General News
Still Off Duty A firemen who suffered severe injuries to an eye in a Rugby football match at Paparua Prison on April 24 was still off-duty, the Chief Fire Officer (Mr L. R. Osmond) reported to the Christchurch Metropolitan Fire Board last evening. A doctor expected the fireman to be away from work for another fortnight. Overcast Day The sun shone briefly In Christchurch yesterday, and the weather was cold. A moderate south-west wind brought drizzle to the city during the morning and early afternoon. At the Botanic Gardens a frost of seven degrees was recorded, and at Harewood there was a frost of six degrees. The maximum temperature of 48 degrees was recorded at Harewood at 3 p.m. At the Botanic Gardens at the same time a reading of 48 degrees was also taken. At 4.30 p.m. the temperature on the Government Life building gauge was 50 degrees. Back To School The two infant classes at the Mount Pleasant School, which had to stay away for two days while smuts and grime from two smoking kerosene heaters were cleaned up, will return to school today. The commercial cleaning firm employed for the job finished late yesterday. World Weather Temperatures and weather conditions in world capitals during the last 24 hours were: Rome, 62.6 degrees minimum, 80.6 degrees maximum, sunny; Paris, 59, 75.2, sunny; London, 57.2, 68, overcast; Amsterdam, 50, 68, overcast; Brussels, 53, 61, overcast; Madrid, 69.8, 98.6, cloudy; Moscow, 57.2, 73.4, clear; New York, 74, 94, partly cloudy; San Francisco, 56, 64, partly cloudy; Tokyo, 73.5, 81.3, cloudy; Sydney, 41, 65, cloudy; Melbourne, 40, 51, cloudy; Brisbane, 52, 69, overcast. Grass Problem The growing of grass has never been easy at the Aranui High School. The sandy site dries out quickly and summer sun and hot winds have often defeated efforts at irrigation. The school’s journal now reports a paradox. In a roof gutter, hidden between the foyer and eastern wing, grass two feet high was found to be growing luxuriantly.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31111, 14 July 1966, Page 14
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335General News Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31111, 14 July 1966, Page 14
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