Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 16 August 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Flying Stage Company. A DC6 aircraft under charter to Tasman Empire Airways is due to arrive at Ohakea from Sydney on September 1 with 48 of the cast of "Annie Get Your Gun." Scenery, property and costumes for the show will also be brought by th£ plane. Twelve other members of the company will arrive at Auckland by a Tasman Empire Airways flyingboat. Basketball Results. The following are the results of Saturday's basketball games: — Wanderers 26, K.B.H. 7 ; St. Joseph's 7, C.O.G. A. 3; Wanderers 21, St. Joseph's '8; Tui A 21, K.B.H. 11; Tui B 8, Colleg^ E 5; Athletic 22, Capstan 20; Textile 17, Punahau 16; Capstan 18, Tui B . 12; Ahtletic 16, College D 11; Hui Mai 15, College E 10; C.O.G. B 7, Hui Mai 6; C.O.G. A.10, College C 4; Punahau 18, Kotahitanga 7; Convent A 13, Prirriary A 8. " ' N.Z.'s Merehant Shipping. New Zealand's sea-going merchant fleet was augmented during 1948-49 by the largest tonnage of recon'ditioned and new ships since 1939, says the annual report of the Marine Department. ' There was a drop in 'the tonnage of new ships -constructed in the Dominion. Factors which accounted for this included the scarcity of s'teel and shipbuilding timber, high costs an-d the more ready availability of new ships from the United. Kingdom. A Good Dairy Cow. What is a good dairy cow This quesLion was asketi in an exapiination for agricultural stu'dents in the United States who- had undergone a short course. One pupil wro.e that a good dairy cow was one with a deep chest, a heayy bosom and a good rudder. This anecdote was told by Professor E. L. Palmer, Professor of Rural Education at Cornell University, New York, when he gave 'a lecture to the Canterbury Science Teachers' Association.

Enjoyable SociaL s' A most pleasant evening was enjoyed by those who atten'ded the Athletic Basketball Club's social and dance, held in St. Mary's Hall on Saturday night. Variety and novelties were ths order of the evening and prizes were won by Miss N. Fletcher and Mr. Wilton and Mlss N. Hall and Mr. J. Powell. Music was supplied by Mrs. Campbell and Mr. D. Collier was masfcer of ceremonies. A dainty supper, arranged by members of the team and its supporters. was 'dispensed. Test Listening. Broadcasts of the cricket and rugby tests at the weekend caused power consumption figures in the North Is'and to soar. At midnight on Saturday 16,000 kilowatts were added to the normal consumption— for the first cricket test consumption at the same time was 10,000 kilowatts above normal. A further 8000 kilowatts were used when the rugby test started. Interest waned 'after 3 a.m. and people determined to hear the end of the day's play at the Oval used only an extra. 1000 kilowatts. Felt Really Huugry. • The suddeii change from the plain but whoiesome New Zealand diet to British rations had a severe effect on Mr. G. H. Dawick, of Palmerston North, who returned to New Zealand last wefek after a trip to Jersey Island, Great Britain, Denmark and the United States. During his month's stay iri Great Britain, Mr. Dawiek stated he felt really hungry and lost 121b in weieht. English food, he sai'd, had plenty of bulk but was not satisfying and he would have given anything for a good steak. He' did not try horseflesh, he said. it seemed too much like eating old friends.