General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30100, 6 April 1963, Page 10

General News

Sweet Chariot? Nigerian lorry-like buses, “mammy wagons,” often had a religious text embtazoned on the front, the United Kingdom information officer. Mr P. B. Porter, said in Auckland yesterday. One of the most unnerving sights he had seen while in Nigeria was a crowded “mammy wagon” hurtling towards him with a great coloured text: “Have mercy on me, God.”— (PA.) Professional Opinion “Speaking as an obstetrician, I feel that the Auckland medical school is having a most difficult and laboured birth, but that delivery will be effected some time and that a real live child can be guaranteed,” Dr. L. C. L. Averill said at a luncheon given yesterday by the North Canterbury Hospital Board in honour of Sir Harold Himsworth. secretary of the British Medical Research Council Easter Gifts As its Easter communityservice project, the Christchurch Junior Chamber will today deliver gifts of coal, wood, sweets and fresh eggs to needy old persons in the Sydenham and Central city areas. Each elderly person will receive lewt of coal, a large bag of wood, a bag of sweets and half a dozen fresh eggs. The coal has been given by the Reefton Owners’ and Miners’ Association, the wood by the Kainga Sawmilling Company, and the eggs by Canterbury Co-operative Distributors. The sweets and freight on the coal were paid for by the chamber from funds raised at the Tuam street car park, which it operates on Saturday evenings. Good Impression New Zealand students completing Ph.D. degrees in North American universities had created a very good impression, Mr W. B. Johnston, senior lecturer in geography at the University of Canterbury. said last evening. Mr Johnston returned to Christchurch yesterday from refresher leave overseas. Four students he had met were very highly thought of, he said. “I was told that if we had any more students like them to send them over.” Associations Merged The old boys’ and old girls' associations of the Christchurch West High School have been merged. The headmaster (Mr T. R. Richards i notified the board of governors of the change at a meeting last night. All former pupils had a mutual interest in the school and would form a stronger and more useful link with the school as one organisation, he said. Exchange Of Views Officers of the Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand on both sides of the Tasman wilt exchange views on problems common to both countries at a meeting of the Christchurch branch of the society on Tuesday evening. A series of questions posed by Mr N. L. Macbeth, of the Christchurch branch, has been answered by two officers of the New South Wales branch. Mr R. J. Wood (president) and Mr H. D. Black (pastpresident). The New South Wales officers have recorded their comments on a tape which will be played back, with the Christchurch spokesmen’s questions interspersed. The question-and-answer exchange will be followed by a commentary by Mr Frank Tay, lecturer in economics at the University of Canterbury. Fishing Rivers The Waiau, Hurunui, Ashley, Waimakarlri, and Selwyn rivers were all clear and fishable at 9 a.m. yesterday according to a report from the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. So was the Rakaia river at the gorge, but the mouth was slightly discoloured