General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30215, 21 August 1963, Page 14

General News

Out Of The Bag The sum of £1 17s 9d for cat food on the Christchurch Drainage Board's list of accounts test evening caused some amusement among board members. Mr D. P. McLellan asked if the board actually owned a cat Amid laughter, the secretary (Mr T. A Tucker) said he did not think there was one on the staff. After the meeting, however, he looked up details of the account and found the board did in feet have a cat—in its Tuam street store. Target In Sight With five weeks still to run. the £lOO.OOO fundraising campaign for a ChrisTs College assembly hall has reached £72,000. The organisers reported yesterday that the 14 committees throughout New Zealand, in contact with 4800 old boys and parents, were meeting with great co-operation in their work and £50.000 had been promised since the first dinner functions of the campaign were held on July 25 and 26. Driver Found As the result of a report in “The Press" yesterday, drawing attention to a police request for witnesses, the driver of a car involved in an accident had been located, said Sergeant L. F. Miles, of the Papanui Police, last evening. An eight-year-old boy suffered a broken arm in the accident, which happened on the Main North road, near Daniels road, on Thursday morning. “The police appreciate the services of ‘The Press’ in this matter very much.” Sergeant Miles said. Link With Ship A two-way teleprinter service between the Wanganella (when moored in Doubtful Sound) and the Invercargill office of the Utah, Williamson. Burnett Consortium, would be set up soon, said an executive of the project. An electronic computer, costing £35.000, would also be installed in the consortium’s Tay street office, which is at present being renovated. Accounting information would be transmitted from the Wanganella to the computer. Drug Drop A Polynesian Airlines aircraft flying on its recentlyestablished service between Rarotonga and Western Samoa made a successful airdrop of urgently needed drugs at the tiny island of Palmerston last Saturday. An outbreak of measles and influenza had exhausted drugs held on the island, which is visited by shipping only two or three times a year. Aircraft now fly over it twice a fortnight.—Rarotonga, August 19. Damage By Rabbits Rabbits are damaging the banks and islands at the Christchurch Drainage Board’s oxidation ponds, the board was told at its monthly meeting last evening. It approved the spending of between £BO and £lOO on treating the area. Show Dates There is considerable confusion about the dates for the Canterbury A. and P. Association’s show this year Several inquiries have been received at “The Press” office and telephone calls to the A. and P. Association’s office have been numerous. The dates are November 13. 14 and 15. It has been generally thought that people’s day is the second Friday in November; but this is not always so. The date of the show is calculated from Labour Day week-end and race days are taken into consideration.