General News

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29989, 26 November 1962, Page 12

General News

Looking For A Fight Not much was known about the early days of the Clan Ogilvie except that they loved a fight, the announcer told the crowd at the North Canterbury provincial pipe band contest at the Show Grounds yesterday afternoon. “All they wanted to do was fight—and if they couldn’t get a fight in Scotland, they'd join the French Army,” the announcer said. House Passed In A house at 232 Marine parade. New Brighton, was passed in at £l4OO at public auction on Saturday. The auctioneer was Mr T. H. Gibbon. Bidding started at £lOOO. The house, which is on a section of 24 perches, comprises three double bedrooms, lounge, dining-kitchenette, bathroom, and laundry. Tais’ Adaptability

Tuis in Invercargill suburbs are adapting themselves to city life, reports the latest issue of “Forest and Bird,” the journal of the Forest and Bird Protection Society. One tui was recently seen perching on a chimney top, while another was noticed bathing in an open 200-gallon tank supplying a washhouse. Cenotaph Decorated Rangiora s cenotaph, in its plot on High street, was given additional adornment late on Friday evening or early on Saturday morning by some night revellers. As evidence of their agility they stood several articles on the flat top of the memorial, which towers many feet above normal reach. An ice-cream sign and two red warning lamps removed from a post office work site nearby, were among the items on top of the cenotaph, while lower down, on a ledge on the front face, was an empty beer bottle. The articles were removed early on Saturday morning. Surprise Auckland's fine spell was broken yesterday when the first rain in 13 days fell on the city in the afternoon. A downpour about 2.30 p.m. sent crowds on beaches around the city scuttling for shelter.—(P.A.) First Air Drops The first 10 territorial members of the Special Air Service Squadron will have their first air drops from Rukuhia Airfield, Hamilton, this week. The men, seven serving members of the Territorial Force and three National Service trainees from Waiouru Camp, form the territorial component of the S.A.S. Squadron. The aim is to have three territorial troops. While doing this special training in conjunction with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Auckland Parachute Club, the men will live at the Te Rapa Air Station.—(PA.)