General News

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27395, 7 July 1954, Page 11

General News

Burnett’s Face The closing of the Crown Hotel at Burnett's Face by the Licensing Control Commission removes the last place of business from that valley, which once was a thriving coalmining centre, with two hotels and a population of several hundred. Now most of the residents have either left Buller or transferred to Denniston, about two miles away. There are only a dozen houses left at Burnett’s Face, about half of them occupied.—(F.O.O.R.) German Cars Arrive

A shipment of nine cars, two delivery vans, and a passenger bus, all manufactured in Western Germany, were landed at Lyttelton yesterday from the motor ship Tam. The vehicles attracted considerable attention on the waterfront and were inspected by many persons working nearby. Appreciation

Appreciation of two recent articles on land development on the West Coast by the agricultural writer of “The Press” was expressed by members at a meeting of the Westland District Progress League Council.—(F.O.O.R.) Live Bombs Found

Ten live bombs 'were . found at Rerewhakaitu, Rotorua, recently by a contractor breaking in new land for development They wfere on an old training area used by American artillerymen during the Second World War. The contractor notified the police, who communicated with the Army Department. Staff-Sergeant F. Kavanagh, of the Army, immediately inspected the area. The bombs were collected ‘ and destroyed with five charges of T.N.T.—(P.A.) Chair of Physics .

Applications for appointment to the chair of physics at Canterbury University College will close at the end of this month. Australian and New Zealand applications will be received in Christchurch and those from other countries will go to the bureau of the Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth in London. A committee in London will report on the overseas candidates and it is probable that the Canterbury University College Council' will prepare for the selection about September so that the new professor can be appointed in time to being duties at the start of the 1955 session of the university. The salary offered ranges between £1592 and £1792 according to qualifications. The vacancy was caused by the death of Professor F. C. Chalklin. Broken Link

The old European Hotel at Charleston, one of the few relics of the gold rush days, has been taken over from Mr A. B. Alford by Mr M. Sheldon, of Greymouth, thus severing a link of many years in the management of the house by members of the Powell family. Mrs Alford was a member of the Powell family, which first settled in the West Coast town in its earliest days.—(F.O.O.R.X No Audience Mr P. A. Elder, who had advertised his intention of speaking against both the Labour and National Parties in the forthcoming Onslow by-election, abandoned a public meeting he had called at Khandallah. Apart from two newspaper reporters, nobody attended the meeting. It Was Cold

n gxxx, xjuc quite uwu j'Ccub uiu, in a blue coat and hat cried bitterly at Christchurch International Airport yesterday morning. She was a passenger on the Tasman Empire Airways DC-6 due to leave for Melbourne and after a frost of 10.2 degrees she was crying because of the cold as she waited for her mother to complete formalities in the entrance hall at the overseas terminal. Her mother, the wife of a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer now serving with the Royal Australian Air Force on exchange, was taking her family of three, ranging in age from four months to almost four years, to live in Melbourne. Other passengers also complained of the cold, but none so vocally as the ijjtle girl, whose mother could only console her with the words, “Yes, I know it is cold dear.”

No Work at Mine There was no work at the Wallsend State coalmine . yesterday. Miners held a stopwork meeting to discuss payment to truckers and before it concluded the management sounded the whistle indicating that there would be no work for that day.—(F.O.OJt) Lemon Shipment for London

A consignment of 23Q0 cases of New Zealand lemons will be sent to London in the liner Runic, which will arrive at Auckland on Friday for loading. New Zealand lemon shipments in 1952 were delivered in good order, and satisfactory prices were obtained, but last year the fruit arrived in London in poor condition. Since then, the method of packing has been improved, and special wrapping paper has been imported from America. Most of the lemons forming the latest shipment are from selected orchards in the Te Puke district.—(P.A.)

Chinese Reunion Three Chinese from Hong Kong arriyeci at Harewood by Tasman Empire Airways DC-6 from Sydney yesterday morning. They were Mrs Lum Shee Wong, and her daughters—Miss Sue Wong, aged 16 years, a student, and Waipoo Wong, aged five years. At Harewood they were met by Mrs Wong’s husband, a market gardener, of Kaitangita, who has lived in New Zea land for many years, and his son who came to New Zealand about 14 years ago. Mr Wong has made frequent visits to hs family since he came to New Zealand.' The three female members of the family also plan to settle in New Zealand.

Employees Reinstated \ A decline In the demand for farm tractors and farm machinery toward the end of last year and early this year caused many manufacturers in the United States to reduce their staffs. Mr K. McPherson, territory sales manager of Deere and Company, of Moline, Illinois, who arrived at Harmwood by DC-6 yesterday morning said that business had started to pick up again since February or March and most of the. 2000 odd employees his organisation had had to put off had been reinstated.