Reporter’s diary

Press, 20 October 1981, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

Not for sale

SADLY, the large houseboat advertised for sale in the real estate multiple listing bulletin last week has been withdrawn from sale, one of the agents reports. As reported in Thursday's diary, the advertisement claimed to be offering for sale “a large houseboat, navy blue, with red and white trim,, three mastheads with flags, top quality carpets and fittings, suitable very large family. Apply Mr and Mrs Mountbatten. No. 4 wharf, Lyttelton.” Well as everybody knows, said houseboat has since departed for Auckland, and other foreign shores, along with its regal owners. Not to be outdone, however, the Christchurch Multiple Listing Bureau has issued a “Notification for a withdrawn listing” for the houseboat, giving the following as reasons for its withdrawal from sale: “The vendors were on holiday, and the key was not left with listing agent.” “a recent wedding in the family,” and

“floating foundations.” One of the agents said that there had been an offer of “around S4M” for the vessel, but that there had not been enough time to negotiate fully with the owners. Free checks

THE ANTI-RUBELLA campaign comes to Cathedral Square in November. The Health Department and the International Year of Disabled Persons organisers have organised a free mobile clinic to give rubella checks to women of child-bearing age. The mobile clinic will be in the Square on Wednesday and Thursday. November 11 and 12. One day will coincide with the Kiwanis Market Day also being held in the Square. Changing times A COMBINATION of the Christ’s College glee club, the St Margaret’s College choir; Christ's College madrigal group, the Canterbury Youth Orchestra and severa'l

soloists, under the direction of Mr E. R. Field-Dodgson were reported as giving a “magnificent performance” of Mozart’s Coronation Mass in Christchurch Cathedral, as part of its centennial celebrations. However, according to the Christ's College newsletter, the Mass was sung in Latin and, when someone complained about this to the Dean (the Very .Rev. M. L. Underhill), he suggested that anyone who wanted it sung in English should go to the Catholic cathedral. Northern smog THE ARCTIC, strange as it may seem, has been suffering from air pollution problems. Not because there are vast industries or hundreds of car exhausts belching out toxic smoke into the chilly Arctic atmosphere, but because the winds carry the pollution over the Arctic from the North Sea oil drilling operations, and from the factories of northern Europe.

The main effect of the pollution is thought to be changed climatic conditions there. The Norwegian Institute for Air Research has recently announced a three to fiveyear research project to study the spread of pollution to the Arctic regions.

Generosity thanked DONORS to the Society for the Intellectually Handicapped do not go unthanaked. Last week, the society, had a wine and cheese evening, and five donors were presented with certificates as a way of thanking them for their help. According to the society, one of the stars of the evening was Mrs Mabel James, who last year gave $20,000 through her pwn fund-raising efforts. Thirty-three businessess which gave from $lOO to $5OO will also be sent certificates by post, and five groups and individuals who gave from. $BOO to $20,000 will be recognised in the form of a certificate, too.