General News

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31835, 13 November 1968, Page 16

General News

Spruced Up All civilian-type vehicles, j light coaches and vans in the (Southern Military District of the Army, are gradually being repainted in a light green instead of the familiar deep bronze green colour. They are being painted to improve their appearance. About 150 vehicles are involved in the repainting programme in the South Island. None of the heavy fighting vehicles and related equipment are affected. They will retain their deeper colour.

Farm Power The Department of Agriculture had been helpful in giving farmers advice on the farm uses of electricity in the light of the board’s new con.cession tariff for farm power, said the Engineer-Manager (Mr S. E. Slatter), at a meeting of the Central Canterbury Electric Power Board yesterday. The board had asked local manufacturers to produce simple but robust electric fans and heaters for grain drying. To suit average needs, a standard heating unit would be of 22kw capacity, with a fan driven by a 10 h.p. motor.

Engine Changed A United States Air Force Starlifter which was forced to return to Christchurch early on Tuesday night because of an engine fault *"0 miles from Christchurch on its way to Hawaii is expected to leave on its homeward ' journey again tomorrow (morning. Departure will depend on the completion of [ maintenance checks. The t faulty engine has been changed.

Children’s Library ! A children's and intermedii ate section to the Sydenham I Library in Colombo Street jvill be opened at 7 p.m. on Monday. A total of 1450 books will be provided for the two sections. The library, which was established about 1910. has been extensively renovated. About 40 per cent of the old books in the adult i section have been replaced. The books in both the new’ sections are supplied by the Christchurch Public Library and they are free of charge. The children’s section caters for the four to 16 age group, and the intermediate section from 16 to 18 years.

World Weather World weather on Sunday, as compiled by the Associated Press and Reuters, was: London. 44.6 degrees minimum, 46 degrees maximum, cloudy: Paris 38, 45, sunny: Rome 41, 51, variable: Berlin 41, 44.6, cloudy: Amsterdam 32. 44.6. fog: Brussels 28, 39. cloudy: (Madrid 44.6. 50.8, sunny: Moscow 23, 28.4. overcast: Stockholm 32, 42.8, overcast: New [York 38, 42, cloudy: San; Francisco 55, 71, cloudy: Tokyo 43.3, 62.4, fair: Hong Kong 43.3, 75.7, fair: Johannesburg 40, 60. rain: ! Singapore 74. 82, fair: Sydney 60, 86. squally.