General News

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30919, 27 November 1965, Page 14

General News

Waitress Queue The manager of the Russley Hotel (Mr A. Tremain) had an advertisement in "The Press’’ yesterday seeking 50 casual waitresses, particularly for part-time evening work. By 6.45 p.m. yesterday more than 200 women had applied, ranging in age from 18 to 50. Many of them, said Mr Tremain, wanted the work to get extra cash for Christmas. The hotel needed the extra staff to help at special functions. Mr Tremain will select 50 out of the 200 applicants. Some have had previous experience. Global Voyage Mr E. Koch and his wife, Elga, from Hamburg, Germany, who worked for 10 years to save the money to circumnavigate the globe, have made landfall at Russell. They were in their 32-foot sloop Kairos 13 days out from the Fijian Islands. Mr and Mrs Koch lef‘ Hamburg in May, 1964. They have since called at English ports, Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands, the West Indies, the Panama Canal, the Galapagos Islands, the Society Islands and Fiji. Hot Day Christchurch sweltered yesterday as temperatures rose to the eighties to make it the second hottest day this summer. The maximum temperature recorded was 81 degrees at Harewood at noon, the highest temperature since November 17, when 84 degrees was recorded. At Harewood at 9 a.m. it was 74 degrees, rising to 81 degrees at noon, and falling to 78 degrees at 3 p.m. In the Botanic Gardens at 3 p.m. 80 degrees was recorded. The temperature gauge on the Government Life Building showed 78 degrees at 4.30 p.m. Winds during the day were mainly moderate to fresh north-westerlies. Sixty Jumpers Mrs E. J. Presnail, of 22 Winters road, has knitted 60 jumpers for the North Canterbury branch of the Save the Children fund this year. The president of the branch (Miss M G. Havelaar) said Mrs Presnall had knitted about the same number of jumpers last year. Record Bar A record bar will be a new feature of the Sacred Heart College annual fair tomorrow afternoon. It has been organised by the girls and it will include three records which have been made by the school choir during the last two years. Steamer Delayed The inter-island steamer Rangatira was delayed from sailing at her normal time last evening because of trouble in a generator. She sailed at midnight. The fault was discovered shortly before the vessel was scheduled to leave. Fishing Rivers Only the Ashley river was clear and fishable at 9 a.m. yesterday, according to the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society’s report. The Waiau and the Waimakariri were both dirty, and the Hurunui, Ashley, and the gorge of the Rakaia were all discoloured. The mouth of the Rakaia, although discoloured, was fishable. North-west conditions in the back-country are likely to cause the snow rivers to remain dirty or discoloured.