The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 7

THE AGE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1960 7 Hit N.Z. Coast Areas: Town Swamped, Bridges Down WELLINGTON, February Thirty-six hours of torrential rain over east coast areas in the middle part of North Island, after weeks of intensive drought, left rivers and streams in raging full flood today. Bridges have been washed away and many roads are impassable. hit today was the where coastal the roaring Otara town of. Opotiki, River burst over morning.

stopearly this waters swirled into Floodthe town's main street as shopkeepers made frantic efforts to save stock. Elsewhere in North Island heavy, rains has over disrupted the past air days traffic and brought relief to parched farmlands. But nowhere was the rain as heavy as on the east coast. In 24 hours at Opotiki seven inches of rain fell. Otara River flood-waters are still spreading through the town.

Houses in lowlying areas have been flooded and water has poured into All schools in the Opotiki College. area have been closed. Horses Die A 40-foot bridge in Otara River valley has been washed away. Nearby Waloeka River is still heavily in flood also. Country Party to Fight Higher Rail Charges MORWELL, Thursday.

The Country party will fight any proposal by the Government to raise country rail freights, the Country party leader (Sir Herbert Hyland) told the annual meeting of the Morwell branch. The State Parliamentary Liberal and Country party has unanimously approved general increases in fares and freight from March 1. Sir Herbert Hyland said a statement by the Premier (Mr. Bolte) that country freights had not been increased since 1955 was true because the Country party had not permitted any increase. "Wherever you live in the country you pay more for anything transported by rail than residents of the metropolis," Sir Herbert Hyland said.

"If country freights were showing a loss I would agree but when £2 million profit is shown by the Government from them where is the justification for further penalising the rural community to make up losses in Melbourne?" It was into the gorge on this river that a motorised float trucking seven racehorses crashed on Tuesday night. Of seven horses, two dead animals have been recovered from the river, three are still missing, and only one -top-class sprinter Fitnah-has been positively identified. The seventh horse was rescued, but later shot. Water is now two feet and a haf to three feet deep in Opotiki's business area. Rain reported to have ceased upstream, but a high tide from the sea is banking up water in the town.

Inland, five inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Rotorua thermal resort, and there was extensive minor flooding in surrounding areas. Near Murupara forest headquarters in the giant Kaingaroa State forest, eight inches -the heaviest rain ever there- was recorded. Down the coast, the Whakatane River is in high flood and is expected to break its banks any time to threaten the town and nearby areas. Doctors May Veto New Health Plan The British Medical Association may decide soon to oppose changes in the national health scheme which comes into force on March 1. The B.M.A.

council will meet in Melbourne on February 26 to decide if doctors will co-operate in the The proposed changes. which amendments, include 8. charge for "free" medicine and an extended range of pharmaceutical benefits, were nounced by the Treasurer (Mr. Holt) in his budget speech last year. State branches of the B.M.A.

are now considering the new scheme and its effect on the medical profession. Their views will be submitted to the council meeting. Correspondence Correspondence published in recent issues of the "Medical Journal of Australa" indicate that a number of doctors are opposed to the amendments. Writing in the latest issue of the journal, Dr. J.

B. Hughes, of Burbank, South Australia, there are three main grounds for complaint: "The virtual dictation of what we may or may not prescribe if not directly by the Government, at least by the pressure of the patients' tendency in some cases patronise doctors who will give them medicine for nothing; "The fact that some prescriptions will in fact cost Sea-sick? No fear I take KWELLS Kwells prevent all forms of travel sickness. Completely safe for all the family. at Chemists. Jury Pools May Cover Crime Cases The State Government may extend its jury pool stystem to criminal court caes.

The Attorney-General (Mr. Rylah) said yesterday that this could cut administrative costs and save jurors' time. The pool system now operates in the civil court is expected to save £16,000 year jury fees. Mr. Rylah said that since the been introduced five months ago the number of jury panels had been cut from 113 to only 33.

This was a saving of 9224. Under the pool system a large number of Jurors are called to serve in any of five courts. When their case ends they return to the pool. Jurors not empanelled can be used for a later hearing. Mr.

