General News

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31975, 30 April 1969, Page 12

General News

$25,000 Prize

A Cobden coalminer, Mr M. McQuilkin, employed at the Strongman State mine, has won first prize of $25,000 in a Tattersail's sweepstake. Mr McQuilkin and his wife have been taking tickets in the lottery since they were married 25 years ago. Their only previous successes were two prizes of £5. The latest ticket was taken by Mr McQuilkin in the name of Snapper Syndicate, on behalf of the family.—(F.O.O.R.) Publicity Award A top Canadian publicity award has been won by a New Zealand Meat Producers' Board poster which has been exhibited on billboards throughout North America. A French-language version of the poster portrays a family seated at a meal of New Zealand lamb. It carries the inscription “Une faim du loup." which means “As hungry as a wolf." The Coq d’Argent Award was received on the board’s behalf by Mr A. W. Broadbent, the New Zealand Trade Commissioner, Montreal. The poster was produced for the board by Its Canadian agency. McKims.— (P.A.) Lottery Draw Golden Kiwi No. 376 will be drawn tomorrow.—(P.A.) Fijian Team Fijians employed by the North Canterbury Nasseila Tussock Board at Waipara have formed a team to play in the North Canterbury Rugby Sub-union’s competitions, but because they have no transport to take them to different parts of North Canterbury on Saturdays the board agreed yesterday toj the Fijians’ using two of the! board’s vehicles, which will be driven by two foremen who have agreed to do the job. Lost Glider Fourteen-year-old Errol Smith, of 58 Kirkwood Avenue, Riccarton, is looking for his 3ft wing-span model glider which was caught in a thermal current above the Canterbury University sports ground at Ham on Sunday afternoon. The glider spiralled up in ever-widening circles. Errol followed it on his bicycle to the corner of Blighs Road and Papanui Roads, but the glider, still ascending in a clear sky, went out of sight. Errol had spent long hours making the glider. He wants it back, and is verykeen to know how far it went. World Weather The world’s weather on Monday, according to cable reports, was: Rome 50 degrees minimum, 70 degrees, maximum, overcast; Paris, 48,i, 62, sunny: London 43, 52. | sunny; Berlin, 47, 50, cloudy, Amsterdam, 48, 55, J cloudy; Brussels, 45, 59, | sunny; Madrid, 50, 63. rain; ; Moscow, 37, 59, sunny; Stock- ' holm, 45. 68, cloudy; New!, York. 55. 84, clear; San Fran-, cisco, 51, 73. cloudy; Los Angeles, 60, 85, clear; Tokyo, 53, 75, fair; Hong Kong, 73. 79, cloudy; Montreal, 39, 47,1 cloudy; Johannesburg, 50, 68,1 cloudy,