Reporter’s diary

Press, 18 April 1981, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

Phantom flinger

DEVONPORT (England) police are hunting a “phantom sausage flinger” after a string of bizarre incidents, it has been reported from London. Police have received complaints about a night prowler who creep's along back lanes in Devonport and lobs packs of sausages into gardens. Householders have been bombarded with the fresh, uncooked specimens. One housewife described them as “pork, and always from the Co-op.” The diary suggests that the affliction may run in the phantom’s family. Indeed, he may be a chipolata off the old block. Recovery

AN EMPLOYER in Christchurch had a lucky : recovery this week. He went from his workplace by car to his New Brighton bank to cash an $BOO wages cheque. When he got there, he discovered that he had lost the cheque. He went back to the bank the next day to see if it had been found, but-nd luck. •So another was written. As he left.the bank and walked across the road, he saw a piece of paper lying face

down on the road. He picked it up, and, yes, it was the original cheque.

A raspberry

BEFORE the term, kiwifruit, came into wide usage, the particular fruit was referred to as a Chinese gooseberry. Now the lull circle has turned. A New Zealand trade commissioner on a recent trip to Sweden was shown a batch of “kiwifruit” imported to that country from China. The quality was said to be good and the price cheaper than that from New Zealand. Centenary EX-SOUTHLANDERS living in Christchurch will be interested to know that Southland Boys’ High School is celebratings its centenary in Invercargill this Easter. The second oldest ex-pupil attending the celebrations is. probably Mr Jack (“Buster”) Cameron of Tudor Avenue, Avonhead, who started at the school in 1912, and was later a master there. Old boys living in Christchurch have contributed more than $6OOO towards the school ceateu-

nial project — a lodge to be built in the Te Anau area. Adding insult

A WOMAN who appeared in the District Court this week on a charge of theft was herself a victim of the same crime — in court. Her counsel said that she had her purse stolen from the public gallery at the rear of the No. 1 District Court when she first appeared on the charge three months ago. Parking mastery ELECTRONIC wizardry to the tune of about $2500.is being installed at three car parks for disabled people near Burwood Hospital’s Spinal injuries unit. When disabled drivers take their car into the parks underground metal-sensitive ' electronic coils set off a small alarm in the orderlies’ office and the nurses’ station. Attendents let" a disabled driver know they have noted a new arrival via a speaker, bbx at the' car park and a small flashing light sb that the arrival knows that help is on the way to assist him or her from the car and to the hospital.