Rylan said a report on the system showed there was almost no delay to presiding judges, Jurors were less inconvenienced and lawyers Milked the pool. Brick Prices Will Rise The price of bricks will rise by 1000 from February 29. The secretary of the Victorian Brick Manufacturers' Association (Mr. L. W.

Vincent) said yesterday the new prices were authorised after the recent margins increase and increases in the cost of materials. The new prices are: Red bricks, £19 1000; cream bricks, £22 a 1000. Rise in School Milk Costs Daily free milk supplied Victorian school children will cost nearly £100,000 more, this spokesman year, for the Milk Board said last night it was estimated that the cost of scheme would rise from £829,000 to £925,000. would be caused by increased enrolments and the supply of pasteurised milk to more country schools. About 345,000 pupils would this year receive, a third of pint of milk a day throughout the school year.

Distribution to all primary schools, kindergartens and creches will resume on Monday. Improvements to Hume Highway The Minister for Public Works (Sir Thomas Maltby) has approved a £27,813 tender for the construction of a three-quarter mile road on the Hume Highway, at Fawkner. The new roadway will create a four-lane divided highway between Jukes Road and Camp Road. It will link up with similar work now nearing completion in the same area. When the work is completed, the Hume Highway will have four lanes between Boundary Road and Camp Road a distance of about two miles.

Land a Square Mile CANBERRA, Thursday.The Department of Territories is offering to lease land at an annual rental of a square mile north-east of Alice Springs. Applications are being invited for three pastoral homestead leases of 940, 787 and 1101 square miles each. Ready for Work on the Beaches THIS SCOOP, to clear away seaweed and beaches, started the job this week. Left to Right clerk (Mr. H.

C. Ferguson), the chairman of committee (Cr. E. H. Wagstaff), the mayor of Lovell) and the city engineer (Mr.

C. Govt. Spending Ahead of Receipts CANBERRA, Thursday. Expenditure from the Commonwealth revenue fund for the first seven months of the current financial year has exceeded re-' ceipts, according to the monthly statement issued by the Treasurer (Mr. Holt) today.

Expenditure amounted to £768,317,000, against income of £616,149,000. The budget estimate for the fund was £1,391,632,000 for the full 12 months. However, the bulk 'of taxation is normally received in the second half Funeral of Film Industry Figure Today The funeral will take place today of Mr. Arthur Brougham Jepson, 69, who died on Wednesday night. He was a well-known figure in the film industry.

Mr. Jepson, Albert Street, East Melbourne, was Victorian manager of 20th Century Fox for 24 years and has been secretary to the Film Renters' Association for seven years. He was particularly interested in the Cinema Industry Benefit Fund. He leaves. a son, Murray, and daughter, Mrs.

C. Rodd. The cortege will leave for Spring Vale Crematorium after a service Sleight's funeral parlors at 3 p.m. CITY ZONING MEASURES Move to Stop Retail Traders Being Zoning measures to stop banks from traders, the Lord He regretted that the State Savings Bank and other banks were not doing their best to preserve small shops in the city. "It seems inevitable that the council building and town planning committee might have to be spreading to the Mayor (Cr.

Bernard will have to consider zoning measures," said Cr. Evans. He was commenting on a move by the State Savings Bank to take over the cake shop of Herbert Adam's Pty. in Swanston Street, next door to bank Y.M.C.A Youth Appeal at £72,016 The Youth Club" appeal, launched by the Y.M.C.A., has reached £72,016. Donations to the appeal so far Government of Victoria.

-Anonymous. Edgar Coles, G. J. Coles and Victoria Amateur Turf Club. Small, Dr.

A. E. Rowden White, Stanley Korman, Australia and New Zealand Bank, Commercial Bank of Australia, National Bank of Australasia, Sir George Coles, Associated Pulp and Paper Mills, Electrolytic Zinc Broken Hill South J. B. Were and Son, Broken Hill Proprietary Myer Emporlum, Australian Paper Manufacturers, North Broken Hill, Repco, Sunshine Foundation, New Broken Hill Consolidated, Consolidated Zine Ford Motor Co.

of Cyclone Co. of Australia, Percy Baxter Charitable Trust, English. Scottish and Australian Bank. 500. Anonymous, James Hardie and M.

