General News

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29931, 19 September 1962, Page 14

General News

Pocket In One A South African golfer. Solly palmer, took a mighty swing at the ball with his number three wood and was amazed to hear his caddy say: “Master, ball is in your trouser pocket " Palmer felt sheepishly in hie pocket and pulled out the ball which he thought he had just “driven down the fairway." He said he topped the ball as he drove off and it must have rebounded into his pocket—Port Elizabeth. September 18. Grazing Trial The Bromley sewage farm has given way to a modern treatment works, but livestock are to return. Mr D L. Steven, the sewage treatment engineer, told the Christchurch Drainage Board last evening that experience lin Auckland indicated that the grazing of sheep on the embankments of oxidation ponds assisted in controlling vegetation. The board agreed to a trial with 100 sheep to see if grazing could be done without damage to embankments. Soccer Award The introduction of an annual journalistic award is included in the 1963 budget proposals tabled at the New Zealand Football Association council meeting last night. An amount of £lOO is listed for award to the “soccer journalist of the year,” open to all sports writers in New Zealand. Speaking to the budget, Mr O Hilton said similar awards were made to soccer writers overseas, and he felt the introduction of a similar scheme in this country would encourage higher standards of soccer reporting. —(PA.) Selection Of Books Mr W. J. A. Brittenden. head master of the Aranui High School, will be asked by the Post-primary Schools' Council to select a share of books from the library of the late Mr N. M. Bel] for use in post-primary school libraries. The council is one of five educational institutions to which Mr Bell bequeathed his books. It was suggested at the council’s meeting last evening that a school principal would be more in touch with suitable school library books than a member of the council—and that a principal of one of the newer schools might be more aware of any “deficiencies” in the libraries of such schools. Gas For Sale The Christchurch Drainage Board has sludge gas for sale. Its sewage treatment enginee- (Mr D. L. Steven) is inquiring into a possible market for the surplus gas Two engines at the new treatment works tn Bromley are now operating on sludge gas. and the board is saving on the daily consumption of fuel oil. Since the digesters became fully operative it has been indicated that there will be a surplus of gas on most days Last month the works produced 4.7 million cubic feet of gas and used 1.1 million but it was August 10 before the first engine began using it and August 24 when the second was operated. Second Look A “lost” collection of old masters, including works by Rubens and Veronese, has been discovered in the cellars of a Prague castle, according to the official Czech news agency. They are part of a collection built up in the seventeenth century by Rudolf 11. Most of the treasures were carried off by the Swedes who attacked the castle during the 30 Years’ War. 1618-1648 It was assumed the paintings they left behind were not worth havmg so they were put out of the way in a storeroom. Now investigation by the Czech Academy has revealed them as masterpieces.—(London. September 17) Antarctic Films The first of the special film sessions marking Antarctic Week will be screened today in the Civic Theatre “Foothold in Antarctica" and “Blue Ice" will be shown at 12.10 pm. and again at 1.10 p.m “Assault on Antarctica,’’ and “Seven Cities of Antarctica” will comprise tomorrow’s programme, and on Friday the 46-minute film “Antarctic Crossing” will be presented. Asparagus On Sale The first of the new season's asparagus and rhubarb was on sale in city markets yesterday Locally-grown, the asparagus brought about 3s a bunch retail and the rhubarb 2s a bunch. New Zealand oranges were on sale and in keen demand. A shipment of South African oranges is expected In Christchurch early next week, as is a further consignment of bananas in the African Reefer. Red Cross Appeal The sum of £1177 has been raised by the North Canterbury centre of the Red Cross Society in its appeal to help victims of the Persian earthquake. Out of the £723 given by the public almost £3OO has been given anonymously. The sub-centres have given £416 and the Junior Red Cross £3B. Gift Lamb A New Zealand lamb was finished off on a spit over a barbecue grill at a function held recently in the presence of 3000 people at Newport in the Isle of Wight in aid of the Mayor’s appeal for the “freedom from hunger” campaign. The lamb was given by a Christchurch butcher, Mr S. J. Stevens, who also has a butchery business in the Isle of Wight. Mr Stevens says that the lamb was bound |to have been a New Zealand I lamb as he sells little else in his Isle of Wight shop.