General News

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32274, 17 April 1970, Page 12

General News

8.8. C. Sales To N.Z. New Zealand was the British Broadcasting Corporation’s second best customer for television programmes last year, the 8.8. C. said on Wednesday. The best customer was the United States, which bought 2840 programmes, many of them for educational television. The N.Z.B.C. purchased 921 programmes, compared with 702 the year before and only 585 in 1968, and New Zealand audiences were particularly enthusiastic about “Softly, Softly,” “Till Death us do Part,” “Kipling,” “Whicker’s World,” “The Troubleshooters” and “One Pair of Eyes,” the 8.8. C. said.—London, April 16.

Apples Popular The Georgian State Dance Company has discovered New Zealand apples. The stage crew at Hamilton’s Founders Theatre watched in amazement last night as the company devoured a full, large case of apples during a 20 minute break between shows. Ignoring plates of sandwiches, the dancers made straight for the apples before preparing for their next show.—(P.A.). Power Off A large, area of North Canterbury was without electricity again yesterday for the second time this week. Power was off north of Cheviot to Katkoura from 1.45 p.m. until 5-25 p.m. The failure occurred when the end broke off a 14ft cross-arm on a pole near the Conway store, allowing a 33.000-volt transmission line to fall. About 3000 residents were affected by the power cut. Marlborough Flour Marlborough is being supplied by flour from mills in North Canterbury as a result of the loss by fire this week of the Redwood Brothers, Ltd mill at Blenheim, said the general manager of the Wheat Board (Mr L. C. Dunshea) yesterday. He said that although the mil) had been burnt to the ground the stocks of wheat were mainly intact However, there had been some water damage. Prison Group The first Jaycee group within a prison was formed

at Rolleston Prison late last year, said the vice-president of the Riccarton-Hornby Jaycees (Mr A. W. Taylor) A meeting at which the regional governor at the time (Mr P. E. Grofski) presided was held at the prison on November 13. when the aims of the movement were outlined to the inmates. About 15 members at the prison attended the meetings, which are held weekly. A debating team has been formed and a debate has been arranged with the South Christchurch Jaycees. “fe bers of the movement outside the prison are providing the group with materials to make handcrafts which will be sold for charity.

World Weather

Temperatures and weather conditions during the last 24 hours were: Rome, sunny, 41 degrees maximum, 66 degrees minimum; Paris, partly cloudy, 44, 57; London, cloudy, 48, 57; Berlin, sunny, 34, 54; Amsterdam, overcast, 41, 55; Brussels, overcast, 44, 57; Madrid, sunny, 49, 72: Moscow, sunny, 32, 39; Stockholm, sunny, 30, 54; New York, rain. 42, 48; San Francisco, cloudy, 47, 55; Los Angeles, fine, 47, 61; Chicago, fine, 39, 48; Miami, fine, 69, 83; Tokyo, fine, 44, 63; Hong Kong, sunny, 65, 72; Buenos Aires, cloudy, 56, 69; Montreal, fine, 30, 58; Honolulu, fine, 73, 85; Toronto, fine. 41, 55; Singapore, showers, 75, 85; Johannesburg, fine, 55, 72; Sydney,, fine, 59, 73; Melbourne, fine, 51, 77; Brisbane, cloudy, .66, 79.