NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27514, 7 October 1950, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Pedestrian Barrier The thoughtlessness of two cyclists who left their bicycles parked on each side of a pedestrian crossing in the " Exchange yesterday afternoon, leaving ‘only a very narrow path for pedestrians to walk through, caused no ? little inconvenience to several people. ' Those who succeeded in brushing through the two obstacles gathered a .little dust on their clothes in the pro;cess. One man. however, knocked one lof the bicycles .over, bbt goodnaturedly restored the machine to its \ former position. Another woman ' wheeling a pram was compelled to divert her course and commit the of “jay-walking.” "•Coastal "Surveys , 4 Discussing the resurveying of New !, Zealand’s coastline in the House of £ Representatives yesterday, the Min..ister of Defence, Mr Macdonald, said that many charts still in use were 100 .'.years old. With more modern equipment, more reliable charts could be , t prepared, but there was at least 25 *» years’ work to be done before the task would be completed. : Bulbs For Invermay Some 16,000 tulip bulbs from Holland arrived at the Invermay Experi-> mental and Research Station yesterday. The Dutch bulb expert, Mr Reinier Odinot, recently appointed to the Horticultural Division, Department of Agriculture, supervised the arrival and the planting out of the bulbs in the horticultural section at the station. Another large consignment of bulbs, including narcissi and various types of lillies, is due in six or eight weeks’ time. t

Whitebait By Air Whitebait is replacing oysters in freight carried north from Christchurch by the National Airways Corporation to the main centres of the North Island. Oysters have arived at Christchurch by railway from Bluff, been shelled, and sent on by air to places like Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Palmerston North in four-gallon tins. This run of freight, 'however, is finished, and for the past few days whitebait have been going north from Harewood in ever-increas-‘ing quantities. Local Government A series of five informative radio broadcasts on local government and public relations by a panel of speakers us to commence next Tuesday, continuing at intervals until October 27. The first of these will deal with local bodies in a democracy, while another is “The Voter’s Part in Local Govern- • ment.” Other talks deal with local body affairs, and also the future of -• local govenment in New Zealand. In • view of the early approach of the local body elections throughout New Zealand 'it "is believed that this series will be of general interest. Organ Recital The City Organist’s monthly organ • recital will be held in the Main Town Hall tomorrow night, commencing at 8.15. The programme to be Eented includes the choral pre- , “We All Believe in One God ” •(Bach), Larghetto in A major (Mozart), Introduction and Fugue (Merkel), Notturno (Mendelssohn), ■Passepied (Delibes), and Triumph Song (Baynon). The University String Orchestra will assist • with the programme and will play Bach’s “Concerto in D minor for piano and orchestra” (solo pianist, Maurice Till), and Elgar’s “Serenade in E minor for Strings.”