General News

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30368, 18 February 1964, Page 12

General News

Oysters Today At least two Christchurch fish wholesalers will receive their first consignments of oysters this morning. Most restaurants will receive their first consignments tomorrow, but one city restaurant had a few oysters available' last evening. A small consignment of oysters had come from Bluff yesterday, a representative of one firm said, but it was not sufficient to put on the market. The retail price of the oysters will, be known today. Oysters are expected at the city fish market tomorrow. Council Gives Way Two give-way signs at the roundabout at the Lyttelton end of the road tunnel were illegal because the control of traffic at this. point was the prerogative of the Lyttelton Borough Council, Cr. G. E. Boyd told the council last evening. “If we don’t officially adopt them tonight, they will have to be removed. But they are necessary., so I move we approve them.” The council passed the motion. Pocket-Money The executive of the Christchurch Returned Services’ Association agreed last evening to press a claim that a former serviceman required to enter a private convalescent home or other insititution should be left with £2 in his pocket. Discussion arose on a case where the association was subsidising a man in. a. private home. “Jt- would save us money if he was sent out to b ’eak a window with a brick and was sent to prison,” commented Mr T. H. McCormick, the vice-presi-dent. Cloudy Day Cloud and an easterly wind kept, the' temperature moderate in Christchurch yesterday. A maximum of 70 degrees was recorded at noon, and the temperature remained in the high sixties for the rest of the afternoon. It was 68 degrees at 4 p.m. The morning temperatures were in the mid-sixties, 64 degrees being recorded at 9 a.m. “None For Fun” The Victorian Minister of Education (Mr J. S. Bloomfield) and his Assistant Director of Education (Mr F. H. Brooks) will spend today in Christchurch, tomorrow in Wellington, Thursday in Auckland, and fly home to Melbourne on Friday. “Three days’ work and none fpr fun,” the Minister said on his arrival last evening. Hallett Cargo The United States naval supply ship Wyandot is now unloading cargo to resupply the joint American and New Zealand station at Cape Hallett. She is escorted by the icebreaker Burton Island. Last week the Wyandot was caught by shifting pack ice, was unable to unload more than about a tenth of her cargo of 580 tons, and had to sail to McMurdo Sound. After leaving Cape Hallett she will return to McMurdo Sound to load cargo for Lyttelton. One-Way Swim Strong tides in the Waitemata harbour upset the plans of two adventurous swimmers on Saturday night. The two men dived overboard from the Waihemo. anchored off Orakei, about 10.30 p.m. The ship, which had arrived from North America shortly after 6 p.m., had not been cleared by the port health authorities. The men intended to get ashore for a few hours and then swim back in time for the customs and medical check yesterday. Struggling ashore after a battle with the harbour tide, the men abandoned the idea of a return swim. They were returned to the Waihemo by the police.—(P.A.) Sixth-form Typing An experimental class in elementary shorthand and typing at sixth-form level started two years ago at the Avonside Girls’ High School had now proved its worth and been established as a sixth-form course this year;the principal (Miss P. Stevenson) told the monthly meeting of the board of governors yesterday. Last year to girls took the course, and this year there were 29. The training was - very useful in a variety of professions. Miss Stevenson said. Big Brown Trout Fishing in the Kokatahi river .on Saturday morning, Mr N. Moore, a schoolteacher, of Kokatahi. landed a brown trout which weighed 121 b 7%0z. It was 16inches round the girth, and 30% inches in length. This is the heaviest trout recorded this season in the district. The previous best was an 111 b 6M>oz brown trout taken in the Hokitika river by Mr C. Bergman last month.— (F.0.0.R.)