General News

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30916, 24 November 1965, Page 20

General News

Strawberries, Drugs A jet plane is expected to leave Auckland for Sydney today carrying nearly two tons of strawberries — believed to be one of the largest single consignments of strawberries ever to leave New Zealand. When it returns at 4 p.m. the plane will carry half a ton of pharmaceuticals, mainly antibiotics.—(P.A.) Flying-Boat A Royal New Zealand Air Force Sunderland flying-boat flew over Christchurch at lunch-time yesterday. On a training flight from Hobsonville, it was over the city for about 10 minutes. Y.W.C.A. Camp The Y.W.C.A. annual summer camp for schoolgirls at Spencerville, will be held from January 7 to 14. The camp is limited to 20 girls in the nine to 12 age group, and 15 places have already been filled. Miss M. Mangels, programme director of the Y.W.C.A., will be camp director, and three junior Y.W.C.A. members will assist her as camp leaders. Fish Not Biting Queen Charlotte Sound fishing failed to live up to its reputation when a party of 20 delegates to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference spent the day there with rod and line. Mr G. R. Latour, of Trinidad and Tobago, caught two of the party’s six blue cod.—(P.A.) Popular Rose The German rose, Super Star, has been voted by the public as the most attractive bloom in the Parnell rose gardens. The same variety won the competition last year. Peace was placed second. Elite third and Josephine Bruce fourth.—(P.A.)

Three Freedoms Freedom-of-the-city charters from Christchurch, Nelson and Timaru will be presented to the 2nd Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment at a battalion parade at Burnham on January 17. Because of training requirements, it is not possible to hold a ceremony at Timaru. Caroline Bay Long-regarded as a bugbear, the Is car parking fee for Caroline Bay will be dropped for a trial period during the forthcoming holiday season. The Timaru City Council decided this at its monthly meeting this week. The Mayor (Mr D. R. Dowell) said that, to the visitor, the charge was in the nature of “highway robbery.” No parking charge for the bay might attract even more visitors to Timaru, he said. The chairman of the reserves committee (Cr. W. Greenwood) said he was in favour of free parking on Caroline Bay, but this would mean a loss of £1150.—(F.0.0.R.)

Picton Recommended

Canterbury shippers should divert their cargoes to Picton if Lyttelton was congested, said the Marlborough Public Relations Officer (Mr A. Beverley) in Blenheim yesterday. Mr Beverley said Picton was a deep-water port on State Highway No. 1, and on the main South Island trunk railway. Every cooperation would be forthcoming from the Marlborough Harbour Board, said Mr Beverly. Mild Day Christchurch enjoyed a mild day yesterday. There were variable skies, and a light to moderate easterly wind. At 6 a.m. the temperature at Harewood was 45 degrees rising to a maximum of 62 degrees at noon. A temperature of 60 degrees was recorded at the Botanic Gardens at 3 p.m., and the temperature gauge on the Government Life building registered the same figure at 4.15 p.m.