General News

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30794, 5 July 1965, Page 12

General News

To The Rescue

Sport and politics mixed for the first time on the Springboks tour after the match against Wellington. T. P. Bedford, the Springbok No. 8, had to leave the field with an injured hand, and Mr M. S. Ingpen, the liaison officer, deciding to take him to hospital, found he could not get his car out of the car park. The deputy Prime Minister (Mr Marshall) came to the rescue. He offered his car and took Bedford to the Wellington Hospital. Power Cut Many homes in Upper Riccarton were without power for more than 30 minutes last night The cause was a cable fault which Municipal Electricity Department technicians were trying to trace at a late hour. About 90 per cent of the affected area had its power resumed by 7.50 p.m.—3o minutes after the fault occurred. The remainder was restored to full power by 8.55 p.m. It was estimated that the task of finding the fault in the cable, threequarters of a mile long, and repairing it, should be completed late today.

Miners Resume Work

Members of the Runanga State Miners’ Union resumed work at the Strongman and Liverpool colleries with the dog watch last night. Their decision to work was the result of Dr. K. Singh, of Dobson, agreeing to be in attendance at Runanga today in case of any accidents occurring. The regular medical practitioner at Runanga, Dr. P. Murray, will return from the North Island this afternoon. —(F.0.0.R.) Hercules Delayed A United States Air Force Hercules which returned to Christchurch on Saturday with a hydraulic failure in an engine took off again for American Samoa at 10.12 a.m. yesterday. The plane left Christchurch originally at 10.17 a.m. on Saturday, with 15 men—l2 crew and three passengers—aboard. The hydraulic fault was discovered when the aircraft was about an hour out from Christchurch. Repairs were made on Saturday. Barrels Of Bourbon An American surplus trading company has a stock of bourbon whisky which is available for export only, says the latest economic bulletin of the U.S. Information Service. The company has 827 barrels of 100 proof which it is offering to New Zealand importers. The whisky was distilled in the United States. Noon Weather Noon weather in New Zealand yesterday was as follows:—Auckland, 52 degrees, partly cloudy, south-easterly, five knots; Wellington, 48 degrees, partly cloudy, northeasterly, three knots; Christchurch, 40 degrees, fine, north-easterly, five knots; Dunedin, 42 degrees, cloudy, calm. Temperatures at 3 p.m. yesterday in some other areas were: Blenheim 52 degrees. Masterton 50 degrees, Palmerston North 48 degrees, Wanganui and New Plymouth. 50 degrees. Frosts were widespread throughout New Zealand except in Northland. Wellington had five degrees of frost, Masterton 16 degrees, Paraparaumu 11 and Nelson 14. —(P.A.)