General News

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29910, 25 August 1962, Page 10

General News

Words And Picture

One photographer at the New Zealand Industries Fair yesterday was rather surprised to be spoken to by the King of Thailand in Canter- ; bury Court The photographer, one of 14 busy taking photographs of His Majesty with flash bulbs, snapped the King as he was coming down from |a display stand. The flash (light attracted the King. He walked over, looked closely at the photographer’s somewhat ancient camera and said: "My father was interested in photography. He had a camera like that.”

School Of Music The music department at the University of Canterbury i will be known as the school /of music from the beginning (of next year. This decision •by the university council j yesterday recognises the wide i scope of activities now . I covered. Royal Dinner I When the King and Queen i of Thailand sat dow,n to din- , 'ner in their private suite in 'the United Service Hotel last evening this is what they jate: Cream of oyster soup, I j rice cardinal. fillet steak . (with an onion and mush--1 room sauce), French salad, /and fruit salad. King Bhumibol's butler ordered a i half bottle of burgundy. | Queen Sirikit. who does not /drink, had fruit juice. The Royal couple's meal was taken to their suite on waggons and left at the door The King's attendants served the food.

Champion Camellia

The champion camellia bloom at the New Zealand Camellia Society’s annual show now being held in Hamilton was bred bv Mr L. Jury, of New Plymouth. The judges. Messrs David Feathers and Milo Rowell, both of the United States, considered the champion blooms would stand up to any competition anywhere in the world. Mr Jury’s champion bloom was an unnamed New Zealand seedling.—(P.A.) Royal Presents The King of Thailand received several presents during his visit to the New Zealand Industries Fair yesterday. A woman operating an electric sewing machine presented him with two hand, kerchiefs on which she had sewn ‘‘Bhumibol'’ and

"Sirikit.” At a reception to the King after his tour of Canterbury Court, the president (Mr R. H. Stewart) made presentations on behalf of the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association. He gave the King a rug for himself and family and a swimming suit and cosmetics for Queen Sirikit. All the presents were made in Christchurch. The swimming suit was of black, elasticised satin, with narrow jshoulder straps, and a zipper down the back.

Symbolic Opening

The Christohuirch Metropolitan Fire Board's new fire station in Kilmo-re street was opened in a symbolic manner yesterday afternoon. As the Minister of Transport (Mr McAlpine) officially declared the building opened, a fire alarm sounded, and firemen in the guard of honour sprinted to two fire engines and 20 seconds later two engines were out on Kilmore street. The episode, however, was only a part of the programme for the opening of the building. Removed A truck loaded with 44galilon drums of garbage was removed quickly from the route taken by the Royal procession. when it left the Winter Garden yesterday. Traffic had been cleared from the intersection of Colombo and Gloucester streets and the procession was in view when the truck appeared. A traffic officer shouted and waved furiously, and the truck moved through the crowd to the other side of the intersection. Y.M.C.A. Appeal Nearly £BOO had come in from the Y.M.C.A. street appeal at 9 o’clock last evening. Boxes from ' outlying areas are still awaited. Last year, the sum collected was £1132. The secretary (Mr B O'Kane) attributed this drop to the visit of the King and Queen of Thailand, which stopped the crowds from moving, and the cold breeze which kept people away from street corners where the collectors stood. There were more than 350 collectors out