General News

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30478, 27 June 1964, Page 12

General News

“Sin Bin”

The weather and the Beatles permitting, Christchurch will have its first “sin bin” this week-end. “You can call it what you like,” said the city council Traffic Superintendent (Mr J. F. Thomas) yesterday, “but provided the weather is fine and the Beatles don’t keep us too busy we will have it in Cathedral square by Monday.” A courtesy area, or “sin bin” as it is sometimes called in England, will be marked out with diagonal lines in the south-east part of the Square. The markings will indicate to motorists going south in Colombo street towards the traffic lights that a portion of the roadway must be kept clear for traffic travelling east to west through the Square. Good Company Members of the Galloway Cattle Society of New Zealand have found they are in good company. The annual report of their society records that the British Prime Minister (Sir Alec Douglas-Home) has a herd of black Galloways and that Sir Winston Churchill still takes a keen interest in his belted Galloway herd. Heathcote Land Sold An area of 29 acres 3 roods 28.4 perches of land at Heathcote was withdrawn from auction yesterday, as it had been sold by private treaty on Thursday to an industrial organisation by N. H. McCrostie and Company. The property, which was owned by Mr M. R. Jarden, has frontages to Port Hills road, Chapmans road, and Scruttons road. At present 14 acres are zoned light industrial. Improvements include a fiveroomed house, and a concrete block building.

Protest The French Government was bitterly criticised at the International Labour Conference yesterday for its programme of nuclear explosions in the Pacific. The New Zealand. delegate, Mr W. J. Knox, of Auckland, told the plenary session: “I must strongly protest on behalf of the workers of New Zealand and of all workers in the Pacific at the attitude of the Government of France to carry out a series of nuclear tests on the Gambier Islands of the Pacific.”—Geneva, June 25. . Amazing “Amazing New Zealand,” made by the New Zealand National Film Unit and recently acquired by Colombia for world-wide . distribution, is to have its first showing in London on July 6. It will be shown with the Beatles’ film “A Hard Day’s Night.”— London, June 26. Gift Of Shares The Hastings Y.M.C.A and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Hastings, have benefited from two valuable trusts set up by Mr and Mrs Guy Baillie, of Hastings, who are overseas. The grants each consist of 10,000 fully-paid 5s shares in Baiir? Motors, Ltd., of which Mr Baillie is founder and managing-director. They represent a transfer from the personal shareholding of Mr and Mrs Baillie. These shares have recently been quoted at 10s each. Mr Baillie is president of the Hastings Y.M.C.A. and has made gifts in the past to St. Andrew’s Church.—(P.A.)