General News

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31780, 10 September 1968, Page 16

General News

Shoulder Flash All ranks at the Koyal New Zealand Air Force base at Wigram are beginning to wear a “Royal New Zealand Air Force” flash on their shoulders. In the past the flashes were worn only by servicemen going overseas. Now Air Force Headquarters has issued a directive that the wearing of the flash will be compulsory from April 1, 1969. This has resulted from greater participation by New Zealand in joint exercises and training schemes with the forces of other nations. University Halls The University Grants Committee has prepared a space schedule for halls of residence to guide organisations which may apply for Government subsidies. The basis is 250 sq. ft gross for each student with single study-bed-rooms of 100 sq. ft net although some double rooms of 160 sq. ft net may be approved. Lounges are preferred to large common-rooms and it is suggested that diningrooms cater for two or three sittings. The last two points are made on the argument that limited use of large areas does not justify the cost. Delayed Holiday Most of the servicemen at the United States Navy base at Christchurch Airport had the day off yesterday. Last Monday was Labour Day in the United Sttaes and a public holiday but the men in Christchurch were busy with the arrival of two United States Navy Hercules which flew to the Antarctic last week. Universities Congress The next congress of the Association of Commonwealth Universities will be held in Edinburgh and the conference of executive heads of the universities at Exeter, both in 1973, the centennial year of the University of Canterbury, the Vice-Chancellor (Professor N. C. Phillips) told the council yeserday. World Weather The world's weather on Sunday, according to the Associated Press and A.A.P.Reuter, was: Rome, 61deg. minimum. 79deg. maximum, sunny; Paris, 55, 72, partly cloudy; London, 55, 68, fair: Berlin. 53, 75, fair; Amsterdam, 64, 75. overcast; Brussels, 50, 71, sunny: Madrid, 63, 84, sunny; Moscow, 46, 75, overcast: Stockholm, 61. 81, sunny; New York, 63, 82, clear; San Francisco, 59, 75, cloudy; Tokyo, 67, 75, cloudy: Mexico City, 52, 72, cloudy; Buenos Aires, 61, 82, clear; Hong Kong, 77, 82, cloudy; Sydney, 43, 71, cloudy. X-Ray Unit About 270 patients visited the Department of Health’s mobile Chest X-ray Unit when it visited Lyttelton for the first time for two years yesterday. The unit was stationed at Gladstone Quay, where it will remain until midday on Wednesday, before moving to West Lyttelton, near the dry dock. On Thursday the unit will be in London Street, near the Bank of New Zealand.