HOMELAND AFFAIRS
KING AND MR. CHURCHILL. (Rec. 11 a.m.) LONDON, October 24. His Majesty, wearing a mulberry silk gown trimmed with ermine, as permanent master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, swore in. Mr. Churchill as a freeman of the company in a Mansion House cerem Mr.’ Churchill, after expressing apV preciation of the honour conferred onhim by His Majesty in person, said: “I served His Majesty with the utmost strength and. faithfulness during memorable periods in the history of this country. His kindness, support and unfailing courage in moments of great adversity made the task of his Ministers far easier than if would otherwise have been. 1 had the honour of His Majesty’s personal friendship, and I have known him since he'was a very young man. ROYAL CHRISTENING. LONDON, October. 24. The King is godfather and Princess Elizabeth is godmother, to the three-months-old Crown Prince of Jugoslavia, who was christened in Westminster Abbey, according to the Orthodox rites. The Crown was named Alexander, after his grandfather, who was assassinated. DOCKERS’. STRIKELONDON, October 24. The striking dockers have made no response to the appeal made yesterday for a resumption of work. KANNA LAUNCHED. LONDON, October 23. ’ Lady Freyberg, wife of LieutenantGeneral Freyberg, launched the motor-ship Kanna, which is the first merchantman built at Leith since the war ended. The Kanna, which is 224 ,-feet long and is designed to carry 1206 tons, has been built for the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand.' : MINES DRIFT ASHORE. (Rec. 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, October 24. More mines are coming ashore along the south coast. Most of them have been rendered harmless and the others are being watched as they surge, to and fro in the wild surf. GALE CASUALTIES. (Rec. 11.30 a.m.) "'LONDON, October 24. Two persons were killed, and another was seriously injured as a result of damage caused by a gale sometimes reaching a force of 79 to 90 miles an hour. A chimney-stack which was. blown over, collapsed over a house in Hastings and killed an elderly woman who was lying in bed./ ■, When an elm tree fell across a school path in Braintree, Essex, a schoolgirl aged 11, was killed and a schoolboy, aged 14, had both legs broken. , .
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Greymouth Evening Star, 25 October 1945, Page 5
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