General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30064, 23 February 1963, Page 10

General News

Mating Call ? The blast of a railway engine’s whistle last evening had an unusual effect on one of Bullen’s Circus’s elephants. It trumpeted loudly. Cutting It Fine Ratepayers in the Waimairi county still owe £138,802, more than a third of the total rate demand, although the council offices will be open for only three more days before the penalty for late payment is enforced. The total rate demand is £342.658 of which £203,856 had been paid by yesterday afternoon. Penalty payments will be imposed as from Thursday morning next week. Traffic Plan The Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors has decided to support the general proposals of the master traffic plan as published. A statement from the branch says that at this stage no useful purpose can be served by ' detailed criticism. Telephone List An amended list of telephone numbers is at present being distributed by the Post Office. The list contains additions and alterations to the telephone directory published last November. “Although some of the mistakes were made by us, quite a number were the fault of individual subscribers,” said the Chief Postmaster (Mr C. J. C. Simpson) yesterday. £4OO For Lifeboat The Sumner lifeboat funds have benefited by about £4OO as a result of the combined efforts of the Lions and the lifeboat members last Saturday. This amount was raised by selling flags for the Royal welcome at Lancaster Park. Ploughshares For Fiji Hundreds of New Zealandmade ploughshares are to he shipped to Fiji for cultivating sugar cane. The sales were made as a result of last year’s tfade mission to the Pacific Island?' when sample ploughshares- shown in displays drew favourable comments from sugar cane growers. Many of the shares will be used on bullockdrawn ploughs. Trip By Wheelchair Mr H. H. Cadogan, president of the Auckland Disabled Children’s Society, will leave Papatoetoe this morning in his motorised wheelchair on another sage of his tour of New Zealand. He arrived in Auckland on February 6 from Whangaroa after he had an accident on the Brynderwyn Hill. “Since then I’ve been busy getting the machine fixed up. It was tested today and is now 100 per cent.” Mr Cadogan plans to travel as far south as Bluff before returning to Whangaroa—a distance of more than 3000 miles.—(P.A.) Globemaster Due A United States Military Air Transport Service Globemaster will land at Christchurch airport about 5 a.m. today. The aircraft has been flown from the United States to take back two of the three United States Army turbodriven helicopters which last month landed at the South Pole. In addition, the Globemaster will also take back all the components of the third helicopter with the exception of the fuselage. This will be flown back to America later by a United States Navy Hercules. The Globemaster is expected to leave Christchurch on Monday or Tuesday. N.Z. Study Two high officials from Indonesia and Greece will study New Zealand's social security system and labour legislation under United Nations fellowships awarded last year, the United Nations said today. Twenty-one fellowships were awarded last year and a further 40 will be available this year.—(New York. February 20.) Fishing Rivers The Waiau, Hurunui, and Selwyn- rivers were reported clear and fishable by the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society at 9 a.m. yesterday. The Waimakariri was discoloured, and the Rakaia was dirty.