General News

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32381, 21 August 1970, Page 10

General News

Vaccine Successful Forty-one permanent firemen suffered from influenza last month, it was reported to the Christchurch Metropolitan Fire Board yesterday. Mr D. T. Stickings said he had found that not one of those who had been vaccinated against flu last year were off duty last month.

Orion’s Visit

An R.N.Z.A.F. Orion from Auckland will be based at Christchurch International Airport for the first three days of next week. The maritime reconnaissance aircraft is here for an annual "Deep South” exercise during which it makes training flights as far south of New Zealand as Antarctica. Two Flats Sold A 25-year-old weatherboard bungalow at 39 Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, which has been converted into two onebedroomed flats, was sold for $10,900 at auction yesterday conducted by Sherris and Wilson, Ltd. The house, which is on a section of 30 perches, has a Government valuation of $11,900. The auctioneer was Mr C. M. Robertson. No Payment No payment would be made to persons helping with the collection of the Jaycee “cent-a-meal” boxes in Christchurch tomorrow, the publicity officer for the campaign in Christchurch (Mr R. D. Simonsen) said yesterday. He was replying to suggestions that children helping in the collection would receive $l. Nash Appeal About $55 was raised by a lower sixth form class at Rangiora High School yesterday. The class “kidnapped” the Mayor of Rangiora (Mr L. E. Farr) to raise money for the Sir Walter Nash Hospital in Vietnam.