General news

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32734, 11 October 1971, Page 12

General news

Founder's day About 500 members of the Canterbury Battalion of the Boys’ Brigade took part in their annual founder’s day church parade through Christchurch yesterday afternoon. A service was held at Christchurch Cathedral and among the guests was a 96-vear-old founder member of the Boys’ Brigade in Glasgow, Mr J. Baas. Mr and Mrs A. R. Guthrey also attended the service.

Scout awards

Awards made by the Scout Association to adult members in recognition of their services to the movement are Medal of Merit, Mr R. G. Day (Hokitika), Mrs M. E. McDonald (Waimate); Chief Scout’s Commendation, Messrs M. A. Cook (Christchurch), E. R. Keebie (Rotherham), and Mrs M. Mosley (Christchurch).

World iceather

The world’s weather on Saturday was: Rome, sunny, 2 degrees minimum, 8 degrees maximum; Paris, fair, 11, 22; London, overcast, 10, 18; Berlin, overcast, 7, 15; Amsterdam, overcast, 8,15; Brussels, sunny, 6, 17; Madrid, rainy, 11, 23; Moscow, clear, 2, 12; Stockholm, sunny, 5,9; New York, clear, 7, 18; San Francisco, clear, 11, 16; Los Angeles, clear, 18, 32; Chicago, cloudy, 9, 12; Miami, cloudy, 23, 29; Tokyo, cloudy, 12, 19; Hong Kong, overcast, 22, 26; Buenos Aires, clear, 11, 20; Montreal, clear, 3, 12; Honolulu, clear, 25, 31; Toronto, cloudy, 1, 16; Rio de Janeiro, clear, 14, 29; Johannesburg, cloudy, 10,19; Singapore, sunny, 21, 31; Saigon, cloudy, 24, 27.