General News

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30530, 27 August 1964, Page 12

General News

One Fine Day After a day of fine weather, rain began falling again at New Plymouth yesterday. Rain—l4.2Bin—fell for 53 days in succession until last Monday.—(PA.) Oamaru Dysentery Since the onset of sonnetype dysentery in Oamaru on July 22. 46 cases had been notified to the Medical Officer of Health at Timaru (Dr. R. D. Bailey), a spokesman for the department, said yesterday. Nine positive instances of the disease have been reported since last Friday, and there were two unconfirmed cases yesterday.— (F.0.0.R.)

Tie With A Bird Observant members of the public may have noticed - in Christchurch last evening a number of men all wearing similar ties —ties on which were printed the emblem of a long-legged bird perched on a key. The men are members of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and the bird and the key is their official emblem. The key is Symbolical of the locking up of secrets. The bird is the African secretary bird. Stab In The Back Loud laughter greeted a mixed metaphor by the Rev. F. G. Glen at the Methodist Synod yesterday. “The Holy Spirit is giving us a kick in the pants—the bird is coming home to roost,” he said. They Wanted Elvis In spite of shaggy-haired competition, Elvis Presley still seems to have a loyal following in the lower age bracket. Sixty-five girls aged between nine and 12, who have been attending the Y.W.C.A. “Stay at home” camp during the first week of the school holidays, were asked which of the films showing in Christchurch they would like to see. Some suggested the Beatles, but the majority vote was definitely for Elvis. The whole party went to the 11 a.m. session of the film yesterday. Accoutrements The cost. of Methodist ministers' removals was rising, Mr W. E. Clothier told the North Canterbury Synod yesterday. This was partly because so many ministers were married before leaving college. “We used to have to shift a single man with a bike, but now they’ve got books and wives and goodness what else,” Mr Clothier said. The synod recommended more money should be made available. The Smallest A calf born on Mr L. R. Tillerls property at Avoca, near Dargaville, could be a New Zealand record for the smallest full-time calf. It was 20 inches high, 23 inches long and weighed 181 b. Industries Fair. The attendance at the New Zealand Industries Fair and the National Food Fair yesterday was 9384,. making the total for this year 31,755 On the same day last year the attendance figure was 7781.