by a 120 horse-power motor. A chaindriven steel paddle mounted over the stern provides the orvpulsion Cirrus is 35ft long and has a 17ft 6in beam with a deck area that covers 700 sq. ft There is a wheel house 15ft above the water line and aft there is an enclosed sun deck. Elderly Man Missing— An elderly man. wearing pyjamas. has been missing from his home since 230 p.m on Saturday He is George Roseveare, aged 80. of 70 Kingsley street. Sydenham He is sft 4in in height, has grey hair and walks with a stoop It is thought that he may be suffering from loss of men. ory.