LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 12 November 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Temporary repairs having been effected, the Tiger Moth, which crashed at Haast airfield last week, has been nown to riokitiKa. The earlier trip to South Westland win be conunuuu until the damaged plane is in commission.

This year’s annual conference between the police commissioners of Australian State police and the commissioner of the New Zealand police will be held for the first time in New Zealand, beginning in Wellington on November 30. Matters of general interest and common problems affecting both countries will be discussed. The New Zealand commissioner, Mr J. Cummings, who is at present in the United Kingdom, will return before the end ot tne month.

The barque, Pamir, will again be under Finnish ownershio from 10 a.m. to-day when the Ministry of Marine, the Hon. F. Hackett, will formally hand it over to Mr K. C. Liewendahl, representing the Finnish Government. The ensign is to be lowered and the Finnish flag hoisted. Mr Liewendahl said that the change will be in flag only and the Pamii' is unlikely to return to Finnish waters. He is still awaiting instructions from the owners, Erickson and Company, of Finland.

Scrambled eggs, but quite unfit for human consumption . were scattered about the roadway'in Mawhera Quay yesterday afternoon. A crate of eggs fell from a truck, and about four dozezn were smashed. The driver salvaged what he could from the mess in the street, but the loss was 90 per cent., of the crate.

New Zealand is about 50 years ahead of Australia in public library development, according to Mr F. J. Perry, principal of the Library Training School of Victoria. This confession was wrung reluctantly from him, he said, but he was'forced to admit its truth. “I have come in all humility to learn,” he said yesterday morning and he believed he would take back much of value to his students. Many developments which were standard in New Zealand libraries had not yet been adopted in Australia where the principal libraries were generally small. Service to hospitals, for instance, was one idea he would take back.

Owing to the delay caused by industrial disputes in Sydney when she was being reconverted, the liner Monowai is not expected to be ready to take up the trans-Tasman service before the beginning of February.

Many people in Wellington yesterday morning had a very good view of the new comet, the director of the Carter Observatory, Mr I. L. Thomsen said. He expected the comet to be seen early in the morning for several more days, but it is unlikely at present to be seen in the evening sky. So far no reports of the comet being seen on the West Coast have been received.

Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt.

A proclamation of the borough of Timaru to be a city, under the provision of the Municipal Corporations Act was published in last night’s gazette. —P.A.

A Royal Warrant, concerning the issue of the New Zealand War Medal to the New Zealand Armed Forces, members of the Merchant Navy, the air crews of New Zealand and registered civil air services, which operated outside New Zealand during the war was published in last night s gazette. The warrant specifies the classes of individuals to whom the medal shall be issued on lines similar to those announced by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones recently. The warrant was issued by His Majesty the King at the Court of St James,’ on September 30. —P.A.

The main criticism of the Coal hill had been in connection with the global sum calculated for compensation, and with the method of its distribution, said the Leader of tne Legislative Council, Hon. W. Wilson, last night when replying to the second reading debate. Mr Wilson said it had been suggested that the Public Works Act system of compensation should be used, but that would take years to settle. New Zealand had been more generous than great Britain in its compensation provisions for its calculations were based oa tne last seven years, during which the Dominion’s production had been at its highest. The Bill was passed. P.A. .