General News

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30610, 28 November 1964, Page 14

General News

Stand Damaged Yesterday’s strong wind damaged the roof of the new stand at Lancaster Park, folding back a section of ribbed iron roofing about six feet wide and 40 feet long. Under this section the ceiling had not been completed, and the wind got underneath. Late yesterday afternoon temporary repairs were made to hold the iron tn position. The chairman of the Victory Park Board (Mr D. A. Colville) said the damage was “not over-serious,” and it wag. just unfortunate wind should before the ceiling ,k£d been completed. Unseated No sooner had Mr P. Kidd obtained agreement tb his request that an alteration be made in the -nrinutes~of the board’s previous meeting, than his chair collapsed at the monthly meeting of the Timaru Harbour Board yesterday. “I want a new chair, Mr Chairman,” he said plaintively. The chairman (Mr E. W. D. Unwin) said: “The administration department will fix that for you.” The secretary (Mr N. de V. Lawrence) was prompt to do his bidding.—(F.O.O.R.)

Blood From Oxford

When the mobile unit of the North Canterbury Blood Transfusion Service visited Oxford on Thursday, 114 persons gave blood, including six new to the service. On the. unit’s previous visit on July 23, 156 pints of blood were received. The unit has now taken 3745 pints of blood from 492 donors at Oxford in 27 visits. Only one visit will be made by the unit in December, to the Royal New Zealand Air Force station, Wigram, on December 10. “A Job Well Done” The appreciation and thanks of the Wellington Harbour Board for “a job well done.” was conveyed to the monthly meeting of the Timaru Harbour Board yesterday. The secretary (Mr E. W. Browne) referred to the “excellent results” achieved by the board’s dredge W. H. Orbell while on hire to the board for dredging the overseas terminal berth at Wellington. “The success of the undertaking was due in no small measure to the cooperation and energy displayed by the dredgemaster (Captain A. J. Young) and crew, to whom an expression of thanks is also sent,” said the letter.—(F.O.O.R.) Fishing Rivers The North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society reports that at 9 a.m. yesterday, the Ashley and Selwyn rivers were clear and fishable, the Hurunui was slightly discoloured, and the Waiau and Rakaia, at the mouth, were discoloured. The Rakaia, at the gorge, and the Waimakariri were dirty.