General News

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31277, 25 January 1967, Page 12

General News

Homes For Dog At least five homes have been offered to the black and white dog which was found buried under rocks in an old quarry near the top of the Rapaki track on Saturday. A spokesman for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said that one telephone caller thought the dog belonged to a neighbour, who was away. However, the society would check for possible ownership before the dog was sent to one of the homes offered. The society had to keep the animal for at least 10 days.

Three Left Behind Three University of Canterbury zoologists were picked up from the flnares Islands, south of Stewart Island yesterday, by the United States ship Thomas J. Gary. High seas prevented the other three from being taken on board. Another attempt will be made as soon as the seas moderate.

Reservists’ Flight A United fltates Air Force Stratocruiser landed at Christchurch airport yesterday from Australia, on a weekly supply flight. Along the side of the aircraft was printed “New York Air Guard.” An Air Force spokesman said' that each state had a corps of reservists who had to do at least two weeks’ active duty each year, and this week’s routine supply flight was carried out by the New York Air Guard.

Lost And Forgotten A woman who lost her pay packet in Worcester street last Wednesday afternoon is now earning the wages of forgetfulness. She cannot remember the name or address of the person who telephoned her and said he had found it. She said yesterday her only hope was that the finder would again get in touch with her or return the packet to the pay office in the Government Buildings.

On His Tail A storekeeper, driving home at night with a large sum of money, became worried because a car was following him, and he speeded up to see whether the car would still follow him. It did —it was driven by a City Council traffic officer, who stopped the driver for speeding. This explanation was put forward by counsel for the driver when he pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to exceeding 30 miles an hour. The explanation seemed a little farfetched in the cold light of day, said counsel, but he assured the Magistrate that his client’s concern had been very real at the time.

Floral Baskets

A display of 1000 hanging floral baskets would begin in main Christchurch shopping streets on February 20, said the secretary of the Canter-bury-Westland Retailers’ Association (Mr N. M. West) yesterday. The display, of asparagus fern and annuals, would coincide with the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s biennial show in Hagley Park, and would be the fourth organised by Christchurch retailers. The major display would be in Cashel, High, and Colombo street, but there would be smaller displays in Manchester, Armagh, Worcester and Hereford streets. The baskets aimed at beautifying the city, would be on display for about a fortnight.