General News

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31731, 15 July 1968, Page 14

General News

Frog In Throat The South Island Regional Superintendent of Education (Mr S. S. P. Hamilton) had been speaking for a few seconds at the annual conference of the Workers’ Educational Association on Saturday evening, when he thought that an explanation of his croaky . voice was required. “I was indignant at a Frenchman—it was a stiff arm tackle,” he said. Health Stamp Sales Special facilities will be provided for sales of first-day covers for health stamps, which will be released on August 7. The acting Chief Postmaster in Christchurch (Mr C. V. Jury) said posting boxes would be available at the Chief Post Office for cancellations by the Glenelg Health Camp Post Office (open on August 7 only) and hand and machine cancellers would be available for the first day of issue. Similar facilities will also be available at the philatelic sales section, Hereford Street. Mr Jury said that first day covers could be obtained on written applications to him, not later than August 5. Cook Bicentenary New Zealand’s High Commissioner in London (Sir Denis Blundell) will visit Plymouth and Whitby in August for the Captain James Cook bicentenary celebrations. Whitby, near Captain Cook’s birthplace, is one of three centres which will commemorate, on August 26, the 200th anniversary of the Endeavour’s voyage to New Zealand and Australia. The others are Plymouth, the port from which Cook sailed, and Cambridge, where his wife and sons are buried. In London. exhibitions will be held at the National Maritime Museum and the British Museum. New Zealand's contribution will be made particularly at Whitby and Plymouth, where exhibitions and film evenings have been arranged.—London, July 14. School Model A model of the Burnside High School buildings and grounds, exhibited to the board of governors proved useful half a dozen times in the meeting. The line of new paths, location of new buildings, and lay-out of new plantings were pointed out quickly, enabling members to orientate themselves easily. This is probably the first time a school has used a model this way, although the Canterbury University Council has a model constantly before it showing buildings (existing, under construction, and planned) at Ham. The Burnside headmaster (Mr C. Cross) was congratulated on use of the model. Hard Frost Christchurch Airport, with 13.7 degrees, had its sharpest frost of the month yesterday morning. The second heaviest frost at the airport was 11.4 degrees on July 3. On Saturday the airport had a 10.1-de-gree frost while at the Botanic Gardens it was nine degrees. There have been nine frosts in the 13 days of July.