ATTRACTING INDUSTRY

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30586, 31 October 1964, Page 16

ATTRACTING INDUSTRY

Chamber To Meet Loeal Bodies

To try to bring more industry into Christchurch, the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce would, meet two local bodies soon, ‘ said the chamber's secretary (Mr P. L. Bush) yesterday.

The chamber, he said, had not yet received a reply from the Christchurch City Council. Next month at separate meetings, both Paparua and Waimairi County Councils would listen to suggested incentives to try to bring industry to Christchurch. The suggested incentives included lower power charges for industry; more leaseholdE land to reduce land buying costs for small concerns, andlower rates.

Man Arrested :

A man was arrested bj£ Christchurch detectives yest terday afternoon on a chargeof stealing £l5O from the bed- r room of a woman lodger at the New Albion Hotel, Co(* ombo street, on Wednesday? He will appear in the Magistrate’s Court today. ■« The police have recovered" £147 of the money stolen. 7

McLaren's New* Car Named ■

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LONDON. October 3(£ The New Zealand racin> driver, Bruce McLaren, has joined forces with Elva Carf (1961) Ltd., the racing divj. sion of the Lambretta Trojan group, to manufacture th< sports car that he has de. signed, it was announced yes* terday. The 180 miles an hour cat will be known as the Mc-Laren-Elva, and will be race 4 by several of the top drivers next season in Britain and in America.

Pigeon Flying

Results

The East Christchurch PigeonClub held two races in hard conditions from Hastings and Waiouru. Results:

Hastings—Yearling: L. starting. 9:11:30: E. Barker, *11:49; J. Immers. 9:11:53; P. L< Breton. 9:12:45: G. Barker, 9:13.11; J. Turner, 9:13:13.

C. Barker won the nominated bird prize. Walouru.—Flock race: E, Barker. 10:53:47: K Harrison* 10.54:48: L. Starling. 11:1:57a S. and R. Harrison. 11:3:2: Hartland and Wenmoth, 11:3:30. P. Le Breton. 11:38:31: H and S. Hay, 11:42:31: D. Anthony; 11:48:2; E. Graham, 11:55:14: G. Turner, 21:12:0.