General News

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31144, 22 August 1966, Page 12

General News

M.A.N. Scientists and engineers were very fond of acronyms (words formed from initial letters) said the Vice-Chan-cellor of Auckland University (Mr K. J. Maidment) in opening the first New Zealand electronics conference. “We have heard today of N.E.R.C. (National Electronics Research Council) an! N.A.S.A. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration),” said Mr Maidment. He could visualise not too far in the future a great hall filled with computers and electronic equipment with a solitary biped standing in the middle. “Ask what he is called and the answer could be M.A.N., for Meaningless Archaic Nonentity.” Book Week The Chistchurch Book Week exhibition will be open at Dominion Motors show room, Armagh street, from this morning to Friday evening. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 8 p.m. on Friday. During Children’s Book Week a “story time” session has been arranged for 9.30 to 10 a.m. each day at the Canterbury Public Library children’s department. Fresh Winds The weather in Christchurch at the week-end was fine with fresh easterly winds on Saturday becoming light to moderate on Sunday. Temperatures recorded on Saturday at Harewood ranged from 52 degrees at 2 p.m. to 28 degrees after midnight on Friday. The Botanic Gardens recorded a maximum temperature of 52 degrees at 2 p.m. and 29 degrees at 6 a.m. There was a slight frost. The maximum temperature at Harewood yesterday was 52 degrees at 2 p.m. and at 6 a.m. the temperature was 34 degrees. There was no frost. The temperature at 4.15 p.m. yesterday on the Government Life building temperature gauge was 50 degrees. Quick Walk David Westley, a 25-year-old transport company manager, of Nelson, covered a 21-mile walk for Operation 21 on Saturday morning in 3hr 50min. His 18-year-old sister, Susan, was fourth. The course was from Nelson Post Office to Richmond and back. The entrants were raising money for Operation 21 funds for well-sinking in southern India. —(P.A.) Noon Weather Noon weather yesterday was: Auckland 53, fine, northeast 5; Wellington 48, cloudy, north 15; Christchurch 51, cloudy, east 15; Dunedin 48, overcast, calm. —(P.A.) Deer Park The Rotorua City Council has agreed in principle to a proposal to establish a deer park at Rotorua. The Deerstalkers’ Association applied for 10 acres of Jackson Park on which to establish their deer park, which it intends to run as a non-profit-making venture. It also intends to build club rooms on the site. The new associtaion said it foresaw the park as a. future attraction to the city. Several types of deer would be on show.