B. Moffatt, The Herald and Weekly Times, Custom Credit, Kodak (A'asia) Australian Estates Shell Co. of Australia, I.C.I. of Aust. and N.Z., Patersons C.

N. McKay, H. V. McKay Charttable Trust, Vacuum Oil Co. Metal Manufactures, Commercial Banking Co.

of Sydney, Bank of New South Wales, Austin Kilpatrick and Co. International Harvester Co. of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.

Lothian. The Victoria Insurance Bradford Cotton Mills, Anonymous, Hardie Trad-Victorian Chamber of ing. Manufactures, Sir Frank and Lady Richardson, Cox Group, Michaelis Hallenstein and E. G. Redwood, Collier Charitable Fund, General Credits, H.

C. Sleigh, Myttons Claude Neon and United Lights Carlton Brewerles, Oliver J. Nilsen and H. F. Journeaux, David Syme and Co.

£225. Y.M.C.A. Central Mothers' Club. -Royal Insurance Co. G.

Luke, Mrs. and Mrs. E. G. Wilson, Anonymous, Norman Kurt Geiger, Geoffrey Grimwade, W.

J. Falconer, Rogers, Seller and Myhill J. T. Tomasetti, J. S.

Coltman, Commercial Union Assurance StandardVacuum Refining The Truby and Florence Williams Charitable Trust, Ansett Transport Industries, Sir Norman Robinson, Star Haulage Estate Sir William Zeal, Estate R. E. 0gg, West Footscray Engineering Co. McPhersons Ltd. £157 Bros.

Foy Group (Art Prize). J. H. Neeson. H.

Smith, Kiddle, Briggs and Willox, Hoyts Theatres, A.R.C. Industries, Geoffrey Armstrong, Kiwi Polish Legal and General Assurance Society, W. L. Buck-Theo. H.

Levy, Victorian Football League, J. P. Sennitt and Son, Charlesworth Rubber, A. H. Tolley, Colin Mackay, Wm.

Noall and Son, Prestige W. D. Brookes, M. L. Baillieu, G.

S. Colman, McEwans British United Shoe Machinery Co. of Monsanto Chemicals The Australian Hotel Ian Potter and Colonial Gas Holdings, Balm Anonymous, Holeproof Buckley, C. G. McGrath, Preston Motors, Westminster Carpets, MacRobertson R.

A. Schuchard, James Ross, Georges, R. introduced in the city premises of city retail Evans) said yesterday. premises on the corner of Flinders Lane. The bank also plans to take over 10 shops at the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke streets, next door to the bank headquarters.

The bank has told Herbert Adams Pty. Ltd. by letter that the shop lease will not be renewed when it expires on April 30. No Alternative The managing director of Herbert Adams Pty. Ltd.

(Mr. C. L. Downey) said, "It looks as if the bank wants the space. We have no alternative but to get out.

"If anything can be done to prevent the bank's move it will be to the betterment of Melbourne and retail trading generally. "We moved into the shop 25 years ago and paid a premium for the business. We don't know yet whether we will get any The property manager of the State Savings Bank (Mr, G. C. Burge) said bank urgently needed the shop for bank extensions.

The chairman of the City Council building and town planning committee (Cr. Whalley) said, the council was opposed to bank extensions at the expense of shops. The bank had refused council requests to replace or retain the 10 shops at the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke streets. The chairman of the general purposes and legislative committee (Cr. W.

H. Luxton) said the committee was considering legislation for zoning the city. Refugees for 43 Years Closed less than the charged to the patient; "There will be a certain class of who, rather than pay, say, for a bottle of cough mixture, will come to the doctor and say: 'Give me a prescription for 8. cough mixture, which, in this State, with the maximum hospital benefits, the costs patient a (which consultation tondo never pay anyway). He then receives his bottle of cough mixture for "Ignorance" Dr.

M. G. Chapman, of Belfield, N.S.W., the scheme is being introduced with the ignorance of 80 per cent. of the profession. He says brief questionnaire should be circulated by the B.M.A, to doctors requesting their opinions on the proposed "new order." Dr.

