General News

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30958, 14 January 1966, Page 8

General News

Mild Day The weather in Christchurch yesterday was mainly fine and sunny, with mild temperatures. The maximum temperature at the weather office at Harewood was 62 degrees at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. A light southerly wind blew in the morning but changed to a moderate easterly in the afternoon. The temperature at Harewood at 6 a.m. was 52 degrees and it rose to 54 degrees at 9 a.m. At noon the temperature was 60 degrees and after the maximum 62 degrees at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. it dropped to 61 degrees at 3 p.m. and to 60 degrees at 4 p.m. The temperature in the Botanic Gardens at 3 p.m. was 62 degrees, and the Government Life Building temperature gauge recorded the same temperature at 4.30 i p.m. Big Absenteeism When Lane, Walker, Rudkin, Ltd., reopened yesterday after the Christmas holidays, 20 per cent to 25 per cent of the female workers were ab-1 sent. This represented about i 160 women, out of the fac-1 tory’s normal female staff of i 800, said a company spokes-i man. The company, he said, I did not expect many of the women absent yesterday to return to work before Monday. “They have got too much money, I think,” he said. “If they were short of money they would be in to earn it.” Float-Plane A Piper Cub three-seater aircraft, which has been converted to a fioat-plane by the maker’s New Zealand agents. Airwork (N.Z.), Ltd., at Harewood, will make demonstration flights from Lake Ellesmere next week. A member of the firm described the aircraft as suitable for hunting and fishing trips to lakes or for other specialised uses. Smoother Ride Wellington Free Ambulance headquarters has received its first “soft ride” ambulance. It is the first of three replacement ambulances which will arrive within the next few months. It- is fitted with special shock-absorbers which will enable patients to be given a smoother trip to hospital.—(P.A.) Back From Sounds H.M.N.Z.M.L. Pegasus returned to Lyttelton yesterday morning after participating in 1 | “Exercise Pelorus” in the [Marlborough Sounds. She is| 1 commanded by Lieutenanti Commander G. P. Eggleton, and manned by Canterbury reservists.