In brief

Press, 17 May 1989, Page 8

In brief

A.I.D.S. memorial

A candlelight memorial for people who have died of A.I.D.S. will be held at Christchurch Cathedral on Friday, May 26. The gathering has been organised as part of an annual international event by the Christchurch A.I.D.S. Candlelight Memorial Mobilisation Group. Partners of people who have died of A.1.D.5., their families and friends are invited to the gathering at the Cathedral, which will end with a procession to Friendship Corner by the Bridge of Remembrance. N.Z. boys guarded Two young New Zealand boys are under police protection in India after the assassination of their mother, the wife of an Auckland Sikh community leader. Their father, Jasbir Singh Kalkat, said in Auckland that the police were guarding the house where the two were staying near Hoshiarpur in the violence-torn state of Punjab. Indian police officers who were with Hardeep, aged 11, and Inderpal, aged 10, when they spoke by telephone to their father, told of the murder of Surinder Kaur Kalkat last Thursday. Stereo stolen Stereo equipment valued at $3400 was stolen from an Armagh Street address on Monday evening. The burglar broke in through a small window and took an amplifier, compact disc player, turntable and a video recorder. Burglar flees scene A burglar active in the Linwood area left behind a number of items when he was disturbed in a garage in Bordesley Street on Monday evening. The occupant of the house heard noises and went to investigate. A man, aged in his late teens or early 20s, ran off. He left behind a bag containing a vase, cutlery, woollen scroll, two crystal tumblers and other small items. The police believe they were taken from other properties. The offender is described as a European, 162 cm (sft 4in) tall, of thin build with short dark hair. He was wearing a black and red coat and blue jeans. Crimes Bill ‘an insult’ Sections of the new Crimes Bill pretend that the unborn child does not exist, according to the Christchurch branch of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child. Section 129 implies that it is no longer a crime to cause the death of unborn children before the onset of labour, a spokeswoman for the society, Ms Catherine Tasker, states. “It is insulting to pregnant women and outrageous to New Zealanders that the Minister of Justice is striving to withhold justice from the most defenceless members of our community.” $BO,OOO reserve The Christchurch City Council will pay $BO,OOO for 25005 q m of Christchurch Drainage Board land in Tuam Street for a recreation reserve. The land, fronting on to Tuam Street and Olliviers Road, has a valuation of $BO,OOO. It was part of the board’s depot and workshop site.