General News

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31380, 27 May 1967, Page 12

General News

“Embarrassing” “It is embarrassing to be a New Zealander in Montreal at present because of our lack of partteipatioii in Expo •67," said Dr.RF. McLean, a lecturer in geography at the University of Canterbury, on his return from McGill University, Montreal, yesterday. Rainy Day A light southerly wind in the morning; and an easterly in the afternoon brought -rain and overeast conditions ,to Christchurch yesterday. Temperatures wars low, toe maximum recorded at Harewood being 49 degrees at noon, and 3 p.m. The temperature in the Botanic Gardens at 3 pjn. was. also 49 degrees. At • a.m. at Harewood the temperature was 46 degrees, and at 9 a.m. ft win 47 degrees. Rain was almost continuous throughout the day from 8 a.tn. The temperature gauge on the Government Lin building registered Bl degrees at 4.30 p.m. Pool Wanted Lyttelton Main School children are so keen to have a swimming pool that they held a stall at the port earlier this month. They raised ill 13s lOd, which will be handed to the Lyttelton Borough Council. Fortunate A Southland competitor was rather fortunate to gain second place in the straight huntaway event at the South Island sheep dog trials at Burke’s Pass yesterday, for his dog had been toot on the journey from Gore. R. J. 1 Christie, who was runner-up with his dog Ned, bed stayed with a relative in Dunedin on the way to the champion Alps. After loading the dogs next morning he travelled as far as St Andrews, where he decided to let the dogs out for exercise. One of them was then found to be missing. Mr Christie travelled on to Burke’s Pass and ran his other dogs on Wednesday. Meantime his missing dog had ben located at Dunedin. Mr Christie then returned to Dunedin for his dog, which gained second place. School Savings Lett year Pott Office grants amounting to £29,000 were made to schools which had Pott Office savings accounts for their pupils, said the Postmaster General (Mr Scott) in Parliament yesterday. At present more than 372,000 children had school savings accounts, he raid.—(PA.) Cholmondeley Appeal The weather had a definite effect on the response to the annual Cholmondeley Memorial Children’s Home appeal yesterday, said the organiser (Mrs E. Blackburn) last evening. The total counted by last night was £l7OO. Last year's total was £2125.