General news

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32563, 24 March 1971, Page 20

General news

Port busy Labour is still short on the Lyttelton waterfront. Although 598 men, including 10 non-unionists, were engaged yesterday there was a shortage of 295 men. Three ships, the Mirrabooka, Rosina Topic and Pukeko, were idle and the Southland Star and the Risdon were short manned. Indications are that the port will be busy for the rest of this week. Pallet cargo Although the loading of bagged cargo on pallets is common at Lyttelton, the British' cargo liner Galway which is loading for the United Kingdom and the Continent is taking a big load from Lyttelton. Out of nearly 13,000 sacks of peas being loaded, approximately 9000 sacks are on pallets. In addition, she is loading approximately 1000 sacks of seed on pallets. Her bagged cargo is in addition to conventional cargo such as wool. Lottery draw Golden Kiwi lottery No. 462 will be drawn tomorrow. -(PA.). World weather The world’s weather on Sunday was.—Rome, rain, 46 degrees minimum, 54 degrees maximum; Paris, overcast, 43, 50;' London; clear, 43, 48; Berlin, overcast, 37, 46; Brussels, rain, 39, 50; Madrid, cloudy, 32, 47; Moscow, overcast, 28; 46; Stockholm, snow, 34, 45; New York, clear, 36, 45; San Francisco, cloudy, 46, 56; Los Angeles, clear, 51, 67; Chicago, cloudy, 31, 52; Miami, cloudy, 49, 69; Tokyo, cloudy, 50, 67; Buenos Aires, clear, 59, 82; Montreal, cloudy, 28, 35; Honolulu, cloudy, 66, 77; Rio de Janeiro, clear, 71, 97; Singapore, overcast, 74, 87; Saigon, fair, 72, 91; Johnnesburg, rain, 59, 72; Sydney, cloudy, 67, 68Z-