General News

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31116, 20 July 1966, Page 12

General News

Navy Recruiting Only two 17-year-old youths presented themselves at H.M.N.Z.S. Pegasus yesterday for examination for entry into the Royal New Zealand Navy as ratings. According to Chief Signalman R. Lasseter, the naval recruiting officer in Christchurch, this was not disappointing. The main recruiting drive was at the end of the year, he said. His visit to schools in Canterbury had shown there were many boys who were interested in a naval career, and there were many prospective sailors among those he had talked to. The results of yesterday’s entry examination will not be known immediately. Stopping For Sirens Motorists needed to be more aware of their obligation to stop and pull over when a siren sounded, said Traffic Sergeant H. J. McMorran in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Everybody hearing a siren should be fully aware of the need to pull to the side of the road and take no risks, he said.

Removing Remains The Ministry of Works is waiting for formal approval from the Minister of Health (Mr McKay) to remove remains from the part of the Grafton road cemetery needed for motorway construction in Auckland. About 1100 graves will be affected. Officials of the Ministry of Works have been endeavouring to trace relatives of those buried in the area. Most of the relatives agree with a proposal to cremate the remains after removal and place them in a common grave in another part of the cemetery. About six have asked that the remains be buried again separately. The removal is expected to take about 12 months. C.0.R.5.0. Flakes A trial shipment of potato flakes left Dunedin for India on Saturday. One ton of the flakes, or instant potatoes, worth about £75, was given to C.0.R.5.0. by the Waitaki Farmers’ Company, Ltd. The shipment was the first to be sent overseas. The C.0.R.5.0. organiser (Mr W. Lawry) said it could be the forerunner of others if it proved suitable.