Reporter's Diary

Press, 24 April 1980, Page 2

Reporter's Diary

Big catch IN RESPONSE to yesterday’s story about anglers having difficulty in obtain-

ing limit bags these days, a keen fisherman produced the above photograph, taken on February 23 in inland North Canterbury.

Mr Bill Paynter (he is the one lying down beside the impressive row of trout), head of the art department at “The Press,” and Mr Adrian Abraham, who is studying for a Ph.D, in mathematics, caught 16 trout between them on the one day, Mr Paynter catching a limit bag of 10j It just goes to show that, for those who know where to go, there are still plenty of fish to be had. But Mr Paynter won’t reveal his special spot, further than saying it is in “in-8 land North Canterbury.” Scrounging about THE MAKERS of a television film documentary about two Dunedin photographers of the 1870 s are having some difficulty finding enough suitable pieces of Victoriana to furnish their sets, Rohesia Hamilton-Metcalf, of the Pacific Film Company, Wellington, was in Christchurch yesterday trying to find such odds and ends as ornate swivel chairs, a silver playing card case, a shop display cabinet, formal wine glasses and decanters, and collections of shaving mugs and large mirrors/ The only specification was that they must be Victorian. Her search was not very successful, however. The items, and others of a similar nature, will be used to furnish the setting for the documentary, which is about two brothers, Walter and Alfred Burton. If anyone is able to help Ms HamiltonMetcalf, she would be grateful if they would telephone her collect at Wellington 849-172.

Women’s memoriam IN MEMORIAM of “all the women who _ were raped and killed in all ■wars,” the University of Canterbury Students’ Association Women’s Group plans to lay a wreath at the, Dawn Parade on Anzac Day. “We feel that women have always been victims of war, and this is usually forgotten, while the deeds and suffering Of men in the service are remem-

bered,” said a spokesman for the group, Miss Debbie Hindin, yesterday. Three on one ST GEORGE’S Day was a very special day for the Hitchens family, of Sumner. Lynne and Lindsay Hitchens, who have been married for four years, were both born on April 23. But yesterday, as if two birthdays in the same family on the one day were not enough, Mrs Hit« chens gave birth to a daughter.. Back in time

DRESSED in nineteenth century costume, eating food that would not have looked out of place on a nineteenth century table, and talking solely about things that could have been discussed in the nineteenth century were the prerequisites for attendance at a special little soiree last evening. It was held in the architect’s room at the Arts Centre and was attended by about 35 men and women from the University of Canterbury debating society and various television personalities, to publicise the forthcoming visit of the Oxford Debating Union team. A. K. Grant was there as the Prince of Wales, David McPhail was dressed as a French count, Mr John Milligan, a lawyer and a well known debater, was transformed for the night into George Bernard Shaw (which meant he had to eat a vegetarian supper), and Dr Keith Ovenden impersonated Oscar Wilde for the evening.

Pig market FLUCTUATIONS in the pig meat market were discussed at a meeting of Canterbury Federated Farmers yesterday. The suggestion was put that all imported pig meat be under the control of the Pork Industry Council, to level out the “highs and troughs” on the market. Oink, oink!