In brief

Press, 18 November 1989, Page 11

In brief

.Royal visit The Crown Prince of Thailand, Maha Vajiraiongkorn, will start a six-day visit to New Zealand on but will be in Christchurch only briefly. The visit to Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington and Queenstown includes inspections of New Zealand agricultural and energy ventures. The Crown Prince arrives in Christchurch from Queenstown on Sunday, en route to Thailand. The last visit to this country by the Thai royal family was in 1962, by the Crown Prince’s parents, King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit. Y.M.C.A. sale The Y.M.C.A. will hold a garage sale at its Hereford Street site today as part of its move into new premises next door. Residents have begun moving in to the first three floors which have been cleared for occupancy. The rest of the project is expected to be completed before Christmas. On sale today will be unwanted furniture and plant. Demolition of the old Mott House hostel building would begin on Monday, the Y.M.C.A.’s executive director, Mr Terry Hill, said. River rescue Two four-wheel-drive vehicles rescued a whitebaiter’s four-wheel-drive vehicle that was submerged in the Waimakariri rivermouth for 10 hours yesterday. The vehicle’s owner, who declined to be named, found he could not start the late-model Subaru after having unloaded his gear early yesterday morning. He watched it slowly disappear under the incoming tide, and a breakdown vehicle, which arrived after the owner called the police for assistance, was not able to retrieve it. However, by 3 p.m. the Subaru had been hauled from the river by two LandRovers.