Swastikas In New Plymouth

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31114, 18 July 1966, Page 6

Swastikas In New Plymouth

fAew Zealand Freis Association 1 NEW PLYMOUTH, July 15. Vandals have painted swastikas in two places in New Plymouth in the last two days—one directed at the mayor, Mr A. G. Honnor.

■ ; Police ar* making inquiries ■ j into th* defacing of a monu- ! ; ■ j ment in Pioneer road exten- ■ sion. overlooking Ngamotu I ! Beach. ■, The plaque on the monu- ■ , ment, which marks where ■ early settlers landed at New ■ I Plymouth, was covered with I I ia large swastika and th* word! ■ ’“Jews”, sloshed on with red ■ paint. ■ A few yards away the van-' B dais painted two swastikas on ■ a beacon. ■ Early yesterday morning a ■ truck was heard outside Mr ■ I Honnor’s home. Later an old '■ ■ i stove was found in front of i I 'the garage doors. | ! ft bore a swastika and the;

words "Hitler youth camp and “Vietnam curs.” Mr Honnor’s son. Major H. Honnor. commands the New Zealand battery in Vietnam. Last month a swastika flag and an effigy were hung from a railway light tower at the New Plymouth railway yards and the 170 ft Radio Taranaki aerial at Bell Block. TUB PHACTICAL APPROACH TO SELLING OR BUYING WITH SATISFYING RESULTS IS THROUGH CLASSIFIEDS “THE PRESS". "THE PRESS” CARRIES YOUR MESSAGE EARLY TO MORE THAN 70.000 FAMILIES IN CITY, SUBURBS AND COUNTRY