General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30264, 17 October 1963, Page 16

General News

Good Whitebaiting

There have been only a few days in the present whiteb*itin< season in the Buller area when reasonable quantities have not been available. The most favourable weather, with only occasional rain, has made fishing conditions good in most parts of the district There have been regularly good catches from the Orowaiti river and yesterday the Buller had its biggest run. some people taking up to 40 pounds. The price a pound on the riverbank has remained at 7s for some days, with plenty of buyers.—(F.O.O.R) “Exciting Building”

The new New Zealand House, recently opened in London, was praised last evening by the Bishop of Christchurch (the Rt Rev. A. K. Warren), addressing the annual meeting of the Friends of the Cathedral. The Bishop, who visited London on his way to the Anglican Conference in Toronto, said that although many criticised it, he thought New Zealand House was “a very exciting building, with some interesting artistic treatments inside.” He noted especially the glass doors in the entrance and the main reception room, both of which were decorated with the work of New Zealand artists. Better Service As from November 1, the Canterbury Public Relations Office in Oxford terrace will be open on Fridays until 8 p.m. The public relations officer (Mr N. Todd) said yesterday that the extended hours were designed to provide a better service. The office now closes at 5.30 p.m., instead of 5 pun., during the week. Artificial Lake More than 250,000 gallons of water was pumped into a polythene-lined pool in 14 hours yesterday for the boats at the National Boat and Outdoor Sports Exhibition, which opens at Canterbury Court on Saturday. The pool is 3ft deep. It will be used for frogman demonstrations, water ski-ing, life-saving, and for sailing P class yacht races. Nocturnal Cooks At least 60 Christchurch hotel chefs and trainee cooks were baking and preparing dishes all last night in preparation for the third annual culinary exhibition of Canterbury licensed hotels, said the secretary of the Canterbury Hotel Workers' Union, Mr L Short. Judging would take place this morning, in time for the opening at noon today. The cooks and chefs, he said, would be concocting their "culinary secrets” till daybreak. This was because, in most cases, they would have to cater for normal hotel cocktail parties and special dinners before they worked on their own exhibition entries. Temperature Rise Temperatures rose 38 degrees between 6 a.m. and noon yesterday to a maximum of 73deg, and remained at this figure until 3 p.m. By 4 p.m. temperatures had fallen to 66deg. There was a slight north-easterly breeze in the morning which changed to north-westerly at noon. The sky was clear until noon when cloud gathered and by 4 p.m. there was an almost complete coverage. Lunch-Time Dances Lunch-time dances for teenagers will be introduced to Christchurch next week. The dances, to be run between 12 and 2 p.m., will be held on the roof of a city store. The dances will be held every day Monday to Friday, and the “Dynamics” teenage band will play. Lunch-time dances have proved very popular in Auckland and other centres. Clock Collection One of the finest collection of clocks in New Zealand, that of the late Mr G. B. Bolt, former chief engineer to Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., has been presented to the Auckland War Memorial Museum by his widow. Mrs Irene Bolt, of Grey Lynn. The collection includes 60 clocks and 19 watches and movements. dating back as far as the seventeenth century Included are Japanese, Dutch, English. French and Italian ' clocks,- and even a waterclock dated 1700 One clock made by Mr Bolt is an astronomical clock nearly four feet high, made in the form of a mediaeval cathedral and capable of showing the time anywhere in the world. —(P.A.) Home Improvement Recognising that thousands of houses in New Zealand require repair and remodelling work, the Timber Merchants’ Federation at the annual conference in Masterton, has endorsed the introduction and promotion of an organised national home improvement programme handled by timber merchants especially trained to operate it.—(PA.)