Further Games gifts to Christchurch

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33445, 29 January 1974, Page 16

Further Games gifts to Christchurch

During the week of the Commonwealth Games the office of the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr N. G. Pickering) has received a number of overseas callers, nearly all of whom have left mementoes of their countries.

Yesterday for example Christchurch was presented with a crystal toasting goblet, one of a" line made specially by Webb and Corbett, a subsidiary of Royal Doulton Tableware, Ltd, to mark the Commonwealth Games. A [gift of two 33-volume Jap- [ anese encyclopaedias was I also made on behalf of [Seiko, the Japanese firm [Which has supplied timing i equipment for the Games. The goblet was handed over to Mr Pickering by the chairman of the importers’ committee of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce (Mr C. F. Whitty) acting on behalf of John Raine, Ltd, the New Zealand agents for Webb and Corbett Crystal. Mr Whitty said that an edition of 300 of the goblets had been made, of which No. 300 was the one presented to the city. The number is on each piece. The cut and engraved crystal is similar to the goblets recently made to commemorate both the Corona', tion and the Royal Silver Wedding. The goblets are on sale to the public at $lOO each. Mr Whitty said three had already been sold in one

[Christchurch shop. | Mr Pickering said that if it I was possible the goblet [would be used at some suitable occasion this week before being placed on display. | The encyclopaedias were presented by Mr Y. Asano, a representative of K. i Hattori and Company, Ltd. [One set will go to the Canterbury Public Library and [the other to the University [of Canterbury. [ Although the books are in Japanese, Mr Asano said they should serve as excellent reference material for students and scholars studying the language. In addition 20 copies of a book in English on Japanese characters will be distributed to high schools. Each of the visitors has in return received either a book on Christchurch, a set of cuff links or a Christchurch tie.