N.Z. ARMY AND NAVY UNITS

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26409, 1 May 1951, Page 7

N.Z. ARMY AND NAVY UNITS

Exchange Of Visits In Korea (N.Z. Army Public Relations Service.} v KOREA, April 24. Visits are now being exchanged between New Zealanders in Korea and officers and men of the New Zealand frigate Tutira, commanded by Lieu-tenant-Commander P. J. Hoare, R.N. Tutira is now nearing the end of a 16-day refit after nine months in Far Eastern waters. For two-thirds of this' time she has been at sea performing escort, anti-submarine, and minesweeping duties. “It has been a pleasure to command Tutira,” said Commander Hoare. “I am delighted with the keen spirit in which everyone has done his job. There have been no grumbles and all have worked with a will in spite of the fact that we did not once sight even a trace of a submarine—much to the crew s disappointment. Tutira’s chief purpose in life is anti-submarine work. That was what she was designed for. However. 1 can say she has been a happy ship.'’ The health of the crew had been consistently good. The weather was very cold during the winter months, but the heating in the ship herself made up for that. At sea, Korea's winter climate is extremely healthy. Although she took part in the east coast landing, at Wonsan, Tutira has done almost all her work on the west coast of Korea. Her last job. which took three weeks, was supervising an inshore sweep with two minesweepers of the Korean Navy under command. The relationship between officers and crews of both navies was excellent A recent visitor to the ship was Brigadier R. S. Park, C.8.E., Commander of New Zealand’s K Force, who told the ship's company something about the activities of the 16tn New Zealand Field Regiment The most constant visitor of all is certainly Gunner Ray Moreland, of the New Zealand detachment in Kure. Hit brother. Leading Seaman Bill Moreland, is seaman boys’ instructor in Tutira, and has been in the Royal New Zealand Navy for 13 years Ths brothers come from Dunedin.

Horse* Killed in Fine.—Twenty-five horses perished in a spectacular fire that destroyed a stable at Beulah Park racetrack at Columbus, Ohio, to-day Another horse was so badly burned that it was destroyed. Police said they were holding two stable boys pending an investigation.—New York, April 29.