General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30313, 13 December 1963, Page 16

General News

Notice To Subscribers Subscribers to “The Press" who intend to be away from their homes during the Christmas and New Year period are asked to notify ‘The Press” office immediately. by telephoning 69-799, for any alteration they require in the delivery of their newspapers. Further information is advertised on Page 21 today. City Building Sold A double-brick. threestorey building on 8.8 perches ’at 112-114 Lichfield street, has been sold by private treaty by Ford and Hadfield, Ltd., on account of John McDougall and Company, Ltd. I The building, which com- [ prises three floors of 1900 I square feet, was passed in at £24,500 when offered at auction last Monday. Aerographs Airless The Palmerston North .Chamber of Commerce will take up with Britain’s Post-master-General. the nonacceptance of New Zealand aerograph forms posted in Britain. The New Zealand Postmaster-General has told the chamber that Britain j would not change her ruling [of sending by sea aerograph forms of other countries posted in Britain. A New Zealand form, posted by the [ chamber’s secretary, was airI mailed from Russia, but a ' form mailed by him in Britain was sent by sea. A.T.C. Visit Twenty-two members of the No. 36 <Greymouth) Air ■ Training Corps will this week-end visit the Royal New Zealand Air Force staI tion, Wigram. The cadets will be accompanied by three officers. During their stay at Wigram they will carry out drills, be taken flying in Devon aircraft, and attend a church service on Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon they will visit Christchurch airport and return home to Greymouth early the same evening. Police Recruits The last recruit wing to be trained at the Trentham police training school this year was named after a former chief superintendent at Christchurch, Mr P. Kearney. The wing, of 58 men and four women, passed out this week. Open Season A notice in last night’s Gazette proclaims an open season for Canada geese in an area in the Canterbury iland district from January 24 Ito March 8. Geese may be shot 24 hours a day and there will be no daily bag limit. (P.A.) Friendship Service A Friendship will land for the first time at the Hawke’s Bay airport at Westshore on Sunday morning. The airliner will make two scenic [ flights with special guests. The National Airways Corporation will begin serving the airport with Friendship aircraft the next Friday, December 20. Among special guests on Sunday will be 35 boys and girls from children’s homes.—(P.A.) Governor On Yacht An extra crew member will be aboard the Queen [Charlotte when it crosses the [starting line for the Royal [Port Nicholson Yacht Club’s annual Cook Strait race in the early hours of December 21. The Governor-General, Sir Bernard Fergusson, will be the extra member on the Queen Charlotte, owned by the club’s commodore, Mr E. Maney. This will be the second year His Excellency has taken part in the race, being a member last year of the Mata-a-Tua (B. Miller). — IP.A.) Maori Group For U.S. New Zealand’s second Maori entertainment group to : visit the United States in 1963 the Maurirora Maori EnterI tainers. left Wellington by air for Los Angeles yesterdayafternoon. A spokesman said an unknown person in the United States was sponsoring 'the visit.—(P.A.)