General News

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30366, 15 February 1964, Page 12

General News

Double Header . The headmaster of the Ruawai District High School, in Northland (Mr O. A. Holyoake), thinks his school has made history rn New Zealand. Twin girls have been appointed to share the position of head girl prefect They are . Faye and Robyn Mathews, who Mr Holyoake described as inseparable in every respect. The school had no alternative but to appoint them both to the position.— (N.Z.P.A.) Triplets Are Prefects Identical triplets were presented with prefects’ badges at Freyberg High School yesterday. They are Joy, Jillian and Judith Hooper. Joy was appointed to the position of head girl, while Jillian and Judith are senior prefects.— (F.0.0.R.) Warm Again Christchurch's run of fine, warm weather continued yesterday. The temperature rose from 58 degrees at 8 a.m. to a maximum of 71 degrees at 3 p.m., and dropped to 68 degrees at 4.15 p.m. The wind was a moderate easterly. The weather today is expected to be warmer, a north-westerly change being, forecast. No rain is expected. Waggons Derailed Two waggons on a goods train from Picton to Christchurch were derailed at 2.15 p.m. yesterday between Addington and the Christchurch station. The tail of the train was shunted away but traffic at the Antigua street crossing was delayed for some time. The line was cleared at 4.20 p.m. Other services were not interrupted. One Of Three ? Dr. J. A. L. Matheson, Vice-chancellor of Monash University, Melbourne, a former professor of engineering, knows of only two others from his profession in the same office—in the Universities of New South Wales and of Durham. He has been representing the British Institute of Engineers at the New Zealand institution’s jubilee conference. He has been pleased to meet two former Birmingham Colleagues: Dr. F. J. Llewellyn, chairman of the University Grants Committee, and Professor N. M. MacElwee, professor of electrical engineering in Canterbury. Licence Check About 800 new radio licences and more than 500 new television licences have been taken out in the Christchurch Post Office district since the latest check on licences began a fortnight ago, the senior supervisor of the regional engineer’s office (Mr M. T. Reedy) said yesterday. In a normal fortnight, about 100 new radio licences and 350 new television licences were issued, he said. Operations would be extended to country areas in 10 days to a fortnight, probably in all districts ’ simultaneously. Chathams Sheep The 890-ton motor vessel, Hplmburn (Captain G. Patrick), sailed for the Chathams yesterday after discharging 2335 sheep, 265 bales of wool and 12 passengers at Lyttelton. She is expected to make about three more trips with . sheep and wool and then a trip with cattle from the Chathams. When she sailed yesterday, the Holmburn had 12 passengers aboard. Fishing Rivers The North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society reports that the Waiau, Hurunui, Ashley. Waimakariri, Selwyn, and Rakaia were clear and fishable yesterday.