General News

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31071, 28 May 1966, Page 16

General News

Adjournments

All police traffic prosecutions set down for hearing in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court yesterday were adjourned until next Friday because the magistrates’ annual conference was being held in Wellington. The hearings were adjourned by Messrs G S. King and R. E. Smith, Justices of the Peace, who also dealt with a charge of theft and one of drunkenness.

Cloudy Day The weather was mainly cloudy, with a light easterly wind, in Christchurch yesterday. Light rain fell about 2 n.m. for a short period. A frost of six degrees was recorded at Harewood, and of three degrees at the Botanic Gardens. The maximum temperature was 51 degrees, recorded at Harewood and at the Botanic Gardens between noon and 3 p.m. At 6 a.m. a ■ temperature of 37 degrees was ; recorded at Harewood, and at 9 a.m. 39 degrees. The ternj nerature gauge on the Government Life building showed 155 degrees at 4.30 p.m.

Defence Warning The Akaroa County Council decided yesterday to advertise that the civil defence warning would be five or more blasts on the fire station siren, each of four to six seconds’ duration. Persons hearing the warning would then tune to national radio stations to await further announcements.

More Experience The Shirley Boys’ High School board of governors last evening agreed that money should be set aside each year to enable a master to visit another school in New Zealand for a few days. The headmaster (Mr C. V. Gallagher) said the school would pay for accommodation and travelling expenses, and the master and the school would benefit from his experience in another school.

Lights On New traffic lights at the intersection of Cashel and High streets, which incorporate the new green arrow signals, were switched on for the first time on Thursday. The Christchurch City Council’s Traffic Superintendent (Mr J. F. Thomas) said motorists appeared to be complying extremely well with the new lights, but some made the mistake of assuming that because traffic was moving across High street from Cashel street in one direction, it was permissible to move across from the other direction. In fact, the two Cashel street streams moved on different phases, and motorists should watch the lights carefully, he said.

For Exhibition Tu'imalila, the famous Tongan tortoise which died last week, is to be placed on exhibition at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The museum director, Mr E. G Turbott, said the tortoise would eventually be returned to Tonga, but for the present the Tongan Government had 'ent it to Auckland. Mr Turbott said it could easily have been the oldest giant tortoise in captivity.—(P.A.)