GENERAL NEWS

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31542, 2 December 1967, Page 12

GENERAL NEWS

Emgergency At Pole

Although life at the Amund-sen-Scott South Pole station was agreeable to the men who spent the last winter there some incidents upset the even tenor. Once a five-gallon can of carbon tetrachloride broke open. The officer in charge of the station (Dr C. Sullivan) immediately ordered the men to an emergency hut for 24 hours until the fumes had dissipated. If breathed for a long period carbon tetrachloride fumes damage the liver.

Cool Wind By early afternoon cloud had cleared and the weather had become sunny and warm in Christchurch yestreday with a moderate north-east wind. A maximum of 67 degrees was recorded at Harewood soon after 3 p.m. At 6 a.m. at Harewood the temperature was 54 degrees. It had risen to 57 degrees by 9 a.m. and at noon it was 63 degrees. At 3 p.m. a temperature of 66 degrees was recorded and at the Botanic Gardens at the same time it was 64 degrees.

Free Tests Drivers who take their cars to the Riccarton Mall car park between 9 a.m. and noon today can have them tested free for carbon-monoxide leaks into the passenger compartment The tests have been arranged by the Christchurch Metropolitan Road Safety Committee and are made by drawing air from inside the car through a tube of chemicals which change colour if carbon-monoxide is present. As the gas is colourless and odourless it is difficult to detect.

Rotary Collection

About $2133 collected in the city area yesterday at the annual street appeal held by the combined Rotary clubs in Christchurch will be used to assist welfare organisations, including church social services, hospitals, a children’s home, and youth activities. The president of the Christchurch Rotary Club (Mr L. S. Johns) said that the amount raised from the appeal would not be known until later as money collected by the seven suburban clubs had still to be received. Of the amount, $583 was collected from a produce stall held in Cathedral Square by the women of the clubs. Last year about $2390 was raised from the appeal and of this $426 was collected at the stall.

Officers’ Service Officers of the Canterbury Battalion of the Boys’ Brigade will hold their annual church service on Sunday evening at St Columba Presbyterian Church, Shirley. About 40 officers will attend the service which is held in a church of a different denomination each year. The service will be conducted by the minister of St Columba’s (the Rev. R. B. Tait).

Fishing Rivers The Selwyn River was the only clear and fishable river in the Canterbury area yesterday. The Waiau, Hurunui, Ashley, Waimakariri and Rakaia Rivers were all dirty, according to the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society.