General News

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29916, 1 September 1962, Page 10

General News

Extended Service The Royal New Zealand Air Force is unlikely to run short of reserve officers for a long time. The latest issue of the Gazette lists extensions of commissions up to 1981 for a temporary flight lieutenant. Some . other flight lieutenants whdl flew in the Second World War have their commissions extended to 1974 and in one case to 1978. In the more senior ranks one wing commander is given a four-year extension and a temporary squadron leader will retain his commission in the reserve until 1971. Compensation One of several goats at a Hawke’s Bay Naturalists' Club exhibition of wildlife in Napier took a fancy to a Taradale woman’s dress. It had eaten a piece off the hem before the woman realised what had happened. Complaining to the club’s president, Mr R. Williams, she said it was “a perfectly good frock ruined.” Mr Williams agreed that the club should compensate her. He added: “It’s our first claim for compensation so far.” False Alarm Late-night shoppers yesterday may have thought an attempt was being made to rob the Armagh street branch of the Australia and New Zealand Bank, Ltd. A burglar alarm began to ring on the premises about 7.25 p.m., but it was the second false alarm at the premises yesterday, the first being early yesterday morning. Brucellosis Case A disease in a Belfast freezing worker, provisionally notified to the Christchurch health office some months ago as a case of leptospirosis, had been identified by the National Health Institute of the Health Department as brucellosis (undulant fever), the Deputy-Medical Officer of Health (Dr. F. A. de Hamel) said yesterday. Investigations had already been made into the case ‘from the leptospirosis point of view,” but now it was known to be brucellosis fresh inquiries had been started, he said. Last Day Of Fair Today is the final day of the New Zealand Industries Fair at the Addington Show Grounds. The attendance up to last evening was a little below that up to the corresponding Friday last year, but the deficit could be made good by favourable weather today. There was a paid attendance of 6718 yesterday, compared with 6927 on the same day last year. A strong, cold wind made conditions in “sideshow alley” unpleasant, and business not so brisk, for most of the day, and especially last evening, when Leone, the aerial acrobat, was forced to abandon his handstand because of sway at the top of the high pole. Scott Base Leaders The first New Zealanders to fly to the Antarctic this season will be LieutenantColonel R. A. Tinker, the new leader at Scott Base, and the deputy-leader, Mr R. Logie Arrangements have been made for them to fly south in the first plane on September 15 with the United States Navy Antarctic support force commander (Rear-Admiral D M. Tyree). Lack Of Whales Beef, instead of the usual substantial quantities of whalemeat, is being fed to animals in the Wellington S.P.C.A. clinic. The shortage of whalemeat has been caused by the poor whaling season. Polio Vaccine 1 The chemical laboratories of the Health Department will be distilling up to 100 gallons of water a day during the adult polio vaccine ' campaign to supply pure water for the vaccine tot. The water is de-ionised —it has dissolved salts removed. For the dose, .5 c.c. of the Sabin vaccine is taken by an eyedropper and mixed with half 1 an ounce of water in a small paper cup.