General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30156, 13 June 1963, Page 12

General News

Watt, No Ohm?

The Deputy-Leader of' the Opposition (Mr Watt) struck trouble with his name yesterday.. Speaking to the annual conference of the North Island Electrical Workers’ Union, at Wellington. he said: “I don’t know why they call me Watt, although they made me Minister of Electricity once.” Voice: Probably because you won’t go ohm.—(P.A.) Ale Museum Germans now have a museum in Munich to honour beer Beer has been brewed there for centuries and the museum, which opened last month after 10 years’ preliminary preparation, is proving popular. It has ancient documents, antiques and relics which illustrate the history of beer from its origin, in Babylon in 3000 8.C., to modern brewing. For The Cats, Too Thousands of Middle East cats and dogs are now being fed with New Zealand pet food. This follows the action of J. Wattie Canneries, Ltd., in submitting a tender against world-wide competition for the supply of pet foods to Middle East communities controlled by the big Aramco oil company. This is reported by the journal of the packaging divisions of the United Empire Box Group. 101 Today Mr William Charles Fors-. dick, of Kelburn. hopes for a fine day today. If the weather is fine he will take a brisk walk—to celebrate his 101st birthday. Mr Forsdick is believed to be New Zealand’s oldest justice of the peace. He is one of the few people in the country to have a complimentary ticket for life on the main national airline. He gained the privilege last Christmas when he described air travel as ‘‘safe and speedy” to an airline executive. The phrase was later used as a publicity slogan.—<P.A.) * The Dead Past A member of the council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society was launching into a speech in support of a motion. “ ... in this,’’ he said, ‘‘l find myself in the company of Omar Khayyam. . . “He's dead,” interjected a gruff voice from elsewhere in the room. Cold Day A cloudy sky and cold temperatures followed a 7.2 degree frost in the city yesterday. The maximum temperature was reached at 4 p.m. with 44 degrees. There was a light southerly wind. Singular Record ‘‘The Bachelors” is a name the touring Wallaby Rugby team has quickly acquired in South Africa. When the fullback replacement, T. Casey, arrives next week, the team will be made up of 28 bachelors, aged from 19 to 28. and two married men. South African officials are claiming the Wallaby component of bachelors is a record for a visiting international side. — Johannesburg. June 12. Improving Roadsides More than 100.000 trees and shrubs are to be planted along Britain's motorways and trunk roads this year by the Tansport Ministry. The idea is that they will' help “blend" roads into the landscape. Trees already planted include beech, oak. ash, willow, alder and sycamore. ' It is also planned to use lime, poplar, hornbeam, birch, and chestnut.—London. June 12. Heavy Crash A 25-piece set of Irish handcut crystal wine glasses was smashed last night seconds before it was due to be presented to West Indian cricket captain, F. Worrell. The ‘ ‘ Daily Telegraph ’ ’ report ed that the presentation was to have taken place at Radcliffe, near Manchester. Worrell used to be a professional with the Radcliffe Cricket Club. The glasses were knocked from a table when a curtain was drawn. Four unbroken glasses were presented to Worrell, with a promise that another set would be obtained.—(London. June 11.) “Exceptional” Marks A sixth form pupil at Colenso High School. Napier, Martin Herbert, has gained his private pilot’s flying licence with 398 marks out of a possible 400. Martin, who will be 17 on June 26. completed the four theory papers, which should take an hour and a half, in half an hour. In three of the papers he was 100 per cent, correct and in ' the fourth he got 98 per cent. He also sat his practical flight test at Hastings on Tuesday and passed with flying colours. Until he is 17 he cannot take passengers in his aircraft, Martin, whose marks in the theory examination were “exceptional,” according to the Civil Aviation Administration examiner, has been flying solo since his sixteenth birthdav last year.— (PA.) Sailing From Picton For the first time, a Shaw Savill liner, the Atbenic, will make a direct sailing for overseas from Picton on June 20. The ship was originally to have called at the port on its way to Lyttelton and then. Wellington A spokesman for Shaw Savill said in Wellington yesterday the vessel would how make Picton het final port, sailing from there at 5 p.m. on June 20 for the United Kingdom. Her 80 passengers would be embarked at Picton after travelling from Wellington by the Aramoana. —(P.A.)

To Represent N.Z.— The Ambassador in Paris (Dr C E Beeby) will represent New Zealand at the funeral ceremonies for the late Pope John to be held in Rome on June 17.—(PA.)