News Briefs

Evening Star, Issue 26155, 17 July 1947, Page 6

News Briefs

Rotary Fellowship Awards' Rotary International has established fellowships to enable senior university men,to continue their studies in other countries to help bring about better understanding internationally. Of a number granted this year, one has been given to Australia and New Zealand valued at from 2,000 to 3,000 dollars, according to circumstances. Nine applications were received from the fiftysecond Rotary district of New Zealand, and the selection committee has recommended Robert McD. Chapman and Peter Ellis Dempsey, both of Auckland. It is understood that there will be a separate fellowship for New Zealand after this year. Parliamentary Broadcasts So that radio listeners in Southland and Otago shall not miss parliamentary broadcasts, for which reception is poor from 2YA in the afternoons. Mr J. A. Roy (Nat., Clutha), in a question to the Minister of Broadcasting, asked in the House of (Representatives that these broadcasts be transmitted in daylight hours over 4YA, Dunedin. He pointed out the alternative programmes that were available during this time for those preferring entertainment, telegraphs our parliamentary reporter. Transport Department Worries The worries of the City Corporation were not confined to this morning’s runaway tram at Anderson’s Bay. Last night between 5 and 5.35 the city service was interrupted near Frederick street through a fault in the electrical system. Before the breakdown was rectified eight or nine care had queued up along George street. There was no hold-up on the Anderson’s Bay route this morning. Trams continued to run from Ross’s Corner almost immediately after the accident. Power Savings in Dunedin As a result of economies of 25.29 per cent, in the use of electric power in Dunedin yesterday, the average savings for the three days of this week up to midnight last night fell slightly to 25.85 per cent, from the figure of 26.12 of the previous day. ' Probates Granted Probates have been granted in the following estates Emily, Elizabeth Wilson, widow, Dunedin; Samuel John Fleming, engineer, Dunedin: Charles Don, fanner, Pukeuri; Isabella Janet Birtles, _ widow, Oamaru; Mary Mitchell, widow, Balclutha; Janet Graham Carolina McAdam, widow, Mosgiel; Agnes Maud Deaker, widow, Dunedin; Margaret Alexander Inglis, spinster, Dunedin; Sophie Robertson, widow, Dunedin. Ranfurly Shield Match The' Railway Department advises that the acute coal position would not permit the running of an additional train from Invercargill on Sunday, August 3, the day after the (Ranfurly Shield match between Otago and Southland. Only the usual 6.30 ip.m. Inver-cargill-Christehurch Sunday express train would be run, and only passengers holding reserved seats on this train would be allowed on to the platform at Invercargill. . The trains from Dunedin on Friday and Saturday mornings would have limited accommodation. Auckland Harbour Fog : A heavy fog in Auckland yesterday disorganis'ed harbour shipping and caused the cancellation of the Tasman Empire Airways flight to Sydney. The traus-liarbour ferry,- Pupuke, was stranded on a mud bank off Stanley Bay in the morning, its 12 passengers being transferred to Stanley Bay wharf by launch. The vessel was refloated on the afternoon tide. Trolly Bus Tenders Considered It is hoped that finality will be reached over the acceptance of a tender for trolly' bus chassis by the City Council at its next three-weekly meeting. which is to he held on July 28. The Transport Committee of the council discussed the tenders at a meeting yesterday afternoon, and the chairman of the committee. Or J. McOrae, said to-day in. response to an inquiry by the ‘ Star ’ that certain recommendations would‘be placed before the council.

Air Base at Invercargill “ When consideration is being given to the establishment of further overseas air 'bases, the claims of Invercargill will not be overlooked.” This was the reply of the Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr F. Jones, to a question from the three Southland members, Messrs J. R. Hanan, X. L. Macdonald, and G. 81. Herron. There was a similar question from Mr C. L. Carr (Timaru) 1 about South Canterbury' claims, and the. answer was almost identical. Butter Without Churning Machines to manufacture butter without churning will be installed in the Waharoa and Tirau dairy factories, in'the Waikato, for a testing period of two years. Two machines nave been bought by the Government, one from Switzerland costing £15,000, and. the other from Sweden costing £9,000. The respective . production capabilities of the machines are one ton an hour and 6661 b an hour. The cost of operation of the machines will be met by the Dairy Board'and the dairy division of the Department of Agriculture. A technical group of nine experts will supervise the operations. Nelson College Memorial Among old boys ; throughout New Zealand and overseas; the Nelson College Old Boys’ Association is about to launch a £IO,OOO war memorial appeal to perpetuate fittingly the memory of the 160 old boys who died in the Second World War. The objective is to rebuild the scriptorium, a memorial to the old boys who died in the First World War, .but which from earthquake and other causes is unstable and will probably have to be pulled down.