General News

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32385, 26 August 1970, Page 12

General News

Heavy Frost

A frost of 14 degrees was recorded at the Meteorological Office at Harewood yesterday morning, and one of nine degrees at the Botanic Gardens. The thirteenth frost this month,. it equalled the previous heaviest frost, of 14 degrees on August 11. The heaviest frost so far this winter has been one of 15 degrees, on July 17. Express Delayed The Invercargill - Christchurch express train was delayed for more than an hour last evening because of a mechanical failure in the diesel engine at Dunsandel. Another locomotive was brought from Burnham to haul the express to Christchurch. Safe Driving Awards Seventy-one drivers employed by the Christchurch City Council’s works and waterworks staff were presented with safety awards by Mr W. V. Cowles, chairman of the works and services committee, at a ceremony on Monday afternoon. The awards are made to drivers whose record is accident-free for a year. The scheme, sponsored by the National Safety Association, is open at present only to drivers of commercial vehicles. It is the first time that City Council staff have taken part in the scheme, and Monday’s batch of 71 drivers is thought to be the largest number to receive the certificate in the South Island. Lottery Draw Golden Kiwi lottery No. 438 will be drawn tomorrow. -(PA.) Plea For Lepers An appeal for help for the lepers in hospital at Apia, Western Samoa, has been received by the Lepers’ Trust Board from Miss M. Haliburton, a V.SA. worker from New Zealand who is introducing occupational therapy there. Her main difficulty is the general attitude of the patients, Miss Haliburton says in a letter to the secretary of the board (Mr D. Douglas). Because they are sick, they rely on their families to provide them with everything they want; but Miss Haliburton wants to encourage the women patients among them to make patchwork quilts, and has asked for scraps of material from clothing factories.