General News

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30399, 25 March 1964, Page 16

General News

“A Grand Job” Youths from the Auckland periodic (week-end) detention centre have begun their first community project They are clearing land and digging a deep drain on a suburban property devoted to helping the handicapped. Their response has amazed the director of the property. “It is a difficult back-breaking task they’re on, and they are doing a grand job,” he said. “They are enthusiastic, their workmanship is good, and they want to come back to see the job through.” Seventeen youths are undergoing weekend detention at present.— (P.A.) Maori Painter In U.K. The Maori painter, Ralph Hotere, is holding his first one-man exhibition this week in the Middlesbrough Art Gallery, Yorkshire. Mr Hotere, of North Auckland, left New Zealand in 1961 after winning a fellowship to study abroad. Since then he has been studying and painting in Britain and the Continent. He spent some time in Italy on a student grant. Mr Hotere, whose work is chiefly abstract, will later exhibit at Durham University and at a London gallery. His exhibition at Middlesbrough—l3o paintings—is the biggest ever staged there, and occupies every room in the gallery.ALondon, March 24. University Roll The roll at the University of Otago this year is 3448, only two fewer than the number projected. This represents an increase of about 250 students on last year.— (P-A.) Appeal For Aged With all the boxes in, the final figure collected by the Aged People’s Welfare annual street appeal was £1854. Last year’s figure of approximately £2OOO was a record, and though more donations are expected this year’s figure will only be average. Warm Day Temperatures were warm in Christchurch yesterday afternoon with a maximum of 73 deg recorded throughout the afternoon. A moderate northerly wind blew, and there was a middle to high cloud ceiling. Last Boeings The last two Boeing military transport planes to visit Christchurch this summer will leave Harewood for the United States today. They will take home the last of the Americans in the United States Navy Antarctic support force, with the exception of those in Rear-Admiral J. R. Reedy’s staff party, which will depart from Christchurch on April 2 in a Navy Super Constellation. Altogether this season 26 Boeing planes have visited Christchurch airport. TV On The “Never” Fewer people bought television sets in the last three months of last year. There was a 21 per cent drop in the value of television sets sold on hire purchase, compared with the three months before, and this was also reflected in a much smaller increase in sets licensed in the December quarter, according to the Government Statistician in his latest hirepurchase survey.