OVERSEAS NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 23, 21 October 1944, Page 7

OVERSEAS NEWS IN BRIEF

Southampton's Casualties. Air-raid casualties in Southampton so far total 030 killed aud 1908 injured, states a Lotnjou report, More Births in Britain. The higher wartime level in the birthrate in Britain and Wales was more than maintained in the June quarter, says British Official Wireless, lhe rate was 19.3 per 1000 —the highest rate for a second quarter since 1925.

Received by King. . A British Official Wireless message says that Viscount Gort at Buckingham Palace by the King, on his appointment as High Commissioner for Palestine, aud Mr. A. Grantham was also received, on his appointment as High Commissioner for Fiji. “Tragic Accident.” Berlin radio announced the dentil “by tragic accident” of General M alter Scbroth, depiify-commandcr of the army district of Wiesbaden, slates a report from London. General Sehrulli was a member of tlie '‘Court of Honour’ established to inquire who parlieipnled io the attempt on Miller's life ou July 20.

Houses Destroyed. Soldiers were called out to help _ in rescue work - when a flying bomb on Wednesday night crashed on a housing esiate in a town in southern England, says a London message. Some houses were destroyed. and many others were badly damaged. Guns on the east coast _ exploded some bombs in mid-air. and nightfighters intercepted others and shot them into the sea. London had a brief alert.