General News

Press, Volume C, Issue 29511, 12 May 1961, Page 12

General News

Juvenile Offenders

Most children brought before the Courts came from! homes where lack of money was the least of the prob-; lems, the Governor-General (Lord Cobham) said at the annual conference of thel New Zealand Educational Institute yesterday. Often both parents were employed; earning good wages, and notj disposed to give up any earning or spending time to exercise parental responsibility or discipline, he said. “They give their children ‘spending money’ and a latch-key, and then express surprise when the police tell them that their child is in trouble —and they blame the schoolteacher for not exercising discipline.”— (PA.)

Lucky Escape Mr Keith Hodgson, aged 21, : of 200 Worcester street, Christchurch, had a lucky escape from injury on Wednesday evening when the left] front wheel of a van he was! driving over Evans Pass fell off. The accident happened near the summit of the pass, on the Lyttelton side. The| vehicle swerved into the; inside bank of the road, but Mr Hodgson escaped without a scratch. The van had to be removed later by a breakdown vehicle. Bequest To Charity Miss Mary Baillie Lamont, who died at Christchurch, has left the whole of her real estate to the Salvation Army for the benefit of its eventide home for elderly women. Miss Lamont’s estate has been granted probate at less than £2OOO. Her will contains private bequests of her personal estate. Big Business

Executives of the Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Corporation believe in advertising their products, Mr E. H. Sangwine showed when he arrived at the Christchurch Airport yesterday afternoon. When Mr Sangwine introduced himself, he produced a visiting "card” with impressive letters and Kaiser trade mark. But the “cards” were made of aluminium—“they’re lighter than paper,” explained Mr Sangwine. Together with five executives who have flown to New Zealand to discuss the aluminium smelter, site at Bluff and power sta-j tion at Manapouri, Mr Sangwine had just stepped off a Grumann turbo-prop aircraft which is one of a fleet of executive aircraft owned by his company. Sea Lore Nigel Kirby, a 16-year-old St. Andrew’s College pupil, living at Lyttelton, is an ardent collector of ship’s photographs. His collection numbers about 1500. but he has given many photographs to other boys, who have also started collections. Besides collecting ships’ photographs. Nigel subscribes to maritime journals, and reads extensively about shipping affairs in general. Nigel hopes after leaving school to work with shipping, short of going to sea. Reciprocity An Auckland businessman has launched a campaign against British exporters in a bid to improve marketing conditions for New Zealand dairy produce. He has instructed executives of his five companies to tell British salesmen: “If Britain gives us a fair go with our dairy products then we will buy from British firms.” The businessman is Mr H. N. Adams, a director of wholesale millinery companies. His plan is to use import licences as a weapon Mr Adams said today: “If every British salesman here was told politely but forcibly that unless things improve we will not use our precious import licences on buying from British firms we might get some satisfactory action.”—(P.A.)

X-Ray Unit The static mass X-ray unit of the Department of Health in Manchester street came into full operation again yesterday after the completion; of repairs to the unit's; machines. The repairs had kept the unit partly inactive for three weeks. The itinerary for the mobile X-ray unit from Monday on is:; Waipara. May 16 and 17; Waikari Junction. May 17; Waikari Post Office. May 18;; Hawarden. May 18 and 19; Balmoral forestry camp, May 19; Culverden. May 22: Hanmer, May 23; Rotherham. May 24; Scargill. May 25: Rangiora. May 29 to June 2. Fish Supplies In spite of heavy seas at the fishing grounds there was an average supply of; all varieties of fish in Christ-; church yesterday. Tarakihi,; groper, and gurnard were the most plentiful. Tarakihi sold! in the shops at 3s to 3s 6d a pound, groper at 4s to 4s 3d a pound, and gurnard at 2s 6d a pound. A small quan-; tity of soles sold in the shops at 3s to 3s 6d a pound. Maui Pomare’s Voyage The former Islands trader,; Maui Pomare, towing the coaster, Herekino, reached Hong Kong on May 3, after 6000 miles of travel and one; month at sea. This advice has ■ been received by Mr and Mrs M. L. Burgess, of St Heliers, from the master of the Maui Pomare, Captain L. C. Boulton. Both ships have oeen sold to a Hong Kong flrm, the Austral Pacific Shipping Company.—(P.A.) Sprouts Cheaper Because of a large increase in supplies the price of brusse] sprouts dropped by 5s to 8s a sugar bag in Christchurch markets yesterday They sold at 10s to 23s a sugarbag Oamaru lettuces were i about Ss a case dearer, with 'cases selling at up to 22s Large supplies of tree tomatoes from North Auckland continued to sell cheaply fat up to 23s a case. i