GENERAL NEWS Olivier’s Last Glimpse Of New Zealand

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 October 1948, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS Olivier’s Last Glimpse Of New Zealand

Sir Laurence Olivier’s last.glimpse of New Zealand was from a sling 30 feet above a Wellington wharf :when he was hoisted aboard the Corinthic half an hour before the ship sailed lor London today. Because of a operation this week to remove a cartilege which he damaged during a performance in Sydney, he was .unable to walk. Sir Laurence laughed heartily at the unusual procedure as ambulance men lifted the stretcher from a car and placed it on a canvas sling on the wharf. It was raining hard at the time and a young girl rushed forward and held an umbrella over his head.—(P.A.) . - . Bulldozer Overturns

When a bulldozer he was driving overturned yesterday on the side of the new aerodrome /at Hokitika, a driver, James Wall, aged 17; of Hari Hari, suffered severe bruises. He was thrown clear when the heavy machine overturned and escaped serious injuries. He was admitted to the Westr land Hospital.Seaman Fined

A member of the crew of one of the colliers in port at Greymouth was arrested for drunkenness in Guinness street at 11.30 last evening, being released this morning on bail. Charged before Messrs E. O. Henry and R. J. Truman J.Ps, this morning, he was convicted and fined 10s, the amount of his bail.

Gale at Jackson Bay A gale caused damage at Jackson Bay, South Westland, late yesterday afternoon. Aerials of the aeradio station were damaged and several Public Works Department hutments were blown over. Flying was not possible in South Westland during the day and regular air services had to be (cancelled. FresHps have adversely affected the whitebait rivers.

Police Constables Graduate Twenty-six police constables this week left the New Zealand police training college at Newtown, Wellington, after a three months’ course, to take up duties throughout the Dominion. The graduates were addressed by the acting Minister of Police, Mr Nash, and deputy commissioner of police, Mr R. F. Madden. Since the college reopened in 1946 a total of 325 recruits has passed through its doors. The best type of recruit, according to the college tutor, Senior Sergeant Prater, is a reliable man of good physique who is always willing and even tempered.

Chickenpox On Ship Because of a mild oubreak of chickenpox, a woman and her two children in the liner Ruahine, which arrived at Auckland yesterday, spent almost the entire voyage in isolation. Another woman and her daughter contracted chickenpox when the ship was two days out from London. They were put into isolation in the ship’s hospital and the contacts sharing the same cabin were also isolated. Two days later another child of the same family caught the ailment. When the ship was 20 days out one of the child contacts in isolation went down with the complaint, and just more than a week ago the other member of the family caught it. The two children and their mother were in isolation until the ship arrived.—(P.A.) Who is the mysterious Mx - X, come to Stillwater Hall on Saturday, October 23, and you will find him.—Advt.

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