General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30145, 31 May 1963, Page 10

General News

Ghost Not Found

"So far I have seen no sign of one,” said Mr P. OLissoff, of Nelson terrace, Timaru, yesterday, in reply to a suggestion in “The Press" by a Greymouth woman that perhaps opossums were responsible for the ghostly sounds that had disturbed his home during the last two months. Apart from his own family, he had only seen a hedgehog, but he intended making a thorough search of the roof, said Mr Olissoff. No. 24,210,512 As the clock struck 3 p.m. yesterday, marking the completion of the fourth year of operation for the Auckland harbour bridge, electronic counters recorded the 24.210.512 th vehicle to use the bridge. The general manager Mr R. L. Wilks, said that in its first month, 456,227 vehicles had passed over the bridge. Last month, after four years, the figure had reached 608.051 vehicles. In the first year, the bridge carried 4,924.963 vehicles, he ln the fourth year the number of vehicles totalled 7.122,417.—(P.A.) Welcome Swallows Twelve welcome swallows had been found at Himatangi. near Palmerston North. The birds are common in Australia in autumn but New Zealand is regarded too cold and their appearance is rare.— (P.A.) Holiday Air Traffic Bookings foi Queen’s Birthday week-end air travel are considered excellent, according to a National AirWays Corporation spokesman yesterday Peak traffic days are today and Monday Today 20 flights to the North Island are scheduled in place of the normal 10. and six to the south instead of the usual five flights. On Monday there will be 21 as against 10 northbound flights and seven south compared with the usual five. About 200 persons are coming to the city from the North/ Island on four special flights for the Rugby test on Saturday. Only one special flight will bring supporters from the south. On present indications it appears that more people are coming to the South Island for the holiday than are leaving it.

New Radio Station

Station 3YD, Christchurch, will begin transmission on Monday, June 10 It will be on the air from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m from Monday to Saturday, and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Anzac Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day will be treated as Sundays. The programmes from the station will be restricted to recordings of “middlebrow" music. The station will *be a commercial one and advertisements are being solicited from the business community. Mr C H Cook, the manager of Station 3ZB, will also be the manager of the new station.