GENERAL NEWS

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31923, 26 February 1969, Page 16

GENERAL NEWS

New Command Brigadier R. M. Gurr, of New Zealand, will take over today as the last commander of the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade in Malaysia —with the job of presiding over its dissolution. Brigadier Gurr succeeds an Australian, Brigadier P. L. Tancred, at Terendak Camp, Malacca, and one of his first duties will be to supervise what will probably be the last brigade exercise early next month. This will also be a preview of a 1970 exercise in which Britain is to demonstrate her ability to get troops back to Malaysia and Singapore quickly from Europe in an emergency.—Kuala Lumpur, February 25. Earthquake Risks Ministry of Works men are removing heavy concrete, limestone blocks and brick work on the laboratory block and Ivey Hall at Lincoln College. The work will bring the buildings more into line with earthquake risk requirements, but significant architectural features will be preserved. Spawning Race The spawning race which was designed and built as part of the Aviemore dam, has produced its first crop of trout. The Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation Society ranger (Mr M. T. Keillor) reported to a recent meeti' g that two days had been spent at the race with the electric fishing machine to force the trout from the race into the river, so that the race could ■ be relined with shingle of a • more suitable size. At least 12000 rainbow trout were found in the race. These were the progeny of trout which > spawned there last spring. • The spawning race is the first i to have been designed and ’ built in a New Zealand hydro- ■ electric dam. i ’ U.F.O. Identified t One of several Huntly min- ■ ers who said he had seen a s number of unidentified flying t objects last week is now con-

vinced they were thistle seeds. Mr W. Baker said yesterday he based his new theory on the fact that while fishing on Monday he again saw the mysterious objects—but was able to identify them as high-flying thistle seeds.— (P.A.) Taken From The Till The practice of leaving money in tills in unattended shops has proved expensive to Westport shopkeepers in recent weeks, about $lOO having been stolen. Somebody walked into an unattended shop in Westport yesterday and took $12.03 from the till. Similar offences of late should have been a warning to shopkeepers, said a police spokesman. In another case recently, somebody entered premises in Westport to take $6O, and then returned later in the night to steal a further $30.—(F.0.0.R.) World Weather The world’s weather on Monday, according to cable reports, was.—Rome 52 degrees minimum, 61 degrees maximum, clear; Paris 43, 56, partly cloudy; London 41, 46, overcast; Berlin 30, 32, cloudy; Amsterdam 37, 44, overcast: Brussels 35, 46, overcast: Madrid 41, 51, partly cloudy; Moscow 7, 28, sunny; Stockholm 28, 42, overcast; New York 34, 35, sleet; San Francisco 43, 50, cloudy; Tokyo 34, 40, cloudy;