General News

Press, Volume C, Issue 29506, 6 May 1961, Page 10

General News

Tense Moment

A nine-year-old boy giving evidence in the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday w-as asked by the Crown Prosecutor (Mr J. D. Murray) to identify the man he had accused of an offence. After gazing round the Court the boy looked hard at the Chief Justice (Sir Harold BarroWclough). But the Court relaxed again when the young witness after fixing his Honour with a steely eye for several seconds turned and identified the accused.— (P.A.)

TV Less Popular Television in Britain has Started to lose its popularity according to the latest survey by Television Audience Measurement. This shows that the average amount of viewing has dropped by nearly half an hour a day in the last 15 months and it is still going down. In the first three months this year the time people spent watching television fell steadily from 49 hours daily in January to 48 hours in February and to 4 6 hours in March. It was more than five hours daily at its peak last year.—London. May 5.

No Jersey A dark, light-weight woollen jersey to fit the famous negro baritone, Mr Todd Duncan, could not be found in a search of six Christchurch shops yesterday. Mr Duncan is tall and heavily built. He sent for a jersey immediately after his arrival. A heavy woollen jersey was brought to him by the manager of a large store, but Mr Duncan wanted something to wear underneath his suit coat. The manager said he had tried six shops, but manufacturers were not making large, light-weight woollen jerseys.

Gratitude The committee, staff, and members of the home wish to acknowledge their heartfelt thanks for the wonderful assistance given the home by the Students' Association and general public last Wednesday, says a letter from the chairman of the board of the Cholmondeley Memorial Home for Children (Mr C. L. Paterson). Mr Paterson also thanks “The Press” for assistance given to the home on this and other occasions. "We thank all concerned for help sorely needed." the letter says.

Gambusia Fish About 2000 gambusia fish .(have been liberated in the ■ muddy water of the North 'i Shore Drainage Board oxi- •! disation pond at Albany. . i Auckland. They were supplied ; free by Mr L. S. Gibb, who 1 ; breeds fish at Kaikohe. Mr s'Gibb, who liberated the fish . I himself, said: "By next spring i they should be well established and should prevent a • i midge and mosquito „j nuisance.”