GENERAL NEWS

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31740, 25 July 1968, Page 10

GENERAL NEWS

Closing Of Stations It was all very well closing railway stations, but they were used as a basis for determining road transport charges, the vice-president of North Canterbury Federated Fanners (Mr A. F. Wright) said at a meeting of its executive committee yesterday. Referring to a letter from the Railways Department advising of the intended closing of the Norwood and Bankside stations, he said that this would mean an immediate rise in cartage rates for some farmers in the areas. The Dunsandel delegate was instructed to take the matter back to his branch for comment

Wrong Man A criminal trial was late in starting in the Supreme Court yesterday because prison officers from the Addington remand prison, using an unrevised schedule, brought the wrong man to court Mr Justice Wilson, apologising to waiting jurors for the delay, said that because of the change in the schedule of cases, the accused had not been ready at 10 a.m. to face trial—“but it wasn’t his fault” his Honour said. Electoral Rolls In municipalities the names of - both busband and wife, where they are joint-family-home owners, are entered on the council electoral rolls. This is not so in counties, where only the first person named on the valuation roll is entered on the electoral roll. Mr A. Kelly, the Paparua County Clerk, said yesterday that wives, particularly, should check to see whether they, were enrolled for the local body elections in October. Those who were on the roll previously would have their names carried forward. hut it was as well, to make sure.

Hospital For Sale

The North Canterbury Hospital Board decided yesterday to offer the Lyttelton Hospital property to the Lyttelton Rotary Club for $lO,OOO. The club plans a home for the elderly. The board reported that the necessary Health Department approval had been obtained. World Weather Weather reports compiled by the Associated Press and A.A.P.-Reuter are: Rome, 55 degrees minimum, 79 degrees maximum, sunny: Paris, 59, 74, overcast; London, 57, 63, cloudy; Berlin, 52, 66, overcast; Amsterdam, 43, 63, cloudy; Brussels, 66. 73. rain; Madrid, 74, 92, sunny: Moscow, 45, 54, sunny; Stockholm, 52, 70, overcast; New York. 70, 86, clear; San Francisco, 54, 59, clear; Tokyo, 77, 89. cloudy: Mexico City, 54, 75, rain; Buenos Aires, 55, 63, overcast.—London, July 23. Appeal To Elderly An appeal to elderly pedestrians to wear something light in colour at night was made at a meeting of the Christchurch Metropolitan Road Safety Committee last evening by Traffic Sergeant 1. McLauchlan, of the Christchurch City Council’s traffic department Since May 14 four pedestrians had been killed in Christchurch, he said. Their ages ranged from 46 to 72. Mayoral Visits The last time a Mayor of Christchurch visited the Canterbury Progress League in his official capacity was on July 15, 1937, said Mr J. Manson at the league’s annual meeting last evening. On that occasion Mr J. W. Beanland was the Mayor. The Mayor (Sir George Manning) addressed the league last evening.