General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30192, 25 July 1963, Page 12

General News

Her Son's Plaque A large crowd yesterday watched as Mrs Margaret Snell, mother cf the champion athlete. Peter Snell, unveiled a plaque in Wanganui to commemorate her son’s world record mile. The time of 3min 54.45ec was set by Snell at Cook’s Garuens, Wanganui, on January 27 last year. The bronze plaque, presented by a commercial organisation to the people of Wanganui, is set in the wall at the main entrance to Cook's Gardens.—(P.A.) Hot Spots A Hospital Board works committee report that a temperature problem exists in the ward kitchens of the Princess Margaret Hospital drew questions from Miss B. Webb to the chairman of the committee (Mr L. A. Bennet • at a meeting of the bo*, d yesterday. She pressed to know what the temperatures were, but Mr Bennett could not answer beyond that readings taken had revealed there was a problem. The board’s chief engineer (Mr J. D. Jones) is to engage outside help for a report oa possible solutions to the problem. Trade Fair Exhibit The Minister of Fin:.nee (Mr Lake) will open the New Zealand exhibit at the Syd. ney trade fair on Friday. Making this announcement vesterday, the Minister of Overseas Trade (Mr Marshall) said the official opening of the exhibit would take place on Friday afternoon, the day on which the fair would open to buyers. About 250 guests, mainly representatives of firms which are potential buyers f the New Zealand goods . display, will be invited. The function will be held in the New Zealand pavilion.— (P A.) Merger Talks

The possible amalgamation of the Wairewa, Mount Herbert and Akaroa counties will be discussed at a special, ■'p/ormal meeting with the Local Government Commission at Little River next Thursday. Representatives of the Lyttelton Borough Council will also attend. On Tuesday, the commission will visit the counties concerned and on Wednesday it will inspect the reclaimed land at the harbour extensions which the Lyttelton council wants included in the borough boundaries. Naval Gear Transfer Two anti-submarine training units will this morning be taken from H.M.N.Z.S. Pegasus by New Zealand Army transport to Lyttelton There they will be loaded on the Konini and taken to Auckland for use at the naval base there. The two mobile units, which weigh about five tons each, are being transferred because of a change in the training programme at H.M.N.Z.S. Pegasus. Too Late The Minis.er of Health (Mr McKay) has granted six weeks’ paid leave to Mr M W. Hitchins, officer in charge of the surgical boot and splint department of the Christchurch Hospital, now visiting Australia at the ex. Dense of bhe New Zealand Crippled Children Society Mr Hitchins had previously been granted only three weeks’ special leave, which he had extended to five weeks by the addition of a fortnight of his annual leave As he has already made his travel arrangements, he will be unable to make full use of the extended leave grant. Haka Training New Zealand racing cyclists in Melbourne for this season’s professional road races have been doing special training recently for the haka. the “Herald" sports columnist, Steve Hayward, wrote today He said they planned to put on the dance •he first time one of them won in future. “They were short of rehearsal when the former Olympian. War rick Dalton, won the Victorian Professional road championship recently.” he said. Hayward added that the leade. of the movement was 6ft Sin Mike Parker, a newcomer to Victorian cycle racing.— (Melbourne, July 24.)