General News

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31027, 5 April 1966, Page 16

General News

Mail Delays Air mail from Australia, and international air mails forwarded through that country are being delayed by the postal strike on April 1, and the decision of the Australian Postal Workers’ Union to work to rule, according to the acting-chief postmaster (Mr A. D. L. Lamont). It is expected the delays will continue until the postal workers resume normal duties. “Collars” Rejected Paper “collars” for milk bottles, publicising the need to protect milk from sunlight, were rejected by the Christchurch Metropolitan Milk Board yesterday. The “collars” were produced by the Milk Publicity Council. Mr A. P. Millthorpe, the board’s supervisory officer, said that a leaflet similar to one distributed for the board four years ago would be a better idea. Mr Millthorpe said the summer season was now nearly over, although there could be quite sunny days in Christchurch during the winter. It was light, more than heat, that affected the quality of exposed milk. Cool Day The weather in Christchurch yesterday was cool and cloudy with a moderate to fresh north-east wind. The temperature recorded at the weather office at Harewood at 6 a.m. was 45 degrees, rising to 52 degrees at 9 a.m. At noon the temperature reading was 60 degrees where it remained until 3 p.m. It then dropped to 59 degrees at 4 p.m. The temperature in the Botanic Gardens at 3 p.m. was 60 degrees. The Government Life Building temperature gauge at 4.15 p.m. showed 60 degrees. Labour Short Labour was short Lyttelton yesterday, another 254 men being required to man all ships. Vessels working with limited labour were the Pukeko, Holmlea, Holmwood, Gloucester, Malaya and Turakina. In addition to 677 unionists, 4S non-unionists were also engaged. Prague Quartet The imminent arrival of the Prague Quartet to join the staff of the University of Canterbury has created such interest that its inaugural programme on April 16 and a series of Sunday-evening Beethoven concerts from May until October have been over-sub-scribed. University staff, students, and some of the public have filled accommodation. Other programmes are being considered. U.S. Politicians Due Sixteen American politicians —eight senators and eight congressmen—and their wives will arrive aboard a special Boeing 707 at Christchurch airport on Saturday afternoon. They are going to Canberra to attend a Parliamentary conference. The group, which is headed by Senator H. E. Talmadge, of Georgia, will stay in Christchurch until Tuesday morning. They may make a flight to Auckland, possibly on Sunday. On Monday evening the United States Ambassador to New Zealand (Mr H. B Powell) will give a reception for the visitors. Climbing Course About 32 instructors from Canterbury and Otago will attend a climbing course organised by the Canterbury Mountaineering Club in the Mount Cook area over Easter. The party will be based at the Ball Hut, and will be working in the Ball glaciei area, concentrating on climbing techniques and principles A Mount Cook National Park Board ranger said yesterday that fresh snow had fallen, and was down to about 8500 feet. Conditions militated against climbing, crevasses being open wide. All the main routes to a lot of peaks were cut off, he said. —(F.0.0.R.)