Chapman says it is "now The or council never." a has asked the Federal Minister for Health (Dr. Cameron) to publish the list of benefits proposed. London to Melbourne by Motor Scooter A 24-year-old man who travelled about 11,000 miles from London to Melbourne by motor scooter had when he arrived here yescheerful grin on his face terday afternoon. The managing director of Lanes Motors Limited (Mr. B.

Thomas) welcomed Mr. Tim Weigell, a jackaroo, Mangalore, near Seymour, at the end of his round-the-world trek. Mr. Weigell's arrival was a highlight at a ceremony held to celebrate the taking over of the Lambretta motor scooter franchise for Victoria and the southern Riverina area by Lanes Motors Ltd. Clad in khaki and wearing a full-grown beard, Mr.

Weigell said the only trouble he had encountered in his journey through 13 countries, the including several Iron Curtain, had been in Yugoslavia, where a policeman had demanded to see his passport. HANSA BORGWARD SORGWARD A 38 M.P.G. A SEATS 6 A 9-CWT. CAPACITY UNEQUALLED TI TRADE-IN DEAL ARRANGE FOR A FREE TEST DRIVE TODAY Send Hansa this Station coupon Wagon today for free Isabella illustrated Hansa brochure Tiger on OR ANYTIME THIS WEEKEND JA 5221 NAME ADDRESS If for school AFTER HOURS: 201384, WL 2892, JX1736, WX4169 tick here project, KENNETH WRIGHT 141 BRUNSWICK FITZROY. PHONE JA 5221 KENNETH WRIGHT 141 BRUNSWICK FITZROY.

PHONE JA 5221 rubbish from Brighton are: Brighton town the council foreshore Brighton W. V. E. Tuxen). Police Told: Clamp Down on Dumpers The Chief Secretary (Mr.

Rylah) has instructed police to take "Immediate action" against people dumping rubbish in parklands. The Government would use all means in its power to stamp out the practice, he said yesterday. Mr. Rylah accused rubbish dumpers of "completely 1g- noring public health." Rubbish was being dumped under cover of a darkness, and numerous cases had been reported at Yarra Bend national park. Mr.

Rylah, who is a trus tee of the park, said a recent truck load of rubbish had been unloaded by the Studley Park police station in the park grounds. He appealed to the public to report to the nearest police station when dumpers were seen. Police should be told the registration numbers of any cars or trucks unloading rubbish. Tumut Festival Art Prizes The Tumut Festival prize, consisting of three major awards, will be open to Australian artists in April. The best painting by an artist living in Australia will win 100 guineas; £100 will be paid for a portrait executed in the traditional manner by an Australian artist; and 25 guineas will be paid for painting of a scene within then Tumut competition Shire.

will be judged by Mr. William Dargie, of Melbourne. Entru forms should be returned by March 18. W. McKellar, Dr.

Alan G. Parker, Neon Electric Signs, Commonwealth Fertilisers and Chemicals, A. W. Coles, Kraft Foods, Green McCandlish, Anonymous, Wilke and R. S.

Chambers, S. Chambers, Hardware Co. of Australia, O. Sparton Paints, E. W.

J. Colortone Hansen, Clements Langford, Brick, Cowley tries, F. A. Hansen, Mayne Nickless, Estate P. E.

Dehnert, Thomas Borthwick and Son, Arthur F. Crosby, Australian Motor Industries, The Leviathan, L. R. Robinson, William Crosby and Co. £70- Pups" and their guests, Miss Rhoda Strachan.

Travellers' Association of Victoria. £52 Sallmann, Wm. Haughton and Younghusband Wm. Drummond and Fred Dennett, Eyelets, Henry Buck. £50 Goldberg Footwear Agencies.

Sir Archie Michaels, G. G. Foletta, "'The Bing Office of Bogle and Banfeld, R. Freeman, Danby Giddy and Outhwaite, Balllieu Allard, J. B.

