General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30273, 28 October 1963, Page 10

General News

Fried Hu Hu Sir Leonard Wright, leader at the Neiw Zealand trade mission to the west coast of North America, brought back a variety of exotic tinned foods as an example of the enterprise of American food marketers. The cofflectwn of tinned delicacies include fried worms, roasted

caterpillar, diamond back snake, fried silk worms, chocolate covered ants, broiled octopus, alliigaitor soup and barbecued snake meat. It was suggested to Sir Leonard Wright that New Zealand might market fried hu hu grubs. He said Chinese goosabemes from New Zealand sold at fabulous prices under the name ot "kiwi fruit”— (PA.) Noisy Nightlife The lively family life of penguins which have made nests under the flooring of baches at Taylors Mistake are becoming a problem for occupiers there. The penguins make a wide variety of disturbing noises and chose the dead of night for their most active periods, according to reports from bach owners. It is impossible to get at the nests in some cases and the penguins are far too formidable to be scared away by cats. Meantime bach owners are wondering if there are any specially prized foods with which the penguins could be lured from the nesting strongholds under the floors.

Keys Taken A disquieting feature of traffic im Taranaki. Wanganui, and the King Country between 4 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. yesterday was the fact that 10 sets of keys were taken from drivers, the senior traffic officer at New Plymouth, Mr J. H. Mahoney, said last night. Two drivers had been arrested on charges of driving under the influence of liquor. There had been five minor accidents in the area up to 7 o’clock, but no deaths, he said.—(PA.) Wool Laboratory Construction firms wishing to tender for building the laboratories of the Wool Research Organisation at Lincoln should lodge their applications for drawings and other details with the architect, Mr Philip King, of Hamilton, by tomorrow, the director of the organisation, Mr N. F. Roberts, said yesterday. Mr Roberts said it had been incorrectly stated in “The Press" on Saturday that tenders for construction of the laboratory would close on Tuesday. Novel Gifts Unusual paper - weights, cross-sections of early New Zealand railway line, were presented to guests of honour at the Railway and Locomotive Society’s centennial convention address last night. The guests were the DeputyMayor (Mr H. P. Smith), and three members of the Brittenden family, Mr E. S. Brittenden and his son, Mr E. C. Brittenden, both former district traffic managers, and Mr W. J. A Brittenden, headmaster of Aranui High School. Still A Champion G. S. Mander, the only man to have won all New Zealand’s major yachting trophies, yesterday afternoon won a champion-of-champions seven-footer race on the artificial lake at Addington Show Grounds. He first won a national title in the class 17 years ago. The runner-up yesterday was his elder brother, P. G. Mander. Attendance at the Boat Show so far is 17,021, including 4016 persons at the week-end.

. Alarming Judging by the number of times the fire siren at New Brighton sounded on Saturday people would have been excused for thinking that the whole of the busy shopping area was a mass of flames. The siren, electrically operated and fixed to the top of the hose-drying tower at the new fire station in Hawke street, was being tested in the morning for the official opening of the station in the afternoon. In the afternoon it was sounded for demonstration purposes. And in the evening . . . well, the volunteer brigade had waited long years for a new station and the occasion was well and truly celebrated. About 9 p.m. the first fire call after the official opening was answered. A small fire in a packing case on a property in Marlowe street was quickly put out. Volunteers Wanted Volunteers for an unusual enterprise are being sought by the Mayor of Ashburton (Mr J. Davidson). His biggest worry at the moment was the 174 elderly citizens he had just taken over, Mr Davidson said at the opening of the new Carew Hall. "They have all got to have a small present and a big kiss before Christmas. Are there any volunteers?’’