General News

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32384, 25 August 1970, Page 16

General News

Bus Fares Rise Passengers on Christchurch Transport Board buses found themselves feeling for an extra two or three cents from their pockets when increased fares came into effect yesterday. Fares for journeys of up to five sections rose by 2c, and for journeys over five sections, by 3c. A fivesection adult fare now costs 14c; a nine-section fare 18c; a five-section 10-ride card, $1.25 (previously $1.05); a five-section 20-ride card, $2.10 -(51.75); and a five-section 45ride school card, $1.25 ($1.05). Tours Bid Fails An unsuccessful bid to persuade the Canterbury Education Board to alter its policy of not allowing school bus tours, for educational purposes, over the Otira Gorge route has been made by the West Coast School Committees Association. The board has adhered to its decision to prohibit such tours, which was taken after some schools had complained that their pupils had been terrified on the route. World Weather The world’s weather on Sunday was.—Rome, clear, 59 degrees minimum, 79 degrees maximum; Paris, overcast, 53, 64; London, sunny, 54, 64; Berlin, cloudy, 55, 71; Amsterdam, overcast, 59, 71; Brussels, overcast, 53, 59; Madrid, sunny, 58, 80: Stockholm, sunny, 55, 81; Moscow, clear, 50, 64; New York, cloudy, 62, 85: San Francisco, clear, 50, 59; Los Angeles, clear, 64, 80; Chicago, clear, 62, 86; Miami, cloudy, 78, 87; Tokyo, cloudy, 79, 90; Hong Kong, sunny, 80, 86: Buenos Aires, sunny, 46, 67; Montreal, cloudy. 46, 67: Toronto, cloudy, 46, 68; Singapore, cloudy, 77, 88; Johannesburg, fine, 42, 62.