Jacobson, J. Herbert Yates Kid Buckley and Nunn, Stanhili Consolidated Alfred Coombe, G. Lindesay Clark, Wesley A. Ince, Arthur Robinson and Solt Industries, The Victoria, J. and W.

Ross Cosmetics, C. L. Forrest Trust, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Goldsbrough Mort, Alliance Assurance C. S. Booth, Wunderlich, Sunray Lingerie, Federation Insurance, Anonymous, Jullus Marlow, J.

R. G. McKenzie, Standard Quarries, Hilton. Hosiery, Ballarat Products, P. C.

Grosser and Co. Secretariat Pty. Ltd. £30 Taylor. Anonymous.

£26 Sir Frank and Lady Selleck, Sun Insurance Office. Associated Dairies, A. L. Royce, D. York Syme, Rosella Preserving and Manufacturing Yuncken Freeman Brothers Griffith and Simpson.

Henry B. Smith, The Provident Loan Society of Victoria, The Guild of Furniture Manufacturers, E. T. Bazeley, Norman Robertson, Bedggood and Co. Employes' Charity Fund, H.

E. Thonemann, United Distillers, Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce Insurance Sir Angus Mitchell, Union Trustee Co. of Scottish Union National Insurance, Industrial Engineering Co-operative Insurance Co. of Australia, Mr. and Mrs.

E. A. Watts, Melbourne Chair W. C. Thomas and Sons, Mr.

and Mrs. Norman Carson. Norman G. Clark Western Assurance Harvery Trinder Pearl Assurance Tom Luxton Co-operative Insurance Co. of Australia, H.

C. Foote, Mr. and Mrs. Clive Fairburn, Yellow Express Carriers, L. C.

Hyde, W. R. Dougall. A. G.

Staley, C.M.L. Charity Fund. £21- G. Jenkinson and Son, P. Clarke and Chapman.

Jenner, Mrs. DobMax R. Tomkins, Ray Dooley, Cyrll Coffey, Hugh G. James Minife and G. W.

Green and Son, Heath's Motors, J. D. Johnston, Young's Transport Agency, Swiss Textile Machine Industries, Transport and General Insurance F. G. Menzies, F.

E. Lampe, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Duncan, E. L. Morris, A. Anderson, W. G.

Hall, P. O. Spicer, Bedggood and G. Eastwood. of the financial year.

Major items of expenditure were: financial assistance to the States, defence services, Post Office, age and invalid pensions, £84,521,000 and war and repatriation services, £51,668,000. Income Major receipts were: income tax, excise, sales tax, 66,769,000, and "customs; £45,714,000. Receipts for January, 1960, totalled £97,356,000 and expenditure in that month amounted to £98,716,000, Mr. Holt said. Magrin Rises for Oil Clerks SYDNEY, Thursday.

Commissioner G. A. Findlay, in the Commonwealth Arbitration' Commission today granted 28 per cent. marginal increases for nearly 10,000 oil industry clerks in all States. The rises range from to the £3, and first are full pay retrospective period last December.

A short walk down a ship's gangwa this morning will mark the end years as refugees for four elderly White Russians. Their arrival in Melbourne is part of the World Refugee Year operation. They are passengers from China on the Eastern Queen, whose arrival is sponsored by the Russian Welfare Society. The society's vice-president (Mrs. V.

T. Trikojus) will greet them with Miss M. Holmes, resettlement officer of the World Council of Churches. The council's commission on inter-church aid and service to refugees will help with maintenance grants. The refugees are Mrs.

Tatiana Maksimova- Fedoricheva, 73, a widow, whose medical report says she is suffering from malnutrition; Mr. Daniel Moskalenko, a former farmer, aged 81; Mrs. Anastasia Tsaparova-Tiukova, 74. a widow, whose people were farmers in prerevolution Russia; and Mrs. Anna Zmeiva, a widow.

70, whose husband was killed in 1919, fighting with the White Russians. They will go to private homes until an old peonle's home in Healesville is completed. The home is being built with funds from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on. land donated by 'a Russian woman. It will eventually accommodate 10 aged refugees from China.

The home, similar to one already built in Sydney, is costing £6690, but further funds for furnishings are still needed..