Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Lesson Of The War. "Europe. has learnt many lessons as a result Of the war and not the lleast of these is that comradeship 'on the battlefield between the idifferent social classes ought to be • carjied over into civil li'fe."— Lord Pethwick Lawrence, talking in the BBC programme "Between Ourselves." [ jGoing Too Fast. : "History move's ; fast nowadays — las/fast as the new means of travel , !and communication to which I, for j 'one, can never quite get accustom- : ed. I remember once when I had I ,been carried by air from England j j to Karachi I felt queer for days > jafterwards, no physical disComfnrt, ! [for I certainly enjoyed the flight, j jbut there was a strangeness in my ; ;mind, a nagging memory of having ; Ihad breakfast „i'n, . Bpurnemquth much too recehtly to make sense. — Francis Watson, speaking in the IBRC's Easterh serVice programme, "London Magazine." Athletes Prefer Air Travel. There are indications that many supporters and eontestants will travel to New Zealand by air for the Empire Games next February. Overseas many athletic teams have preferred to travel. by air as it enjables them to reaCh their scene of action without fatigue. The Freneh rugby football team for South America has chosen to fly British, and p7ayers and officials are making up two parties to travel from Paris to London and on to South America by British South American Airways. Canadair Aircraft. The Canadian built airliner, better known as the Canadair, is to be known' on the B.O.A.C. Empire air routes as the Argonaut class. This aircraft will be placed on the air routes running to the East and the first to be delivered, the Ajax, has been sent on a 26,100 mile proving flight to the Pacifit. These aircraft are fitted with Rolls Royee Merlin engines and officials on this special flight will be technical representatives of B.O.A.C., Ministry of Civil Aviation, the manufacturers and the Rolls Royce and Marconi firms. It is anticipated that the Ajax will be flown seven hours each day, interspersed with surveys and stimulated instrument approaches at various aerodromes. The stopping places will be in many- countrjes which are on the air routes to New Zealand and the East; 28 different airports have been scheduled for landings. Judge Impressed. "I am impressed with the terrific risk she is taking," said Mr. Justice Finlay in the Supreme Court, Auckland, yesterday. Counseh had told his Honour that a prisoner who had 25 convictions had recently married a 19-year-old girl who knew all about him and had confidenc$ that he would stay 'on the right path. ihe prisoner was Cyril ■ Albert Dixon, aged 28, who pleaded guilty to theft. Dixon was sentene'ed to two years' reformative detentiom / '