General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30206, 10 August 1963, Page 10

General News

Oysters Rushed Twenty bags of oysters sold within six minutes at 70s a bag in William Todd and Company’s first oyster auction art Invercargill yesterday About 80 persons were present The auction started at 230 p.m. Bidding opened art 40b and jumped to 70s within seconds. They were all sold by 286 p.m. Dredging for the next auction will be carried out on Sunday.— (PA.) Safety Jacket The motor accident inquiries constables at the Christchurch Central Police Station have been issued with plastic jackets, coloured yellow with luminous silver bands, as a safety precaution while working on the roads at night. The jackets, made in Auckland, will be on trial for some time. “The Right Plane” Captain R van Eupen, a DCB instructor for K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines, commended the T E AL, decision to buy DCS airliners. “For long-range over-water flight the DCB is definitely the right plane,” he said yesterday. ‘‘When you are operating into small island airports with no alternative landing places it's handy to have an aircraft with that little extra range. From the crew’s point of view the DCB is a wonderful aircraft to fly. That's for sure.” Captain van Eupen served with the R.N.Z.A.F. during the Second World War.—(PA.) £BO Burglary Burglars climbed over the roof of a store, dropped down a light well, broke a window and forced bars apart to eijter the shop occupied by Rolls Appliances, Ltd., at 631 Colombo street during Thursday night. They emptied every drawer in the rear office, stole about £BO in money, and took a portable radio from the shop. Burglars took about £36 worth of ham and bacon when they broke into the premises of the Kiwi Bacon Company. Cuthberts road, earlier this week. Break In Weather After rain since Monday, Wellington enjoyed eight hours of sunshine yesterday. The temperature rose to a maximum of 49 3 degrees just after 2 p.m. More raiin is forecast for early this morning.—(PA.)