General News

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28543, 24 March 1958, Page 10

General News

~ Yeti Club » The Duke of Edinburgh will be invited to become an honorary member of the Leicester University Yeti (abominable snowman) Club when he visits Leicester with the Queen in May. Twelve Yetis form the university’s most exclusive and craziest club. Their aim is to brighten university life and start an international order of goons. It is said that the Duke ' would be presented with the club’s badge—an outsize boot.—London, March 23. Grant For Yachtsmen A grant of £5OO has been made by the Government to the Royal Akarana Yacht Club to assist it to compete with three boats and three crews in the international 14-foot yacht championship at Cowes. Isle of Wight, this year. The championship will be for the Prince of Wales Cup.—(P.A.)

U.S. Sailors Leave United States Navy seabees and sailors who have been serving in New Zealand and the Antarctic this summer left Christchurch airport yesterday aboard a Navy DC-6 for Nandi. Fiji, on their return to the United States. 'Kaiapohia Monument The restoration and maintenance of the Kaiapohia mounment and the pa site were discussed by members of the Canterbury regional committee of the National Historic Places Trust at a meeting at Kaiapohia recently. Representing the Kaiapohia Reserve Board, which controls the site, were Mr W. H. Gillespie. M.P., and Mr C. F. Lundy.

Good Settlers

Less than 1 per cent, of the Dutch immigrants in New Zeai land had returned to Holland permanently, said the Netherlands , migration officer in Auckland (Mr H. W. F. M. Knottenbelt) > yesterday. Mr Knottenbelt. who : had returned from a tour through his district, which covers the whole of the North Island, said: ' “I am very enthusiastic about the . position. The Dutch have proved their ability to integrate.”— (P.A.) Last Parade

“We are sorry to lose you ” the Chief of Naval Staff (RearAdmiral J. M. Villiers) told the annual parade of the Wellington Division of the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve in Parliament Grounds on Saturday morning. The parade was the last that will be attended by trainees under the compulsory military training scheme. About 110 of the 160 men on parade were C.M.T. personnel. Their numbers were swelled by about 170 sea cadets. To the sea cadets Rear-Admiral Villiers said it would be to them that the Navy would look for officer cadets and ratings, both for the regular Navy and the reserve. —(P.A.)

Personal Items

The Rev. H. Prowse. of the Methodist Church. Eketahuna, has been awarded the doctorate of theology degree by the International Senate of St. Andrew’s Ecumenical University Intercollegiate, London. It is the first time this degree has been conferred on a New Zealand clergyman.—(P.A.)