In brief

Press, 1 March 1989, Page 8

In brief

Man dies on pass

A man was killed last evening after the car he was driving crashed on the Sumner side of Evans Pass. The wrecked car was discovered 40 metres down a gully. The accident was reported just before 6.45 p.m. The name of the Christchurch man, aged 24, was unavailable early this morning. He was dead on arrival at Christchurch Hospital. Fire ban may go Paparua County Council is considering lifting its rural fire restrictions. Those in the Christchurch urban area end today. The county engineer, Mr Allan Watson, said yesterday council staff were getting calls asking when the restrictions would be lifted. Area fire officers would be asked for their views before any decision was made, he said. Talks to resume Contracting electricians yesterday voted to return to negotiations with employers — but strikes have not been ruled out yet. The electricians, who belong to the Engineers’ Union, voted at a stop-work meeting in Christchurch yesterday. The union’s acting Canterbury district secretary, Mr Ged O’Connell, said employers were effectively asking workers to give up their right to strike over redundancies. He said he hoped the talks would start almost immediately. Knight still missing Three of four giant chess pieces stoken from Cathedral Square are now back on the board, but a knight is still missing. The four pieces of the $BOOO set were stolen on Friday night. Soon after, a king was returned and yesterday two knights reappeared. One was found in a policeman’s front garden and the other in the Botanic Gardens. The police kiosk community relations officer, Mr Kevin Boyce, said the pieces would be returned to the Christchurch City Council this morning. New embassy opened The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Marshall, officially opened the recently completed New Zealand Embassy in Riyadh on Monday. The embassy was an outstanding example of Saudi/New Zealand co-opera-tion in agriculture and investment, the. Minister told 300 invited guests including Saudi Arabia’s Prince Saud Al Faisal and the country’s Foreign Minister. “We in New Zealand have observed with appreciation the construction role which the Kingdom and its partners in the Gulf Co-operation Council continue to play in this area.” Mr Marshall said New Zealand was looking forward to the visit in March of the Saudi Minister of Commerce.—NZPA.